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Captain marvel is showing the way

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 February 2023

Captain marvel

By Andrew Simpson

TALISMAN: Matt Woolley
PIC: Xenia Simpson Photography

Matt Woolley is laying down markers that are unlikely to be moved any time soon.
With his appearances record, which reached 350 last month, the 1874 Northwich midfielder has combined durability with accomplishment like nobody else at his club.
He has been the team’s captain on match day most often, and is the only man to have played a game in every one of the Cheshire outfit’s 10 seasons.
All that, and he’s still only 32.
“Looking at those numbers makes me feel older!” he told The NLP.
“It’s a big deal though, prob...

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