Braintree Town

Iron Hearts are at home

You’ll find fewer places harder to get a result this season than Braintree Town’s Cressing Road.

Tipped as potential strugglers in National League South, the Iron have surprised everyone to emerge as one of Step 2’s surprise packages – and that is in no small part to their resilient home form.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 March 2023

By Hugo Varley

TREE- MENDOUS! Braintree Town are in the surprise packages in National League South this season

YOU’LL find fewer places harder to get a result this season than Braintree Town’s Cressing Road.
Tipped as potential strugglers in National League South, the Iron have surprised everyone to emerge as one of Step 2’s surprise packages – and that is in no small part to their resilient home form.
Angelo Harrop’s plucky underdogs went into yesterday’s clash with Weymouth third in the table and still without a home defeat in the league all season.
No wonder boss Harrop is beaming ...

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