English

Adjective

non-league ‎(not comparable)

1. (Britain, soccer) Playing in a division below The Football League, being amateur or semi-professional teams.
   • 2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC:

     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.

Derived terms

• non-leaguer