Northern Premier League

CALLUM’S DOUBLE ARRESTS CITIZENS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 January 2026

DIV 1 WEST
DARLASTON TOWN 2 SHIFNAL TOWN 1
By Maggie Jordan

CALLUM Knowles was on target twice as Darlaston Town boosted their survival hopes by making it back-to-back wins at home.
The striker claimed the deciding goal when fellow strugglers Trafford were in town last month, and repeated the trick against Shifnal by firing into the corner with nine minutes left.
He opened the scoring in this contest, applying the finishing touch to a cross from the left after 27 minutes.
The visitors, beaten just once in their previous 15 league games before kick-off, responded almost instantly a...

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