Non-League Paper

CHAOTIC CONTEST ENDS IN BRAWL

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 February 2020

TENSION ALL ROUND: Joshua O’Grady curls in the visitors’ second goal and, inset, a supporter attacks Heather’s Taylor Byrne, sparking the incident that led to the game being abandoned
PICTURE: Garry Griffi ths

Match called off late on after ugly scenes
MIDLAND LEAGUE
By Andy Mitchell
COVENTRY UNITED seem set to miss out on a seven- point cushion at the top after ugly scenes led to the abandonment of their trip to title rivals Heather St John’s.
United led 2-1 when a fan from behind the goal they had been attacking encroached onto the pitch and pushed a Heath...

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