We’ve decided to take a look at a whole list of players who went from Premier League to Non League level over years gone by.
Some footballers tend to resign once they’ve lost it in say the top two tiers of English football, however some love the beautiful game so much that they chose to drop down the pyramid.
There are a huge amount that have done just that, so scroll down and check out just some of those names…
BARRY HAYLES
1994–1997 – Stevenage Borough – 154 games (73 goals)
1997–1998 – Bristol Rovers – 62 games (32 goals)
1998–2004 – Fulham – 175 games (44 goals)
2004 – Sheffield United – 4 games (0 goals)
2004–2006 – Millwall – 55 games (16 goals)
2006–2008 – Plymouth Argyle – 62 games (15 goals)
2008–2009 – Leicester City – 28 games (2 goals)
2008 → Cheltenham Town (loan) – 7 games (3 goals)
2008 → Cheltenham Town (loan) – 5 games (1 goal)
2009–2010 – Cheltenham Town – 39 games (7 goals)
2010–2012 – Truro City – 76 games (27 goals)
2012 – St Albans City – 16 games (6 goals)
2012–2013 – Truro City – 23 games (6 goals)
2013–2014 – Arlesey Town – 29 games (11 goals)
2014–2015 – Truro City – 32 games (6 goals)
2015–2017 – Chesham United – 54 games (10 goals)
2017–2019 – Windsor – 46 games (14 goals)
2019– Merstham – 11 games (1 goal)
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DARREN CARTER
2001–2005 – Birmingham City – 45 games (3 goals)
2004 → Sunderland (loan) – 10 games (1 goal)
2005–2007 – West Bromwich Albion – 53 games (4 goals)
2007–2011 – Preston North End – 94 games (4 goals)
2010–2011 → Millwall (loan) – 10 games (0 goals)
2012–2013 – Cheltenham Town – 34 games (6 goals)
2013–2015 – Northampton Town – 60 games (6 goals)
2015–2017 – Forest Green Rovers – 62 games (11 goals)
2017– Solihull Moors – 107 games (10 goals)
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GEORGE ELOKOBI
2002–2004 – Dulwich Hamlet
2004–2008 – Colchester United – 39 games (2 goals)
2005 → Chester City (loan) – 5 games (0 goals)
2008–2014 – Wolves – 85 games (2 goals)
2012 → Nottingham Forest (loan) – 12 games (0 goals)
2012 → Bristol City (loan) – 1 game (0 goals)
2014–2015 – Oldham Athletic – 24 games (3 goals)
2015–2017 – Colchester United – 46 games (3 goals)
2016 → Braintree Town (loan) – 7 games (0 goals)
2017–2019 – Leyton Orient – 24 games (2 goals)
2019 – Aldershot Town – 13 games (0 goals)
2019– Maidstone United
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JON STEAD
2002–2004 – Huddersfield Town – 68 games (22 goals)
2004–2005 – Blackburn Rovers – 42 games (8 goals)
2005–2007 – Sunderland – 35 games (2 goals)
2006–2007 → Derby County (loan) – 17 games (3 goals)
2007–2008 – Sheffield United – 39 games (8 goals)
2008 → Ipswich Town (loan) – 1 game (1 goal)
2008–2010 – Ipswich Town – 63 games (18 goals)
2010 → Coventry City (loan) – 10 games (2 goals)
2010–2013 – Bristol City – 79 games (20 goals)
2013–2015 – Huddersfield Town – 19 games (2 goals)
2014 → Oldham Athletic (loan) – 5 games (0 goals)
2014 → Bradford City (loan) – 8 games (1 goal)
2014–2015 → Bradford City (loan) – 32 games (6 goals)
2015–2019 – Notts County – 162 games (42 goals)
2019– Harrogate Town – 27 games (7 goals)
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PASCAL CHIMBONDA
1998–2000 – Le Havre B – 24 games (1 goal)
1999–2003 – Le Havre – 85 games (5 goals)
2003–2005 – Bastia – 67 games (4 goals)
2005–2006 – Wigan Athletic – 38 games (2 goals)
2006–2008 – Tottenham Hotspur – 65 games (3 goals)
2008–2009 – Sunderland – 13 games (0 goals)
2009 – Tottenham Hotspur – 3 games (0 goals)
2009–2011 – Blackburn Rovers – 30 games (1 goal)
