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BACK TO THE FUTURE FOR VIC OLD BOY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 October 2019

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BACKGROUND: Vics players celebrate and inset, Michael Clarke (left) challenges for the ball while at Stockport
PICTURE: PA Images

MICHAEL Clarke joined Northwich Victoria laden with expectation on young shoulders.
It was 2011, and their goal-shy attack needed a forward to put that right. When he departed five years later, a stay punctuated by an unhappy spell at Rushall, his transition to an imposing and reliable defender impressed suitors Stockport County.
“I’d never have played in the National League if I carried on up front!” he qui...

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