Northern Premier League

Nice and three-sy for confident Colls

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 January 2020

By Emil Anderson
ATHERTON COLLIERIES 3
STALYBRIDGE CELTIC 0
BRAD COOKE’S Atherton Collieries notched their first ever Step 3 league double against play-off protagonists Stalybridge Celtic.
First-half goals from Louis Myers and Danny Lafferty put Collieries in control by the break before a Tom Bentham wrapped up the points from the penalty spot nine minutes from time.
The in-form visitors edged the early possesion but fell behind to a well crafted goal midway through the way. Bentham volleyed a pinpoint cross and Myers headed expertly across the keeper for his first goal in Black&rsquo...

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