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Anstey Nomads 4-0 Stratford Town: Magic of Liam Murphy fires up Nomads

A Liam Murphy hat-trick helped a rampant Anstey Nomads side sink Stratford Town as they ran riot in the Isuzu FA Trophy.

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 October 2025

Anstey Nomad’s Ronnie Kokkinos celebrates firing home the final goal of the game

By Alex Raeburn

ANSTEY N’MADS 4

Murphy 9, 47, 62, Kokkinos 83
STRATFORD T 0

A Liam Murphy hat-trick helped a rampant Anstey Nomads side sink Stratford Town as they ran riot in the Isuzu FA Trophy.
An early header from Murphy and three second-half goals were enough for the Leicestershire minnows to produce an incredible cup upset as they progressed to the next round.
“They’re in the league above doing well, I think they’ve won their last three and they only had one shot,” said Anstey manager Tony Blanchard.
“We’ve been struggling to score and today to score four says a lot, we could have g...

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