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Goal number two for Wire number one

Most goalkeepers would just be pleased to get on the scoresheet once in their careers, but then Dan Atherton is like no other goalkeeper.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 January 2024

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Goal-den boy Dan is Wire’s unlikely hero
By Jon Couch

PLAY IT AGAIN, DAN! Dan Atherton heads home Warrington Town’s last-gasp equaliser against Alfreton Town last Saturday – his second goal of the season
PICTURE: Sean Walsh Photography

MOST goalkeepers would just be pleased to get on the scoresheet once in their careers, but then Dan Atherton is like no other goalkeeper.
Not only has the 24-year-old stopper excelled in keeping goals out at one end for Warrington Town this season, he has also discovered a rather handy penchant for scoring at the other.
Back in October, the former New Sa...

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