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DIV 1 WEST

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 August 2025

By Dave Law

TRAFFORD 1
DARLASTON TN 2
DESPITE making a lightning fast start to the game, Trafford fell to a disappointing defeat at the hands of a superbly organised Town side.
The hosts took the lead after just 46 seconds when Matt Davies bundled the ball home after good approach play by Ryley Smith and Josh Woods.
Darlo levelled in the 22nd minute when Harry Chesterton curled a fine shot past Ollie Culkin from 20 yards and Chesterton struck again 12 minutes later when he rounded off a quick break down the right with a clinical finish.
The game almost finished in sensational fashi...

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