Match Report: Bootle FC 3-0 Shifnal Town
The Bucks Cruise Past Shifnal Town
Bootle maintain a 100% win record at the Berry Street Garage Stadium with a 3-0 win thanks to a goal from Sam Hughes and a brace from Ben Hodkinson including an outstanding volley.
Just after ten minutes of play Ryan Beigan got on the end of a low ball played into the Shifnal Town box with a flick towards the far corner but keeper Andrew Wyncherley made a great save to deny Bootle an opener. In search of an opener for the visitors, Shifnal Town’s Andre Landell cut in on his right foot outside the area but the shot dipped over, a shot Joe Mason didn’t have to work for but still a close effort nonetheless.
After a scramble in the Shifnal Town area following a Bootle corner, the ball fell to Sam Hughes who tapped it in to give Bootle the lead. Ben Hodkinson was found in space outside the area and tried his luck with an effort and it flew straight past Andrew Wyncherley. The first half ended 2-0 to Bootle with a comfortable performance in the opening fourty five minutes of the game.
With just over twenty minutes gone in the second half, Charlie Forwood floated a ball into Ben Hodkinson who hit the back of the net with a spectacular volley to give Bootle a 3-0 lead, the Bootle fans couldn’t believe what they had seen! This goal from Ben Hodkinson meant it was his twentieth goal in all competitions in the 2026/27 campaign and it’s only mid October!
Shifnal Town tried to pull one back not long after as Kyle Edwards was through on goal but his one on one effort was saved by Joe Mason and it was fell for a perfect rebound but Mason even stopped that as well, once again, typical Joe Mason. The match ended 3-0 to put which means we are now eleven points clear at the top of the Northern Premier League Division One West table and maintain a 100% win record at the Berry Street Garage Stadium in the 2026/27.
