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VETERAN COTTRELL SAVOURS RO GLORY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 May 2026

By Andrew Simpson

AVRO
FOR Jake Cottrell, helping Chorley back to Non-League’s top tier again in 2019 after 30 years away was one thing.
Leading Avro to a historic promotion on the day he turned 38 last weekend, following an emphatic 4-2 victory against Stalybridge Celtic in the Northern Premier League West Division play-offs final, was just as sweet.
“It’s up there among my best moments in football – no question,” he told The NLP. “I’ll be honest, I found it touching to see the pure happiness it brought to people.
“As a player, y...

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