Man of the match Derek Campbell, Mike Prpich, Phil Hill, Wes Jarvis, Matt Towe and Jason Silverthorn notched one each for the visitors.

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Meantime their Black Country counterparts, chaired by the managing director of Hadley Industries Stewart Towe, chose a 226 acre site on the north eastern outskirts of Wolverhampton near the M54.

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