National League

SHOTS TAKE ADVANTAGE TO PUNISH POOR POOLS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 February 2026

By Paul Fraser

HARTLEPOOL U 0

ALDERSHOT T 3
Patton 45+13, Warren 48, Thomas 86
A GOAL either side of half-time gave relegation-threatened Aldershot an away victory to savour to leave Hartlepool United’s play-off push in trouble.
And even experienced Shots boss John Coleman had sympathy for Pools counterpart Nicky Featherstone’s frustrations after a stop-start first half ended with almost 15 minutes of added time – when the visitors struck the first of two goals.
Debutant forward Sean Patton netted the opener from close range after Hady Ghandour’s eff...

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