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Ard’s Cards play their hand early for 2026 with a sterling show

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 January 2026

By Will Bewsey

WOKING 4

Sanderson 11, Okoli 30, Beautyman 76, Boatswain 90
HARTLEPOOL UTD 0

WOKING kicked off 2026 in style as Hartlepool United were left feeling blue after a horror showing at the Laithwaite Community Stadium.
The Cards had only won twice on home turf all season at kick-off, but unanswered goals from Olly Sanderson, Chin Okoli, Harry Beauty-man anf Ashley Boatswain emsured a third was always on the cards.
“We had a chat before the game about our mentality towards home games and trying to play with freedom and I thought we did that from minute one,ȁ...

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