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YELTZ REFLECT ON A ‘SOBERING’ DEFEAT

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 March 2026

By Dave Johnson

HALESOWEN T 0

STOURBRIDGE 3
Lewis 33, Hayward 45, Pavey 54 (pen)

SPOT ON: Charlie Pavey fires home the third goal for Stourbridge
PICTURE: Steve Evans

IMPRESSIVE Stourbridge took the bragging rights in an eagerly-anticipated derby watched by a crowd of 3,143.
Delighted Stourbridge manager Scott Adey-Linforth said: “It was a difficult game. Defensively we were so good and that set the platform to win.
“It’s really pleasing and the first win over Halesowen for several seasons. That was for the fans. It’s now two out of two in our th...

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