Northern Premier League

DUNSTON 3 HEATON STAN’TON 1

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

DIV 1 EAST
By Callum Pattison

■ DUNSTON continued their quest for promotion with a dominant display against local rivals Heaton Stannington.
Jude Swailes, making his first start in nearly four months, scored the opener with just three minutes on the clock as he rifled a low effort into the corner.
The lead was doubled in the 69th minute when Rory Edwards notched his first for the club with a beautiful strike from the edge of the area.
A third goal, and the pick of the bunch, came from David Robinson six minutes later as he curled an outrageous strike into the top corner.
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