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PITMEN DIG SO DEEP ON THEIR WAY TO SECOND

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 April 2026

By Connor Chamberlain

HEDNESFORD T 3
ASHTON UNITED 3
HEDNESFORD had to settle for runners-up spot following a dramatic draw against Ashton United.
The Pitmen started in dominant fashion at a sold-out Keys Park. In the second minute, Omari Sterling-James cut the ball back towards Jake Jervis who forced a wonderful double save from Jordan Eastham.
Hednesford went ahead on ten minutes. A back-pass from Darius Osei only found Montel Gibson who struck a fierce shot from the edge of the area past Eastham.
However, the Robins turned the game on its head. In the 24th minute, Callum Spoon...

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