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1294:"Consett try to stop the Spennymoor juggernaut"
1052:"A–Z of 'The Synners' 1945/46 – 2013/14"
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724:. Marske United F.C. Archived from
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850:. Middlesbrough. 13 December 2002
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1084:. Middlesbrough. 28 January 2006
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948:"Alexander paces Stetson"
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565:Alexander signed for
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487:and the out-of-form
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