10/11/25
Slough Town joins 3UP Day of Action – Saturday’s Isuzu FA Trophy tie to kick off at 3:03pm
This Saturday (15 November), our Isuzu FA Trophy Second Round match against Gloucester City will kick off at 3:03pm, as Slough Town joins clubs across the country in supporting the 3UP Day of Action – a national campaign calling for fairness and opportunity across English football.
Although we are not playing a National League South fixture this weekend, the Trident Leagues – the Southern, Isthmian and Northern Premier Leagues – have joined forces with the National League to back this initiative, meaning more than 100 fixtures nationwide will start three minutes later than usual.
The 3UP campaign calls for the introduction of a third promotion place between the National League and the EFL, bringing League Two in line with the promotion and relegation structure seen at every other level of the pyramid.
The story behind the campaign
When the National League (then Alliance Premier League) was formed in 1979, its champions had to apply for election to the Football League – and were repeatedly locked out, as member clubs voted against admitting them each year.
It took seven seasons of lobbying and campaigning before one automatic promotion place was finally introduced in 1986–87, and another 16 years before a second place was added through the play-offs in 2002–03.
More than 23 seasons later, there is still no third promotion place – despite the National League’s proven quality and professionalism.
Why 3UP?
• No club promoted from the National League has ever been relegated straight back.
• Promoted clubs average an 11th-place finish in their first League Two season.
• 8 of the 42 clubs promoted since 2003 have achieved back-to-back promotions to League One.
• National League runners-up average 89 points, yet only 30% of them win the play-offs.
• By contrast, the lowest surviving League Two side averages 46 points – roughly one per game.
• 93% of fans (Football Supporters’ Association survey) support the call for 3UP.
The message is clear: Put Football First. Why the wait?
What’s happening on Saturday
Before kick-off, both teams will come together for a joint team photo with the 3UP banner in the centre circle. We’ll then kick off at 3:03pm, symbolising a short delay to represent a much longer one – 23 years waiting for progress.
Slough Town Football Club fully supports this campaign and stands alongside every club, player and supporter who believes in sporting merit: success on the pitch should earn its reward.
This Saturday (15 November), our Isuzu FA Trophy Second Round match against Gloucester City will kick off at 3:03pm, as Slough Town joins clubs across the country in supporting the 3UP Day of Action – a national campaign calling for fairness and opportunity across English football.
Although we are not playing a National League South fixture this weekend, the Trident Leagues – the Southern, Isthmian and Northern Premier Leagues – have joined forces with the National League to back this initiative, meaning more than 100 fixtures nationwide will start three minutes later than usual.
The 3UP campaign calls for the introduction of a third promotion place between the National League and the EFL, bringing League Two in line with the promotion and relegation structure seen at every other level of the pyramid.
The story behind the campaign
When the National League (then Alliance Premier League) was formed in 1979, its champions had to apply for election to the Football League – and were repeatedly locked out, as member clubs voted against admitting them each year.
It took seven seasons of lobbying and campaigning before one automatic promotion place was finally introduced in 1986–87, and another 16 years before a second place was added through the play-offs in 2002–03.
More than 23 seasons later, there is still no third promotion place – despite the National League’s proven quality and professionalism.
Why 3UP?
• No club promoted from the National League has ever been relegated straight back.
• Promoted clubs average an 11th-place finish in their first League Two season.
• 8 of the 42 clubs promoted since 2003 have achieved back-to-back promotions to League One.
• National League runners-up average 89 points, yet only 30% of them win the play-offs.
• By contrast, the lowest surviving League Two side averages 46 points – roughly one per game.
• 93% of fans (Football Supporters’ Association survey) support the call for 3UP.
The message is clear: Put Football First. Why the wait?
What’s happening on Saturday
Before kick-off, both teams will come together for a joint team photo with the 3UP banner in the centre circle. We’ll then kick off at 3:03pm, symbolising a short delay to represent a much longer one – 23 years waiting for progress.
Slough Town Football Club fully supports this campaign and stands alongside every club, player and supporter who believes in sporting merit: success on the pitch should earn its reward.
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