Blue Square North

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Background Information

The Blue Square North was formed in 2004 as part of a restructuring process to English non-league football. It is the 6th tier in English football, below the Blue Square Premier and is on the same tier as the Blue Square South. Alongisde the Blue Square South it is the lowest playable English league in Football Manager. The difficulty in managing in the BSN comes from, generally, not knowing the players in your squad, the players who are willing to join you, or your transfer targets and the poor financial stature of most clubs. However, with that said, it can be a very enjoyable and satisfying game.

League Structure

22 teams participate in the BSN. Each team plays each other twice, meaning their are 42 matches in a season. Games take place August to May. The champions are promoted to the Blue Square Premier, while the 2nd to 5th places teams battle it out in the Play-Offs for the second promotional place to the Blue Square Premier. The bottom 3 teams are relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division or the Southern League Premier Division. You receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Past Winners

2004/05- Southport
2005/06- Northwich Victoria
2006/07- Droylsden
2007/08- Kettering Town

Teams (08/09 Season)

A.F.C Telford
Alfreton Town
Blyth Spartans
Burscough
Droylsden
Farsley Celtic
Fleetwood Town
Gainsborough Trinity
Gateshead
Harrogate Town
Hinckley United
Hucknall Town
Hyde United
King's Lynn
Redditch United
Solihull Moors
Southport
Stafford Rangers
Stalybridge Celtic
Tamworth
Vauxhall Motors
Workington

Help With BSN

If your team are struggling in the BSN check out the LLM Help Thread or LLM Guide

Challenges

There are many BSN Challenges that can be found in the Challenges Index, such as the Bottom to the Top Challenge and the Gainsbrough Trinity Challenge.

Need Inspiration?

Not sure whether you want to manage in the BSN? Not sure which team to go? Read one of the BSN SOMS' in the Stories Forum, they are sure to whet your appetite for a game in the BSN. The most notable is surely Hogan_fmf's Tale of A Trinity.

Tale Of A Trinity
Tale of A Trinity Take II