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Final Whistle

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 August 2026

by Chris Towers

NORTH FERRIBY 2 ST HELENS 2 FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND
orth Ferriby is a quiet, residential village sitting on the Humber estuary, a place known for its old bronze age plank boats, an important part of the town’s ancient maritime history.
I walked its leafy lanes on a golden summer’s day, saw high hedges, as the nearby Humber bridge glowed in the sun, just a short stroll from the village and North Ferriby FC’s ground, resplendent with manicured green squares for a pitch.
The whole place looking like a model railway display with a compact match box...

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