Saturday, March 25, will be dedicated to providing 'a platform for clubs to promote the importance of affordable volunteer-led community football while giving fans across the country the chance to show support for their local non-league side.'

This year marks the 13th year of non-league day after it was started by James Doe in 2010.

Ahead of the day, a number of Cumbria's non-league clubs spoke about why this celebration of local football is so important.

With Workington AFC set to play at Borough Park against Glossop North End, club vice-chairman Richard Lewthwaite spoke about why he believes non-league day should be celebrated.

He said: "The idea is to attract people down to your local non-league club and it is very rare that we have a home game on that particular day but we are lucky enough that we have this year.

'Grassroots is the blood and thunder of football'

"It is about supporting your local club. There is a generation of kids growing up now that think football is just Premier League and on the TV and I think we have got to dial them into supporting their local clubs wherever they are."

The Reds will also be offering free entry to their match against Glossop this weekend to all children who attend the game wearing their West Cumbrian Youth League colors, in the form of kits and tracksuits. 

"We have got a real strong feeling for youth football and supporting it locally so we wanted to do something whereby we could introduce our level of football to the kids," Richard said.

First team secretary at Cleator Moor Celtic, Herbert Briggs, also explained why non-league day is an essential initiative.

He said: "Non-league is grassroots football, you see your Sky Sports matches and your Match of the Day and all these primadonnas and at the end of the day you are paying good money to see these primadonnas, but grassroots is the blood and thunder of football, and is where it all starts from about the age of four."

Non-league day also gives clubs the chance to celebrate their tight-knit communities, with Herbert praising the community that has been built around Cleator Moor Celtic.

He said: "Cleator Moor is a very tight community, when we are needed to do something for the community, not the football club, but the community, they all pull together."

For Penrith AFC chairman Billy Williams the yearly celebration of local football has always meant a lot to him and his club.

He said: "Non-league day has always been dear to my heart because I have had numerous chances to get into the pro game, in fact, I started off as a pro but I prefer the non-league culture where there is more loyalty.

"Football is going the wrong way in my opinion. It is being taken away from the working man and becoming a game for people who have money."