The name Luton Town might be more famous for actually reaching the FA Cup final in 1959, and more recent Wembley wins inthe Littlewoods Cup and Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.
Mark Maddox used to bring tears to the eyes of opposition strikers – and the Non-League legend did it again with an emotional speech after picking up The NLP’s Special Achievement Award.
Better known as a former Premier League full-back with Tottenham Hotspur, Justin Edinburgh has spent ten years making his name as a manager in Non-League.
For every football fan, they say losing your beloved club is the worst thing imaginable. Maybe supporters of Chester FC could be about to argue otherwise!
It takes a special goalscorer to keep a man as prolific as Altrincham striker Damian Reeves away from the Pro Direct Golden Boot award for the top three levels of Non-League football.
One of the proudest men inside Wembley at next Saturday’s FA Vase final will be Tommy Sampson, who earned himself legendary status in the last showpiece to be played at the old stadium 13 years ago.
It was just before Christmas when I went to Chesham to watch their FA Trophy second round tie with Barrow, and the Generals were sinking in The Meadow’s mud that had forced the players to warm-up on the neighbouring cricket club’s outfield.
Tom Killick hasn’t much enjoyed the Southern South & West league this season. The Poole Town manager has been enviously peering over the garden fence and thinking what might have been.
Whether it’s a 64-inch plasma on which to view DVDs of upcoming opponents, or the surprising job choice that many others wouldn’t see, football managers have to look at the bigger picture.
It only seems like yesterday that we started this epic journey back in August. Now, we are contemplating the end of the FNL 2012/13 season once the final whistle blows for the final play-off game.