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End of the road for St Ives at Step 3

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 April 2026

By Alex Raeburn

WORCESTER C 2
ST IVES TOWN 2
ST IVES’ relegation was confirmed after this rollercoaster draw at Sixways, bringing to an end their nine-year stay at Step 3.
The result, together with Bromsgrove Sporting’s win at Stratford was enough to see the visitors go down.
Despite having little to play for, Worcester started strongly and Charlie Lutz saw his effort blocked while Ackeme Francis-Burroughs fizzed a strike narrowly over.
City’s frontline continued to provide an attacking threat but Zac Guinan squandered two dangerous chances midway through the...

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