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KENT LEGEND FOLEY WAS A FRIEND TO ALL

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 April 2020

TRIBUTES: Paul Foley

TRIBUTES have flooded in for Kent favourite Paul Foley, who died on Friday at the age of 48.
Foley, who turned out for a number of clubs in the county during the late 90s and early 2000s, was diagnosed with a brain stem cell tumour in September 2012.
Two of his former clubs, Maidstone United and Ramsgate, took part in a benefit match in his honour in June 2018, demonstrating his popularity wherever he played.
Jim Ward, who managed Foley at both clubs, told Kentish Football: “I was a very fortunate manager to have Paul Foley in my team at Ramsgate and then also ...

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