Match Preview
Yate Town v Uxbridge
Southern League Premier Division South
Saturday 24th January – kick-off 3.00pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
Yate Town return to the South West Interiors Stadium for their first home League game in 5 weeks, when Uxbridge are the visitors.
Form Guide
Having gained promotion from the Isthmian League South Central division via the play-off at the end of last season, Uxbridge started this season well and were in third place in the league table when the Bluebells visited them in November – and unbeaten at home in the league. Since then, their form has dipped. Their next 10 league games have seen them win just once, a 2-0 win at Dorchester, a couple of weeks ago. They have picked up a couple of away draws, at Weymouth (0-0) and Hanwell (1-1) and also away from home, lost 1-3 at Poole. It is their home form that has been a problem for Uxbridge with losses against Farnham (2-3), Sholing (0-2) Walton & Hersham (2-3), Bracknell (2-3) and Chertsey (0-1) plus last Saturday when they lost to Plymouth Parkway at Honeycroft.
The Reds currently sit in 13th position in the league, two places and 6 points better off than the Bluebells, having played 3 games more. They have won 8, drawn 9 and lost 10 times, scoring 41 goals and conceding 47 times.
Previous meetings
Saturday’s game will be the fourth meeting between the clubs. Yate Town and Uxbridge first met in season 2009/10 when both games ended in draws. The first game was played on 3rd December 2009 with Marc Hughes scoring for Yate whilst the return fixture on 10th April ended in a 2-2 at Uxbridge with Joe McLennon and Mark Reynolds scoring for the Bluebells. It was only this season, on 15th November, before the clubs met again, with Yate Town winning 3-1 at Uxbridge. After Nnams Nwachuku had given Uxbridge a first half lead, three goals in the closing 10 minutes through Marlon Jackson, Jack Hooper and Rex Mannings inflicted Uxbridge’s first home league defeat of the season.
Action from the game at Uxbridge played on 15th November.
Match day information
Admission prices:
Adult: £12
Concessions: Over 66, Students, NHS, police and fire services – just show correct ID information: £8
Youth: (11-18) £5
Under 12: £1 (accompanied by adult)
Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and other EFL season ticket holders – show your season ticket at the turnstiles to gain entry for £10
All U-12’s entering the ground must be accompanied by an adult. If the adult has a “School Ticket” they can enter at half price along with their child free.
All fans with season tickets that have a QR code please go to the gate to the right of the turnstiles to gain entry.
The left-hand turnstile is for CARD payments and programmes can also be purchased at this turnstile
The right-hand turnstile is for CASH payments.
Please arrive early to ease congestion.
The bar is open from 12.15pm
Turnstiles open: 12.15pm
The match day programme front cover
Programmes: Cost £3.00 – and include a special article about the season so far plus lots more to read plus action photographs. Don’t forget to buy YOUR copy.
Programmes can be purchased outside the ground, at the left-hand turnstile and at the club shop.
Other information
· Watch Premier League action in the clubhouse from 12.30pm when it’s West Ham v Sunderland.
· We welcome our match sponsors, FD Cummins
· We also welcome our mascots group, St Nick’s Under 8s
And, don’t forget to visit the clubhouse for that pre-match and post-match drink and chat.
Parking
There is plenty of space available but if you are parking on the roadside, or once the car park is full, PLEASE CAN YOU PARK WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE CLUB’S NEIGHBOURS.
· Please do NOT park in Addlings (a new road near the end of Lodge Road) as the estate roads are tight and there is limited parking for residents
· The Fox pub car park is for patrons only
· If you park over on the trading estate, please make sure that you are aware of any parking restrictions that may be in place.
Please note that the South West Interiors Stadium is a NO dogs ground (apart from guide dogs).
Next up
The Bluebells have 2 away games, at Farnham Town on Tuesday evening before they travel to Berkhamsted on Saturday 31st January. There follow 3 home games – against Hungerford Town on Tuesday 3rd February (7,45pm) and Dorchester Town (3pm) are the visitors to the South West Interiors Stadium on Saturday 7th February followed by the visit of Poole Town on Tuesday 10th February (7.45pm).