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FC Halifax Town 2-1 Boston United: New boss Hurst denied first win

Paul Hurst praised his Boston United players despite slipping to defeat against FC Halifax Town in his first game in charge of the Pilgrims.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

By Kelly Gilchrist

FC HALIFAX 2
Bray 18, C Johnson 50

BOSTON U 1
Aboh 25

IN YOU GO: FC Halifax Town celebrate Cody Johnson’s goal
PICTURE: Darren Murphy

Paul Hurst praised his Boston United players despite slipping to defeat against FC Halifax Town in his first game in charge of the Pilgrims.
Hurst replaced Graham Coughlan as Boston boss in midweek, returning to the club 15 years after his first spell in the dugout.
The lively Ken Aboh gave him something to cheer after his cancelled out Owen Bray’s early opener for Halifax.
But Cody Johnson’s strike five minutes into the second half e...

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