Non-league star drives 140 miles to WRONG stadium but somehow makes it back in time to score crucial goal

NON-LEAGUE footballer Sam Wright drove 140 miles to the incorrect stadium... earlier helium yet made it to the lucifer and scored.

The Newark Town midfielder misread the team's WhatsApp radical chat up of their crippled against Cambridgeshire-based St Neots FC successful the Premier Division North League Cup.

He drove 140 miles to his opponent's ground, but was past deed with the quality helium was not wherever helium was expected to be.

Manager Luke Parson said: "I got a telephone telephone from him astatine the gathering time, saying, 'Where is everyone?'

"I spoke to him and helium said, 'I've messed up - I americium successful St Neots.'

"We usually conscionable rather aboriginal earlier the lucifer and we knew helium had capable clip to get backmost truthful helium could spell connected the bench."

Wright swiftly turned astir and raced backmost successful clip for the match, but had to beryllium contented being a substitute.

Parson added: "You cognize what lads are like, determination was a spot of ripping into him and saying however tin you beryllium truthful heavy and each this stuff.

"It was each laughter and giggles - I deliberation it volition ever beryllium remembered.

"To beryllium fair, if it was astatine St Neots, we would astir apt person organised a bus.

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"I request to beryllium a spot wiser with the words I enactment successful the group."

Wright ended up coming disconnected the seat successful the 71st infinitesimal of the cupful necktie arsenic Newark came from 3-0 down to triumph 5-3 successful a thrilling clash astatine the YMCA Activity Village football ground.

And the midfielder bagged the past of their 5 goals 15 minutes aft coming connected to headdress a bizarre yet memorable day.