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Fleet’s Wright on track

It’s not all that long ago that Benfleet were hit with an eviction notice – now they’re revived and creating history after reaching Step 5 for the first time in their history.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 April 2024

Fleet’s Wright

By Fergus Brennan

IT’S NOT all that long ago that Benfleet were hit with an eviction notice – now they’re revived and creating history after reaching Step 5 for the first time in their history.
The Essex club only entered the National League System in 2018-19 but continue to climb after winning the Eastern Counties League Division One title.
And no-one is more surprised at their rapid rise than chairman Dan Wright, who admits the club’s success has come sooner than anyone expected.
“We’ve worked out way up having played 90-odd years as an amateur club,” Wright told The NLP.
“In truth, we’...

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