2011 – Queens Park Rangers – 3 games (0 goals)
2011–2012 – Doncaster Rovers – 16 games (0 goals)
2013 – Market Drayton Town
2013–2014 – Carlisle United – 26 games (0 goals)
2014–2015 – AC Arles-Avignon – 6 games (0 goals)
2017 – Washington
2019– Ashton Town
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MARCUS BENT
1995–1998 – Brentford – 70 games (8 goals)
1998–1999 – Crystal Palace – 28 games (5 goals)
1999 – Port Vale – 23 games (1 goal)
1999–2000 – Sheffield United – 48 games (20 goals)
2000–2001 – Blackburn Rovers – 37 games (8 goals)
2001–2004 – Ipswich Town – 61 games (21 goals)
2003–2004 → Leicester City (loan) – 33 games (9 goals)
2004–2006 – Everton – 55 games (7 goals)
2006–2008 – Charlton Athletic – 46 games (4 goals)
2007–2008 → Wigan Athletic (loan) – 31 games (7 goals)
2008–2011 – Birmingham City – 33 games (3 goals)
2009–2010 → Middlesbrough (loan) – 7 games (0 goals)
2010 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) – 3 games (0 goals)
2010–2011 → Wolves (loan) – 3 games (0 goals)
2011 → Sheffield United (loan) – 11 games (0 goals)
2011–2012 – Mitra Kukar – 11 games (4 goals)
2017–2018 – Wick
2020– Cornard United
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RICARDO FULLER
2001 – Crystal Palace – 8 games (0 goals)
2001–2002 – Tivoli Gardens – 16 games (12 goals)
2001–2002 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) – 27 games (8 goals)
2002–2004 – Preston North End – 58 games (27 goals)
2004–2005 – Portsmouth – 31 games (1 goal)
2005–2006 – Southampton – 31 games (9 goals)
2006 → Ipswich Town (loan) – 3 games (2 goals)
2006–2012 – Stoke City – 182 games (43 goals)
2012–2013 – Charlton Athletic – 31 games (5 goals)
2013–2014 – Blackpool – 27 games (6 goals)
2014–2015 – Millwall – 38 games (4 goals)
2015–2016 – Oldham Athletic – 5 games (0 goals)
2019 – Nantwich Town – 4 games (0 goals)
2019– Nantwich Town – 12 games (2 goals)
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GRANT HOLT
1999 – Workington
1999–2001 – Halifax Town – 6 games (0 goals)
2001 → Sorrento (loan)
2001 → Barrow (loan) – 10 games (4 goals)
2001 – Sengkang Marine – 17 games (12 goals)
2001–2003 – Barrow – 59 games (31 goals)
2003–2004 – Sheffield Wednesday – 24 games (3 goals)
2004–2006 – Rochdale – 75 games (34 goals)
2006–2008 – Nottingham Forest – 96 games (21 goals)
2008 → Blackpool (loan) – 4 games (0 goals)
2008–2009 – Shrewsbury Town – 43 games (20 goals)
2009–2013 – Norwich City – 154 games (68 goals)
2013–2016 – Wigan Athletic – 20 games (3 goals)
2014 → Aston Villa (loan) – 10 games (1 goal)
2014 → Huddersfield Town (loan) – 15 games (2 goals)
2015–2016 → Wolves (loan) – 4 games (0 goals)
2016 Rochdale – 14 games (2 goals)
2016–2017 – Hibernian – 30 games (5 goals)
2017 – King’s Lynn Town – 3 games (1 goal)
2017–2018 – Barrow – 24 games (0 goals)
2020- Wroxham
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JAMIE O’HARA
2005–2011 – Tottenham Hotspur – 34 games (2 goals)
2006 → Chesterfield (loan) – 19 games (5 goals)
2007 → Millwall (loan) – 14 games (2 goals)
2009–2010 → Portsmouth (loan) – 26 games (2 goals)
2011 → Wolves (loan) – 14 games (3 goals)
2011–2014 – Wolves – 41 games (2 goals)
2014–2015 – Blackpool – 27 games (2 goals)
2015–2016 – Fulham – 37 games (1 goal)
2016 – Gillingham – 2 games (0 goals)
2017– Billericay Town – 47 games (4 goals)
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MIKE WILLIAMSON
2001 – Torquay United – 5 games (0 goals)
2001–2005 – Southampton – 0 games (0 goals)
2003 → Torquay United (loan) – 11 games (0 goals)
