CLEETHORPES TOWN VS STOCKTON TOWN PREVIEW
COMPETITION: Pitching In Northern Premier League Premier Division – Matchday 10
DATE: Saturday 14th November, 2026
KICK-OFF: 15:00
ENTRY: £12 Adults, £8 Concessions, £4 Under-18’s
GROUND: HPS Planthire Stadium, Clee Road, Grimsby, DN32 8QL
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LIVE COMMENTARY: Click to listen on Anchors TV
Stockton Town face one of their toughest tests of the season with a trip to high-flying Cleethorpes Town.
The Anchors head into the fixture motivated by their 3-2 win at Quorn on Tuesday night. Goals from Jake Petitjean, Owen Gallacher, and Adam Nicholson lifted them over their Leicestershire opponents. It was a win which also moved them out of the bottom four and up to 16th in the league.
Cleethorpes were knocked off top spot in midweek when they fell to a late 1-0 defeat at Bury. The Owls battled hard and spent much of the game down to ten men after Liam Ravenhill was given a harsh red card. They looked as if they were going to hold on for a valuable point, but Rustam Stepans produced a winner at the end.
Craig Rouse, now in his third season in charge at the Linden Club, has kept much of the squad which just fell short of reaching the Play-Offs last season.
Josh Walker remains the main goal threat. The former Winterton striker has double figures on the season already.
Liam Hughes, who bossed the NPL East season in 2022/23 for Worksop Town, is another name to look out for. He joined the club from Worksop Town last season and has helped the club kick on in 2026.
There’s also a familiar face in defence in Jamie Bramwell. The 22-year-old joined from Stockton in the summer and has been a mainstay for the Lincolnshire club.
Looking ahead to the game, Michael Dunwell said: “We go there (Cleethorpes) and we’ve got nothing to lose. We’re confident, the lads are bouncing and can we take that into Saturday? Can we go into Cleethorpes and cause an upset? We’ve done well there in the past.”
Focusing on the visit of Stockton, Craig Rouse said: “They (Stockton) are a side who have been in the Play-Offs the last two seasons so they are streetwise. They know exactly what they are doing and we’ll need to be right on our mettle. Anyone who underestimates a team like that will come unstuck.”
