Altrincham vs Halifax Town

28 August 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee Alan Young

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jimmy Knowles 16’
  • Tom Crawford 45+1’
  • David Kawa 81’

Match summary

Altrincham won 2-1 at home to Halifax Town. Altrincham led 2-0 at half-time.

Jimmy Knowles put Altrincham ahead in the 16th minute, Tom Crawford made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, and David Kawa pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 81st minute.

Shots finished 11-9 to Halifax Town, with 5 on target for Altrincham and 8 for Halifax Town.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
12 Shots 9
5 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 4
82 Attacks 110
48 Dangerous attacks 53
329 Passes 409
75.1% Pass accuracy 78.0%
2 Tackles 2
7 Fouls 10
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Altrincham Halifax Town
Kick-off
Sam TaylorShot on target
4’
6’
Connor DouglasShot on target
9’
Conor CartyShot on target
Jimmy KnowlesRight foot shot1-0 (Altrincham)
16’
27’
Tom CrawfordRight foot shot2-0 (Altrincham)
45+1’
Half-time2-0
Second half underway
53’
59’
65’
70’
C. AllenWill Hugill
Kahrel ReddinShot on target
71’
74’
Cody JohnsonShot on target
Aidan BarlowShot on target
78’
81’
David Kawa2-1 (Halifax Town)
90+4’
90+5’
Max BardellShot on target
Full-time2-1

Lineups

Altrincham 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Evans
White
Crawford
Banks
Khan
Kosylo
Kirk 68’
Humbles 68’
Barlow 90’
Taylor
Knowles 80’
Halifax Town 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Grant
Conte
Flint
Hobson 75’
Bardell
Johnson
Hugill 70’
Gilsenan
Douglas 46’
Tollitt 46’
Carty 85’

Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.27 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.20 – – –
Liam Humbles Taken off
68′ – – 3 0.13 – – –
Charlie Kirk Taken off
68′ – – 1 0.00 – –
Aidan Barlow Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.10 – –
90′ – – 1 0.00 – – –
Jimmy Knowles Taken off
80′ 1 – 2 0.18 – – –
Kian Breckin Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Kahrel Reddin Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
Kane Hemmings Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Altrincham win 42% Avg odds 2.18
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.47
Halifax Town win 32% Avg odds 2.84

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.