CARLTON TOWN vs STOCKTON TOWN
Competition: The Pitching In Northern Premier League East Division
Date: Saturday 9th March
Kick-Off: 3:00pm
Entry: £10 Adult, £6 Concession, £3 Kids
Ground: The Bill Stokeld Stadium , Stoke Lane, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 2QP
Live Updates: @stockton_townfc
Live Commentary: Anchors FM- anchors-radio.mixlr.com
Stockton Town are on their travels for the third time this week as they make the long trip to Carlton Town.
The Anchors had their unbeaten run which stretched back to October ended on Tuesday night as they went down 3-0 at Newton Aycliffe. Mikey Roberts had a penalty saved in what was a rare off-night.
Prior to that, Stockton had won three straight games and had kept back-to-back clean sheets.
This is the fourth attempt at playing this fixture. The original was scheduled to be played in early September.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Last season’s two meetings was the first time the club’s had faced off. Here were the results:
05 Nov 22- Stockton Town 4-3 Carlton Town- Northern Premier League East Division
25 Mar 23- Carlton Town 0-2 Stockton Town- Northern Premier League East Division
FORM GUIDE
Stockton Town: L W W W D
Last Game: Newton Aycliffe 3-0 Stockton Town
Carlton Town: W L L D W
Last Game: Carlton Town 5-0 Bridlington Town
THE OPPOSITION
After flirting with relegation last season, this season they are in the midst of a Play-Off hunt. The Millers currently occupy eighth place with 43 points from 24 points- a healthy position with games in hand on those around them.
They were last in action two weeks ago when they produced their biggest win of the season with a 5-0 hammering of Bridlington Town. Khyle Sargent netted a brace while Micah Jebbison, Alex Hardwick and Niall Hylton were also on target.
Hardwick is the club’s top scorer with nine goals to his name.
PRE-MATCH QUOTES
Speaking to Anchors TV, Manager Michael Dunwell said:
“We knew it was going to be tough with three away games in row. We got the result on Saturday but unfortunately we were beaten tonight (at Newton Aycliffe.)
“We are not going to dwell on this and we haven’t become a poor side overnight. We look forward to the Carlton game and look to get back on a winning run.”
