ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Non-league

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Non-league is an adjective meaning (British, soccer) Playing in a division below The Football League, being amateur or semi-professional teams.

Meaning

(British, soccer) Playing in a division below The Football League, being amateur or semi-professional teams.

Example Sentences

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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include second-division, semi-professional, bottom-dwelling, second-string, third-string, leaguewide.

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