Northern Premier League

DIV 1 MIDLANDS

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 December 2025

LICHFIELD CITY 0 COLESHILL TN 2
By Will Whyte

■ COLESHILL returned to the play-offs places following a third successive win and swap places with Lichfield as a result. The visitors dominated the opening period and went closest to scoring when Alex McSkeane’s volley brushed an upright.
However, they were grateful to goalkeeper Cam Belford for saving Kieran Francis’ spot-kick.
The outcome was different in the second half when Ben Usher-Shipway steered in a penalty.
Usher-Shipway then produced a moment of brilliance to settle the outcome, evading Jimmy Elkes’...

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