STOCKTON TOWN VS GUISBOROUGH TOWN
COMPETITION:Â Pre-Season Friendly
DATE:Â Saturday 22nd July, 2023
KICK-OFF: 13:00
ENTRY: £5 Adult, £3 Concession, £1 Under-16 (FREE for season ticket holders)
GROUND: MAP Group UK Stadium, Bishopton Road West, Stockton-On-Tees, TS19 0QD
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Stockton Town’s Pre-Season preparations continue as they welcome Teesside rivals Guisborough Town to the MAP Group UK Stadium.Â
The Anchors have played three Pre-Season games so far with the most recent an entertaining 4-3 defeat to Morpeth Town last Saturday. They more than matched their higher-level opponents but the Highwaymen proved decisive in the final third.
Prior to that, they lost 3-1 to Boro Rangers and drew 1-1 with Scarborough Athletic.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This will be the tenth meeting with Guisborough Town. Here is the result of the last five meetings:
26 Dec 2018 – Stockton Town 2-3 Guisborough Town – Ebac Northern League Division One
05 Oct 2019 – Guisborough Town 1-2 Stockton Town – Ebac Northern League Division One
29 Feb 2020 – Stockton Town 2-0 Guisborough Town – Ebac Northern League Division One
05 Sept 2020 – Stockton Town 2-2 Guisborough Town – Ebac Northern League Division One
10 Jul 2021- Stockton Town 3-0 Guisborough Town- Pre-Season Friendly
THE OPPOSITION
Guisborough Town have played five Pre-Season friendlies so far. The biggest result saw them defeat North Riding outfit Kader FC 7-1.
They have also lost out to Marske United in the John Butterfield Memorial Trophy and 2-0 at Thornaby in the Peter Morris Memorial Cup.
Players to watch for the Priorymen include last season’s top scorer Cole Kiernan, winger Jack Blackford and ex-Stockton forward Tyrone O’Neill.
PRE-MATCH QUOTES
Speaking after Saturday’s 4-3 defeat at Morpeth Town, Manager Michael Dunwell said:
“Guisborough, another team from the league below, like Boro Rangers we’ll know they will come with a lot of energy.
“They have got some good players there and the management is good.”