Halifax Town and Boston United played out a 1:1 draw in the National League's regular season, stage 11, at the Shay on 29 September 2026. We had given Halifax a win at 45 per cent confidence, and here's the thing — the match went another way entirely. It wasn't that the visitors were overwhelming, merely that the hosts couldn't close it out when they had the run of things.
L. Wheeldon gave the home side the lead in the 30th minute, a goal that felt like it came from sustained pressure. Boston responded quickly, with C. Carty pulling level just after the break, in the 47th minute. By then the game had settled into a rhythm neither side could quite break.
Halifax threw numbers at the opposition, 15 shots on target against Boston's three, but shots on target do not always mean chances created. The hosts had 61 per cent possession and 112 attacks, while Boston managed 81 attacks and 39 per cent possession. It is a familiar pattern: possession without penetration, shots without the right decision at the final pass.
There were five substitutions between the 62nd and 90th minutes, with T. McDermott and T. Cursons both on for Halifax in quick succession. C. Carty was replaced in stoppage time, 90+2 minutes, which tells you the visitors had something left to do at the very end. Four yellow cards were shown, none to Halifax, three to Boston, which suggests the visitors had to dig in when the game opened up.
The result keeps Halifax in 14th place on 10 points, while Boston move to 11 points in 18th. It was a point both sides could have taken, though Halifax will feel they should have taken more. The hosts have won four of their ten games and lost five, Boston three wins and five defeats — neither side is building momentum, and neither is collapsing.
