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CLIFTON IN ACTION AT BOTH ENDS FOR TULIPS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 March 2025

STOURBRIDGE 0 SPALDING UTD 1
By Nick Pullen

SPALDING snapped up the points to keep their promotion prospects alive thanks to a solitary James Clifton goal that resulted from the best move of the match.
A forgettable first half saw chances at a premium for either side, although it was Stourbridge who went closest to breaking the deadlock when the seasoned Tyrone Barnett had a shot blocked on the Tulips’ line by full-back Clifton.
Early Stourbridge substitute Kain Ryan was also out of luck when he could only watch as Spalding keeper Aaron Chapman turned his goal-bound header ov...

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