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Sweet! ‘Dream’ draw is chance of a lifetime

Dave Northfield says minnows Biggleswade FC were like ‘kids in a sweet shop’ when they drew out York City in what he describes as the ‘draw of a lifetime’.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 October 2024

Sweet! ‘Dream’

FA CUP PREVIEW
By Jon Couch

HISTORY MAKERS: Biggleswade FC and joint manager Dave Northfield, inset
PICTURE: Guy Wills

DAVE NORTHFIELD says minnows Biggleswade FC were like ‘kids in a sweet shop’ when they drew out York City in what he describes as the ‘draw of a lifetime’.
Joint boss Northfield helped form the Bedfordshire club just eight years ago and has helped take them to the brink of Step 3 after two promotions in three seasons.
As yet, FC – one of three clubs in Biggleswade alongside Step 3 ‘Town’, and ‘United’ at Step 5 – are still without a home to call their own and currently...

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