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SMITH’S STRIKE SINKS BRIDGES

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 March 2026

DIV 1 S.EAST
SITTINGBOURNE 1 Smith 4 THREE BRIDGES 0
By Mike Green

HARVEY Smith’s fourth-minute header edged a titanic battle as leaders Three Bridges were humbled in the Woodstock mist by play-off chasing Sittingbourne.
In a tough clash which saw yellow cards for both sides and a late red for Bridges talisman Noel Leighton, Reece Prestedge’s side deservedly gained the points and gained revenge for the 2-1 reverse in Sussex earlier in the season to stay in the play-off hunt.
The league leaders simply ran out of ideas as Ben Swift and Jack Steventon repelled long ball...

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