National League North

Clayton Donaldson puts York City on their way to comfy victory

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 February 2022

BLYTH SPARTANS 0 YORK CITY 3
By James Noble

Clayton Donaldson, Jack McKay and Paddy McLaughlin scored as York City completed a hat-trick of wins over Blyth Spartans this season.
Having won the October reverse 4-0 and a home FA Trophy tie 1-0, this Croft Park success brought a welcome return to form for the Minstermen.
There was one warning before the scoring was opened when McKay’s 15th-minute header from Scott Barrow’s cross went wide. Eleven minutes later, the unmarked Donaldson nodded in Mitch Hancox’s far-post cross and the second swiftly followed.
In a virtual carbon copy of his earlie...

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