Once upon a time, non-league football was synonymous with no-compromising centre halves and a stern kicking. Nowadays, though, there are teams across the country that are using non-league football to represent something different than the cash-rich tiers of professional football.
These clubs are putting community at the heart of everything they do, often championing the progressive values they think have been forgotten by the higher-ups. They’re also designing some of the best kits in the game.
We’ve pulled together seven stand-outs from non-league, all of which prove you can show your support for the grassroots without compromising on aesthetics.