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POWFIL POWERS ROVERS ROMP!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 September 2026

By Darren Whiley

ENTERTAINMENT: ★★★★★
DIV 1 CENTRAL
BARTON ROVERS 4
HADLEY 3
BARTON Rovers edged to victory in a seven-goal thriller against Hadley.
Rovers made the perfect start after six minutes. Murphy Culkin’s free-kick found Kian Wilkes who headed them in front, and Powfil Raposo soon doubled the lead.
Barton Rovers continued to dominate and added a third in the 35th minute, Tyrone Shiham bundling the ball home.
Hadley pulled two goals back through Finley Aldridge and Jordan Edwards but Raposo restored the Rovers’ two-goal a...

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