Our third pre-season fixture is just around the corner, and we’ll welcome NWCFL side Ashton Athletic to Gigg Lane on Tuesday night.
We picked up our first pre-season victory against National League North side Chester, in a 3-1 win at Gigg Lane. Dave McNabb’s side were playing in front of their home fans for the first time since their title win against Burscough in April.
DJ Pedro scored a brace, whilst Trialist B also got on the scoresheet, in front of a crowd of over 1,600.
We spoke with new signing Owen Robinson, who got his first taste of Gigg Lane at the weekend, as well as DJ Pedro & Dave McNabb.
Catch all the interviews & highlights below.
In Opposition – Ashton Athletic
Ashton Athletic are going into their third season in NWCFL Division 1 North, after relegation from the premier division in 2022.
They’d joined the NWCFL originally in 1982 for four seasons, before returning in 2006.
The club reached the Third Round Qualifying of the FA Cup in 2017/18, also reaching the third round of the FA Vase in the same season.
On the Day & In the Ground
Our Matchday @ Gigg guide is available to read to find out everything you need to know going on in and around the ground.
Tickets are still on sale via our ticketing page on our website.
Main Stand ONLY open for this fixture, with Wheelchair access in the South Stand via the Manchester Road End entrance.
Starkies will be open at the normal time of 6:30pm for supporters to access from the Manchester Road End entrance before kick-off. This will be on a first-come, first-served basis up to capacity, which will be managed on the door. Starkies will remain open throughout the game (for those in the main stand only) as well as after the game.
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!