non-league
Adjective
Meaning
non-league (not comparable)
(Britain, soccer) Playing in a division below The Football League, being amateur or semi-professional teams.
Examples
ALLEGED racist abuse from fans in three successive matches has seen the manager, coach and secretary at non-league Atherstone Town resign.
It's been confirmed that VAR will be in use at Sheffield United on Sunday - making AFC Fylde the first non-league team to ever use the system.
Aside from Coventry City F.C. there are several other clubs in the city playing non-league football.
The last entrants are the Premier League and Championship clubs, into the draw for the Third Round Proper. citation In the modern era, non-league teams have never reached the quarter finals, and teams below Level 2 have never reached the final.
Non-league cup runs seeAlso For non-league teams, reaching the Third Round Proper – where all Level 1 sides now enter – is considered a major achievement.
Even though teams were league members, most still continued to barnstorm and play non-league games against local or semi-pro teams.