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2019 National League Play-off Final
The 2019 National League play-off Final , known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was a football match played at Wembley Stadium in London on 11 May 2019 to decide the second team to be promoted from the National League to EFL League Two for the 2019–20 season. The culmination of the 2019 National League play-offs saw Salford City beat AFC Fylde 3–0 to earn promotion alongside the National League champions Leyton Orient. The match had a record low attendance. Match Details References {{Authority control play-off Final 2019 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... Play-off Final 2019 Play-off Final 2019 Events at Wembley Stadium National League play-off final National League play-off Final ...
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2018–19 National League
The 2018–19 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth season under English football's new title of National League, fifteenth season consisting of three divisions and the fortieth season overall. National League The National League consists of 24 clubs. Promotion and relegation The following clubs changed divisions after the 2017–18 season: Despite a 2–1 defeat to Boston United on 21 April 2018, Salford City became 2017–18 National League North champions after Harrogate Town lost 3–1 to Bradford Park Avenue. Havant & Waterlooville were crowned 2017–18 National League South champions on 28 April after a 3–2 victory over Concord Rangers. On 13 May, Harrogate Town were promoted after a 3–0 win against Brackley Town in the 2017–18 National League North playoff final. All three teams played in the National League for the first time in their histories. On the same day as Harrogate's promotion, Braint ...
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Jay Lynch (footballer)
Jay Anthony Lynch (born 31 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Fleetwood Town. Career Early career Lynch started his career playing youth team football for Manchester United before joining Bolton Wanderers in 2010. After playing for the club's under-18 side, he moved to the under-21 side, and was named on the bench for three Premier League games in the 2011–12 season, including against former club Manchester United. He was released by the club in June 2014 after his contract expired. Accrington Stanley In August 2014 Lynch signed for Accrington Stanley on non-contract terms. He made his debut as a substitute against Shrewsbury Town after starting goalkeeper Luke Simpson was sent off. In September he was released by mutual consent, having complained using his Twitter account at the lack of chances he had received, saying "talent counts for nothing nowadays, it's all politics and finances". Salford City He subsequently join ...
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Tom Crawford (English Footballer)
Tom Crawford (born 30 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Hartlepool United. Early and personal life Crawford is from Blacon. Club career Early career Crawford began his career with Stoke City, before being released at the age of 15. He then joined the Academy of Chester. He made his senior debut for Chester in the 2017–18 season. During the 2017–18 season he also spent loan spells at Runcorn Town and Leek Town. After rejecting a new contract with Chester, he signed for Notts County in May 2018. He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018 in the EFL Cup against Middlesbrough, in which he scored his first goal for the club. He joined AFC Fylde on loan on 24 January 2019 until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 12 August 2019 the club announced that Crawford could go out on loan. He was released by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season. Hartlepool United On 24 August 2020, Crawford signed for National Leagu ...
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James Hardy (footballer)
James Paul Hardy (born 11 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ashton United. Club career Born in Stockport, Hardy signed for Oldham Athletic as a nine-year-old and spent six years with the club before being released in 2011. Following his release, Hardy was offered a trial by boyhood club Manchester City and signed a contract with the club in May 2012. Hardy joined AFC Fylde in October 2015 and quickly became one of the brightest prospects in non-league football. He scored eight goals to help Fylde to the National League North title in 2016–17 but faced injury problems throughout the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, limiting his game time. A hernia injury ruled Hardy out for four months in the 2018–19 season. On his return he joined FC Halifax Town on loan for a month in February 2019. Hardy played six times for the ''Shaymen'' before returning to Fylde. In total Hardy made 91 league appearances for Fylde, scoring 16 goals. Hardy s ...
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Timi Odusina
Oluwarotimi "Timi" Mark Odusina (born 28 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City. Career Odusina signed his first professional contract with Norwich City in 2016. In January 2019, Odusina signed on loan with National League side AFC Fylde. Odusina made eight league appearances for the club and was a part of the side that won the 2018–19 FA Trophy after beating Leyton Orient 1–0 at Wembley Stadium. The following season, Odusina moved on loan to fellow National League side Hartlepool United. After impressing on his loan deal, Odusina signed permanently with the North-East side at the start of the 2020–21 season where he won promotion in his first full season with the club. Odusina made his first appearance in the Football League in August 2021 for Hartlepool in 1–0 win against Crawley Town. At the end of his first season playing in the Football League, Odusina picked up Hartlepool United's Young Player of the Ye ...
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Russell Griffiths
Russell John Griffiths (born 13 April 1996) is an English footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for AFC Telford United. Career Everton Griffiths began his career with Everton's academy and, after brief loan spells with non-league Northwich Victoria, Colwyn Bay and FC Halifax Town, before joining League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for half a season. He made his professional debut on 6 August 2016 in a 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient. Motherwell On 27 January 2017, Griffiths signed for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on loan for the remainder of the season. He made his debut on 6 May 2017, at home to Ross County. On 9 June 2017, Everton announced Griffiths would leave the club, and he then signed a one-year contract with Motherwell on 21 June 2017. Griffiths was released by Motherwell at the end of the 2017/18 season. AFC Fylde On 28 June 2018, Griffiths joined National League side AFC Fylde on a one-year deal. He was released by Fylde at the end of the 2018/2 ...
