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by Kadeem Simmonds
FC United of Manchester are two promotions away from the football league after winning the Northern Premier League on Tuesday night.
The club, formed by Manchester United fans in protest against the takeover fby the US Glazer family, have been promoted four times in their 10-year history.
Greg Daniels’s header was enough to give FC United a 1-0 win over Stourbridge and secure promotion to the Conference North.
Manager Karl Marginson said: “The Football League is possible. Most clubs would give anything to have the size of support we have. There will be obstacles to overcome but we have proved to be capable of that over the last 10 years.”
FC United are owned and run by the fans and became the first club in Britain to pay all staff the living wage.
They will move into their purpose built stadium, Broadhurst Park, which will have a capacity of 5,000.
Their place in the Northern Premier League will be taken by Salford City — part-owned by former United players Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes — after second-placed Darlington drew 1-1 with Warrington Town.
