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Wes Morgan is onto a winner…again!

Premier League title winner – and former Dunkirk youngster – Wes Morgan took a trip to Saffron Dynamo to see in person the importance of clubs having on-site defibrillators.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 February 2025

By Matt Badcock

Premier League title winner – and former Dunkirk youngster – Wes Morgan took a trip to Saffron Dynamo to see in person the importance of clubs having on-site defibrillators.
The former Leicester City captain met Dave Orton, whose life was saved by a defib installed through the Premier League Stadium Fund, when he suffered a cardiac arrest.
Orton, 65, was playing walking football when the incident occurred back in October and led to him needing three stents – after vital CPR and defib intervention.
“It’s great to get down here to see what’s going on at the grass-roots level a...

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