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Alex Reid (footballer, Born 1995)
Alex Michael Reid (born 6 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Oldham Athletic. Reid began his career at Aston Villa's academy before becoming an apprentice at Walsall. He joined Swedish club Ånge IF in 2014, before returning to England to play for Solihull Moors in 2015. He then joined Rushall Olympic of the Northern Premier League and spent a year-and-a-half there. Following a successful trial, Reid signed for League One club Fleetwood Town in January 2017. During his time at Fleetwood, he was loaned out to National League clubs in the form of Wrexham and former employers Solihull Moors throughout the 2017–18 season. Reid signed for Stevenage in July 2018. He spent the last three months of the 2018–19 season on loan at AFC Fylde and helped the club to win the FA Trophy during his time there. Career Early career Reid began his career at Aston Villa at the age of ten and remained at the club's academy until 2013. He subsequentl ...
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Danny Rowe (footballer, Born 1990)
Daniel Lucas Rowe (born 29 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for York City on loan from Chesterfield. Rowe played youth football for Preston North End and Manchester United, later playing for Blackpool Wren Rovers, Kendal Town, Fleetwood Town, Droylsden, Stockport County, Barrow, Lincoln City, AFC Fylde (where he is the all-time leading goalscorer), Oldham Athletic, Bradford City and Chesterfield. Career Early career Born in Blackpool, Rowe played youth football with Preston North End before joining Manchester United as a 12-year-old in 2001 for a fee determined at tribunal that could potentially have reached a six-figure sum, however, he was released by United aged sixteen. He then began a joinery apprenticeship at a building site in Blackpool. Speaking to Sky Sports in 2020, he said he fell out of love with the sport after his release by United. He began his senior career in non-league with Blackpool Wren Rovers, where he scored ...
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Danny Philliskirk
Daniel Philliskirk (born 10 April 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club AFC Fylde. Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, he began his career as a junior with Oldham Athletic before moving to Chelsea. Having failed to break into the Chelsea side he spent time on loan at Oxford United before signing for Sheffield United. Having been on the fringes of first team football he was eventually released to allow him to join Coventry City on a short-term contract, before his return to Oldham. In January 2016, he signed for Blackpool on a -year deal with the club having an option to extend a further year. Philliskirk is the son of former Sheffield United and Bolton Wanderers forward Tony Philliskirk who is the head of youth development at Oldham Athletic. Career Early career Philliskirk began his career with his home town club, Oldham Athletic. He progressed through the club's youth system before signing a four-year contract with Chelsea in the summer ...
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Ryan Croasdale
Ryan Mark Croasdale (born 26 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Stockport County. Club career Croasdale joined Preston North End in 2003 and made his first-team debut at the age of 19 in a Football League Trophy tie against Oldham Athletic, featuring for 45 mins in the 2–0 defeat. A month later, he joined Conference Premier side Tamworth on an emergency one-month loan deal. Croasdale only featured twice for Tamworth against Alfreton Town and Grimsby Town before returning to Preston at the end of the month. In February 2014, Croasdale made the switch to Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic on a loan deal for the remainder of the campaign. Croasdale scored just once during his loan spell, in Stalybridge's 3–1 away victory over Vauxhall Motors. Following the conclusion of the 2013–14 campaign, Croasdale was among the six players released by Preston. Following his release from Preston, Croasdale joined Sheffield ...
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Andy Bond (footballer)
Andrew Mark Bond (born 16 March 1986) is an English professional footballer who last played as a central midfielder for club AFC Telford United. He has played in the Football League for Colchester United, Crewe Alexandra, Bristol Rovers, Stevenage and Crawley Town Career Wigan Junior Latics 1995-1997. Bond was an integral part of the WJL side that won the Warrington league title 3 seasons in a row. He started as a central midfielder but when manager Dave Harrison was appointed he was deployed as a centre half alongside Chris Travis and in front of the Goalkeeper Paul Harrison. He was spotted by Crewe Scouts against Leigh RMI in an 2-2 draw away where keeper Harrison ran the length of the pitch to celebrate a late Damon Martland Equaliser from 25 yards. Crewe Alexandra and Barrow Bond was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester. He began his career at Crewe Alexandra, but never made a first-team appearance despite being a regular for the reserve team. He joined Conference North cl ...
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Zaine Francis-Angol
Zaine Sebastian Francis-Angol (born 30 June 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for National League North club Buxton. Born in England, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level. Club career Francis-Angol was signed by the Motherwell club in July 2011 after he started his career playing for the Tottenham Hotspur Reserves. He was a regular for the Motherwell Under 19's during 2011–12, but did not make a first team appearance. His performances for the Under 19's resulted in him being awarded with a new contract. He made his debut for the first-team as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against Panathinaikos in the UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round on 8 August 2012. On 18 January 2013, Francis-Angol signed a new contract with Motherwell, keeping him at Fir Park until Summer 2015. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win over Partick Thistle on 29 December 2013. On 2 June 2015, Mot ...
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