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Leek Town 1-0 Scarborough Athletic: Louis Potts pops up to claim upset for the Blues

Leek Town put in a determined and disciplined performance to overcome opponents from a division higher.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 November 2025

Leek Town’s Louis Potts wheels away after his goal

By Dave Burnett

LEEK TOWN 1
Potts 62

SCARBOROUGH ATH 0

Leek Town put in a determined and disciplined performance to overcome opponents from a division higher.

Louis Potts’ composed finish on 62 minutes – combined with defensive resilience – was enough for Leek to extend National League North Scarborough’s run without an FA Trophy victory to 12 seasons.
The opening stages saw Town denied a penalty when Alex Hurst latched onto Potts’ flicked header inside the area and was caught by the challenge of Kieran Weledji but no spot-kick was awarded.
After this scare, Scarborough imposed thems...

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