Non-League Paper

THE WOOD STAND TALL THANKS TO NORCROSS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 August 2021

By John Brindley

DOUBLE TOP: Will Norcross and Lewis Belgrave celebrate the latter’s winner
PICTURE: Chris Hyslop

SHEFFIELD 1
Newsham 32
SHERWOOD C 2
Belgrave 21, Norcross 79
AN OUTSTANDING goal from Will Norcross capped an historic day for Sherwood Colliery as the new boys on the block shocked the originals in front of the BBC TV cameras.
Norcross took on the Sheffield defence in an individual run, before netting the winning goal in the 79th minute.
The victory took the visitors through to the first qualifying round of the FA Cup for the first time in their brief 13-year hist...

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