THE GAME
Hednesford Town vs Hemel Hempstead Town
Keys Park Stadium, Keys Park Road, Hednesford, Staffordshire, WS12 2DZ
FA Trophy Second Round
Saturday 14th November. Kick Off 3pm
THE PITMEN
Hednesford made it six wins out of seven in the league last Saturday after the 6-2 demolition of Morecambe which moved them up to fifth place in the table with 27 points from 16 games.
Jamie Cooke’s hat-trick moved him on to seven goals for the season while Dylan Mottley-Henry’s brace made it four for him alongside Ahkeem Rose.
Jamie Morgan scored the sixth goal with his first for the club in 78 starts and Niall Maher returned to the squad last week for the first time since being injured against Scarborough back on September 15th.
International call ups from St Ketts and Nevis for Xander Parke and Omari Sterling James and Montserrat for Lenni Cirino mean all three will be unavailable.
Kelvin Davis who was named Enterprise National League North Manager of the Month for October said, “We must approach the game with the same hunger, desire and commitment that we have shown in recent weeks.
“The hard work starts again from the first whistle and we need to make sure our standards remain high regardless of the opposition or competition”.
THE OPPOSITION
Hemel Hempstead play their football at step 2 in the National League South and are currently in 20th place with 15 points from 17 games.
The majority of those points, 12, have come on their travels from three wins, three draws and three defeats, scoring nine goals and conceding 12.
At home they are yet to win this season drawing three of their eight games and losing the other five, finding the net just six times but letting in 14.
The Tudors’ leading scorers both have three league goals, George Williams and Remaye Campbell although the latter is no longer with the club, having joined Dagenham and Redbridge for an undisclosed fee in September.
Hemel exited the FA Cup at the first hurdle losing away to Isthmian Premier League Wingate & Finchley 1-2 in a Second Qualifying Round replay after a 1-1 draw at Vauxhall Road.
LEAGUE FORM (LAST SIX GAMES)
HTFC: W W L W W W – 15 points
HHTFC: L L L D L L – 1 point
PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
In the Southern Premier League Hednesford and Hemel have met on six occasions. In the three games at Keys Park, The Pitmen have won twice and The Tudors once.
2010/11 saw the two clubs contest the Red Insure Southern League Cup Final with Hednesford winning 5-1 on aggregate.
The first leg at Hemel ended in a 2-1 win for Hednesford, Darren Campion and Kyle Patterson scoring in front of a crowd of 182.
Meanwhile, 611 people saw a 3-0 home win in the second leg at Keys Park thanks to two goals from Chris Clements and one for current CEO Marvin Robinson.
MATCHDAY DETAILS
Admission prices for Saturday’s game are as follows:
Seating: £18 adults, £15 concessions, £8 13-17 years old, £5 under 13s.
Standing: £15 adults, £12 concessions, £5 13-17 years old, £3 under 13s.
All juniors aged 15 and under must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Tickets can be bought in advance online through the Fanbase app or at the ticket office on the day of the game.
Turnstiles, ticket office, the Chase Suite and the Club shop all open at 1pm.
Smoking and vaping is only allowed in the Fanzones behind the Hednesford End and Heath Hayes End. As this is not a designated game, all Boltbars will be open.
Please remember that due to building work there is no parking at Keys Park so please consider parking at Kingsmead School, Kings Avenue, Hednesford WS12 1DH. Cost is £5 per car with gates opening at 1pm and closing at 5.30pm. Tickets available on Fanbase with no cash payments on the day.
The matchday programme will be available from the programme sellers or club shop priced at £3.
If the scores are level after 90 minutes then the game will go straight to a penalty shoot out as there is no extra time or replays in this season’s competition. The winners will receive £3,750 and the losers £1,000.
NEXT UP
Saturday 21st November, Buxton (A), National League North, Kick Off 3pm
