MICHAEL Hopkins struck an 88th-minute winner to get North Leigh back on track with a 1-0 win over in-form Wimborne Town in Division 1 South & West.

The left back fired home from eight yards with his right foot after Kieran Sanders’s shot fell invitingly.

There was little to choose between the sides in a tight first half.

Although the game opened up after the break, clear chances were still few and far between until Hopkins bagged his second goal of the season late on.

It was a much-needed response for the Millers, who had turned in their worst performance of the season in losing 1-0 at Swindon Supermarine last weekend.

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They climbed to ninth as a result, leapfrogging Wimborne, who had won nine of their previous ten games in all competitions and host Oxford City in the FA Trophy on Saturday.

  • HEREFORD United have been suspended “from all football activity” by the Football Association after failing to comply with orders laid down by the Independent Regulatory Commission’s Owners’ and Directors’ Test.

The Bulls were demoted from he Conference in June to the Premier Division over unpaid debts.

The club’s majority shareholder, Alan McCarthy, had been charged with acting as an officer of Hereford without written confirmation from the FA to do so.

Hereford, who have beaten Banbury United home and away in the league this season, will be unable to play until they comply with the commission’s demands.

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