Plenty of non-league squads are littered with ex-professionals and it can often be intriguing to watch players of such pedigree perform in front of smaller crowds.
Many professionals drop down the leagues as their career is winding down, although some make the move to non-league football before or in the middle of their peak years.
The Yorkshire Post has put together a gallery made up of 26 former EFL stars now playing in the non-league football. All these players have a connection to Yorkshire – they either represented an EFL club in the county, or now play for a non-league club in the region.
Have a browse – you are likely to stumble across some familiar faces. There may even be one or two of your club’s former star players.
25. Danny Philliskirk
The former Sheffield United and Chelsea man has been on the books of AFC Fylde since 2018. Photo: Lewis Storey/Getty Images
26. Elliott Whitehouse
The midfielder has represented the likes of Sheffield United and Grimsby Town in the EFL but now plies his trade in the National League North with Chester. Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images