Kidderminster Harriers in the early mix for Football League promotion
All of Saturday’s non-league football action.
Kidderminster Harriers continued their fantastic start to life in the National League as they moved up to fourth with a 2-0 victory over Hartlepool United.
A Neco Eccleston own-goal gave the Harriers a 35th-minute lead, and their cause was helped when the same player was sent off for Pools two minutes after half-time.
It took Kidderminster until the final five minutes, but they finally put the game to bed thanks to Callum Stewart’s late strike.
The result leaves them with 14 points from seven matches - three points behind early leaders Boreham Wood.
Things are proving a little more difficult for Hednesford Town in National League North as they went down 2-1 to last season’s title rivals Hebburn Town.
Hebburn pipped the Pitmen to the Northern Premier crown on the final day of last season, and got another one over on them here, with all the goals in the first half.
Tom Allan and Elliott Forbes gave Hebburn a 2-0 lead inside half an hour, before Akheem Rose reduced the gap from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time.
The Pitmen could not find an equaliser during a second half in which they were reduced to 10 men, with Sonny Sharples sent off for a second bookable offence.
Halesowen Town bounced back to winning ways in the Southern Central Premier as they overcame Leighton Town 4-2.
Vanylson Silva, Milan Butterfield (two) and Jason Cowley gave the Yeltz a commanding lead in front of 1,027 fans at The Grove, but Leighton grabbed a couple of late goals through Avan Jones and Stefan Vukoje.
Halesowen are level on points with old rivals Stourbridge, who were forced to settle for a point at Hitchin Town.
Krystian Pearce gave the Glassboys the lead five minutes after half-time, but Taylor Rhiney grabbed an 89th-minute equaliser.
Stafford Rangers are through to the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy after a convincing 3-0 victory at Kidsgrove Athletic.
Mitch Clarke gave Boro a seventh-minute lead, before Joe Thompson added a second on the half-hour-mark, with Kyle Sambor completing the scoring in the second half.
Chasetown, however, are out after going down 4-3 at Loughborough Students. The Scholars’ goals came from Matt Hearsey and Kyle Moseley (two).
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