WHITBY TOWN (2) 2 ALTRINCHAM (1) 2

SCORERS

• 13 mins: Steve HAWSE (Whitby Town 0 Altrincham 1)
• 25 mins: Ben DIXON (Whitby Town 1 Altrincham 1)
• 32 mins: Neil RADIGAN (Whitby Town 2 Altrincham 1)
• 72 mins: Richard LANDON (Whitby Town 2 Altrincham 2)

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  REFEREE: Mr C Murphy (Newton Aycliffe)

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  ATTENDANCE: 542

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  TEAMS
  

  26.8.00	WHITBY TOWN	versus.	ALTRINCHAM
  3pm	Blue and white	---.	Red and white stripes, black shorts
  1.	David CAMPBELL	1.	Stuart COBURN
  2.	Danny KEY	2.	Adam FARLEY
  3.	Graham RENNISON	3.	Danny ADAMS
  4.	David GOODCHILD (capt)	4.	Eddie TURKINGTON
  5.	Ben DIXON	5.	GARY TALBOT capt
  6.	Mark TAYLOR	6.	Mark WARD
  7.	Neil RADIGAN	7.	Stuart QUINN
  8.	Graham ROBINSON	8.	Steve HAWSE
  9.	John EWART	9.	Stuart SCHEUBER
  10.	Lee LUDLOW	10.	Mark QUAYLE
  11.	Carl CHILLINGSWORTH	11.	Kevin ELLISON
  12.	Lee URE	12.	Mark MADDOX
  14.	Mark DONNELLY	14.	Jason GALLAGHER
  15.	Gary MESSER	15.	Richard LANDON

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  SUMMARY
  Altrincham's supporters' coach took five and a half hours in pouring rain to get to Whitby, thanks to a broken fan-belt but they arrived in time to see their side go ahead early in the game and dominate the opening stages before falling to two first-half goals in seven minutes from Whitby. The first goal was avoidable but the second was an impressive and unstoppable shot from 25 yards out on the left wing, although it was probably unintended as a goal attempt. After a middle period when Altrincham looked unlikely to redeem themselves, the arrival of substitute Dickie Landon and the transfer of Stuart Quinn from the right to left-wing did the trick in the 72nd minute. Indeed, Altrincham can consider themselves unfortunate not to have won as Mark Quayle struck the uprights no less than three times in the game. However, Whitby, a physically formidable side, fought hard throughout so a draw was perhaps a fair result. Altrincham, with a total of four points, dropped to eleventh as a consequence of the draw; however, consolation may be taken from their 1998/99 Unibond championship year when it took them eight league games to garner four points.

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  TEAM NEWS
  Altrincham made two changes of personnel from the Accrington game. Jason Gallagher carried the can for the defensive frailties in Tuesday's match, and was now reduced to the role of substitute, whilst the unsettled and perennially injured midfielder Shaun Goodwin was replaced by Mark Ward, who returned from injury. Adam Farley switched to right-back from left-back to accommodate the return of Danny Adams following his on-off transfer to Macclesfield. Mark Quayle, despite having five stitches in his head, played up-front with Kevin Ellison.

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  FINAL SCORE: WHITBY TOWN 2 ALTRINCHAM 2

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