National League North

Slew beauty! Port storm back for win

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH
By Liam Burke

BEDFORD TOWN 2 SOUTHPORT 3
BEDFORD TOWN suffered a heartbreaking defeat at The Eyrie as Southport mounted a late comeback.
Despite Zanda Siziba’s debut brace, the Eagles couldn’t hold off the resilient Sandgrounders, who built on their midweek FA Trophy upset of National League side Eastleigh.
Neil Danns’ side pegged Bedford back not once but twice before a late winner after the home side and been reduced to ten men following Carl Mensah’s red card for a second booking.
The hosts led after 17 minutes when Mensahȁ...

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