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FC Halifax Town 2-2 Rochdale: Pennines honours shared

Both FC Halifax Town and Rochdale came from behind to take a share of the spoils in this entertaining Yorkshire/Lancashire derby in front of a bumper 3,500 crowd at The Shay.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 December 2023

By Kelly Gilchrist

FC HALIFAX TOWN 2
Cosgrave 31, Stott 35 (pen)

ROCHDALE 2
Henderson 18, Keohane 67

WRIGHT ON CUE! Max Wright earns FC Halifax Town a penalty for their second goal
PICTURE: Darren Murphy

BOTH sides came from behind to take a share of the spoils in this entertaining Yorkshire/Lancashire derby in front of a bumper 3,500 crowd at The Shay.
Dale stalwart Ian Henderson fired the visitors in front on 18 minutes, only for two goals in four minutes from Aaron Cosgrave and Jamie Stott, from the penalty spot, to turn the tables.
But fullback Jimmy Keohane netted midway through ...

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