FC Halifax Town 4–2 Stoke City U21

National League Cup 2026/27 Group Stage · 13 Oct 2026

FC Halifax Town vs Stoke City U21 in the National League Cup 2026/27.

At The Shay, Halifax.

FC Halifax Town beat Stoke City U21 4–2. T. McDermott opened the scoring for FC Halifax Town after 16 minutes. C. Douglas made it 3–1 after 69 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• FC Halifax Town: T. McDermott 16', A. Morgan-Smith 31', C. Douglas 69', B. Tollitt 90+4'
• Stoke City U21: T. Martin 32', E. Fearn 70'

Match events

• 16′ FC Halifax Town: Normal Goal, T. McDermott, A. Morgan-Smith
• 21′ FC Halifax Town: Yellow Card, W. Hugill
• 31′ FC Halifax Town: Normal Goal, A. Morgan-Smith, C. Allen
• 32′ Stoke City U21: Normal Goal, T. Martin, T. Achu
• 40′ Stoke City U21: Yellow Card, A. Dauda
• 46′ Stoke City U21: Substitution, E. Fearn, T. Martin
• 46′ FC Halifax Town: Substitution, O. Bray, W. Hugill
• 54′ FC Halifax Town: Substitution, W. Flint, M. Maltby
• 57′ Stoke City U21: Yellow Card, E. Fearn
• 65′ FC Halifax Town: Substitution, M. Bardell, D. Crowe
• 65′ FC Halifax Town: Substitution, D. Kawa, A. Morgan-Smith
• 65′ Stoke City U21: Substitution, T. Midwood, A. Dauda
• 65′ Stoke City U21: Substitution, L. Connell, T. Achu
• 69′ FC Halifax Town: Normal Goal, C. Douglas, T. Trusty
• 70′ Stoke City U21: Normal Goal, E. Fearn, L. Knight
• 73′ Stoke City U21: Substitution, P. Makavore, F. Nixon
• 77′ FC Halifax Town: Substitution, B. Tollitt, T. McDermott
• 87′ FC Halifax Town: Yellow Card, C. Allen
• 90+3′ Stoke City U21: Yellow Card, P. Otegbayo
• 90+3′ FC Halifax Town: Yellow Card, S. Hobson
• 90+4′ FC Halifax Town: Normal Goal, B. Tollitt

FC Halifax Town before this match

• vs Wolves U21 3–0 (Wolves U21) · Group Stage, 8 Sep 2026
• vs Derby County U21 6–2 (Derby County U21) · Group Stage, 18 Aug 2026

Stoke City U21 before this match

• at Wealdstone 0–6 (Wealdstone) · Group Stage, 8 Sep 2026
• at Scunthorpe 0–4 (Scunthorpe) · Group Stage, 18 Aug 2026