Non-League Paper

DANNS CAN AS BATTLING PORT GRASP BIG MOMENT

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 February 2026

By Paul Rooney

AFC FYLDE 0

SOUTHPORT 1
Lavelle 87
TED Lavelle’s 87th minute strike at Mill Farm was enough to see Southport into the FA Trophy quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years and send their vast army of travelling supporters into raptures as the full time whistle sounded.
“That was an absolute mammoth effort from the players,” beamed Sandgrounders boss Neil Danns. “We only had two outfield players on the bench and coming to this place is really tough against a very good side.
“On another day we would have players on the bench to ...

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