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RIP ‘A TRUE SERVANT’

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 August 2017

MIDLANDS football is in mourning following the death of popular Bilston Town chairman Graham Hodson at the age of 59.
Hodson, who died on Monday after losing a short battle against cancer, is credited with reviving the one-time Southern League club after they hit rock bottom.
The security guard was part of a team which spearheaded the redevelopment of the Black Country side’s historic Queen Street ground.
He also oversaw Bilston’s returned to the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.
A club statement said: “Grassroots football has lost one of its true and hones...

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