Northern Premier League

It’s Christmas glee for play-off chasing Clee

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 December 2025

CLEETHORPES TOWN 2 WORKINGTON 1
By David Simpson

A HARD-FOUGHT encounter on a cold East coast was ultimately deservedly won by the hosts.
Goals from Brad Abbott and Billy Whitehouse out Cleethorpes in charge before Keelan Leslie quickly pulled one back for struggling Workington.
Town started by far the best and nearly opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Topscorer Josh Walker rose highest but his glancing header flashed just over the crossbar.
It came as no real surprise to a good-sized festive crowd when Cleethorpes moved ahead. There was certainly an element of luck involved, a...

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