Hashtag United secured promotion in their first season in non-league football with a game to spareIf Hashtag United are now just eight years away from the Premier League, then they already have the YouTube following to match. A 1-1 draw with Hackney Wick on Wednesday saw the Tags secure the Eastern Counties League Division One South title in their first season in the English football pyramid. After growing from an exhibition side, set up by YouTube star Spencer Owen in 2016, to a semi-professional outfit, promotion means Hashtag United will be playing in the ninth tier next season. From there, they will have to progress through one of the Isthmian League Division One leagues, the Isthmian League Premier Division, National League South and the National League before becoming a football league side. One of their players has already made it to the football league - with 18-year-old Scott Pollock signed up by League Two side Northampton Town and making his professional debut earlier this year.

Source: BBC April 18, 2019 09:45 UTC