CLEETHORPES TOWN VS STOCKTON TOWN
COMPETITION: Northern Premier League East
DATE: Saturday 23rd March 2024
KICK-OFF: 3:00PM
ENTRY: £9 Adult, £6 Concession, U18 FREE
GROUND: myenergi Stadium, Clee Road, Grimsby, DN32 8QL
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Stockton Town are back on the road to Lincolnshire for a visit to Cleethorpes Town.
The Anchors come into the game after back-to-back wins over Carlton Town and Grantham Town. It was a perfect response to 3-0 defeat at Newton Aycliffe which had halted a long unbeaten run.
Mikey Roberts and Michael Roberts were both in target in the 2-0 win over Grantham Town. Although it could have been a lot more with a flurry of chances at the end.
The game at Cleethorpes takes place on Non-League day and as part of the initiative, U18 are granted free entry.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This will be the seventh meeting between the two clubs. The most recent was just last month when Kev Hayes scored a dramatic stoppage time winner.
12 Mar 22 – Cleethorpes Town 0-0 Stockton Town – Northern Premier League East Division
26 April 22 – Cleethorpes Town 1-2 Stockton Town – Northern Premier League East Division Playoff Semi-Final
17 Sep 22 – Stockton Town 1-0 Cleethorpes Town – Northern Premier League East Division
11 Feb 23 – Cleethorpes Town 0-2 Stockton Town – Northern Premier League East Division
10 Feb 24- Stockton Town 4-3 Cleethorpes Town- Northern Premier League East Division
FORM GUIDE
Stockton Town: W W D W W W
Last Game: Stockton Town 2-0 Grantham Town
Cleethorpes Town: L D L W L
Last Game: Dunston 4-0 Cleethorpes Town
THE OPPOSITION
Cleethorpes Town are heading for mid table finish this season. They currently reside in 13th with 36 points from 29 games.
This is the first time they have played a home match since early February. That night they lost 2-1 to North Ferriby.
Last time out they were comfortably put to the sword as they went down 4-0 to Dunston at Consett’s Belle View Ground.
Will Annan is the club’s top scorer with nine goals followed by Curtis Bateson and Alex Flett who both have seven.
Josh Walker has already proved his credentials against the Anchors this season with a brace in the reverse fixture.
PRE-MATCH QUOTES
Speaking to Anchors TV, Assistant Manager JD Briggs said:
“We have got to be really confident and buoyant after a better second half performance today (against Grantham Town)
“Dunston have beaten them (Cleethorpes Town) quite comfortably, so they are not going to like that we are going there.
“We just need to keep going, we have seven games left and seven wins would be ideal to do what we are trying to do and get over that line.”