2004 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) – 0 games (0 goals)
2004–2005 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) – 37 games (2 goals)
2005–2009 – Wycombe Wanderers – 107 games (9 goals)
2009 – Watford – 21 games (2 goals)
2009–2010 – Portsmouth – 0 games (0 goals)
2010–2016 – Newcastle United – 150 games (1 goals)
2015 → Wolves (loan) – 5 games (0 goals)
2016–2017 – Wolves – 5 games (0 goals)
2017–2018 – Oxford United – 14 games (0 goals)
2018– Gateshead
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LEROY LITA
2002–2005 – Bristol City – 85 games (31 goals)
2005–2009 – Reading – 83 games (20 goals)
2008 → Charlton Athletic (loan) – 8 games (3 goals)
2008–2009 → Norwich City (loan) – 16 games (7 goals)
2009–2011 – Middlesbrough – 78 games (20 goals)
2011–2014 – Swansea City – 18 games (2 goals)
2012 → Birmingham City (loan) – 10 games (3 goals)
2013 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) – 17 games (6 goals)
2013 → Brighton (loan) – 5 games (1 goal)
2014–2015 – Barnsley – 19 games (2 goals)
2015 → Notts County (loan) – 6 games (0 goals)
2015–2016 – AO Chania – 11 games (1 goal)
2016 – Yeovil Town – 8 games (1 goal)
2017 – Sisaket – 21 games (5 goals)
2018 – Margate – 3 games (0 goals)
2019 – Salisbury – 3 games (2 goals)
2019–2020 – Chelmsford City – 11 games (1 goal)
2020 – Nuneaton
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MATTHEW BRIGGS
2007–2014 – Fulham – 13 games (0 goals)
2010 → Leyton Orient (loan) – 1 games (0 goals)
2012 → Peterborough United (loan) – 5 games (0 goals)
2012 → Bristol City (loan) – 4 games (0 goals)
2013 → Watford (loan) – 7 games (1 goal)
2014–2015 – Millwall – 8 games (0 goals)
2015 → Colchester United (loan) – 18 games (0 goals)
2015–2017 – Colchester United – 41 games (0 goals)
2017–2018 – Chesterfield – 11 games (0 goals)
2018 – Barnet – 1 games (0 goals)
2018–2019 – Maldon & Tiptree – 34 games (5 goals)
2019–2020 – HB Køge – 14 games (0 goals)
2020– Dartford
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MATT JARVIS
2003–2007 – Gillingham – 110 games (12 goals)
2007–2012 – Wolves – 164 games (19 goals)
2012–2016 – West Ham United – 78 games (4 goals)
2015–2016 → Norwich City (loan) – 5 games (1 goal)
2016–2019 – Norwich City – 14 games (0 goals)
2019 → Walsall (loan) – 9 games (0 goals)
2020– Woking
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ELLIOTT WARD
2003–2006 – West Ham United – 15 games (0 goals)
2004 → Peterborough United (loan) – 0 games (0 goals)
2004–2005 → Bristol Rovers (loan) – 3 games (0 goals)
2005–2006 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) – 16 games (1 goal)
2006–2010 – Coventry City – 116 games (14 goals)
2010 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) – 6 games (1 goal)
2010 → Preston North End (loan) – 4 games (0 goals)
2010–2013 – Norwich City – 51 games (1 goal)
2012–2013 → Nottingham Forest (loan) – 12 games (0 goals)
2013 → Nottingham Forest (loan) – 19 games (3 goals)
2013–2016 – Bournemouth – 25 games (0 goals)
2015 → Huddersfield Town (loan) – 5 games (0 goals)
2016–2018 – Blackburn Rovers – 23 games (1 goal)
2018 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) – 15 games (0 goals)
2018–2019 – Notts County – 17 games (1 goal)
2019–2020 – Cambridge United – 13 games (0 goals)
2020– Chelmsford City
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CARLOS EDWARDS
1996–1998 – Patna United
1998 – Queen’s Park CC
1999–2000 – Defence Force
2000–2005 – Wrexham – 166 games (23 goals)
2005–2007 – Luton Town – 68 games (8 goals)
2007–2009 – Sunderland – 50 games (5 goals)
