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South Shields 4-1 Grantham Town: In-form Mariners have Palmer’s men all at sea

SOUTH Shields dropped their first points in a midweek draw with FC United but swiftly returned to winning ways.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
29 August 2021

By Tom Simmonds

SOUTH SHIELDS 4
Tee 3, Morse 22, Massanka 74, Hodgson 78

GRANTHAM TN 1
Williamson 69

SUPER SAM: South Shields’ Sam Hodgson celebrates the fourth
PICTURE: Daniel Prince

SOUTH Shields dropped their first points in a midweek draw with FC United but swiftly returned to winning ways.
Grantham Town slumped to a fourth straight defeat during which they have shipped 17 goals.
South Shields are now joint-top of the NPL Premier and manager Graham Fenton said: “It was a game of two halves, pretty good first half and a little bit frustrating second half. We eased off and I think the...

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