Admission Prices confirmed as follows:
Adults: £10, Concessions(Over 65’s/Disabled): £6, Young Adults(18-21 Year Old’s): £4, Under 18’s: £2 (FREE with a Junior Membership Card). Season Ticket Holders & GOLD Membership Card Holders Admitted FREE.
Witton complete a run of four successive home games when they welcome Bootle FC to the U Lock It Stadium in a Northern Premier League West Division fixture on Tuesday night.
Two successive home wins against Newcastle Town and Colne FC, have propelled Witton back up to seventh in the table and victory against the Bucks will see them climb to sixth.
The game sees the return of former Albion manager Carl Macauley and Steve McNulty to the U Lock It Stadium for the first time since they departed the club, but now in roles reversed.
Bootle arrive at the U Lock It Stadium in fourteenth place in the table and their form on the road is considerably better than at home, having won five drawn five and losing four of fourteen away games so far.
The Bucks will be looking to complete the double over the Albion following a 2-1 success on Merseyside earlier in the season.
Tom Peterson’s goal just after the half hour gave the Bucks the advantage before Jordan Darlington equalised for the Albion on half time.
As the game approached it’s conclusion, it appeared that the points were going to be shared until Connor Millington struck for the hosts in the final ten minutes.
From those early days at the beginning of the season Witton have made excellent progress and they will be looking to continue in the same manner, in what will be another difficult test.
Kick off at The U Lock It Stadium is 7.45pm.
WITTON ALBION FC,
THE U LOCK IT STADIUM,
CHAPEL STREET,
WINCHAM,
NORTHWICH,
CW9 6DA.
Parking: The Car Park is past the Social Club on the right. Please note: Parking for Disabled is near to the turnstiles at the Wincham End of the stadium - the first entrance as you approach the stadium from the access road.
Admission is by way of Card or cash payments at the turnstiles at the Wincham End of the stadium on matchday.
Admission Prices: Adults: £10, Over 65’s/Disabled: £6, Young Adults: (18-21 Year Old’s ): £4, Under 18’s: £2 (FREE with Junior Membership Card). Season Ticket Holders & GOLD Membership Card Holders Admitted FREE.
Stadium Access: Before the game, the stadium is only accessible by way of the turnstiles.
Due to the changing of the arrangements for access to the Social Club, the turnstiles will be open 2 hours prior to kick off - 1pm on Saturdays, 6pm for midweek games unless otherwise stated.
Matchday Programme: The Matchday Programme is available inside the stadium next to the Club Shop (Museum) and also inside the Social Club - Cost: £2.
Social Club: The Social Club will be open from 6pm. Please note: Card payments are accepted at the bar.
Please note: The Social Club can only be accessed from inside the stadium after entering via the turnstiles. From half time onwards, the Social Club is accessible via the passageway within the main stand.
Please note: As the Social Club is a food preparation area, dogs are NOT permitted inside the Social Club with the exception of assistance dogs(hearing and visually impaired).
Please note: Alcohol is permitted inside the stadium but MUST be in a plastic beaker.
There is also a bar inside the stadium near the Club Shop(Museum): Selling Alcohol, Soft drinks & Snacks. Please note: Alcohol MUST be in a plastic beaker.
Refreshments: Food is now available once again within the Social Club and The Tea Bar (Queenies) will also be open inside the stadium at the Lostock End.
The Junior Snack Bar will also be open at the Wincham End of the stadium and Junior Membership Cards can be collected from Alan Jackson. Juniors are welcome to use either Tea Bar within the stadium if preferred.
Please note: Hot & cold drinks and snacks are available at the Junior Snack Bar at the Wincham End of the stadium. Hot food is only available inside the stadium from the Tea Bar (Queenies) at the Lostock End of the stadium past the main stand.
The Track & Trace System is being kept for the time being but is NOT mandatory. Documentation will be placed by the entrance to the Social Club for those who wish to use it.
Hand Sanitizers are positioned near to every entrance point around the Stadium & Supporters are welcome to use them.
