SOUTH Shields’ players certainly liked to grab hold of their opponents’ shirts when they visited Witton Albion at Wincham Park on Saturday.

Even when they hit the deck, as in the picture below, they still kept hold with Albion striker James Hooper ending up on the turf too.

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Karl Brooks Photography’s collection of images from the Northern Premier League encounter included others of a shirt-grabbing nature.

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Northern Premier League Premier Division title favourites South Shields, a full-time professional club, ran out 1-0 winners.