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CLEETHORPES TN 0 BISHOP AUCKLAND 1

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 November 2024

DIV 1 EAST
By David Simpson

■ BISHOP Auckland shocked the divisional leaders with a battling win on the East coast.
It was a hard-fought contest and Dan Gallimore came closest to opening the scoring for Cleethorpes with a cross-shot. Brad Abbott also nearly registered for the home outfit, but fired into the side-netting.
The only goal of an absorbing afternoon arrived in added time at the end of the first period. Dane Burlace delivered a perfect corner and Joe Bartliff ghosted in front of a defender to fire in from the edge of the six-yard box. Town largely dominated after th...

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