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BRICKS BRUISE BLUES AGAIN…

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

DIV 1 CENTRAL
WARE 2 HADLEY 3
By Stephen King

HADLEY continue to have the jinx on Ware.
With Max Woodford recalled by Stevenage, under-18 keeper Logan Timothy returned for his second game in the first team.
Miscommunication with his defenders led to Ware conceding early on, but the hosts had the better of the first half and equalised through Josh Hutchinson’s first goal for the club.
And yet Hadley recovered the lead just before the break.
Hadley’s third at the start of the second half seemed to suck the life out of Ware’s game, but three substitutions halfwa...

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