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Town are so proud to create cup first

Harleston Town were born in 1885 – this week the Emirates FA Cup rolled into the Norfolk parish for the first time in their 138-year history.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 August 2023

By Matt Badcock

IT’S OURS! Danny Crow’s Harleston Town management team
PICTURES: Getty & The FA

HARLESTON TOWN were born in 1885 – this week the Emirates FA Cup rolled into the Norfolk parish for the first time in their 138-year history.
The Eastern Counties Premier Division side made their debut in football’s oldest cup competition yesterday against Kempston Rovers.
Such is the pull of the famous cup that flags have been hung from local shops not only for the build-up this week but also to welcome the trophy itself. Their twitter account may have accidentally announced the cup’s vi...

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