The Pedlars completed a comfortable league double over the Woodpeckers, who only briefly sparked to life at the start of the second period against opponents who worked hard and closed them down quickly.

Woodbridge fell behind as early as the sixth minute when David Greenwood's curling cross from the left wing appeared to go straight in, but Kieran Doherty claimed the goal after getting the faintest of touches with his head.

Ricky Muggleton twice went close for the home side in the space of three minutes, heading just wide at the near post and then getting away from Ben Miller down the right and crossing dangerously into the box where Arran Sheppard headed clear.

It was the 25th minute before Woodbridge threatened when Paul Hart was fouled outside the penalty area on the left at the end of a good passing move. Hart took the free kick himself but his effort dipped just over the bar.

Woodbridge could have fallen further behind on the half hour when a short corner saw Dean Symonds' cross reach Gary Setchell and his header struck the underside of the bar before being scrambled clear.

Hart, playing up front in the absence of Allicion Blake, shot over the bar on the turn at the other end following a Mark Roper cross in the 33rd minute before Swaffham broke through the visitors' defence and Nigel Julien saw his shot strike the underside of the bar and Sheppard cleared to safety.

Julien, whose pace and tricky proved a handful for Woodbridge all afternoon, was denied by Marcus Garnham diving to his right just before half time.

A goal down at the break, Woodbridge went to three-at-the-back in the second half with Stefan Marsh coming on and Roper going up front in a bold bid to get back into the match with the wind behind them but playing up the slope.

Woodbridge started the half well, although Symonds served notice of the danger posed by Swaffham when he sent a shot just over the bar in the 52nd minute.

Swaffham doubled their lead five minutes later when Marsh slid into a tackle and won the ball but was injured and Doherty took advantage of the shortage of defensive cover to round last man Grant Monaghan and steer his shot wide of Marcus Garnham. Woodbridge protests that Marsh had been fouled were waved aside and the goal stood.

The destination of the points was all but settled three minutes later when the livewire Julien timed his run to perfection to stay onside and take the ball round Marcus Garnham before slotting home from an angle.

Substitute Craig Jennings spurned Woodbridge's only clear-cut chance of the match, shooting straight at David Potter after Sean Rea's run and cross from the right saw a defender knock the ball straight into his path after 75 minutes.

Marcus Garnham had produced a good save to deny Julien before that and twice after thwarted the diminutive striker after he got in behind the defence as Swaffham came close to adding to their tally.

Woodbridge Town: Marcus Garnham, Arran Sheppard (sub Stefan Marsh 46 mins), Grant Monaghan, Sean Rea, Mark Roper, Ben Miller, Luke Read, Aaron Churchyard, Paul Hart (sub Ben Garnham 70 mins), Lee O'Neill, Ben Seaman (sub Craig Jennings 63 mins).