National League North

Martyrs kill off Magpies’ proud record

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 October 2025

CHORLEY 0 MERTHYR TOWN 2
By Mike Nield

TEN-MAN Chorley fell to defeat against Merthyr Town to end the Magpies’ 20game unbeaten domestic home record.
A brace from The Martyrs’ talisman Ricardo Rees punished the hosts after Adam Blakeman’s first-half red card.
The Martyrs dominated possession throughout the first period and made their advantage count after Chorley went down to ten.
Right on the stroke of half-time, a long ball from Will Spiers found Rees, who finished quite brilliantly past Matt Urwin from a tight angle.
Their second goal came from the penalty s...

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