Northern Premier League

WITTON ALBION 0 TRAFFORD 1

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 March 2023

DIV 1 WEST
By Andy Simpson

■ IT WAS history repeated for Trafford as Mike Burke was their match-winner again at Witton Albion’s expense.
His finish was clinical on the hour after being sent clear by a teammate, escaping the pursuing Ben Harrison before nudging the ball past goalkeeper Ollie Martin and rolling home.
It secured a sixth successive victory for Danny Caldecott’s side, and they closed to within three points of a promotion play-off place as a reward.
Burke, decisive too in this season’s previous meeting between the teams, ought to have put Traf...

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