FA Trophy

Morpeth Town 4-3 Boston United: Highwaymen steal slice of history in a thriller

Morpeth Town made the last-16 of the FA Trophy for the first time in their 128-year history with a thrilling victory over Boston United at Craik Park.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 January 2022

MORPETH TOWN 4 BOSTON UNITED 3
By Ross Jackson

MORPETH Town made the last-16 of the FA Trophy for the first time in their 128-year history with a thrilling victory over Boston United at Craik Park.
Photo: George Davidson
An outstanding contest ebbed and flowed as the Highwaymen went toe-to-toe with their National League North opponents.
Boston started the brighter of the two and took the lead in the ninth minute when Jake Wright Jnr tapped in from a yard out after Danny Elliott had taken advantage of indecision in the Town defence.
Morpeth settled into the game and rallied, turning the game...

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