It was all-square at Squires Gate over the weekend in a high-scoring affair at a sold out Brian Addison Stadium with each side finding the back of the net four times and both sides leaving their first game of the season with a point.
Goals for the Shakers came from Iyrwah Gooden, Bryan Ly and Rustam Stepans who all opened their club accounts as the spoils were shared following a baking day in the sun on the coast.
Highlights and post match interviews from our Analyst Chris Watts, stepping in for Dave McNabb who accompanied Bryan Ly to a local hospital, and defender Lewis Earl are available to view below.
Our attention now switches to Tuesday night’s trip into Lancashire and Padiham for our second outing of the new season.
Last time we met our hosts at the Ruby Civil arena it was early on in the last campaign with The Shakers coming away with all three points. Padiham would return the favour as we met them at Broadhurst Part in the return fixture, denting our hopes of grabbing the promotion spot as we headed into the final league game in April.
Matchday and ticketing information for Tuesday night’s game is listed below and we look forward to seeing as many Shakers there as possible.
In Opposition – Padiham FC
It might be hard to imagine today but in the immediate years following the establishment of Padiham Football Club in November 1878 the `Caldersiders` as they were then known were considered one of Lancashire`s soccer pioneers and one of the better Club sides in England.
Full details on Padiham’s history can be found at the NWCFL website here.
Padiham returned to the North West Counties Football League for the 2000/2001 season, winning the Premier Division Title in 2012/13 to gain promotion to the Northern Premier League, where they spent two seasons before being relegated back to the North West Counties Football League for the 2015/16 season.
Last season, the Storks grabbed the final play-off spot before losing at the semi-final stage to Wythenshawe Town. They started their campaign with a 2-2 draw against Litherland on Saturday, taking an early two-goal lead before a come back from the Merseyside outfit grabbed a share of the spoils.
Tickets
Purchase your tickets in advance here (subject to booking fee)
Prices: ADULT £10.00, CONCESSION £5.00 (over 65, Student 16-18) Under 16s £1
Programme Price: £3.00
On the Day & In the Ground
Travel by Train: Hapton (1.9 miles)
Travel by public bus: Various bus options from Burnley Bus Station to Burnley Road, Padiham
Driving: M65 to junction 8, follow A6068 Clitheroe / Padiham. At traffic lights at the bottom of the hill turn right into Dean Range / Blackburn Road towards padiham. At next junction turn into Holland Street (opp church) then into Well Street to ground.
SatNav Postcode: BB12 8LE
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Parking: Car Park at ground for Approx 40 cars. Parking on nearby streets if car park is full. If you are planning to travel by minibus then please let us know beforehand. There is no provision for coach parking
Please park considerately and think of local residents.
Inside The Ground: Entrance to all fans is via the main turnstile just a short walk up from the car park. The Ruby Civil Arena has a bar in which you can sample a pint of real ale along with various lagers, beers and bottled drinks.
The club has 3 large screens in the clubhouse showing Premier League games, and a small kitchen serving pie and peas, hot dogs, chips and various hot drinks. A candy corner for children to purchase pop, crisps and various sweets is available. They have indoor toilets, also including disabled facilities.
Outside there are male and female toilets, a 100 seater stand, two sheltered covered standing areas. The ground is also dog friendly!
#NonLeagueDogs: Dogs are welcome but please keep them on a lead and take into account that it will be very busy.
Match Coverage & Live Stream
If you are unable to make it to the action at Gigg Lane, 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. Join the team from the press box at Gigg Lane. 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!
