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West Didsbury & Chorlton aim for Isuzu FA Vase glory

Manchester City’s treble winners lit up the world stage in 2023 but a Step 5 club just six miles down the road is looking to go one better.
West Didsbury & Chorlton players celebrate with fans after beating Rossington Main in the last round

By Andy Mitchell

Manchester City’s treble winners lit up the world stage in 2023, but a Step 5 club just six miles down the road is looking to go one better.

If Pep Guardiola’s multi-million-pound superstars skirt around the south of the city for 20-odd minutes, they might come across West Didsbury & Chorlton, whose own road to Wembley continues with an FA Vase last-32 tie at home to lower-ranked Nelson on Saturday.
But far from being dazzled by the bright lights of the home of football, bullish West boss Paul Marshall’s ambition is not limited to a sunny day trip to north-west London...

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