Non-League Paper

I’LL GET SHRIMP COCKTAIL RIGHT!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 May 2026

LAKELAND PLAYER TRAWL
ADAM LAKELAND says recruiting players with the resilience to stand tall in the Morecambe spotlight will be key to making a swift return to Non-League’s top table.
By Matt Badcock

BIG SUPPORT: Adam Lakeland, below, needs players to cope with expectations at Morecambe
PICTURE: Joe Gaskell

The 41-year-old left FC Halifax Town, who he guided to an impressive eighth-place finish in his first season, to drop down to the National League North with the relegated Shrimps.
It’s done so with the belief he can be the man to revitalise a club that has three r...

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