Northern Premier League and North West Counties League set for £10m cash windfall

By Craig Salmon

Published 27th Jan 2021, 11:04 BST

Updated 27th Jan 2021, 11:42 BST

Non-League clubs at steps three to six are set to receive financial assistance

Clubs in the Northern Premier League and North West Counties League could be in line to receive Government to help them through the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is set announce that non-league clubs in steps three to six will have £10m in grants available.

This will benefit around 850 clubs, none of who have played over the past two months.

Following last season's abandonment, non-elite football in England was paused in November, then suspended completely on 4 January, following the third lockdown in an attempt to tackle the coronavirus pandemic - and a second lost season is expected.