Northern Premier League

Bentham double for clinical Colls

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 December 2019

ATHERTON COLLIERIES 4
BAMBER BRIDGE 1
By Emil Anderson
FOLLOWING a tumultuous 48 hours since the defection of manager Michael Clegg and his staff to Ashton, Atherton Collieries responded to record their best win of the season against Bamber Bridge.
The Preston-based visitors arrived on the back of a couple of victories and hoped to exploit the upheaval at the Skuna Stadium.
The game started brightly but both defences held out. Gareth Peet thought he had won a penalty for the Colls but the ref waved away the home team’s appeals.
However, Colls did get a spot kick on 26 minutes. Ben Har...

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