Northern Premier League

JOHNSON IS ON TARGET AS MORPETH TREAT FANS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 March 2022

MORPETH TOWN 2 ASHTON UNITED 0
By Ross Jackson

MORPETH Town eased to a comfortable win over Ashton United to the delight of new fans at Craik Park.
After giving away tickets to schoolchildren in the build-up to the Non-League Day clash, Morpeth put on a show in front of a crowd of 624 and should, in truth, have won by a larger margin.
Andrew Johnson scored his 21st of the campaign in the 31st minute. In typical fashion, he cut in off the left flank before arcing a shot into the far corner.
A deserved lead was doubled by the Highwaymen nine minutes later when Liam Henderson stooped low ...

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