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MILES AND DRAKE MAKE SWIFTS PAY

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 November 2025

DIV 1 NORTH
By Joanne King

TAKELEY 3
HEYBRIDGE SW 2
TAKELEY made nine-man Heybridge Swifts regret their indiscipline.
Swifts took the lead after eight minutes, Jake Adlington-Pile rising highest to head home an inch-perfect Max Sherlock cross.
Midway through the half, Mason Gillam saw a straight red card after he made a high tackle.
Takeley twice came to close to equalising before the break but Swifts made things even harder for themselves when substitute Josh Parker saw red for another bad challenge.
The Blues were level through Jack Mitchell, though Rob Harvey restored Heybri...

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