It’s been a tough start to the season with both injuries and fixtures piling up and Saturday’s FA Trophy tie gave an opportunity for rest and recovery for many of our senior squad whilst giving an opportunity for our under 21’s to test their metal against strong opposition.
The scoreline did not reflect the enormous amount of effort and heart put in by the young shakers side – who had an average age around 18 – and we thank them and everyone who travelled to Runcorn to get behind them on Saturday. Just 24 hours later the under 21s went on to play their county cup tie coming away 11-1 winners!
Looking back at the NPL West league table, we remain well in touch with the league leaders sitting in seventh place with 14 points from seven games. Our opponents for this match are currently towards the bottom of the league with just four points from 10 games.
So here’s looking to pick up more points at the Flixton side’s Shawe View ground. We look forward to seeing as many Shakers as possible at Trafford and as always…. Be loud, be proud!
In Opposition – Trafford
Trafford have spent most of their 35-year existence playing at the upper end of the north-west non-league structure and ended the 2024-25 season in a commendable ninth place in the NPLW table.
They’ve struggled this time round, but their season took a turn for the better last Tuesday with their first point for a 1-1 draw at Witton Albion, followed by a 4-1 home win against Sporting Khasala on Saturday.
Two of Saturday’s goals came from new centre-forward Tom Lawrence, who went on as a sub in the 33rd minute. Lawrence was previously with Chester but was released at the end of last season.
Admission & Tickets
This fixture is ALL TICKET.
Tickets will be on sale up until kick-off.
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Travel & Parking
Address: Away Day Care Shawe View, Shawe Road, Urmston, M41 5DL
Public Transport: Train – Shawe View is 300 meters from Chassen Road train station with trains direct from Manchester.
Buses – 248, 253 and 255 all stop within a short walking distance from the ground. 245, 247 and 256 all stop at Trafford General Hospital, which is a short 8-minute walk from the ground.
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Parking Facilities: Supporters who have no option but to travel by car are advised that the car park on Pennybridge Lane is likely to be full by 19:00.
Supporters should attempt to park away from the ground and walk a short distance to the match. This will ease congestion around the ground and make it easier for supporters to get away after the game. There is likely to be some parking on Bowfell Road and Moorside Road both of which are a short walk from the ground.
We would ask all visitors to respect our local neighbours and not to park across driveways or restrict access to residential properties.
Roadworks: There are currently roadworks taking place outside the Bird I’ th’ Hand pub on Flixton Road. The roadworks are traffic light controlled and are causing delays to traffic. Supporters are asked to avoid Flixton Road and park away from the ground.
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.
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Up the Shakers!