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So, I support @Wealdstone_FC. You may not have heard of them, but they’re well known in non-league circles, being the first ever winners of the non-league double in 1985.
Unfortunately, things haven’t exactly gone well for them since then.
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Unfortunately, things haven’t exactly gone well for them since then.
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So, the league they won in 1985 is called the national league, the top of non-league football, one level below the football league. In 1988, they were relegated from this division and have not returned since.
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In fact, things got pretty bad. They sold their ground, lost some of the proceeds and over the years have shared with 4 other clubs. They’ve been relegated and also been demoted or denied promotion for non-football reasons.
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Things got pretty bad. Pretty very bad. If it wasn’t for a few die hard fans, who knows what might have happened. These people stuck with their club and in recent years things have got better.
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In fact, they’ve been promoted a few times and now have their own ground.
This season, they’ve been playing in National League South, one level below the National League. They’ve been top all season and despite the COVID crisis calling an end to the season...
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This season, they’ve been playing in National League South, one level below the National League. They’ve been top all season and despite the COVID crisis calling an end to the season...
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...it was today announced that they’ve been declared champions of this division and next season, assuming there is a next season, they’ll be playing with the big boys in the National League, that league they were relegated from 32 years ago.
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I have to say this is the best piece of news I’ve had i a long,long time. I am delighted.
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So what? you say?
Well, this club could and would have gone out of business if it wasn’t for those few fans that stuck through those hard times. They’ve run the club, owned the club and as a group have kept Wealdstone FC alive. People spent their summers doing...
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Well, this club could and would have gone out of business if it wasn’t for those few fans that stuck through those hard times. They’ve run the club, owned the club and as a group have kept Wealdstone FC alive. People spent their summers doing...
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maintenance work around the ground. One time they literally built a stand. Seriously.
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