National League North & South

Paul does his homework

School’s nearly out for Paul Michael – and the Merthyr Town boss is convinced they’ve learnt plenty of lessons from their first crack at National League North.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 July 2026

School's nearly out for Paul Michael – and the Merthyr Town boss is convinced they’ve learnt plenty of lessons from their first crack at National League North.
By Matt Badcock

The Martyrs arrived at Step 2 last summer after winning the Southern Premier South title in style.
And they more than made the jump up with an impressive first-half showing.
Ultimately – not helped by mid-season departures of top scorer Ricardo Rees to Forest Green and Newport County swooping for midfielder Cole Jarvis – results in the second half of the season dropped off.
It meant they missed out on the play-offs ...

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