Should be a very interesting game given Bootle’s mgt! It will be tough and we need to be at our best.
How to solve the central role is the issue for me and it’s not easy given our squad. I think playing Duckworth and Rokka as a two up top not wide and playing Lawrie behind them might work!
Midfield 3 of Haywood, Barrow and Williams plus back 4 of Koral, Harrison, Hitchcox, Kennerley in front of Martin, is the best set up but all the players on the bench are worth a shout for starting. Good luck lads. UTA
Witton team news and latest score updates will appear here as and when they become available.
Team news: Witton make two changes to the starting line-up that beat Colne at the weekend. Lee Jackson & Harry McGee come in for Taylor Kennerley and Oliver Hitchcox respectively, both drop down to the bench. Cameron Fogerty is not involved due to injury.
Witton team:
Ollie Martin, Mike Koral, Lee Jackson, Jordan Barrow, Ben Harrison, Prince Haywood, James Lawrie, Kingsley Williams, Joe Duckworth, Harry McGee, Elliot Rokka.
Subs: Taylor Kennerley, Oliver Putnam, Oliver Hitchcox, Sam Billington, Will Igoe.
Former Albion players Matty Devine & Billy Smart are not involved for the Bucks.
Yellow card:
Witton’s Jordan Barrow on 11 minutes.
GOAL
Latest Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 0 Bootle FC 1.
Jack McGowan gives the Bucks the advantage on 14 minutes beating Ollie Martin in the Albion goal following a left-wing cross.
Witton Substitution:
Kingsley Williams replaced by Oliver Putnam on 20 minutes.
Witton Substitution:
Jordan Barrow replaced by Oliver Hitchcox on 24 minutes.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 1 Bootle FC 1.
Elliot Rokka equalises for the Albion on 44 minutes with his seventh goal of the season following Harry McGee’s assist from Mike Koral’s cross.
Half Time Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 1 Bootle FC 1.
GOAL
Latest Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 1 Bootle FC 2.
Sam Taylor restores Bootle’s lead on 46 minutes his left-foot shot beating Ollie Martin in the Albion goal.
PENALTY to Witton on 77 minutes.
Harry McGee is brought down in the area by Bootle FC’s Simon Wills.
GOALLLLL
Latest Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 2 Bootle FC 2.
Joe Duckworth beats Bucks keeper Joshua Ollerenshaw from the spot on 77 minutes for his sixteenth goal of the season.
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Red card:
Bootle FC’s Jack Flight - Straight Red on 88 minutes for a lunge on Joe Duckworth.
Tonight’s Attendance: 287.
Full Time Score from The U Lock It Stadium:
Witton Albion 2 Bootle FC 2.
Witton remain seventh in the table and six points outside the play offs.
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This was a patchy display from the Albs, good football at times but very loose also, a draw was a fair result.
Bootle were pressing really well and had willing runners which caused us issues. Losing Williams and Barrow to injury plus missing Fogerty, Hughes and Kennerley was a step too far us sadly.
Still looked out of sorts up front especially but that’s understandable Hughes is a class act to lose.
It doesn’t feel like the play offs are achievable now but, it’s a good squad to build on for next season’s push and at least we are watching exciting football. UTA
UPDATE
Witton Albion Football Club have announced that midfielder Kingsley Williams attended hospital after having to leave the field during the game due to a bang to the head.
Kingsley suffered vision problems in one eye and has now started to improve, but his recovery period is likely to take a few weeks but no timescale for his return has been specified.
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Best wishes to Kingsley for a speedy and complete recovery.
I disagree with this CJ, we miss Hughes massively with his goal input I agree but we seem to score pretty much every game. It’s the other end I don’t think we’re anywhere near good enough??
We are the 3rd highest scorers in the league and have the league’s 4th highest scorer in Duckworth.
But I agree we miss someone with him (Hughes and him were perfect), Rokka/McGee are exactly the same flare players.
Runcorn Linnets have still got to play Macc away from home also.
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