It was a comfortable 3-1 win for Newark Town who defeated Birstall United at home in front of 178 people. The United Counties Division One clash saw The Blues’ captain Lewis Chambers step up and net two against the team who were responsible for knocking the side out of the playoffs last season. Chambers opened up the scoring with a powerful header in the 15th minute to put the hosts ahead. The score was the only goal in the first-half and Newark came off at the break up 1-0. Birstall came out in the early stages of the second-half determined to tie the game up and in the 55th minute they equal…
