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HILLS ARE ALIVE FOR FINAL BID

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
3 May 2026

By David Lawrence

MALVERN Town manager Lee Hooper wants his players to use the heartache of losing last season’s Southern League Division One South play-off final to spur them on in Monday’s decider at home to Shaftesbury.
The Hillsiders beat Bishops Cleeve in Wednesday’s semi-final, former Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle striker Ryan Brunt scoring in extra time to secure a 2-1 win.
A dramatic semi-final saw skipper Joe Tumelty open the scoring for Malvern direct from a corner midway through the second half only for the visitors to level on 89 minutes through Jake...

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