Friday, January 5, 2024

will the Yellows like to be beside the seaside

 SKEGNESS TOWN V HUCKNALL TOWN

UCL PREMIER NORTH

SATURDAY JANUARY 6TH 2023 3 PM KO

MATCH PREVIEW

Hucknall make the long trip to Skegness in desperate need of points to aid their cause to avoid relegation. The Yellows are now 5 points adrift at the bottom of the table with just 7 points from 19 games they have played. Pinchbeck lie in the place above Town and have had a recent upturn in form but have played 2 games more.

Once again Hucknall travel to a team occupying the play off spots in 5th placed Skegness and lost to our hosts tomorrow by 2 goals to nil at the RM back in September when 2 early goals secured the win in a lack lustre display from the Yellows'

Skegness's league record reads

Played 20 winning 11 drawing 4 and losing 5 with a GD of plus 12

Wins at home have come against Pinchbeck (3 0), Wisbech (1 0), Melton Town (2 0), Ashby Ivanhoe (2 1), Newark and Sherwood (2 1) and Sleaford (1 0)

Wins away have come against ourselves (0 2), AFC Mansfield (2 5), Kimberley MW (0 2), Pinchbeck (0 3) and Newark and Sherwood ( 1 3).

Draws have come against Loughborough Students (Home 1 1), Deeping Rangers (Away 0 0), Eastwood (Home 2 2) and Deeping Rangers (home 0 0 ).

Defeats have come against Sherwood (Home 1 3), Sleaford Town (away 0 2), Heanor Town (Away 2 3 ) and Lincoln United (away 0 3).

Three of those defeats came in their first 3 league games so they have lost only once since to title chasing Lincoln United away.

This shows the daunting task facing the Yellows tomorrow.

In the cups Skegness's record reads

The FA Cup Defeated AFC Mansfield away after a 0 0 draw at the Vertigo Stadium. Bowed out in the next round losing 2 1 at Sheffield FC.

The FA Vase. Beat Saffron Dynamo 2 1 away, Bowed out losing 2 1 at home to Lutterworth Athletic.

The League Knockout Cup. Beat Blackstones 1 nil away, Beat Radford 1 nil at home, Beat Aylestone park 2 1 at home, Face Racing Club Warwick in the next round at home.

Lincolnshire Senior Trophy. Beat Brigg Town 4 nil away, Beat Bottesford Town 22 1 Away, Have Boston Town away in the next round.

This represents a very difficult task for Hucknall but the Yellows really need to start picking up points with only 15 games to go.

Missing this one but safe travels to all the Hucknall contingent travelling and good luck.

Useful Info

Address: Vertigo Stadium

Wainfleet Road
Skegness
Lincolnshire
PE25 2EL

Twitter: https://twitter.com/skegnesstownfc
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skegness_Town_A.F.C.
weather forecast: cloudy with a chance of light rain at times


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