Premier League to non-league XI: The former top flight pros still going in the lower echelons of the pyramid
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Non-league isn't just full of Sunday league hoofers.
Over the years, plenty of former top level footballers have dropped down the standards for one final kickabout before hanging up their boots.
Now, there are possibly more ex- Premier League stars in the lower echelons than ever before.
This Saturday is the seventh national Non-League Day and there are a host of players on show that have turned out in front of the bright lights of the top flight.
But who are they? We put together an XI of those in the ranks...
GK - Lenny Pidgeley (Margate)
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Pidgeley was very much the guy in the background for Chelsea's success in between 2003 and 2006. He replaced Carlo Cudicini in the final game of the 2004/05 season and was on the pitch as they lifted the Premier League trophy. Margate are his fourth different non-league club.
DEF - Paul Konchesky (Billericay)
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Former England international Konchesky was the marquee signing for Billericay after multi-millionaire owner Glenn Tamplin took over the club. Despite being a defender by trade, he's playing in centre midfield in the Bostik Premier Division.
DEF - Pascal Chimbonda (Washington FC)
The shock non-league signing of the season came this Thursday as former Tottenham defender Chimbonda signed for ninth-tier Washington FC of the Northern League, who have just one win to their name in the league this season.
DEF - Stephen Jordan (Chorley)
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It appeared at one point that Jordan was a mainstay of the Manchester City defence, playing over 50 times in the Premier League across five seasons. After leaving Fleetwood in 2016, he was snapped up by National League North Chorley.
DEF - Titus Bramble (Stowmarket Town)
Bramble appeared to call time on his playing career when he was not offered a new contract by Sunderland in 2013, but he resurfaced this summer and has since turned out for Stowmarket Town of the Eastern Counties League.
MID - Julio Arca (South Shields)
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Arca has become something of a legend in the north east for three different clubs. After over 150 appearances for both Sunderland and Middlesbrough, he has signed for free-spending South Shields and has already helped them up two divisions.
MID - Liam Lawrence (Rushall Olympic)
After 84 appearances in the Premier League with Stoke and 15 caps for the Republic of Ireland, Lawrence, 35, completed his drop down the pyramid by signing for seventh-tier Rushall in the summer. He has not featured since August, however.
MID - Jermaine Pennant (Billericay)
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From the Champions League final to the AGP Arena - a pretty big turnaround in fortunes for Pennant. After a failed spell at Bury last season, Pennant was snapped up by big spending Billericay Town.
MID - Gary McSheffrey (Eastleigh)
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McSheffrey is one of the few footballers who can sat that he has played in the top five tiers of English football. Now 35, McSheffrey played in the Premier League with both Coventry and Birmingham.
STR - Jobi McAnuff (Leyton Orient)
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McAnuff played 38 times for Reading during their 2012/13 cameo in the Premier League. He was sold to Leyton Orient in 2014 and was re-signed for a spell in non-league after their relegation to the National League last season.
STR - Marcus Bent (Wick FC)
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While he hasn't actually turned out for Wick yet, Bent signed a deal with the Sussex County League team last month. He is still waiting for international clearance after a short spell playing in Indonesia.
STR - Barry Hayles (Windsor)
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At 45 years young, former Fulham striker Hayles is still going strong in a player-coach role in the Hellenic League Premier Division. The former Jamaica international made his Willesden Hawkeye debut back in 1989 and worked his way to the top before dropping back down.