We don’t have long to recover from that almost last gasp home win on Saturday. Come Wednesday evening it’s off to Avro FC’s Vestacare Stadium in Oldham for our second NPL match.
Newcastle Town gave us a thorough examination, and we passed. Although we won by only one goal, there could – and arguably should – have been others.
It will be a different story at Avro. Their tactical approach will be to attack rather than defend. But we can have every confidence in our back line, which performed well in the pre-season matches and against Town.
Almost exactly a year ago, we beat Avro 2-1 at the Vestacare in the FA Cup preliminary round. That alone will provide them with ample motivation to go all out for a win on Wednesday.
It’s not difficult to get to the Vestacare by car or public transport, so we urge our amazing and famously enthusiastic fans to get there and be part of it. Early season points seem to be worth double as time goes on, so let’s get behind the lads. Up, up, up the Shakers!!!
In Opposition – Avro
Avro started their third season in the NPL with an away fixture at Stafford Rangers, and won 2-0.
In 2024-25, they had what they regarded as a good season, and finished in seventh place. Like us, in the close season they focused on strengthening their squad, and feel they succeeded by signing several young players. The youngsters have already shown “hunger, enthusiasm and raw talent”, according to chairman Rob Fuller.
Launched in 1936 as a works team for aircraft manufacturers AV Roe, the club moved in 2017 from their ground in Failsworth to the new Vestacare stadium.
Admission & Tickets
This fixture is ALL TICKET. Please click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets will be on sale until 1pm on Wednesday afternoon.
To ensure crowd management and safety throughout the stadium, soft segregation measures will be implemented for this fixture. This will help us effectively manage capacity across different areas of The Vestacare Stadium while maintaining the excellent atmosphere both sets of supporters are known for.
Travel & Parking
Address: The Vestacare Stadium, White Bank Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL8 3JH
Public Transport: RAIL: Manchester Victoria or Moston.
BUS: 180 from Oldham Street (Stop A) Manchester city centre, to Hollins Rd/Oak Rd then walk 5 minutes down Oak Rd to stadium.
Nearest Tram Stop: Hollinwood (20 mins walk)
Driving: M60 J22 then A62 towards Manchester/Failsworth. First left onto Hollins Rd – signposted Oldham South and Hollinwood. Follow Hollins Rd to junction with Oak Rd – just before petrol station – then Oak Rd to Whitebank Rd.
SatNav Postcode: OL8 3JH
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Parking Facilities: Limited parking facilities are available at The Vestacare Stadium on a first-come, first-served basis. The car park will open at 5:30pm, shortly before the turnstiles become operational. Given the expected high attendance for this fixture, we strongly encourage supporters to arrive early to secure parking spaces.
When our stadium car park reaches capacity, we respectfully request that supporters refrain from parking along White Bank Road. This consideration helps maintain smooth traffic flow throughout the surrounding area and prevents congestion that could impact local residents and emergency services.
For those parking in the surrounding residential areas, we ask that you park responsibly and show respect for our neighbours. Please ensure you do not block driveways, gates, or restrict access for local residents.
The Vestacare Stadium typically operates an ANPR system within the car park. However, for this particular fixture, the ANPR system will not be in operation, providing more flexible parking arrangements for supporters.
Match Coverage & Live Stream
If you are unable to make the game, we’ll have all the live coverage across our media platforms.
Live Stream: For this game, we will have no live stream. Keep up-to-date with all our video content via the club’s YouTube Channel. Click to subscribe and never miss highlights and match reaction across the season.
Audio Commentary: Roch Valley Radio will be providing commentary for this game. Click here ahead of kick-off to listen live. Audio commentary will be provided for every game of the season, so you will never miss a piece of the action.
Social Media: Our team will also bring you in-depth text commentary via the club ‘MatchDay Live‘ Twitter feed, with team news and half time and full time updates available also on Facebook and feel like you are there with our match galleries and imagery available over on Instagram.
Whatever the weather, wherever you are across the globe, we have you covered.
Up the Shakers!