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BARDS’ WIN COMES AT A HEAVY COST AFTER INJURY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 November 2025

STRATFORD TN 2 LEISTON 1
By David Lawrence

A LEWIS ISON bullet header and a well-worked Jack Storer effort either side of half-time were enough to hand Stratford Town victory over visitors Leiston.
But it came at a price with Storer ending up in hospital following a challenge midway through the second half which left the influential playmaker with a knee injury.
Stratford had the better of the opening half and took the lead six minutes before the interval when Ison rose to crash a header past visiting keeper Billy Johnson from Fin Brennan’s corner.
The Bards doubled their le...

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