FC Halifax Town vs Stoke City U21 result

4–2 Full time

National League Cup · England · Group Stage · The Shay, Halifax

FC Halifax Town stats & fixtures · Stoke City U21 stats & fixtures

FC Halifax Town beat Stoke City U21 4–2 in the National League Cup (Group Stage) on 13 October 2026.

Goals and cards

16' Goal T. McDermott (assist A. Morgan-Smith) FC Halifax Town
21' Yellow card W. Hugill FC Halifax Town
31' Goal A. Morgan-Smith (assist C. Allen) FC Halifax Town
32' Goal T. Martin (assist T. Achu) Stoke City U21
40' Yellow card A. Dauda Stoke City U21
57' Yellow card E. Fearn Stoke City U21
69' Goal C. Douglas (assist T. Trusty) FC Halifax Town
70' Goal E. Fearn (assist L. Knight) Stoke City U21
87' Yellow card C. Allen FC Halifax Town
90' Goal B. Tollitt FC Halifax Town
90+3' Yellow card P. Otegbayo Stoke City U21
90+3' Yellow card S. Hobson FC Halifax Town

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

FC Halifax Town score 2.4 a game — 91st percentile in this competition.
Stoke City U21 score 1.1 a game — 19th percentile in this competition.
FC Halifax Town win 7 corners a game — 67th percentile in this competition.

Team news & lineups

FC Halifax Town

Confirmed

1 S. Johnson —
23 D. Crowe —
44 M. Maltby —
5 S. Hobson —
16 D. Hill —
20 T. Trusty —
4 W. Hugill —
24 T. McDermott —
27 C. Allen —
11 C. Douglas —
14 A. Morgan-Smith —

Bench T. Grant , D. Kawa , O. Bray , T. Wainman , M. Bardell , W. Flint , B. Tollitt

Stoke City U21

Confirmed Liam Lawrence

1 L. Knight —
5 F. Anderson —
3 J. Whiteley —
2 A. Dauda —
6 J. Mears —
4 P. Otegbayo —
8 E. Boulter —
11 T. Martin —
7 T. Achu —
10 F. Nixon —
9 A. Walker —

Bench O. Hatton , L. Connell , E. Fearn , P. Makavore , J. McWilliams , T. Midwood , R. Bardsley

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

FC Halifax Town at home

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 7.0 per game
Shots on target: 7.0 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Stoke City U21 away

1–2–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 3.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: not available
Shots on target: not available

Detailed match statistics aren't available for this competition, so corners, shots and cards can't be shown.