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Gulls swooped to new heights

Steve Tilson has special memories of the FA Trophy – and now the Heybridge Swifts boss wants to keep making more from the dugout.
Gulls swooped

By Matt Badcock

STEVE TILSON has special memories of the FA Trophy – and now the Heybridge Swifts boss wants to keep making more from the dugout.
Tilson won the prestigious Non-League competiton in 2001 when Canvey Island, then in the Ryman League, beat Forest Green Rovers.
Along the famous run, the Essex outfit needed replays against Harlow Town and Stevenage Borough, who they beat on penalties, before seeing off Chester City over two semi-finals.
Jeff King’s side were packed with former Football League experience like Tilson himself, Neil Gregory, Mark Stimson, Ben Chenery, Steve Parmen...

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