Northern Premier League

ACE WYCHERLEY TO THE RESCUE

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 November 2025

DIV 1 WEST
LOWER BRECK 1 SHIFNAL TOWN 1
By Mark Andrews

Hughes 26
Barnes-Homer 4
GOALKEEPER Andy Wycherley saved a penalty in the sixth minute of added time to help Shifnal Town salvage a point and thwart leaders Lower Breck.
It was a final act of defiance by the visitors after they had withstood a spell of sustained late pressure late in the second half.
The afternoon had started with smiles too for Shifnal when Matthew Barnes-Ho-mer steered in an opening goal from close range after Craig Pritchard burst into the penalty area before crossing into the striker’s path.
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