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Oxford City 1-2 Altrincham: Steady Eddy is on the mark for Alty and ruins Oxford’s big day

A winner ten minutes from time from Altrincham’s Eddy Jones condemned Oxford City to a third straight defeat in their first ever regular league fixture in front of the TV cameras.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 October 2023

By Patrick Lock

OXFORD CITY 1
Kirby 47

ALTRINCHAM 2
Cooper 9, E Jones 80
A WINNER ten minutes from time from Altrincham’s Eddy Jones condemned Oxford City to a third straight defeat in their first ever regular league fixture in front of the TV cameras.
Jake Cooper fired the Robins in front just nine minutes in, only for Nya Kirby to draw the Hoops level two minutes into the second half.
But Jones’ strike earned Alty a third straight win to lift them to sixth in the table.
After a strong start, Ross Jenkins’ men have tailed off of late and were desperate to rediscover the winning formu...

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