Northern Premier League

CONGLETON TOWN 4 BOOTLE 3

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 February 2025

DIV 1 WEST
By Adam Bailey

■ CONGLETON Town came from behind to beat Bootle in a thriller.
Daniel Needham and Matthew Gillam gave the Bears a two-goal lead inside the opening 20 minutes, before Thomas Hannigan pulled a goal back to halve the visitors’ deficit at half-time.
A second goal for Hannigan brought Bootle level after 66 minutes. Nine minutes later they were ahead, Ben Hodkinson’s stunning strike from 25 yards turning the game on its head.
Kieran Garner-Knapper then acrobatically drew the scores level again. But with three minutes left, Needham finished super...

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