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GROCOTT HERO FOR THE BLUES

DIV 1 WEST
By Dave Burnett

RUNCORN LINN 0
LEEK TOWN 1 Grocott 62
LEEK claimed a precious three points in their promotion quest with a smash-and-grab victory over a Runcorn side who had held a bit of an hoodoo sign over them in recent seasons.
Captain Marc Grocott capped a fine personal performance with the only goal of the game in the 62nd minute. Runcorn will justifi ably feel aggrieved at getting nothing from the game after hitting the woodwork twice through Jamie Rainford and Matty Birchall, and also seeing Grocott clear a header off the line, in a rather untidy first half the ...

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