STOCKTON TOWN VS HEBBURN TOWN PREVIEW
COMPETITION: Frank Pattison Durham Challenge Cup – Second Round
DATE: Tuesday 4th November, 2025
KICK-OFF: 7:45pm
ENTRY: £10 Adults, £5 concessions, £2 U11’s (season tickets NOT valid)
GROUND: MAP Group UK Stadium, Bishopton Road West, Stockton-On-Tees, TS19 0QD
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LIVE COMMENTARY: Anchors Radio (mixlr.com)
CLUBHOUSE: Open from 5pm, serving drinks and food.
Stockton Town look to bounce back from a heavy defeat on Saturday with a cup clash with league-rivals Hebburn Town.
The Anchors will quickly want to move on from the weekend’s result, where Ilkeston Town came to Teesside and took home all three points after a 4-0 win.
Adam Nicholson was also shown a straight red card for a last man challenge.
Saturday did see Lewis King return to action in the second-half after a couple of weeks out with a knock.
THE OPPOSITION
Hebburn are of course long-time foes of the Anchors, having being promoted alongside the Anchors in the Northern League in 2021, and the NPL East Division in 2024, where the Hornets went on a 13-game winning run to secure the title ahead of Stockton.
Despite losing club captain and star talisman Amar Purewal to the Anchors in summer, replacement forward Gary Martin has hit the ground running thus far, nearly hitting double figures in goals already.
The 35-year-old is vastly experienced, having played professionally in Iceland, Hungary and Norway to name a handful.
Daniel Moore’s side come into this game after an 8-0, (yes, eight) win over Warrington Town on Saturday, where winger Olly Martin scored a hat-trick off the bench.
Veteran midfielder Robert Briggs also recently joined the Hornets, after departing South Shields following 10 years with the Mariners.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The two sides have met 16 times throughout the near decade of challenging each other up the divisions, as well meeting in the FA Trophy, FA Vase and Durham Challenge Cup previously too. Below are the results from the 5 prior results between the two teams:
21 Apr 2025 – Hebburn Town 2-0 Stockton Town – Northern Premier League Premier Division
26 Dec 2024 – Stockton Town 1-1 Hebburn Town- Northern Premier League Premier Division
16 Dec 2023 – Stockton Town 3-1 Hebburn Town – Northern Premier League East Division
15 Aug 2023 – Hebburn Town 2-1 Stockton Town – Northern Premier League East Division
14 Jan 2023 – Hebburn Town 2-0 Stockton Town – Northern Premier League East Division
FORM GUIDE
Stockton Town: L W L W D
Last match: Stockton Town 0-4 Ilkeston Town
Hebburn Town: W L D L L
Last match: Hebburn Town 8-0 Warrington Town
PRE-MATCH QUOTES
Following Saturday’s defeat against Ilkeston Town, manager Michael Dunwell spoke ahead of the tie by saying:
“It’s always good when you’ve had a performance like that to get back out there quickly and put things right, we need another reaction. We said that last week [after defeat against Ashton United] and we got one [against Hednesford Town], and now we’re hoping to get one again.“
