COMPETITION: Durham FA Challenge Cup
DATE: Wednesday 12th October, 2022
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
ENTRY: £5 Adult, £3 Concession, £1 Under-16
GROUND: MAP Group UK Stadium, Bishopton Road West, Stockton-On-Tees, TS19 0QD
LIVE UPDATES: @stockton_townfc
TICKETS: Match tickets are available to be purchased ahead of the game, as well as on the door, via this link:
Here are the results from the last five fixtures between the two clubs:
26 Dec 2016: Easington Colliery 1-5 Stockton Town – Northern League Division Two
29 Aug 2016: Stockton Town 2-0 Easington Colliery – Northern League Division Two
9 May 2015: Easington Colliery 1-1 Stockton Town – Stockton win 3-2 on penalties – Wearside League Cup Final
29 Nov 2014: Stockton Town 5-1 Easington Colliery – Wearside League
27 Aug 2014: Easington Colliery 0-3 Stockton Town – Wearside League
FORM GUIDE
Stockton Town: W W L W D
Last Game: Grantham Town 1-1 Stockton Town
Easington Colliery: L W L L W
Last Game: Easington Colliery 3-0 Sunderland West End
THE OPPOSITION
Easington currently sit 12th in the EBAC Northern League Division Two after a slow start to the season.
On Tuesday, the Colliers first team manager Lee Haldane had to step down from his role due to work commitments.
Despite their league position, Easington have had some strong results so far season, including a 5-2 win against Chester-Le-Street United and a 5-1 win against Ryton & Crawcrook Albion.
PRE-MATCH QUOTES
Speaking after the Anchors’ 1-1 draw at Grantham on Saturday, manager Michael Dunwell spoke ahead of the game and said:
“We want to do well in the cups, but we’ve got to look after our players for the league games.
“We should have at least three back on Wednesday, definitely Tom Portas, hopefully Elliott [Beddow] and Matty [Tymon].
“Night games under the lights are always good, we’ll see what Easington are about, I know they’re a few leagues below but they’re going to want to put up a performance against us.â€
Words: Jordan Clarke
