STOCKTON TOWN VS SHEFFIELD FC PREVIEW
COMPETITION: Pitching In Northern Premier League East Division – Matchday 34
DATE: Saturday 6th April, 2024
KICK-OFF: 3:00pm
ENTRY: £9 Adult, £7 Concession, £3 kids
GROUND: MAP Group UK Stadium, Bishopton Road West, Stockton-On-Tees, TS19 0QD
LIVE UPDATES: @stockton_townfc – Twitter/X
Stockton Town face another big home game when they welcome Sheffield FC to the MAP Group UK Stadium.
The Anchors suffered their first home league defeat of the season last Saturday when they went down 2-0 in a measly display against Carlton Town.
It was a good showing from the fans as 1007 turned out to back the Anchors- the largest crowd of the season.
In the following outing at Consett trailed 2-0 before two second half goals from Michael Sweet and Adam Nicholson rescued a point. They were unfortunate not to win the game with a dubious offside call to blame.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This is the sixth meeting between Stockton Town and Sheffield FC. Here are the previous five results:
09 Nov 21- Sheffield FC 0-0 Stockton Town- Northern Premier League East Division
26 Feb 22- Stockton Town 3-3 Sheffield FC- Northern Premier League East Division
19 Nov 22- Stockton Town 6-0 Sheffield FC- Northern Premier League East Division
22 Apr 23- Sheffield FC 2-1 Stockton Town- Northern Premier League East Division
11 Nov 23- Sheffield FC 0-2 Stockton Town- Northern Premier League East Division
FORM GUIDE
Stockton Town: D L D W W
Last Game: Consett AFC 2-2 Stockton Town
Sheffield FC : L D W D W
Last Game: Belper Town 2-1 Sheffield FC
THE OPPOSITION
The World’s Oldest Football Club did appear under threat of relegation to Step 5 earlier this season but some good form recently has seen them steer clear to comfortable mid table.
They currently sit 12th with 44 points from 31 games and have a very faint chance of making the Play-Offs. It would rely on them winning out combined with a number of other teams dropping points.
Last time out they suffered their first defeat in six matches as they conceded a stoppage time winner at Belper Town.
Luke Mangham is the man to watch. The former Stocksbridge striker has hit double figures for the season with 13.
PRE-MATCH QUOTES
Speaking to Anchors TV, Manager Michael Dunwell looked ahead to the game:
“We’re at home and I think the fans deserve a good performance after last Saturday’s not-so-good performance.
“We’re looking forward to it, we were in for light session on Wednesday preparing to get three points against Sheffield.”
