Wint’s late penalty save earns Harriers a point at Carlisle
Sunday 11 October 2026 · By Steve Garbutt
Kidderminster Harriers have goalkeeper Jack Wint to thank for a hard-earned point at Carlisle United on Saturday. The Manchester City loanee saved Regan Linney’s stoppage-time penalty to secure a 0–0 draw at Brunton Park.
The decisive moment came in the first minute of stoppage time. Cian Harries was penalised for a foul inside the area, giving Carlisle a golden chance to win the game. But Wint was equal to it, keeping out Linney’s spot-kick to preserve the clean sheet. According to the club, it was his third penalty save of the season.
It was an evenly contested game. Carlisle’s Morgan Feeney headed against the inside of the post just before the half-hour mark, and David Ajiboye sent a low shot narrowly wide early in the second half. Harriers created chances of their own, with Lewis Walker going close several times, including a powerful effort from 18 yards on 58 minutes.
The club described the result as a thoroughly deserved point, earned through an industrious performance in which Paul Wotton’s side had to withstand spells of pressure from the hosts.
Wint has been one of the standout performers in the division. He kept three clean sheets in September, and Kidderminster’s defensive record is the second-best in the league, with only 12 goals conceded in 13 games.
The concern is at the other end. Harriers have now gone five league games without a win, with three draws and two defeats in that run, and they have scored 15 league goals, one of the lower totals among the sides in the top half. They have slipped from eighth to 11th in the table, on 20 points from 13 games.
That still leaves them only three points outside the play-off places, with a record of five wins, five draws and three defeats. Turning some of those draws into wins will be the priority for Wotton.
Next up is an all-National League FA Cup tie. Harriers host Solihull Moors in the fourth qualifying round on Saturday 17 October, with a 3pm kick-off. Moors are 23rd in the league and were beaten 5–0 at Worthing on Saturday, but cup ties often produce surprises.
The league resumes with the visit of Worthing on Saturday 24 October, with a 5.30pm kick-off. Adam Hinshelwood’s side are unbeaten in eight league games, so it will be a stern test. Harriers then travel to Altrincham on Tuesday 27 October, before a return trip to Solihull in the league on Saturday 31 October.
With Wint in such fine form, Harriers will always have a chance. The challenge now is to find the goals that will turn a solid defensive platform into victories and lift them back towards the top seven.
Aggborough Stadium on Hoo Road, Kidderminster (DY10 1NB) has been home to Kidderminster Harriers since 1890. Capacity is around 6,444, with roughly 3,140 seats. For visiting supporters it is a compact, well-kept non-league ground: two covered terraces behind the goals and two single-tier seated stands along the touchlines. Views are generally unobstructed. Steam from the Severn Valley Railway often drifts past the East Stand and gives the place a distinctive backdrop.
Away fans are usually placed in the Purple Granite Stand (the East Stand), which runs the full length of the pitch, and in the covered South Stand terrace behind the southern goal. When a large following is expected, more of the South Stand is given over to visitors. Home support gathers on the North Stand terrace behind the opposite goal and in the EBC Group Main Stand on the west side. The tunnel sits on the Main Stand side, so from East Stand seats the South terrace is to your left.
Tickets for away supporters must be bought online in advance. There is no matchday box-office sale for visitors, even if you arrive early. Online purchase remains available until about 15 minutes after kick-off if you need to buy on arrival, but you still complete it on a phone before the turnstile. The club number for help before matchday is 01562 823 931. Aggborough is cashless inside, so bring a card or phone payment. Check current prices on the Harriers site; seated away tickets are typically a couple of pounds dearer than South Stand standing.
Kidderminster station is about half a mile away. Walk down Comberton Hill towards town, turn left just before Motorway Tyres, then follow Hoo Road to the ground on the right. By car, leave the M5 at Junction 3 for the A456 towards Kidderminster. Parking at the ground is scarce. The usual official option is the North Stand Council Car Park on a first-come basis (recently around £7.50). The stadium sits in a residential street, so do not block drives and respect local residents. Coaches should follow club instructions for drop-off rather than circling Hoo Road.
Refreshment kiosks serve both the East Stand concourse and the South Stand. Expect the usual pies, hot drinks and the ground’s well-known soup. Facilities are close to the away areas, so you should not need to wander into home sections. The ground is non-smoking, including e-cigarettes, in enclosed and semi-enclosed parts. Stewards are used to travelling support and segregation is straightforward on most National League and cup days.
On the pitch the surface is grass, roughly 107 by 69 yards. The North and South terraces sit tight behind each goal, so standing fans are close to the action. The East Stand is the larger seated side (just over 2,000 seats when built in 2003) with a cantilever roof and perspex panels that let light onto the grass. The Main Stand opposite is shallower — only about eight rows — but taller at the back because of hospitality boxes, offices, the club shop and ticket office. Disabled seating for home supporters is at the front of the Main Stand; visiting supporters needing access should contact the club before travelling so stewards can place you correctly.
Aggborough first staged a floodlit FA Cup tie in 1955. The record crowd remains 9,155 against Hereford United in 1948, from the days when a cycle track still ringed the pitch. Today it is a tidy, mid-sized stadium that rewards an early arrival: buy the ticket on your phone, find the East or South turnstiles, and you will be in a proper football ground rather than a bowl. Leave the points if you can — Harriers will try to keep them — and give the soup a try on the way out.