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Magpies succumb to their relegation fate

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 April 2026

By Martyn Leach

HUNGERFORD’S survival hopes were already over but Dorchester’s were finally extinguished after a goalless stalemate at Bulpit Lane – a match that rarely threatened to spark into life and ultimately reflected why both sides have struggled all season.
Dorchester carved out the clearest opening of the first half when Wayne Robinson burst through the middle, only to see his low strike hit the post. It was the one moment of genuine quality in an otherwise cagey opening spell.
The game’s most controversial incident came soon after. Hungerford mi...

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