FA Trophy

Liam proud to see it through

Liam McDonald took pride in the way Stourbridge navigated a tricky FA Trophy tie that may not have happened – even if the reward was not exactly what he wanted.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
13 October 2024

ISUZU FA TROPHY
By Andy Mitchell

MIXED EMOTIONS: Stourbridge’s Jai Verma, left, and Alex Bradley encountered a difficult afternoon in the last round
PICTURE: Garry Griffiihts

BOSS Liam McDonald took pride in the way Stourbridge navigated a tricky FA Trophy tie that may not have happened – even if the reward was not exactly what he wanted.
Last Saturday’s third qualifying round tie with Matlock Town was thrown into doubt when visiting historian and statistician Mick Thorpe suffered a cardiac arrest before the match and had to be airlifted to hospital.
Thankfully, the efforts of two off-du...

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