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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 March 2026

DOWNHAM TOWN 1 GRAYS ATHLETIC 0
By Brian Macdonald

■HARLEY Murkin was the match-winner as Downham Town returned to winning ways with a gritty victory over Grays Athletic at the Memorial Field.
The win brought an end to a frustrating five-game run without success.
In what marked stand-in boss Craig Dickson’s first game back in charge on home soil, Town produced a disciplined and determined display.
The decisive moment arrived ten minutes before the break when Murkin struck the only goal of the game. Murkin has now scored twice in Town’s last three home games after a...

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