Northern Premier League

Turner prises victory for Steels at the last

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 December 2025

LEEK TOWN 1 STOCKSBRIDGE PARK ST 2
By Dave Burnett

LEEK TOWN were dragged deeper into the dogfight of the lower reaches of the NPL Premier league table after a late defeat at home to Stocksbridge who snatched a dramatic win in the 92nd minute thanks to Kurtis Turner’s clinical strike.
Victory meant the visitors cut the gap to two points on Leek, who sit just above the drop zone.
In a scrappy opening period the visitors were the more lively side and took the lead when Luke Rawson’s low effort was only parried by goalkeeper Josh Ollerenshaw into the path of Jack Tinker t...

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