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CLAPTON ENJOY A DREAM DEBUT

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 August 2026

CLAPTON 3 BENFLEET 0 By Liam Davis

CLAPTON Community FC had a dream FA Cup debut, hammering fellow Essex Senior League side Benfleet in front of a bumper 702 crowd at the Old Spotted Dog.
The home support didn’t have to wait long for a goal as, after 19 minutes, centre-back Adam Sidky hitting a 30-yard stunner into the bottom corner of Benfleet keeper Florent Giblette’s net.
Benfleet should have levelled just before the break when a Gianni Francis corner was headed over from six yards by Jacob Wiggins.
Clapton began to take control and the pressure paid off five minut...

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