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Hartlepool United 1-2 Scunthorpe United: Callum Roberts double boosts The Iron’s EFL hopes!

Cal Roberts’ eighth and ninth goals of the season maintained Scunthorpe United’s promotion push – not that boss Andy Butler will mention the P-word after their win at Hartlepool United!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 December 2025

Cal Roberts is congratulated by Scunthorpe teammate Tyler Denton after scoring his and his side’s second goal

By Paul Fraser

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Daly 78

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Roberts 50 (pen), 70
Callum Roberts’ eighth and ninth goals of the season maintained Scunthorpe United’s promotion push – not that boss Andy Butler will mention the P-word!
The 28-year-old’s clinical left-foot struck twice in the second half for the Iron at Hartlepool United, whose hopes of reaching the National League top seven are fading fast. His double at the Prestige Group Stadium – the first from the spot and his second a sweet finish from the edge of the area – extended sixth-placed Scunthorpe’s cushion inside the play-off pl...

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