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WILKINSON INSPIRES IMPRESSIVE CANARIES

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 November 2026

By Max Bradfield

LEIGHTON TOWN 1
HITCHIN TOWN 3
AN UTTERLY uninspiring Leighton Town kicked off a winnable stretch of matches with a bleak performance on an equally grim autumn weekend.
While Remembrance was the key word ahead of kick-off, it was destined to be another forgettable afternoon for Andy Leese’s outfit.
The visitors Hitchin hit the front in the 29th minute. Former Leighton man Jamie Breen floated up a tempting ball from the left, and Toby Syme made no mistake with his header at the back post.
The men in red and white momentarily found a way back in after the br...

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