Non-League Paper

GIBSON’S ROBINS ARE ROCKIN’ AT LONG LAST

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 August 2026

By Alex Thrower

ALTRINCHAM 2
Knowles 16, Crawford 45+1

FC HALIFAX T 1
Kosylo (og) 81

ALTRINCHAM manager Neil Gibson believed his side finally got what they deserved as they survived a late Halifax fightback to emerge with their first win of the campaign.
Following three consecutive losses, the Robins got off to the perfect start on Friday night through first half goals from Jimmy Knowles and skipper Tom Crawford.
It would have been a far less nervy affair at the J. Davidson Stadium had right-back Matty Kosylo not inadvertently put into his own net late-on to set up a nail-biti...

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