The English Football League Trophy, known, prior to the 2023–24 season, for sponsorship purposes as the Papa Johns Trophy, is an annual English association football knockout competition open to all clubs in levels three and four of the English football pyramid, with the addition of 16 under-21 teams from Premier League and EFL Championship clubs since the 2016–17 season.
Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C., is an English amateur association football club that currently plays in the South Lancashire Counties Football League. The semi-professional senior side folded in 2011, following relegation from the Northern Premier League; however, the club continued, fielding youth teams in the North West Youth Alliance, and a women's team in the North West Women's Regional League. The senior team was reintroduced for the 2012–13 season in the South Lancashire League.
Clayton Graham Blackmore is a Welsh former international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled in defence, but could play equally well in midfield.
Stephen Graham Jones is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Sandbach United football club. He has been capped 29 times by Northern Ireland and played for 20 clubs in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Mark Patterson is an English former footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Bury, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Southend United and Blackpool. He went on to play, and then to manage, in non-League football.
David Felgate is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Due to his stature, many supporters affectionately nicknamed him "the fat goalie". Felgate had a long professional career from 1978 to 1995, making a total of 612 Football League appearances. Of the league appearances, 238 came with Bolton Wanderers and he also turned out for league sides Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town, Cardiff City, Chester City, and Wigan Athletic.
Stephen Bleasdale is a former English football coach. He has managed Bangor City, Leigh Genesis and Football League side Peterborough United.
Shaun Reid is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the younger brother of Peter Reid and played in a similarly hardworking and tough-tackling manner for Rochdale, Preston North End, York City, Bury, Chester City and Leigh RMI from 1983 to 2000. He has formerly been in charge at Prescot Cables and Warrington Town
Grundy Hill was the former home stadium of Horwich RMI association football club in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England, near the Horwich Leisure Centre.
Andrew Ronald Roscoe is an English left sided defender or midfielder whose last job was as assistant manager at Leigh RMI having joined in 2003 from Exeter City. Roscoe has also played for Bolton, Mansfield, and Rotherham. He started his career at Liverpool. He has played for Liverpool in the Mersey Masters.
Gary Craig Scott is an English footballer, who was last attached to Altrincham.
Mark Westhead is an English professional footballer. He is currently the Youth Department goalkeeping coach with Blackpool and is also playing for Warrington Town.
Neil Fisher is a professional footballer who mainly plays as a striker. He played in The Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Chester City, as well as for non-league clubs in both England and Wales. He has now retired from football and is currently trying to play golf in Haydock and is a personal chauffeur for Bradders
The Football Conference season of 2000–01 was the twenty-second season of the Football Conference, also known as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons.
The 1999–2000 Northern Premier League season was the 32nd in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
Nicholas Michael Spooner is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is the manager of Hyde United.
Lee Peter Unsworth in Eccles, Lancashire is a former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League in the 1990s and 2000s.
Michael Paul Devenney in Bolton, England, is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender for Burnley in the Football League.
Anthony Paul Black is an English retired footballer who played as a winger and striker.
David Ridings is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Halifax Town, Lincoln City and Crewe Alexandra.
