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Chorley 2-1 Darlington: Jubilant Jacob is the Magpies saviour

CHORLEY made it five wins from six, building on a fine win at Blyth with another Blyth success – this time in the shape of matchwinner Jacob, whose header nine minutes from time settled a tight contest.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 October 2021

By Mike Neild

CHORLEY 2
Hedley (og) 39, Blyth 81
CHORLEY: (4-4-2): Urwin 7, Henley 7, Leather 7, Smith 6, Baines 7; Whitehouse 6, Tomlinson 7 (Goodridge, 84), Calveley 6, Ustabasi 6 (Blakeman, 71, 6), Alli 6 (Blyth, 64, 7), Hall 6) Subs not used: Shenton, Scarborough.

DARLINGTON 1
Cassidy 77
DARLINGTON: (4-4-2): Taylor 6, Griffiths 6, Ellis 8, Storey 6, Hedley 6, Rivers 6, Hatfield 8 (Nelson, 86), Wheatley 7, Dos Santos 6 (Lambert, 71, 6), Cassidy 6, Charman 7. Subs not used: Mondal, Purver, Rose.

HIGHLIGHT: The winning goal by Chorley’s Jacob Blyth
PICTURE: Stefan Willoughby

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