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TROPHY GAVE US A BASE FOR THE FUTURE

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By Matt Badcock

PICTURE: Michael Ripley

DAVID VERUS GOLIATH: Bognor Regis, in green and white, finally succumbed to Grimsby Town. Inset, Nantwich Town boss Phil Parkinson
NO-ONE remembers the losing semi-finalists, so the saying goes.
But that’s not the case at The NLP. Last season, Step 3 clubs Nantwich Town and Bognor Regis Town reached the final four of the FA Trophy.
Ultimately, the Evo-Stik NPL Premier Dabbers lost to eventual winners FC Halifax Town, while the Ryman Premier Rocks fell over two legs to Grimsby Town.
We caught up with the duo’s bosses a year on to see how...

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