non-league en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + league.
Meanings
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(UK, not-comparable) Playing in a division below The Football League, being amateur or semi-professional teams.
Crawley missed two penalties but still edged out League Two Torquay to become the first non-league side to reach the FA Cup fifth round for 17 years.
2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC: