A Sprinkle of Magic tells the fascinating stories of non-league clubs who defied the odds and dared to dream big in the world's oldest cup competition. When August rolls in, so do the qualifying rounds of the FA Cup as non-league sides from across the land bid to make the first round proper and pick up a potential dream tie. Stretching back to the 2009/10 season, the stories include FA Cup runs from Bath City, Redbridge, AFC Totton, Stourbridge, Hendon and of course history-makers Lincoln City, who became the first non-league side to reach the quarter-finals in more than a century in 2017. Featuring colourful tales galore, A Sprinkle of Magic brings the magic of the FA Cup alive with some of the biggest upsets of recent years.

About the Author

A Sprinkle of Magic is Aaron Moore's second book following his 2022 release, Fields of Dreams and Broken Fences: Delving into the Mystery World of Non-League Football. Aaron has written extensively about non-league football on his blog, footballreview.net, and for various newspapers including the Non-League Paper, the Epping Forest Guardian and YourHarlow.

Reviews

"We all love a cup shock, don't we? Well, apart from those on the receiving end. In A Sprinkle of Magic, author Aaron Moore tells the tale of a number of Non-League clubs who battled through various qualifying rounds to reach the first round proper and beyond... it is a solid offering with plenty of depth and content. It will bring back plenty of good memories for those from the clubs covered - and for general football fans as well."

-- John Lyons * Late Tackle *

"Moore's enthusiasm shines through in each chapter... by focusing on the modern day Moore is able to get first-hand accounts, rather than rely on archive testimonies, and that's the element that works best about his book... The game at grassroots levels feels more important than ever these days, as the mega-rich clubs become more and more detached from the average fan, and it's great that books like this exist to tell stories of how things really are, and what a cup run can mean to the people involved."

-- Karl Hornsey * On: Yorkshire Magazine *



Book Information
ISBN 9781801504591
Author Aaron Moore
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publisher Pitch Publishing Ltd