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kept the ball out as the Wingate peppered their goal – Kargbo finally throwing his head at the
feet of an attacker to finally get the ball clear.
The clip quickly racked up the viewing figures to well over two million. It shows the
power of social media. Hopefully it might even lead to some new fans turning up at their
local club in the future. It’s the sort of commitment to defending we can all appreciate.
Supporters Brave The Elements Every Year - By Hugo Varley
So another festive season has flown by, once again serving up an absolute feast of Non-
League football for us to gorge upon!
As is annual tradition, football fans from up and down the country worked off their Christmas
lunch by marching to Boxing Day games, while a week later,
supporters braved hangovers from the previous night’s antics to back
their teams on New Years’ Day.
A look at the attendance statistics during these two days
demonstrates what an important time of year the Christmas period
is for football fans and clubs alike.
For example, on Boxing Day well over 1,500 Scarborough fans
crammed into the Flamingo Land Stadium to watch their side’s top of the table clash with
South Shields, while a sold out crowd toasted Dulwich Hamlet’s winning return to Champion
Hill.
Records were also smashed on New Year’s Day with Altrincham recording their highest league
attendance since 1970 when Stockport came to visit Moss Lane and well over 2,000 Kettering
fans danced around in absolute ecstasy as Rhys Hoenes nodded home a stoppage time winner
to give the Poppies an injury time victory over AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
The money gained from these increased gate revenues is absolutely vital for clubs across the

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