Northern Premier League

Hopper has the first and only word

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 March 2026

WORKINGTON 1 RUSHALL OLYMP’ 0
By Steve Durham

DAN Hopper’s fourth-minute finish saw Workington’s great escape bid gather momentum against Rushall, while results elsewhere went in their favour.
The Cumbrians had to grind out a third successive home win in very different circumstances to the previous week against fellow strugglers Morpeth.
There, they needed an 88th-minute Luke Hunter contribution but on this occasion, had their winner wrapped up inside four minutes.
Hopper headed home in style from Kai Nugent’s corner, proving the only goal in a mediocre...

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