Non League Day 4/9/10

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Celebrate Non League Day at Maidenhead United
Maidenhead United are inviting supporters of Premier League and Football League
clubs to come to York Road to watch the Magpies take on Bromley in the Blue
Square Bet South on Non League Day, Saturday September 4th, with the incentive
of half price entry if you can produce either a season ticket or a used ticket
stub from the current season from the professional club you support.
The "non-league football day" is the brainchild of James Doe, a lifelong
football fan and supporter of Harrow Borough FC. Its aim is to promote the semi
professional game in this country by virtue of a fortuitous break in the
football calendar. In James' own words:
"With England playing the night before and the Premier League and Championship
taking a week off, I urge all fans of the big clubs to get out and watch their
local non-league team instead on Saturday 4th September.
Given the current financial climate, clubs outside the Football League need all
the support they can get so your presence at a game will be genuinely
appreciated.
With tickets and refreshments at a fraction of the cost ...what’s stopping you?"
What started as a social networking group has now become an overnight sensation,
with patronage coming from BBC Radio London, the Football Supporters Federation
and various leading sports websites.
Maidenhead United Chairman Peter Griffin called the initiative a “Great idea”
whilst Director Steve Jinman commented that “non league football can resemble
something of a secret garden even to dyed in the wool fans, this day gives them
the opportunity to seek out their local team and also opens up the possibility
of adopting a semi-professional club to support alongside one of the big boys.
What better place to do this than at York Road, the world’s oldest continuously
used senior football ground.”
Official website: http://www.nonleagueday.co.uk/

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Wealdstone FC (based in Ruislip) have also a half price offer (to other club season ticket holders) on the official non league day but even allow this on all other dates throughout the league season.