Which of our non league teams could you see making the football league?

Remember the post is about potential not actual - York may not be a football city, but it has the potential to be with regard population and I would even say hinterland - towns like Malton and Thirsk are probably around only 20 miles from York and see York as their nearest City. When York were in what is now the Championship (1974/5) they attracted fans from many parts of North Yorkshire averaging 8,800, but there is no historical tradition e,g from grandads to talk to grankids about Wilf Mannion, Brian Clough, Graeme Souness, Juninho etc.
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
Scarborough are on the up but their gate is only slightly bigger than Darlington's, and as with Shields, they're going to have to spend big on the ground. This cup run will have filled their coffers.
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South Shields already have started this with their new stand. It is worrying though that the chairman wants to sell up.
 
Redwurzel said:
Hartlepool, Darlington, York, Gateshead and Scarborough are all ex League teams. I think York has a bigger population than Middlesbrough, but its a middle class City without a significant football tradition.
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The current Gateshead FC isn’t the ex-football league club, not even in the broad sense of being a Phoenix club in the manner of Scarborough athletic.

It has its origins in a club formed in the 1930s in South Shields, ironically enough to replace the original South Shields AFC (who were the football league club) when they relocated to Gateshead. As the two clubs coexisted the current one can’t be a successor to the first.
 
Davey_C said:
Its all about having a stadium that can generate income all year round and not just on matchdays

For every Cheltenham, Fleetwood, Burton, Stevenage, AFC Wimbledon, Barrow, Sutton, Crawley, Accrington, Morecambe, Salford, Forest Green Rovers and Harrogate there has to be a ..

Darlington, Hartlepool, York, Scarborough, Southend, Chesterfield, Halifax, Oldham, Rochdale, Scunthorpe Boston, Chester, Hereford, Torquay, Yeovil (some of which have played in the Championship and even one Premier League)

Look how long it took Wrexham to regain football league status. Some teams bounce back others just go backwards and maywell never see a return up the pyramid
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Indeed, Luton are a bit of an exception, made it to top flight in 1950s, then were back down in 4th tier in the 60's, then back up to topflight in the 70's relegated and back up again in the 80's then crashed down through the leagues in the 90's / 2000s back into non league before their recent rise back to the prem.
 
Alzi said:
South Shields already have started this with their new stand. It is worrying though that the chairman wants to sell up.
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I went with a mate to watch Marske play an FA Cup game there last season look at the difference re the rest of the ground

If i remember rightly they even had a fan zone. The marque was used for hospitality

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Redwurzel said:
Remember the post is about potential not actual - York may not be a football city, but it has the potential to be with regard population and I would even say hinterland - towns like Malton and Thirsk are probably around only 20 miles from York and see York as their nearest City. When York were in what is now the Championship (1974/5) they attracted fans from many parts of North Yorkshire averaging 8,800, but there is no historical tradition e,g from grandads to talk to grankids about Wilf Mannion, Brian Clough, Graeme Souness, Juninho etc.
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York get a solid 4,000 crowd these days which is decent for a bottom conference side. Their move to the new stadium has improved crowds and is more appealing to families than Bootham Crescent.

They play Hartlepool at home today who have sold out so likely around 6k there today.
 
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