Witton Albion v FC UNITED. 3pm Saturday 16th November

[Nick Duckett]

On Saturday 16th November ko 3,00pm, FC United travel to Wincham Park in Northwich to play Witton Albion FC in the Northern Premier League.

Saturday 16th November 2019
The Bet Victor Northern Premier League Premier Division
Witton Albion FC v FC United
26 Chapel St
Wincham
Northwich
CW9 6DA

Ground
For this game there will be ground segregation, with FC United supporters locked in the Lostock End which is located at the far end of the ground as you approach it.

FC United will be allocated approx 100 reserved seats which will be available on a first come first served basis and can be accessed through the away turnstiles. The Main Stand is also a non-smoking area.

Supporters should not bring a bag larger than 20cm x 15cm x 5cm (8" x 6" x 2") with them to the match; this equates to a small handbag, unless it is to carry essential medical or childcare
items which you may require during the match.

ADMISSION PRICES: PAY ON THE GATE
Adults: £11
Over 65’s/disabled: £8
16-21 year olds: £6
Under 16’s: £2
Members of HM Armed Forces: Free

Stadium Facilities
A refreshment kiosk will be open before and during the match inside the stadium, and is accessible from both stand and terraces.
The Social Club will be open from 1.00pm for both sets of supporters where alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks can be obtained but will stop serving alcohol approx 30 minutes before kick-off and will not open while the game is in progress.

The bar will NOT open at half time but will re-open at full-time when it will be available again to both sets of supporters. Alcohol will NOT be permitted inside the stadium for this game.

Before kick-off, there will be NO ACCESS from within the stadium to the Social Club. As such, if you require pre-match alcoholic refreshments, please do NOT enter the stadium, but go straight to the Social Club front door at the front of the stadium.

DIRECTIONS TO WITTON ALBION FC
Wincham Park is in the Wincham area of Northwich. The stadium is approximately 1½ miles
to the north of Northwich Town Centre but feels like about 5 walking there in the winter.

By Car
The Postcode for Wincham Park is CW9 6DA

From North/South/East
Leave the M6 at Junction 19 and take the A556 Chester Road towards Northwich.
After 3 miles get into the right-hand lane and filter off to the right at the ’triangle’ road
junction.
At the traffic lights go over to the left which is Manchester Road (still the A556) and after 1
mile turn right into the A559 Hall Lane.
After ½ mile turn left into Wincham Lane (the Black Greyhound Pub is on the opposite side of
the road).
After ½ mile Wincham Lane becomes Chapel Street, you will go over a hump backed bridge
over the canal and the turning into the stadium is on the left.

From the West
Use the M56 towards Manchester, leave at Junction 10 and use the A559 Hall Lane (following
the directions above). Alternatively use the A556 and the A530 via Griffith’s Road on to
Manchester Road (and again follow the directions above).

[Paul Hinson]

FCUM have won 1, drawn 3 and lost 3 of 7 previous meetings with Witton at Wincham Park including 1 home FA Trophy tie.
Charlie Ennis scored 1 goal in 5 appearances for Witton in the 2010-11 season.
At Hyde United in midweek Tunde Owolabi became the first FCUM player to score in 7 successive matches.
Only South Shields (10) and Radcliffe (11) have conceded fewer League goals than Witton’s tally of 14.
In the last meeting, an FA Cup tie in October 2018, the Reds ended the match with 8 men after 3 players received Red Cards.
In this fixture Kyle Wilson scored for FCUM after 14 seconds in October 2008 and Danny Andrews after 77 seconds for Witton in September 2015.
FCUM are unbeaten in their last 10 away fixtures, winning 7 and drawing 3 since losing at Grantham Town on August 17th.

[Ben Hughes]

MORNING!

This week's edition of Swampy's Red Rebel Radio is here, featuring a preview for this afternoon's match at Witton

https://fcumradio.podbean.com/e/swampys ... mber-2019/

[Ben Hughes]

NEXT COMMENTARY:

FC Live returns this afternoon with coverage of FC United's trip to Witton Albion.

Here is Statto Paul's Preview

https://audioboom.com/posts/7426264-fc- ... n-albion-a

And if you cannot make this one in person, then tune in from 2.30pm on http://www.fc-radio.co.uk

[Ben Hughes]

FC LIVE GOALS
https://audioboom.com/posts/7426684-fc- ... ton-albion

POST MATCH INTERVIEW
https://audioboom.com/posts/7426686-pos ... n-albion-a

[Nick Duckett]

our report
http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/story.php?story_id=8559
their report
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/spo ... -comments/