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WEAVER ENSURES ALTY END ON A HIGH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 April 2026

By Alex Thrower

THERE was a far less dramatic game to the south of Manchester than there was in the north as Altrincham finished their season with a walking-pace victory over Gateshead.
The lead created through two Lucas Weaver efforts might have been halved by an Ethan Moore tap-in just before the break.
But a breakaway finish in added-time from Liam Humbles was enough to give Neil Gibson’s side three points.

ALTRINCHAM 3
Weaver 5, 20, Humbles 90+7

GATESHEAD 1

“We wanted to finish the season strongly and we’ve done exactly that,” Gibson said.
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