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A non-league side from Berkshire claimed their first FA Vase title with a 2-1 victory over a Sussex outfit at the national stadium. The triumph caps a decade of restructuring, grounding fees and youth-team investment that transformed the club from insolvency to glory.
AFC Stoneham claimed the FA Vase on penalties after a tense 0-0 draw with Cockfosters. The Hampshire club lifted their first major trophy in a dramatic shootout at Twickenham Stadium.
Jay Lovell, an escalator engineer who maintains Wembley’s lifts, will captain Cockfosters in the FA Vase final on Sunday. The 33-year-old father of two trades his toolkit for a captain’s armband, marking the first time he’ll play on the hallowed turf he’s serviced for 15 years.