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Bedford Town pay tribute to former Chairman and lifelong volunteer Mike John

Bedford Town Football Club has paid tribute to former Chairman and lifelong volunteer, Mike John whose influence, commitment and character helped shape the modern identity of the Eagles...

Bedford Blues salvage a draw from the jaws of defeat at Nottingham

Bedford Blues brought three points back from the Midlands on Friday night (28 November) as they managed to retrieve a 28-28 draw against Nottingham at Lady Bay in the eighth round...

Stevens and Cartwright wonder strikes seal Real Bedford victory over Banbury

Ben Stevens and Sam Cartwright will be competing for goal of the month after their strikes - plus another for Josh Allen - helped Real Bedford to a well-deserved 3-1 victory over Banbury United...

Marsh goal not enough as Bedford Town fall at resurgent Peterborough Sports

Tyrone Marsh's 16th league goal of the season was not enough to stop a Peterborough Sports side in resurgent form, as a Luca Miller double helped Phil Brown's team to a 3-1 victory...

Bedford Hockey Club back in the goals as Ladies thrash Dereham

Bedford Hockey Ladies' 1st XI took a while to start their scoring, but went on to score six as they thrashed Dereham on Saturday as part of another monster hockey card last weekend...

Bedford Tigers learn opponents for first round of the Betfred Challenge Cup

Five months on from Hull KR's Challenge Cup final triumph over Warrington Wolves, the draw for 2026's competition has now been made, with Bedford Tigers facing...

Bedford Ath stay hot on the heels of Market Harborough with Oadby triumph

Bedford Athletic secured another bonus point win with a 31-23 success away to Oadby Wyggestonians on Saturday (22 November). Although they trailed 13-12 at half time they were always in control...

Six-try Blues maintain perfect league record with storming Hitchin win

Bedford Blues Women completed their final home match of the year in style, delivering a commanding 40-5 victory over Hitchin Ladies on Sunday to extend their lead at top of NC1 East...

Bedford Town lose by a single goal at Chorley in National League North return

Jack Sampson's lone goal for Chorley helped the Magpies to a 1-0 win over Bedford Town on Saturday afternoon (22 November) in National League North to secure their first victory in nine...

Real Bedford cancel out Quorn in battle of the promotion hunters

A special strike from Ben Stevens was not enough for Real Bedford to defeat promotion rivals, AFC Quorn after both sides battled out a 1-1 draw in Southern League Premier Central...

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