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Oxford city 1-3 South Shields: First half performance enough for Mariners

Three first-half goals helped South Shields beat Oxford City in the clash of first versus third.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 November 2026

By Patrick Lock

SOUTH SHIELDS 3
Onanaye 18, 37, Blackett 19
Three first-half goals helped South Shields beat Oxford City in the clash of first versus third.
South Shields manager Mike Williamson was full of praise for his side.
Phenomenal
“We started off really well, we knew if we could break their initial press, we could hurt them on the top line, and the boys were phenomenal the first half hour,” he said.
But Oxford City boss Ross Jenkins was far from pleased: “We gave them the win today, very unlike us defensively,
"and when you give a team like South Shields three goals like we ...

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