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CHATHAM TOWN x WINGATE & FINCHLEY x

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 August 2026

By Zac Bell

■CHATHAM plunged to defeat as Wingate & Finchley held on to claim all three points despite a spirited second-half fightback from the Chats.
The visitors made the perfect start, opening the scoring inside three minutes through Ashley Nzala, who found a way past Nathan Harvey.
Things got worse for Town in the 27th minute when some poor defending was punished by Billy Cracknell, who doubled the visitors’ lead and sent them into the break 2-0 ahead.
Chatham responded with a triple substitution at half-time, introducing Jack Lyons, Sid Nelson and Ben Coker and t...

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