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Diary of a Ground Hopper: South Leeds 1-1 Maltby

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 February 2025

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
SOUTH LEEDS 1 MALTBY MAIN 1

I plan a bonus game this week; a rare Wednesday night out. The Fox and Pencilman scuttled off to this new Northern Counties East club while I was away, so I am taking the opportunity to visit for this night fixture against Maltby Main to pull it back.
Traffic is heavy up a dark and damp M1.
Having left oodles of time for the journey, I pull up at the John Charles Centre for Sport and try and find the right place in the huge complex.
There’s a three-hour maximum stay in the main car park but a bit of searching reveals an unrestricted car par...

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