National League North

Tamworth 1-2 Scunthorpe United: Iron off to flier as Lambs feel heat

Scunthorpe United manager Jimmy Dean was left in no doubt that his Iron side, looking to bounce back up the pyramid, had been given a tough opening-day test by Andy Peaks’ newly promoted Tamworth.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 August 2023

By Dave Clayton

TAMWORTH 1
Acquaye 29

SCUNTHORPE U 2
Curley (og) 45+5, Whitehall 71

IRON MEN: Danny Whitehall fires in a winner for Scunthorpe United
PICTURE: Stuart Walton

SCUNTHORPE manager Jimmy Dean was left in no doubt that his Iron side, looking to bounce back up the pyramid, had been given a tough opening-day test by Andy Peaks’ newly promoted Tamworth.
“This is a tough place to come and we weren’t at the races in the first half,” Dean told The NLP. “We lacked that spark and energy and so credit to Tamworth. Of course the own goal changed things and we started to get the rub of...

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