Non-League Paper

WESTERN LEAGUE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 February 2026

■ JACK Baxter’s superb strike set Buckland Athletic on the way to a 2-0 victory at Newquay in the only game to survive the weather.
The fifth-placed Bucks took advantage of the decimated fixture list to close the gap on the top four with an impressive win on the road.
The victory saw the visitors complete a league double over the Peppermints, having beaten them 3-1 in the reverse fixture on the opening day of the season.
There was little to choose between the sides during a goalless first half.
But the Bucks went ahead within two minutes of the restart, Baxter firing i...

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