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NORTON FORCED TO QUIT

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 June 2017

HOOK NORTON have quit the Hellenic League through lack of finances and manpower.
Chairman Mike Barlow said that the decision to pull the Oxfordshire village club out of Division One West was largely due to him being the last committee member.
He said: “In recent years it has become increasingly difficult to fund our membership at this level, and is now nearly impossible.
“In addition, I am the sole remaining member of our committee, and there has been insufficient willingness from other people to step forward and help to perform the significant administrative tasks needed to kee...

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