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Non-League Day 2025: How Premier League supports grassroots game

20 Mar 2025
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Annual celebration of non-league football takes place this year on 22 March, with fans encouraged to take in a local game

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This Saturday marks the latest edition of Non-League Day. 

It is a weekend where, with no fixtures in the Premier League, we encourage fans to show their support for grassroots football by going to see a non-league team in action.

The connections between the Premier League and non-league football are greater than you would think, with more than 40 of the players in 2024/25 Premier League squads having experience of playing in non-league football. This includes the likes of Jamie Vardy, Ollie Watkins and David Raya. 

The Premier League itself has close links with non-league clubs throughout the football pyramid.

Through the Premier League Stadium Fund, clubs have been able to get much-needed finance to redevelop their facilities. This year, Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi visited his old club Cray Wanderers, who were transformed with support from the Premier League. 

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The Premier League has provided £23.6million over four years to the National League and its 72 clubs. Through the Premier League Stadium Fund, more than £207m in grants has been awarded to over 1,000 men’s and women’s clubs throughout the English Football League, National League and football pyramid. 

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Non-League Day began in 2010 and has become an annual celebration of the football pyramid. 

Coinciding with an international break, Non-League Day provides a platform for clubs to promote the importance of affordable volunteer-led community football while giving fans across the country the chance to show support for, and maybe discover, their local non-league side.

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20 Mar 2025

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