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Clitheroe 1-1 York City (Clitheroe win 4-3 on pens): Sean salutes Blues heroes

Sean McConville had to hold back the tears as his Clitheroe heroes knocked out National League big guns York City of the FA Trophy in front of a sell-out 2,000 crowd.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 December 2025

By Fabio Passerini

CLITHEROE 1
Creech 89
(Clitheroe win 4-3 on pens)

YORK CITY 1
Pearce 90+9

DETERMINED: Clitheroe’s Cameron Lancaster clears the danger
PICTURE: Matthew Appleby

Sean McConville had to hold back the tears as his Clitheroe heroes knocked out National League big guns York City of the FA Trophy in front of a sell-out 2,000 crowd.
Substitute Leon Creech sent the Loom loft Stadium into raptures after firing the Step 4 Blues into an 89th-minute lead, only for the National League’s top scorer Ollie Pearce to equalise with the last kick of the game, in the NINTH minute of stopp...

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