Northern Premier League

TRAFFORD 4 ATHERTON COLLS 1

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 January 2026

DIV 1 WEST
By Sebastian Miranda

■ TRAFFORD claimed an easy win over Atherton Colleries.
The hosts were hungry from the start, Scott Sephton giving them the lead from a well-worked corner in just the third minute.
Trafford sustained their attacking fluidity when Matt Davies, scored the second after eight minutes.
Charlie Frost’s bullet header after 20 minutes put Trafford 3-0 up and experiencing delight not felt since a similar win over Campion in August last year in the FA Cup. In the second half, Atherton scored their goal after an error by Ollie Southern – K...

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