2008 → Wolves (loan) – 6 games (0 goals)
2009–2014 – Ipswich Town – 176 games (9 goals)
2014 → Millwall (loan) – 8 games (1 goal)
2014–2016 – Millwall – 23 games (0 goals)
2016–2017 – Ma Pau Stars
2017 – Central FC
2017– Woodbridge Town
2020– → Bury Town (dual registration)
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LOMANA LUALUA
1998–2000 – Colchester United – 61 games (15 goals)
2000–2004 – Newcastle United – 67 games (9 goals)
2004 → Portsmouth (loan) – 15 games (4 goals)
2004–2007 – Portsmouth – 72 games (15 goals)
2007–2008 – Olympiacos – 21 games (5 goals)
2008–2009 – Al-Arabi – 11 games (2 goals)
2009–2010 – Olympiacos – 17 games (6 goals)
2010–2011 – Omonia – 19 games (8 goals)
2011–2012 – Blackpool – 29 games (4 goals)
2012–2014 – Karabükspor – 42 games (13 goals)
2014–2015 – Çaykur Rizespor – 19 games (4 goals)
2015–2016 – Akhisar Belediyespor – 24 games (1 goal)
2016 – Şanlıurfaspor – 16 games (2 goals)
2017–2018 – Merit Alsancak Yeşilova – 23 games (9 goals)
2018–2019 – Doğan Türk Birliği – 8 games (5 goals)
2019 – Gìrne Halk Evì – 9 games (4 goals)
2019– Peterborough Sports
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IYSEDEN CHRISTIE
1995–1997 – Coventry City – 1 game (0 goals)
1996 → Bournemouth (loan) – 4 games (0 goals)
1997 → Mansfield Town (loan) – 8 games (0 goals)
1997–1999 – Mansfield Town – 81 games (18 goals)
1999–2002 – Leyton Orient – 58 games (12 goals)
2002–2004 – Mansfield Town – 64 games (26 goals)
2004–2006 – Kidderminster Harriers – 32 games (10 goals)
2006–2007 – Rochdale – 19 games (2 goals)
2006 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) – 19 games (8 goals)
2007–2008 – Kidderminster Harriers – 52 games (18 goals)
2008–2009 – Stevenage Borough – 3 games (0 goals)
2008–2009 → Kettering Town (loan) – 13 games (5 goals)
2009 – Torquay United – 6 games (1 goal)
2009 – King’s Lynn – 1 game (0 goals)
2009 – AFC Telford United – 2 games (0 goals)
2009 – Coventry Sphinx – 1 game (1 goal)
2009 – Farnborough – 3 games (0 goals)
2009–2010 – Tamworth – 25 games (6 goals)
2010–2011 – Kettering Town – 19 games (6 goals)
2011 – Nuneaton Town – 3 games (0 goals)
2011–2012 – Tamworth – 32 games (10 goals)
2012 – Alfreton Town – 1 game (0 goals)
2013–2015 – Halesowen Town
2015 – Barwell
2015–2016 – Sutton Coldfield Town
2016–2019 – Bedworth United
2019– Coventry Sphinx

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ALEX NIMELEY
2006–2008 – Coton de Garoua – 9 games (5 goals)
2008–2014 – Manchester City – 1 game (0 goals)
2011 → Middlesbrough (loan) – 9 games (0 goals)
2012 → Coventry City (loan) – 17 games (1 goal)
2013 → Crystal Palace (loan) – 2 games (0 goals)
2014–2015 – Port Vale – 1 game (0 goals)
2016 – Poli Timișoara – 10 games (3 goals)
2016–2017 – Viitorul Constanța – 18 games (4 goals)
2017 – Stabæk – 13 games (2 goals)
2018 – Honka – 20 games (0 goals)
2019– Kettering Town
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We could go on and on all day, but we need to come to a halt at some point, so here’s just a few others to list…
Lenny Pidgeley
Craig Eastmond
Stephen Jordan
Ibrahima Sonko
Paul Konchesky
James Harper
Jonathan Greening
Julio Arca
Lee Hughes
Jamie Cureton
Paddy Kenny
Jay Lloyd Samuel
Jimmy Greaves
George Best
Stylian Petrov
Edgar Davids
Jermaine Pennant
Titus Bramble
Can you name any other players who went from Premier League to Non League? Let us know by commenting on our Premier League, EFL or Non League Facebook pages.

Donna Lelean
28th May 2020 at 6:58 pm
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