TONY INCENZO: Blanketmen are back in business

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Tony INCENZO

COMEBACK KINGS:Witney Town are back on the football map after 11 years away

THE relaunch of former Hellenic and Southern League team Witney Town this season has been a major success story after an 11-year absence from Non-League competitions.
With a proud club history dating to 1885, I first saw the original ‘Blanketmen’ appear at their long-standing Marriotts Close headquarters in October 1985, when they drew 0-0 with Bromsgrove Rovers (attendance 178).
Then, on Tuesday, September 8 1992, I was present for the inaugural match when Witney Town opened a newly...

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