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STOCKTON TOWN

LEAGUE POSITION 2ND

THE GAFFER MICHAEL DUNWELL

TOP SCORER: MIKEY ROBERTS (10) RECENT FORM D W L L L

PLAYER SPONSORSAN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID COULTHARD

We read into today's visitors, Michael Dunwell's Stockton Town.

Stockton Town were founded in 1979 as Hartburn Juniors, however didn’t play senior football until 2009 having changed their name a few years previously. Despite this, The Anchors have enjoyed a huge amount of success in their short existence. Their first senior season was in the Teesside League, however they later joined the Wearside League. The club spent a very successful six seasons in the Wearside League, including four straight league titles before progressing to the Northern League in 2016. In the 2014/15 campaign, the club achieved a historic quadruple when they also won the Shipowners, Monkwearmouth and

League Cups, with the latter two being retained as part of a treble in 2015/16. Stockton immediately stormed the Second Division, their fifth straight league title. Division One initially proved a giant leap, with Stockton losing their first eight games, but they recovered to finish sixth and make the FA Vase Final, where they lost 1-0. Like Hebburn, Stockton were promoted to step four on a PPG basis in 2020/21. They are now enjoying their second year in the Pitching In Northern Premier League club, sitting in second place after a tight play-off final defeat last campaign at Marske United.

PLAYER SPONSORSKEY PLAYERS

ROCK AT THE BACK

ADAM NICHOLSON

MADE HIS STOCKTON DEBUT AT 16-YEARS-OLD JOINED IN AUGUST 2009 CURRENTLY CAPTAINS THE ANCHORS

ATTACKING THREAT

KEVIN HAYES

CAME THROUGH STOCKTON'S U18S AND HAS PLAYED OVER 200 GAMES SCORED THE WINNER AGAINST HEBBURN IN AUGUST ALSO HAD A SPELL WITH SPENNYMOOR TOWN

LAST MATCH

Stockton Town were made to settle for a point at The MAP Group UK Stadium, following a 1-1 draw with Ossett United.

Stockton were left a man light when Stephen Thompson saw red for a 37th minute challenge on Ossett keeper Ed Hall, but that advantage only lasted until 58, as Danny South was also dismissed for the visitors after elbowing Elliott Beddow. The Anchors then got their noses in front on 66 when Lewis King found Kevin Hayes, who fired a low shot home from the edge of the area. Harry Coates kept Ossett within touching distance by twice clearing off the line, before they grabbed themselves a point eight minutes from time, thanks to Alex Peterson’s closerange finish.

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