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When the Hornchurch coach pulled back into the club car park last Saturday, Chris Dickson could be forgiven for feeling like he was back in Cyprus again.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 April 2021

By Matt Badcock

WE’VE GOT IT LICKED! Chris Dickson enjoys Hornchurch’s victory over Notts County and hoists manager Mark Stimson in the air, inset

PICTURE: Ritchie Sumpter

WHEN the Hornchurch coach pulled back into the club car park last Saturday, Chris Dickson could be forgiven for feeling like he was back in Cyprus again.
Urchins fans were welcoming their heroes home with flares much like the evergreen striker got used to during his stints playing in the Cypriot First Division.
Dickson, 36, says reaching Wembley with the Isthmian Premier side is the best feeling he’s had in football i...

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