THE GAME
- Hednesford Town v Bamber Bridge
- Northern Premier League Premier Division
- Keys Park Stadium, Keys Park Road, Hednesford, Staffordshire WS12 2DZ
- Tuesday 18th November 2025
- Kick Off 7.45pm.
THE HOME SIDE
With just five NPL games taking place on Saturday, Hednesford remain in second place in the table with 30 points from 16 games. They are four points behind leaders Warrington Rylands who were unable to extend their lead at the top instead falling to a 0-1 home defeat to Whitby Town who moved up to fifth place. Hednesford have played two games less than Rylands who visit Keys Park on 6th December.
Last week saw the departure of Kieron Freeman from the club. Read more on his departure here.
THE OPPOSITION
Bamber Bridge are in 16th place in the league table with 19 points from 14 games. The majority of those points (13) have been picked up at home while away they have won just once, 2-0 at Whitby Town to go with draws at Cleethorpes, Ashton and Stockton and defeats to Warrington Rylands, Hyde United and Morpeth. Their leading scorers are Ewan Bange who is on loan from Hyde United and Kofi Moore who joined the club following his release from Oldham Athletic. Both have six goals in all competitions.
THE MANAGEMENT
Manager Gavin Hurren said ahead of the game: “I’ve watched Bamber Bridge’s last couple of games and they’re a really good team who played well against FC United. They’ll be fresh after having their midweek game called off and no game on Saturday but as always it’s about us”.
FORM
Over the last six league games Hednesford have picked up 10 points with a GD of +5 while Bamber Bridge have seven with a GD of +2
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PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
This will be only Bamber Bridge’s second visit to Keys Park. The previous one was on 3rd November 2018 in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League and ended 1-1, Dan Sweeney equalising Matt Barnes’ opener for the visitors. This game is featured in Tuesday’s match programme.
MATCHDAY DETAILS
Admission on Tuesday is £13 adults, £10 concessions, 17-18, and disabled (non-wheelchair access), £5 U16 and free for U10s but all U16s must be accompanied by a paying adult. Supporters are advised to use the Fanbase app to purchase tickets although cash or card payments can be made at the ticket office before kick-off. Once again additional car parking is available at the Sunflex/Dunelm site for £5 with all proceeds going to Age UK. There are 70 spaces on a first come first served basis. Wheelchair users can enjoy the game from the designated areas in the stands and can enter the stadium through the gate next to the ticket office.
