Northern Premier League

DIV 1 EAST

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 March 2026

DUNSTON 2 SILSDEN 1
By Callum Pattison

DUNSTON bounced back from successive defeats with an excellent comeback victory.
The away side started brightly and got off to the perfect start when Myles La Bastide beat Chris McDonald before curling a wonderful effort into the top corner from just inside the area.
In the second half, Dunston turned on the afterburners, with Fin Neary coming close on two occasions only to be denied by Tommy Brown.
Jon McDonald made two big changes which proved decisive as Josh Donaldson returned from months on the sidelines and Regan Paterson made his debut...

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