Fan number four thousand signs up!

The EVO-STIK Northern Premier League's fans group on Facebook has signed up it 4,000th member!

Proud administrators at the supporter-run NPL Facebook Group announced on Monday that they'd reached the membership milestone, a year after launching a recruitment drive to build on the 2,500 members they had in November 2013.

Set-up back in 2009 by two fans watching an FA Trophy tie between FC Halifax Town and Shepshed Dynamo - ironically both former Evo-Stik NPL teams now - and initially known as the UniBond Group, the NPL Facebook has steadily grown to become one of the best supported online communities in football.

This time last year the group also had nearly 2000 followers on Twitter, a figure that now stands at 3382.

The NPL Facebook Group's success in bringing together fans, players and officials was acknowledged by the league itself in 2012 at the inaugural NPL Players of the Year Awards when members were asked to present the first NPL Facebook Group Fan of the Year Award, now an annual accolade.

Last season, the group was invited to play a key role in the launch of the league's new official monthly podcast, The EVO-STIK NPL Show. This season they are also contributing to a new Friday spin-off show, The NPL Show Extra, with the group’s James Heyes one of a team of regular pundits.

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