Cray Wanderers vs Horsham, Saturday 25th March – Non League Day
A note for supporters that Saturday’s game between Cray Wanderers vs Horsham takes place on National Non-League Day, the annual tradition now fully back on the football calendar after the two Covid hit seasons. Cray Wanderers will be offering half price admission for Season Ticket holders of Premier League or Championship clubs. The club will also be collecting for the St. Christopher’s Hospice charity which helps provide palliative and end of life care for patients and their families and loved ones.
Non League Day takes place on a weekend with international fixtures and no Premier League or EFL Championship games taking place. Non League Day is run in conjunction with the Our Game Community Scheme. We look forward to welcoming Cray, Horsham supporters and any neutrals to the game today missing their usual weekly or fortnightly league game.
Non-League Day was set up by James Doe in 2010 as a social media experiment, after being inspired by a pre-season trip to Devon to watch Queens Park Rangers play at Tavistock. It has now grown to become an annual part of the football calendar, backed by Premier League and Football League clubs, MPs, celebrities, media organisations, charities and most importantly the non-league clubs themselves and the fans who turn up on the day.
Always scheduled to coincide 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 their local non-league side.
Many non-league clubs are almost exclusively volunteer run, with money taken at the turnstiles often funding thriving youth set-ups, projects and facilities which are of benefit to the whole community. The level of skill on offer at non-league grounds might not be the same as that at the Etihad Stadium or Stamford Bridge, for example, but there are other sides to the experience, from which the smaller club will always win hands down.
The vast majority of games still kick off at 3pm, ticket prices are realistic, you can often stand (and drink!) anywhere in the ground and will always be guaranteed a warm welcome by people who run their clubs for a love of the game.
Whether you’re a Premier League or Championship fan without a game, a League One or League Two supporter who can’t make an away trip, or just someone who is curious about what their local club has to offer, there is sure to be something to interest everyone.
.Please visit https://nonleagueday.co.uk/
