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It’s all over for Garrard as Fleet send Wood down

Luke Garrard’s last stand as Boreham Wood manager ended in relegation as Ebbsfleet United secured their National League status – just – on a tense final day.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 April 2024

By Matthew Nash

BOREHAM WOOD 0

EBBSFLEET UTD 0

PARTY TIME: Ebbsfleet players and fans celebrate staying up

PICTURE: Darren Campbell

LUKE GARRARD’S last stand as Boreham Wood manager ended in relegation as Ebbsfleet United secured their National League status – just – on a tense final day.
The outgoing Wood boss, who it was announced recently would be stepping down at the end of the season, saw his side finish the campaign unbeaten in four but it was not enough to stay up in front of a record league crowd at Meadow Park of 3,011.
But for a late disallowed Kabongo Tshimanga goal and a ...

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