STOCKTON TOWN VS BRIDLINGTON TOWN AFC
COMPETITION: Northern Premier League East Division
DATE: Wednesday 23rd August, 2023
KICK-OFF: 19:45
ENTRY: £9 Adult, £7 Concession, £3 Child (tickets available online or at the gate)
GROUND: MAP Group UK Stadium, Bishopton Road West, Stockton-On-Tees, TS19 0QD
LIVE UPDATES: @stockton_townfc – Twitter
Stockton Town return to league action on Wednesday night when they host Bridlington Town.
The Anchors are without a win in the league after 2-2 draw against Stocksbridge Park Steels in their opener and a 2-1 defeat at Hebburn Town in their following match.
They did earn their first victory of the season on Saturday as they came from behind to beat Ashington 2-1 and secure their place in the FA Cup First Qualifying Round.
Kev Hayes capped off a wonderful team move in stoppage time to get past the ten-man Colliers.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Stockton Town have met Bridlington Town five times with the first coming in the FA Vase back in 2019. Here are the results:
30 Nov 2019 – Bridlington Town 1-4 Stockton Town (AET) – FA Vase
24 Aug 2022 – Bridlington Town 1-3 Stockton Town – Northern Premier League East
9 Apr 2022 – Stockton Town 2-1 Bridlington Town – Northern Premier League East
22 Oct 2022- Stockton Town 4-0 Bridlington Town- Northern Premier League East
04 Mar 2023- Bridlington Town 1-0 Stockton Town- Northern Premier League East
FORM GUIDE
Stockton Town: D L W
Last Game: Stockton Town 2-1 Ashington
Bridlington Town: L L D
Last Game: Bridlington Town 2-2 Grimsby Borough
THE OPPOSITION
Bridlington Town come into the game after weekend off due to no FA Cup action. The Seasiders FA Cup campaign ended at the first hurdle when they lost to Northern League club Bishop Auckland 3-0.
In the league they are awaiting their first victory. The season opener saw them defeated 3-1 at Dunston UTS. Last Tuesday they came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Grimsby Borough. New signing Glen Sani popped up with a stoppage time equaliser.
In addition to Sani they have also added full-back Alex Markham and winger Cameron Cunningham who may recognisable to Anchors fans for his time North Shields.
Striker Lewis Dennison remains with the club, he was their top scorer last season with 20 goals.
PRE-MATCH QUOTES
Looking ahead to the game, Manager Michael Dunwell said:
“I think you can get a bit too down because we haven’t won two of our opening matches but we haven’t played badly. I thought we were really good on Tuesday night at Hebburn Town but some decision didn’t go our way.
“We are looking to get our first three points in the league and kick on from there.â€
Speaking after his winner over Ashington, Kev Hayes looked ahead:
“I am looking forward to the Bridlington game. It’s good to get a quick turnover after a positive result and I am more than confident we can our first three points to really kick start the season.â€
