Non-League Paper

STRATFORD TOWN 1 NEEDHAM MARKET 2

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 August 2026

By David Lawrence

■STRATFORD looking for their first win of
the season as their East Anglian visitors came from behind.
are still
The Bards created their first chance in 20 seconds when Kevin Bastos picked out Jack Bearne on the far side of the area but his shot failed to trouble the keeper.
On three minutes, Dan Lafferty, celebrating 200 appearances for the home side, was twice denied by keeper James Bradbrook with Jack Storer then trying his luck with an overhead kick.
For the visitors, Joe Neal directed a header straight at the
Stratford keeper before the
Bards took t...

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