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STEPPING IT UP! Clubs back underway as pre-season starts

Non-League clubs across the land braved the heatwave to get back on the grass yesterday as early preparations for the 2026-27 season officially got underway.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 June 2026

HERE WE GO AGAIN: Billericay Town players are put through their paces on the return of pre-season training

PICTURE: Chris Mumford

Non-League clubs across the land braved the heatwave to get back on the grass yesterday as early preparations for the 2026-27 season officially got underway.

Amid sweltering temperatures nationwide, players and coaches dusted down the cobwebs for the start of pre-season training, while some friendly fixtures even took place to kickstart the summer schedule.

Billericay Town were one of many clubs to return to work with Danny Scopes’ men getting ready for the start of their new National League South campaign following promotion from the Isthmian Premier last season.

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