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ROVERS HANDED A REPRIEVE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 June 2025

GODMANCHESTER Rovers have been reprieved from relegation from United Counties Premier South, writes ROBIN JONES.
The club won only four of their 36 league games next season, finishing bottom, but still technically above Cogenhoe United, who quit the league before the season started.
They have been spared the drop after Hinckley Leicester Road entered voluntary liquidation, saving Rugby Town from relegation from NPL Midlands to Step 5.
The FA’s decision announced on Monday brought disappointment to Sleaford Town, who finished second from bottom of United Counties Premier North...

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