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DIARY OF A GROUND HOPPER: Southwell City 1-1 AFC Dunkirk

The Foxmobile draws up outside my house right on time. Inside sits Pencilman for the relatively short journey to Southwell City.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 May 2022

TUESDAY, MAY 2
SOUTHWELL CITY 1 AFC DUNKIRK 1
THE Foxmobile draws up outside my house right on time. Inside sits Pencilman for the relatively short journey to Southwell City.
The Zebs have recently moved from their quaint Memorial Ground to a new facility in Brinkley, a few miles from the centre of the historic city centre.
The game is kicking off at 5.30pm, allowing a few Groundhoppers to pull in a double header on this Bank Holiday Monday. The club is expecting a decent-sized crowd for their crowning as champions of the Nottinghamshire Senior League, Premier Division.
After an enforced ...

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