Northern Premier League

NORTH SHIELDS 0 BRIGHOUSE TOWN 0

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 October 2022

DIV 1 EAST
By David Foy

■ A DRAB affair greeted the sunshine in the North East as both settle for a share of the points on offer. Neither side got into any kind of rhythm in the first half with the football spending more time in the air than on the grass.
While the Robins had more than the lion’s share of possession, it was Jack Normanton of Brighouse stinging the fingers of goalkeeper Finlay Hodgson shooting across him.
The second half saw an improvement from Shields, but again not much was created.
Cameron Cunningham and Tom Haigh worked hard in midfi...

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