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Scunthorpe United 2-1 Aldershot Town: Andy Butler’s braves climb to second

Scunthorpe United manager Andy Butler is happy for his side to swap style for substance if it means they maintain their impressive start to life back in the National League.

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 October 2025

Zain Westbrooke celebrates scoring Scunthorpe’s second.

By Chris Sumpter

Ghandour 12
SCUNTHORPE UTD 2

Roberts 18, Westbrooke 32
ALDERSHOT TOWN 1

Scunthorpe United manager Andy Butler is happy for his side to swap style for substance if it means they maintain their impressive start to life back in the National League.

Goals from Callum Roberts and Zain Westbrooke saw the Iron come from behind to beat Aldershot Town and climb up to second in the table.
But they had to survive a gutsy second-half display from the struggling Shots, who will welcome former Accrington Stanley boss John Coleman as their new manager this week.
“We’ve probably used ...

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