National League

BOSS PETE GOES WILD FOR FIRST HOME WIN

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 October 2026

By Paul Fraser

HARTLEPOOL U 2
Inniss og 72 , Charman 80

HORNCHURCH 1
Balanta 46

PETE WILD celebrated his first home win as Hartlepool United boss like it was worth so much more.
But that is how important finding that winning feeling felt for Wild and his players after coming from behind to beat Hornchurch – despite having ten men.
Pools had fallen behind less than a minute into the second half when Angelo Balanta made the most of Max Merrick’s error when the goalkeeper misjudged a deep corner in the swirling wind.
And when Neo Eccleston was red carded for his se...

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