Non-League Paper

SIMON SAYS JOY AT LAST

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 May 2026

WESTFIELD 0 HANWORTH VILLA 2
SIMON Haughney admitted ‘relief’ was the overriding emotion after Hanworth Villa made it third time lucky to clinch promotion.
By John Lyons

After winning promotion from Combined Counties Premier Division North as ‘Invincibles’ in 2021-22, the Middlesex club lost to Walton & Hersham in the play-off final the following season before suffering the same outcome at Uxbridge last year.
However, the third-placed side put all that heartache behind them with an impressive two-nil win at runners-up Westfield in Sunday’s final. G...

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