non-league
See also: nonleague
English
Etymology
non- + league
Adjective
non-league (not comparable)
- (Britain, soccer) Playing in a division below The Football League, being amateur or semi-professional teams.
- 2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC:
- Crawley missed two penalties but still edged out League Two Torquay to become the first non-league side to reach the FA Cup fifth round for 17 years.
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Derived terms
- non-leaguer