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Deadly Dons are five alive

SE Dons – the club founded by rapper Don Strapzy in 2014 – won promotion to Step 5 for the first time when they beat visiting Rochester United 4-2 in the Division One play-off final.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
3 May 2026

SE Dons – the club founded by rapper Don Strapzy in 2014 – won promotion to Step 5 for the first time when they beat visiting Rochester United 4-2 in the Division One play-off final.
Watched by a crowd of 1,487 at Chatham Town’s Bauville Stadium which SE Dons share, Aaron Watson gave them the lead in the fifth minute only for Gary Lockyer to level for Rochester six minutes later.
Femi Akinwande restored the hosts’ lead on the half hour but Lockyer grabbed another equaliser in first-half stoppage time.
However, a double by Andre Coker in the 54th and 88th minute swung the game in the favour o...

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