Northern Premier League

Quick-fire double key after Abbott’s red card

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
7 September 2025

By Steve Wood

FC UNITED OF M’CHESTER 2
CLEETHORPES TOWN 0
CLEETHORPES’ captain Bradley Abbott’s second-half dismissal proved decisive, as FC United took advantage to remain top of the table with a 2-0 home victory.
The visitors began fast out of the blocks and created the game’s first chance when a defensive mix-up let Nicholas Walker in, though Dan Atherton recovered well to push the ball out for a corner.
Joshua Walker headed over from a corner five minutes later as The Owls continued to dominate in the final third, despite FC’s defences.
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