FC Halifax Town vs Derby County U21 result

6–2 Full time

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

FC Halifax Town stats & fixtures · Derby County U21 stats & fixtures

FC Halifax Town beat Derby County U21 6–2 in the National League Cup (Group Stage) on 18 August 2026.

Goals and cards

9' Goal C. Carty (assist A. Morgan-Smith) FC Halifax Town
30' Penalty scored J. Oguntolu Derby County U21
37' Goal A. Morgan-Smith (assist B. Tollitt) FC Halifax Town
44' Goal Owen Eames (assist C. Allen) Derby County U21
45' Goal A. Morgan-Smith FC Halifax Town
53' Goal A. Allen (assist T. Trusty) FC Halifax Town
60' Yellow card W. Flint FC Halifax Town
69' Yellow card K. Robinson Derby County U21
70' Goal M. Bardell FC Halifax Town
72' Goal O. Bray (assist C. Douglas) 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.
Derby County U21 have kept 1 clean sheet in 10.
Derby County U21 score 1.8 a game — 72nd percentile in this competition.

Team news & lineups

FC Halifax Town

Confirmed

33 T. Grant —
2 M. Bardell —
8 W. Flint —
5 S. Hobson —
3 R. Conte —
20 T. Trusty —
30 C. Johnson —
17 B. Tollitt —
9 C. Carty —
18 A. Allen —
14 A. Morgan-Smith —

Bench S. Johnson , Z. Gilsenan , O. Bray , W. Hugill , C. Douglas , D. Kawa

Derby County U21

Confirmed Danny Maye

1 S. Kane —
2 I. Gordon —
3 T. Gill —
4 R. Canoville —
5 A. Osayande —
6 C. Smith —
7 S. Corry —
8 C. Allen —
9 J. Oguntolu —
10 Owen Eames —
11 I. Green —

Bench C. Mountain , K. Robinson , F. Jones , D. Hodges , C. Wilson , A. Grout , K. Wren

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.

Derby County U21 away

3–0–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 2.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 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.