National League North

Greaves inspires a vital victory

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
29 October 2017

By Craig Phillips
FC UNITED 2
NUNEATON TOWN 1
FC UNITED responded to a turbulent week off the pitch with victory – and spoiled Dino Maamria’s first game in permanent charge of fellow strugglers Nuneaton Town.
The Red Rebels parted ways with their only manager in their 12 year history, Karl Marginson, on Tuesday but popular striker Tom Greaves took on the role of caretaker and got the three points they needed.
Greaves looked like he had opened the scoring in the first half but his effort was ruled offside, just before Jason Gilchrist took advantage of poor marking to head the hom...

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