Posted on 11th October 2018
Non-League Day, now the biggest volunteer-led event in the national game, will return for its ninth consecutive season on Saturday 13th October.
Posted on 11th October 2018
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
The biggest event in the Non-League footballing calendar is taking place this weekend, and Fans for Diversity will be supporting it across the country.
Non-League Day is a volunteer-led event that encourages supporters to attend a local community football club during the international break.
Just as in previous seasons, the Fans for Diversity campaign has linked up with a range of non-league clubs across the country this Saturday to showcase live football and encourage participation among under-represented groups. Here’s a run down of where we’ll be:
Fans for Diversity campaigns officer Maria Horner said: “We’re really looking forward to Non-League Day this weekend and we expect to see some big crowds at grounds around the country.
“The Fans for Diversity campaign is always keen to show traditionally underrepresented communities that there’s always live football on their doorsteps and Non-League Day is a great opportunity to do just that.”
There will be more fan groups across the country supporting the Fans for Diversity and Non-League Day link up, so keep an eye out for those.
Fans for Diversity is a joint campaign run with Kick It Out, football’s anti-discrimination group. Find out more about the campaign here.
Thanks to James Boyes for the image used in this article. Reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
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