Non-League Paper

NOW SHIELDS CAN PUSH ON

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 June 2026

SOUTH Shields have been backed to push for promotion into the National League against next season – by the manager that has just left them to join League Two newcomers Rochdale.
By Mark Carruthers

Ian Watson enjoyed a largely positive 12 months at Mariners Park since succeeding former manager Elliott Dickman last summer with the progress he coaxed out of his squad attracting attention from League One, League Two and National League clubs.
After inheriting a side that ended the previous season in the bottom eight of the National League North table, Watson’s new-look squ...

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