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THE CHURCHTHE ARE SINGING

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 December 2018

CLUB FOCUS ALVERCHURCH FC

CHURCH GOERS: Alvechurch supporters have celebrated back to back promotions and inset, manager Ian Long
PICTURE: Garry Griffiths

By HUGO VARLEY

SEVENTEEN miles south of Birmingham, an unexpected footballing revolution is quietly blossoming in the village of Alvechurch.
The Midlands side have taken the Non-League pyramid by storm in recent years, winning back-to-back promotions, with a possible hat-trick still on the cards.
This remarkable run of success has taken most onlookers by surprise, not least the club’s chairman Richard Thorndike.
“The ...

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