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TONY INCENZO: It pays to go the extra yard

Paul Furlong has never forgotten humble roots carved meticulously in our Non-League world.

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Tony Incenzo
8 October 2023

Tony INCENZO
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SUCCESS STORY: Paul Furlong, in action for QPR and Barnet, inset, began his career at Enfield FC and starred in their FA Trophy success against Telford United
PICTURE: Alamy

PAUL FURLONG has never forgotten humble roots carved meticulously in our Non-League world.
Celebrating his 55th birthday last week, the former striker mustered prolific goalscoring fortunes at the likes of Coventry City, Watford, Chelsea, Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers. Yet he is eternally grateful to Enfield FC for launching his career as a teenager.
I chatted to Furlong this we...

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