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VITAL TO PICK UP GAMES

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 July 2018

EDUCATION: Jordan Pickford in action against Belgium and inset, for Darlington alongside Tom Pope in his Bury Town days
PICTURE: Action Images

HOW valuable can match-time in Non-League be for young goalkeepers? Well, it certainly hasn’t done Jordan Pickford and Nick Pope any harm!
England No.1 Pickford had loan stints at Darlington and Alfreton in his Sunderland days, while Three Lions backup keeper Pope, who started out with Bury Town, had temporary spells with Harrow Borough, Welling United, Cambridge United and Aldershot Town while at Charlton. They have proven how impo...

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