THE GAME
- Hednesford Town v Morpeth Town AFC
- Saturday 11th April 2026, kick off 3pm
- Northern Premier League Premier Division
- Keys Park Stadium, Keys Park Road, Hednesford, Staffordshire WS12 2D2
THE PITMEN
It was the perfect Easter for Hednesford Town as they followed up Good Friday’s 3-0 win over Prescot Cables with a dramatic late 2-1 victory at title rivals FC United of Manchester on Easter Monday. That win moved The Pitmen above their opponents level on points with Hebburn Town, both teams having 70 points from 37 games and Hednesford second only by goal difference. FC United are in third with 68 points from 36 games and learned this week that their oft-postponed game against Stockton Town is to be played on a neutral ground at Curzon Ashton on April 21st. The win also ensured that Hednesford are guaranteed at the least, a play-off place this season. Hednesford have an excellent record at Keys Park in 2025/26. In the league they have won 12, drawn five and lost just once to Stockton Town back in October, scoring 30 goals and conceding only nine. Manager Kelvin Davis also has a 100% league record at home, winning all three of his games in charge with his team scoring eight goals without reply.
THE OPPOSITION
Morpeth Town are in 19th place in the NPL Premier League table with 39 points from 37 games, Things are tight at the bottom though with The Highwaymen being a point behind Workington and Hyde and two adrift of Rushall Olympic and Whitby who are in 15th position. The majority of their points have come at home where they have picked up nine wins and three draws but have lost on seven occasions. From their 18 away games they have won just twice, at Bamber Bridge and Whitby, drawn three against Stocksbridge Park Steels, Warrington Town and FC United and lost 13 times. Their leading scorer is Nic Bollado. The ex FCUM man has eight goals to go with the 12 he scored last season and he is followed by Will Dowling and Luke Jones who have five each in all competitions.
MANAGER’S THOUGHTS
FORM
From their last six games Hednesford have 13 points while Morpeth have nine.
- HTFC: WWLDWW
- MAFC: WLLWWL
PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
Saturday will be only the second meeting between the two clubs, the first coming in the fifth game of the season on August 23rd when Morpeth won 1-0 at Craik Park. Will Dowling’s 64th minute strike was the difference between the sides in front of 413 fans and was Hednesford’s second defeat of the season after which they went on an undefeated run of eight games in all competitions, although Morpeth wouldn’t win in the league again until October 18th when they beat Workington.
MATCHDAY DETAILS
Kick off is at the usual Saturday time of 3pm with some of the turnstiles and ticket office open at 12pm for anyone who wants to watch the Arsenal v Bournemouth Premier League game at 12.30pm in the Chase Suite although the rest of the turnstiles and club shop won’t open until 1pm. Don’t forget that there is a sale on this season’s shirts. There are only a few staff covering the club shop this Saturday, so please be patient.
Due to the building work on Keys Corner there is no general parking at the stadium however this is parking available at the Sunflex site at a cost of £5, first come first served with all proceeds going to charity, although disabled season ticket parking is unaffected.
Matchday Sponsors are Wilbury Developments and MD Electrical.
Admission will be at the reduced rate of £6 adults, £4 concessions/17-18 and disabled (non-wheelchair access), £1 U16 and free for U10s but all U16s if not season ticket holders or Junior Pitmen Members must be accompanied by a paying adult and should be under their supervision at all times. U10 tickets should be collected from the ticket office. Get your tickets online via Fanbase.
Season ticket holders will need to download the BoltBar app to get their free drink. There will be a code sent so please check your email. Junior season ticket holders should collect a token from turnstile 3 and redeem for a soft drink at the BoltBars. Don’t forget that if you use the self-service BoltBar before kick off, there’s a chance to win £25 of credit straight to your account.
The multi-award winning matchday programme will be on sale at £2.50, cash payments to the programme sellers or by card from the club shop and features the usual array of excellent features.
