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THOMAS STRIKES THE CUP WARMER

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 August 2026

ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE By David Ballheimer

SPOT ON: Skipper Steven Carvell’s penalty puts Frenford ahead in stoppage time
PICTURE: Bob Sharman

FRENFORD kept up their 100 per cent record ahead of the biggest match in the club’s history.
The only team not to have dropped a point, warmed up for Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Enfield Town, with a 3–1 victory over Basildon United.
They certainly did it the hard way, coming from behind at the break to win the game with a brace in added time.
The Bees took the lead after 25 minutes through Spiros Lagopidis, who coll...

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