Northern Premier League

SHIFNAL TOWN 1 BOOTLE 2

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 January 2026

DIV 1 WEST
By Dave Block

■ TWO goals from Matthew Fenton gave Bootle the edge in this battle between two sides chasing the play-offs.
The visitors had a couple of decent chances to break the deadlock with Courtney Duffus and Lewis Earl going close, but to no avail.
Bootle took a well-deserved lead after 26 minutes when a corner from Xavier Smith was met at the back post by Fenton, who headed home.
Shifnal pulled level five minutes into the second half, thanks to Matthew Barnes-Homer, who fired home from close range.
Fenton grabbed his second of the game with 15 minutes left when...

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