Non-League Paper

MILLY’S MEN ON A HAPPY HALIDAY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 May 2023

By Jon Couch at Wembley

FC HALIFAX TOWN 1
Cooke 43

GATESHEAD 0

SHAY SPRAY AWAY: FC Halifax Town’s players celebrate with the FA Trophy
PICTURE: Garry Griffiths

AS cup finals go, it was hardly a classic, but FC Halifax Town boss Chris Millington didn’t care a jot after steering the Shaymen to a second FA Trophy success in seven years.
Unfortunately for the neutrals in a 27,374 Wembley crowd, it was a sloppy mistake as opposed to a moment of magic which settled this rather drab contest – midfielder Jamie Cooke charging down goalkeeper James Montgomery ...

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