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TITLE RACE WIDE OPEN FOR RIVALS

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 August 2024

DIV 1 CENTRAL

WITH only 14 of the same sides as last season, it’s difficult to predict how the new-look Division One Central will shape up.
For starters, three of last season’s top four have moved on. Champions Biggleswade Town and runners-up Bedford Town both won promotion, the latter via the play-offs, while Waltham Abbey, who finished fourth, have been laterally moved to Isthmian North.
AFC Dunstable, who finished third, and Ware, fifth, may spot a chance to progress, but they can expect stiff competition.
Beaconsfield Town will bid to bounce back after relegation ...

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