Non league articles
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Premier League cult icon lands new job as manager of fifth tier non-league side after four months unemployed
MATT TAYLOR has been announced as the new manager of non-league club Wealdstone. The former Portsmouth, Bolton and West Ham midfielder, 42, was sacked by League Two side Shrewsbury in January after
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Ex-Sunderland, Aston Villa and England man makes £100m claim after non-league sacking
Kevin Phillips believes he would have been worth an eye-watering nine-figure fee in the transfer market if he were playing in the modern era. The former Sunderland hero netted an astonishing 130 goals in 235 appearances during his prime at the Stadium of Light between 1997 and 2003. The striker also bagged 30 during his first season in the Premier League and became the only Englishman to win the Golden Shoe after forming an imperious partnership with Niall Quinn. Phillips picked up eight England...
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Ex-Sunderland man wins non-league award after suffering two life-threatening brain injuries
Former Sunderland defender Patrick Almond has won Whitley Bay’s Players’ Player of the Season after returning from two serious brain injuries. The Wallsend Boys Club product worked his way through the Black Cats’ academy system and made his senior debut in a 2-1 win against Manchester United Under-23s in a Papa John’s Trophy tie in October 2021. The central defender then enjoyed a loan spell at National League North Blyth Spartans before being released by Sunderland at the end of the campaign....