Gibraltar have at least one player from National League North, namely Reece Styche of Darlington. Is anyone from a lower tier in any current international squad of a FIFA member?
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Lowest Tier of English Pyramid to have a current international player
Collapse
X
-
Zephaniah Thomas was capped by St Kitts & Nevis whilst playing for Rossington Main in the North East Counties League Division One (10th tier).
Lewisham Borough of the Southern Counties East League Division One (10th tier) have got a player, Marvin Farrell, in the current Montserrat squad. Given that Borough have rarely sat more than one place above the foot of their division in the last four years I suspect you'd be hard pressed to beat that.
Comment
-
At the other end, which club is highest in the pyramid but has never had an international (while still with them)?
Exeter City's entry in all the yearbooks has been pitifullly the same since I was old enough to read it: Most Capped Player, Dermot Curtis, 1 (Eire - that bit has changed, at least).
I'm not sure if our more recent international stars (Gosling for Gibraltar, Grant for Jamaica) managed a cap during their brief stay, but they didn't make it to a second.
Comment
-
Nathan Minjas who was scored three goals in the CONIFA Cup for Panjab has scored 16 for Ascot United this season in the Hellenic Premier (Step 9).
Rob Gier - who played for Wimbledon, Rushden & Diamonds and Cambridge signed for Ascot United (Step 9) in 2009. He then went on to make his Philippines debut and earned 66 caps all while playing at Step 9 of the pyramid.
Comment
-
Mickleover Sports had a Bermudian international play in the NCEL, which as Ursos says is step 10.
Unfortunately I did not play in any matches with him otherwise we would have had a board member that played in the same team as the lowest ranked international.
Comment
-
I was thinking, "Ooh, board member of what?" for a moment there until I realised you mean these boards right here, Reverend. A shame about that footballing near-miss, though.
Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View PostI love this factoid so much. I think it's because he's called Elvis that makes it so perfect.
Originally posted by Mumpo View PostAnd the fact that "Elvis Defreitas, played for Barbados" sounds like the start of a poem.
Elvis Defreitas played for Barbados
While shaking it up it at Guildford City
In the pyramid's ninth tier, for 3 or 4 fine years
Though the standard of football was… variable
Comment
-
Originally posted by Diable Rouge View PostWhat division were Shepshed Dynamo in when Ba was playing for Sierra Leone?
Bah's international career was over by the time he pitched up in Leicestershire, though. My recollection is that his brother was a leading doctor in the regime that was toppled in 1996(?), and Bah fled Sierra Leone in fear for his life. He didn't go back and never played for the national team again.
Comment
Comment