This coming Saturday has been declared the first ever Non-League Day. With no Premier League or Championship fixtures this weekend, supporters of clubs in the top two tiers are being encouraged to take in some semi-professional football instead.

Non-League Day is the brainchild of James Doe, a lifelong football fan and supporter of Harrow Borough. Its aim is to promote the semi-professional game in this country during the international break.

James explained the idea: "With England playing the night before and the Premier League and Championship taking a week off, I urge all fans of the big clubs to get out and watch their local non-league team instead on Saturday 4th September.

“Given the current financial climate, clubs outside the Football League need all the support they can get, so your presence at a game will be genuinely appreciated. With tickets and refreshments at a fraction of the cost, what’s stopping you?”

More details on Non-League Day can be found here. As part of the promotion, Cambridge City are offering free entry to their game against Stourbridge to anyone with a Championship of Premier League season ticket.

Needham Market haven’t got a game on Saturday but have declared some of their games Blue Days with season ticket holders at Football League and Premier League clubs allowed entry to their fixtures against Heybridge and AFC Sudbury for £5.

Needham face Heybridge on Tuesday 28th September (KO 7.45pm) and AFC Sudbury on Monday 27th December (KO 3pm). More details on their website.

If you're a fan of a non-league side and want to suggest their weekend fixture, feel free to post below.

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Back_The_Boss added 17:21 - Aug 31 Got an Ipswich Town season ticket but go and see NMFC when Ipswich are away. The standard of football at NMFC is very good. I would certainly recommend it and for £5 you can't go wrong.
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BLUEBEAT added 17:51 - Aug 31 For those of us in the West of the county There's Newmarket Town at home to Royston or Soham Town Rangers at home to Bedworth Utd am tempted with the Soham Rangers match - they play some good football
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harry added 17:58 - Aug 31 Debenham LC are at home to Felixstowe & Walton United, admission prices have been reduced to Adults £4 Children and Concessions £2
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BLUEBEAT added 18:01 - Aug 31 actually, Newmarket Town website is incorrect, the Jockeys are at home to Diss Town in the FA Vase, so that should be a good one too
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scottishblue added 18:13 - Aug 31 By the way don't bother going to watch needham market play football, king keano doesn't know what he is talking about there rubbish. Come and watch woodbridge town tommorow they're a lot better and they are cheaper to watch
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tractorboynathan added 18:37 - Aug 31 Agree scottishblue!
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Back_The_Boss added 18:42 - Aug 31 Scottishblue - Cheaper than £5, might as well say free entrance.
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HighSeasBlue added 21:07 - Aug 31 It is a shame Bury St Edmunds are away at Wealdstone. Top non league outfit who play good football.
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timmy2guns added 21:14 - Aug 31 Off to see Kingstonians! Come on you Ks! Ismthaian Prem
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BasingstokeBranch added 21:51 - Aug 31 Maldon & Tiptree are at home to Great Wakering Rovers. Come on you Blues!
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nelsontractor added 00:45 - Sep 1 make the long trip up to accrington when town are away sometimes..went up last year and helped them out when they needed cash..done a sponserd walk last year aswell..want to go this weekend but town have put paid to that with the season ticket...keano is our king...
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blue_floyd added 01:41 - Sep 1 I'll be watching Whitton United v Rushden & Higham in the FA Vase.
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simonsays added 13:06 - Sep 1 Pfft, I won't be watching hoof, hoof football. T20 cricket I believe on Saturday is it not?
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Tractor_Buck added 20:42 - Sep 1 You ought to change your name to Simonknowsnowt, fella. Blues on the far side of the country are welcome to visit the New Bucks Head, Telford for AFC Telford Utd v Blyth Spartans in the Conference North. A supporter owned club, currently second in the league having scored 18 and conceded only 2. Should be an entertaining game!
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BlueBadger added 22:28 - Sep 1 AFC Sudbury at home to Romford. Under 10's free, cracking new clubhouse, some great football being played and the wind might blow AWAY from the sewage works over the road.
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dan_itfc added 23:21 - Sep 1 Lowestoft is where it's at! Looking forward to seein the trawler boys on saturday, bit different to Ipswich though!
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pitseablue added 08:08 - Sep 2 I will be at AFC Sudbury watching them get a hammering from Romford !!!! Come on BORO!
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TotalBlue added 12:43 - Sep 2 I am with you Dan_ITFC Lowestoft are actualy getting places and are not too far from the conference good atmosphere as well
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fifeblue added 13:39 - Sep 2 Bayern Monkwick. Need I say more?
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GiveusaWave added 15:07 - Sep 2 List of free transfers are here- http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-transfer-list Go Stowmarket FC!
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Dalty added 17:07 - Sep 2 I will be taking in my local adopted non-league side Glossop North End (smallest town to have provided a top-flight league club, fact fans!) against Squires Gate in the North West Counties Premier League. Up the Hillmen!
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ShefTractor added 22:31 - Sep 2 All the good clubs in Sheffield are away. All I've got to pick from is Handsworth v Barton Town Old Boys.......woohoo! *sarcasm most certainly intentional*
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suffolksam added 08:50 - Sep 3 i think we saw enough semi-proffessional football last season to last a lifetime
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guildford_blue added 13:54 - Sep 4 Off to godalming town.
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tamastampax added 21:03 - Sep 4 Did Norwich play today?
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