Ashton Face A Trip To Witton
WITTON ALBION VS ASHTON UNITED
DATE: SATURDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2017
KO: 15:00
VENUE: Wincham Park, CW9 6DA
Ashton come into this fixture unbeaten in ten games in all competitions, however six of those games have been draws. Witton Albion come into this game with one defeat in their last six games in all competitions, including a run of three consecutive wins against Barnton, Whitby Town and Nantwich Town.
Ahead of this fixture Jody Banim had the following
to say; “ It will be a tough game against Witton, however our away form has been very good and we will go to Witton and try to keep that form going and play for the win”
ONE TO WATCH:
Rob Hopley is the one to watch in Saturday’s fixture. The 32 year old started his career at Macclesfield Town as a youth player before moving to Winsford United, where he finished the North west Counties League Championship top scorer, Hopley then had a brief stint at Leek Town before moving on to Colwyn Bay where he spent eight seasons apart from a short spell at Chester FC in between, similar to at Winsford, Hopley was the club’s top scorer except this time in the Conference North. In November 2015 he joined current club Witton Albion and scored 47 goals in his first 75 games for Witton, so far this season he has scored 10 goals in 27 outings.
PREVIOUSLY AT THE WINCHAM PARK;
It was disastrous for Ashton, the last time the Robins visited Wincham Park. It took nearly an hour for this game to kick-start as Danny Andrews opened the scoring for Witton on 55 minutes and it took just four minutes for him to score his second of the game. It then got even worse for Ashton as on the 63rd minute Clarke scored to make Witton three goals to the good. And within ten minutes Ashton had narrowed the deficit courtesty goals from Chris Baguley and Dale Johnson. On the 78th minute mark Witton were back ahead by Danny Andrews. But that wasn’t the end of the action, Ashton manager Paul Phillips saw red and shortly after Andrews finished the scoring for Witton to secure a 5-2 victory for the hosts.
LAST 5 FIXTURES;
21/04/15 | Ashton United 2-1 Witton Albion | Northern Premier League
22/11/14 | Witton Albion 5-2 Ashton United | Northern Premier League
25/04/14 | Ashton United 1-4 Witton Albion | Northern Premier League
21/12/13 | Witton Albion 1-2 Ashton United | Northern Premier League
14/09/13 | Ashton United 2-1 Witton Albion | FA Cup
HOW CAN I FOLLOW THE ACTION?
Match updates will be available through the usual social media channels; Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Alternatively you can make the visit to the Wincham Park with match prices as follows;
Adults | £10
OAP’s / Disabled | £7
Students (with valid ID), under 18’s | £3
If you wish to gain entry at the concessionary rate please be prepared to supply the appropriate proof of ID