Non-League Paper

Good Fowkes’ happy Christmas

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 December 2025

HALESOWEN TN 1 LEISTON 2
By Dave Johnson

A FIRST-half brace from Ben Fowkes ended Halesowen’s unbeaten run.
Leiston took a 15th-minute lead when home goalkeeper Dan Platt made a great save after Adam Mills advanced down the left but Fowkes turned home the rebound.
The visitors doubled their lead in the 28th minute after Joao Rangel ran from his own half and although his deflected, looping shot was brilliantly clawed out by Platt, Fowkes was first to react again to smack home another rebound for 2-0.
Halesowen caused little first-half danger and it was Leiston’s Fr...

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