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Golden oldies still shining

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 April 2025

By Martyn Leach

HUNGERFORD T 0
AFC TOTTON 3
AFC TOTTON made a statement of intent at Bulpit Lane with a comfortable win against Hungerford.
Luke Bennett seized on a Hungerford defensive error after 15 minutes and his cross found Charlie Austin at the far post to power past Hungerford goalkeeper Ryan Clarke.
It was a sweet moment for Austin, playing in the town of his birth and against the club he played for 18 years ago before going on to have a fine career with the likes of Burnley, QPR, Southampton and West Bromwich Albion.
Ten minutes later another Hungerford defensive mix-up was ca...

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