Match ends, FC Halifax Town 5, AFC Telford United 0.
HalifaxFC Halifax Town5TelfordAFC Telford United0
Danny Hattersley bagged a brace on his debut as FC Halifax thumped Conference bottom club AFC Telford United.
Town took the lead through Adam Smith's volley before Smith turned provider four minutes later, finding on-loan Hattersley at the far post.
Halifax fans had to wait 53 minutes for their next goal when Scott Boden flicked home from Marc Roberts' header.
Paul Marshall made it four with an 18-yard drive, before Hattersley grabbed a second on the stroke of full-time.
While Halifax rise to third, Liam Watson's winless Bucks are now four points adrift at the foot of the table, having lost eight of their first 11 matches.
AFC Telford United assistant manager Andy Pryce told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"Liam Watson is still in the changing rooms going through a few things with the lads. He is not shouting and screaming, just trying to get us all back together, really.
"We have to get back up after this, we do have quality in this team, but we must get back to basics.
"The stats don't lie. We haven't won a game. We have got to work hard and start to put things right at Market Drayton in the Shropshire Senior Cup on Tuesday night.
"It would be silly not to think there is pressure on us, but we have to ride it and we have to go again."
Line-ups
Halifax
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 27Glennon
- 5PearsonSubstituted forHibbsat 90'minutes
- 15Roberts
- 4Roberts
- 14Williams
- 3McManus
- 7SmithSubstituted forAingeat 73'minutes
- 8Marshall
- 12PeniketSubstituted forSchofieldat 62'minutesBooked at 64mins
- 19Boden
- 49Hattersley
Substitutes
- 1Senior
- 6Ainge
- 16Worthington
- 22Schofield
- 28Hibbs
Telford
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Hedge
- 4Byrne
- 23Higgins
- 5Akrigg
- 16McDonaldBooked at 17mins
- 7Phenix
- 22O'Keefe
- 20Poku
- 11ClancySubstituted forGroganat 46'minutesBooked at 79mins
- 10Gray
- 9Farrell
Substitutes
- 6Grogan
- 8Barnett
- 13Pryce
- 17Platt
- 21Todd
- Referee:
- Richard Martin
- Attendance:
- 1,519
Match Stats
Home TeamHalifaxAway TeamTelford
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home11
- Away2
- Corners
- Home15
- Away15
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away12
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Full Time
Second Half ends, FC Halifax Town 5, AFC Telford United 0.
Goal!
Goal! FC Halifax Town 5, AFC Telford United 0. Danny Hattersley (FC Halifax Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott McManus with a cross.
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Foul by Michael Phenix (AFC Telford United).
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Steve Williams (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Halifax Town. Jake Hibbs replaces Matty Pearson.
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Foul by Steve Williams (FC Halifax Town).
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Michael Phenix (AFC Telford United) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Simon Ainge (FC Halifax Town).
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Godfrey Poku (AFC Telford United) wins a free kick.
Goal!
Goal! FC Halifax Town 4, AFC Telford United 0. Paul Marshall (FC Halifax Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Schofield.
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Corner, FC Halifax Town.
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Corner, FC Halifax Town.
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Attempt saved. Scott Boden (FC Halifax Town) header from the centre of the box is saved.
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Attempt saved. Danny Hattersley (FC Halifax Town) header from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Paul Marshall.
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Corner, FC Halifax Town.
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Corner, FC Halifax Town.
Booking
Michael Grogan (AFC Telford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Michael Grogan (AFC Telford United).
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Steve Williams (FC Halifax Town) wins a free kick.
