Non League Day 2023

So the Saturday just gone (25th March) was non league day over here in the UK. This usually takes place annually in one of the men's footballing international breaks. It's to encourage people to head to non league games in place of their usual Premier League/ Championship matches for that weekend. Some clubs even do special promotions to encourage more people down to capture a taste of non league. This weekend was also women's football weekend- with a whole host of fixtures taking place across the two days, with many top tier teams using the main stadiums, too. The match I was heading to was unfortunately postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, so sadly didn't make a women's game this weekend- we were already in the location by the time we found out about the postponement and there wasn't any feasible options nearby either.

Personally, I rarely head to anything league, so pretty much every footballing day is non league day for me and this week was no exception! The weather wasn't the best in the lead-up to the weekend (evidenced above), but was really hoping to head somewhere super photogenic. The weather in North Wales seemed to be a lot more promising and after frantically scrolling down the Cymru Football app, I found that CPD Gronant (situated on the outskirts of Prestatyn) were at home. I had identified this ground last summer as one I wanted to photograph and this felt like the perfect opportunity to do just that.

Gronant Playing Fields played host to this North East Wales Football League cup semi final tie against Overton Recreation (the home side winning 4-3). And the ground was more spectacular than I thought it was going to be: it had everything! Sea views, hills, fields and even a skatepark! I honestly couldn't have asked for much more from this ground. I'll let the photos finish off this post and you can view the full set here.