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Lofty Leafe just keep on climbing

Kelly Waters has admitted AFC Whyteleafe surprised even themselves by winning yet another promotion.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 May 2026

By Matthew Nash

AFC WHYTELEAFE
Kelly Waters has admitted AFC Whyteleafe surprised even themselves by winning yet another promotion.
Leafe defeated AFC Croydon Athletic 5-4 on penalties at Mayfields last Friday, after a 1-1 draw in their Isthmian South East play-off final, to secure a fifth elevation since the phoenix club formed in 2021.
Their latest triumph – having finished fourth and beaten Jersey Bulls to reach the final – is the more remarkable given the former Whyteleafe, folded five years ago, never reached Step 3 in their 75-year history.
And chairman Waters, who this week announced...

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