Former Premier League midfielder Jack Colback has joined eighth-tier Anstey Nomads. The 36-year-old had been without a club since leaving Championship side Queens Park Rangers in the summer.
Colback began his professional career at Sunderland before a controversial move to rivals Newcastle United, where he made 102 appearances and helped the side win promotion from the Championship in 2017. He later played for Nottingham Forest on loan before making the move permanent, and then joined QPR, making 55 appearances and scoring four goals.
Anstey Nomads, based in Leicestershire, currently sit fourth in the Northern Premier League Division One. They have also signed former England striker David Nugent as a player-coach and Martyn Waghorn, while ex-Leicester and Hibernian goalkeeper Conrad Logan manages the side.
Other non-league sides have assembled similarly impressive squads, including Wythenshawe Vets, who boast ex-Premier League stars such as Papiss Cisse, Danny Drinkwater, Joleon Lescott, and Stephen Ireland. Drinkwater said: 'We're not here to take advantage of any standard around, this is purely to get some enjoyment and fitness.'
