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SUMAS SET TO GO BACK TO THEIR ROOTS

By Andrew Blatt

A FAMOUS name from the footballing past could soon be reappearing in Non-League football.
Wokingham Town was formed way back in 1875 but disappeared in 2004 when it merged with Emmbrook Sports to form Wokingham & Emmbrook FC.
Wokingham Town led a nomadic existence after being forced to sell its Finchampstead Road home to property developers in 1999 to settle spiralling debts.
The club reached the FA Cup first round in November 1982, the quarter finals of the FA Amateur Cup in 1958, and the semi-finals of the FA Trophy in 1988.
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