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Conn-Clarke debut double

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 October 2025

By Thomas Ridley

CARLISLE UTD 5
BOSTON UTD 2
TWO goals from debutant Chris Conn-Clarke helped Carlisle United hold off a second-half fightback from Boston United as they secured their spot in the FA Cup first round in a seven-goal thriller.
The Cumbrians raced into a three-goal lead in the opening 16 minutes.
The opener came in the sixth minute thanks to David Ajiboye’s first goal for the club as he found the bottom corner with a neat left-footed finish.
The Blues then doubled their lead through Josh Grant’s first for the club as he turned home a Conn-Clarke corner a...

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