From Northern League to Football League?

Connected with Northern League Day, a piece on three of the League's best players, Whitley Bay's Lee Kerr, Ashington's ex-Newcastle winger Johnny Godsmark and Peter Jeffries, keeper for famous old side Bishop Auckland.

Northern League Day

With one thing and another, I haven't had much time to write on here lately. Mostly, though, I've been busy with the first ever Northern League Day, which is scheduled for April 9th (the day before Newcastle United play away at Aston Villa), coinciding with a Socrates Football Bloggers Meet (the first to be held anywhere north of London) before the 3 o'clock kick off at Ryton versus Billingham Synthonia. So far, the campaign's attracted the backing of BBC Radio, the FSF, Non-League Day, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough and Sunderland fanzines and blogs, Ryton Football Club and Mike Amos, chairman of the Northern League.

It should be a great day of football. Come along and see for yourself.