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BARDS PREPARING A TITLE CHLLENGE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 January 2025

By David Lawrence

STRATFORD T 2
James 9, Joshua 66

HALESOWEN T 0

GAME OVER: Stratford’s Kevin Joshua scores his side’s second goal
PICTURE: Gustavo Pantano

STRATFORD TOWN head coach Paul Davis admitted that goals at the right time had helped nullify Halesowen’s goalscoring threat after his side claimed the double over their fellow high-flyers.
An early Owen James effort and a first for the club from Kevin Joshua on the hour were enough to secure the win and lift the Bards up to second in the table, one place above their visitors.
“That was a prop...

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