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Matt Badock: Then there were two! National League title race set to go down to the wire

Pitchside at Boreham Wood on Tuesday night, York City manager Stuart Maynard talked about how he expects the National League lead to keep flipping and flopping.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 March 2026

Matt Badock - The NLP’s Editor-At-Large

Pitchside at Boreham Wood on Tuesday night, York City manager Stuart Maynard talked about how he expects the National League lead to keep flipping and flopping.
Wood’s 3-2 win over Maynard’s ten-man Minstermen – just their third defeat of the season and first in 24 games – opened the door for Rochdale to return to the summit with a 3-2win over Brackley Town on the same evening. It moved Jimmy McNulty’s side two points clear, with one game in hand.
February always promised to be a telling month in the National League title outcome – and promotion pict...

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