Northern Premier League

MARINERS REMAIN RIDING HIGH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 September 2018

MATLOCK TOWN 0 SOUTH SHIELDS 3
By Ian Richardson
SOUTH Shields stayed top of the table after securing their fifth win on the spin.
By contrast, it was struggling’s Matlock’s fifth loss in a row. Matlock, under the new management of Dave Frecklington, brought in four debutants and for the opening 39 minutes were well in contention but then the visitors attacked down the left and home goalkeeper Richard Walton could not hold David Foley’s shot, leaving Gavin Cogdon to slot in the loose ball from close range.
Three minutes later, Shields doubled the lead when Josh Gillies was...

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