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DIV 1 SOUTH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 August 2026

By Avril Lancaster

SHAFTESBURY 7
BIDEFORD 2
SHAFTESBURY picked their first points of the season with a seven-goal haul against a
Bideford AFC side that picked up their first point on Tuesday night.
The Robins took the lead when Javan Wright found Ryan Turner who put the ball past Rhomey Ashby-Hammond after three minutes. Sonny Pike picked out Harry Baker to level in the 14th minute. Ten minutes later Alefe Santos put the Rockies ahead and Pike headed in Louis Sweeten’s corner with 38 minutes played.
Dawid Regula furthered the lead on the hour with Turner heading Bideford b...

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