Northern Premier League

EVANS TREBLE FIRES SHAKERS

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 January 2026

DIV 1 WEST
By Taran Dhamrait

STALYBRIDGE C 2
Leonard 58, Horan 83
BURY FC 6
Evans 2, 25, 72 (pen), Rawstorn 18, Robinson 21, Graham 77 (pen)
ASENSATIONAL Bury put six past a battered Stalybridge Celtic to start 2026 with a bang in front of a 2,114 crowd at Bower Fold.
Bury started the game on fire, Kai Evans superbly curling a 25-yard free-kick into the bottom corner to get his side off the mark inside two minutes.
Stalybridge looked for an equaliser and saw a Kyle Brownhill header cleared off the line before Andy Scarisbrick thought he was going to equalise, Mitch Allen impressivel...

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