Until the end of December everything will remain free to read on Unexpected Delirium, but from the start of January five posts a week will be paywalled for paying subscribers only. In this ten-part podcast series originally recorded in November 2020, I take a look at the history of the non-league game in England; the good, the bad, and most definitely the ugly. You can join our paying subscribers to get access to the whole series, which will be released weekly.
The pandemic lockdowns did funny things to us, didn’t they? For me, the endless hours stuck at home led to a desire on my part to try to produce more, and one of the results of this was a set of podcasts written an recorded by what was effectively a one man band.
Strength in Depth was a series which charted, to the extent to such a thing might be possible (because really, there’s just so much of it), a history of non-league football in England. This first episode isn’t really about the non-league game because in its earliest incarnations there was no ‘league’ or ‘non-league’ football, though you may be surprised to find out that even this bit of terminlogy can ultimately be traced back to the end of the 19th century. This is an origin story for the game itself, which very much reflects the attitudes of that time. From next week, it’ll be published every Monday evening.
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