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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: Town’s proud Jewell in the crown

When Andy Drury left Stevenage just a month after winning the National League title in 2010, he thought his chance to play in the EFL had gone – but that all changed a year later.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 June 2024

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: ANDY DRURY
By CHRIS DUNLAVY

WHEN Andy Drury left Stevenage just a month after winning the National League title in 2010, he thought his chance to play in the EFL had gone.
Yet within a year, a series of inspirational performances for Luton had earned the winger a fairytale £150,000 switch to Championship side Ipswich.
“It may not be a signing that gets the fans off their seats,” admitted then Ipswich boss Paul Jewell. “But you can’t dismiss the level of talent in Non-League.”
Drury instantly proved him right, consigning the likes of Jimmy Bullard and Lee Bo...

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