Northern Premier League

STALYBRIDGE CEL 3 KIDSGROVE ATH 2

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

DIV 1 WEST
By Taran Dhamrait

■ STALYBRIDGE Celtic made it back-to-back wins in a five-goal thriller at Bower Fold as a 90th-minute winner was enough to break Kidsgrove hearts.
The home side took the lead after 11 minutes, captain Liam Tongue’s shot from 25 yards swerving into the bottom-right corner. Kidsgrove equalised, Jay Ford’s deflected shot flying past Charlie Monks to draw the scores level after 24 minutes.
Ruben Jerome restored Stalybridge’s lead three minutes after the break, a low strike from six yards after pinball in the Kidsgrove box.
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