Match Preview

Despite the weather the match is ON

Heys welcome AFC Liverpool to Adie Moran Park this afternoon looking to extend their unbeaten League run to ten games.

After a stop/start beginning to the season Heys have steadily climbed the table and come into the game in 7th place, three points off the top five promotion play-off spots, but with two and three games in hand on those top five clubs. Three draws in the last four have slowed their climb up the table but that cannot diminish, in a highly competitive League, their achievement in chalking up nine games without a loss.

With today’s game and next weekend’s visit of Cheadle Town, Lee O’Brien and James Hampson will be looking for their side to make home comforts count and push into the play-off spots.

However, today’s visitors are the last team to beat Heys, back on 29th August when winning 2-0 at the Marine Travel Arena. In fact, the Merseyside outfit have been something of a thorn in Heys side over the years. In the ten meetings between the clubs, AFC have come out on top in eight of them, with Heys winning the other two.

After finishing sixth last season, the visitors plans for this campaign were hit by the surprise departure of Manager Matt Potter in the Summer. Phil Stafford, a former Club Captain, who has managed at Litherland and Bootle took the reins and although there were some departures, he has brought in several new signings to blend in with familiar names like Kyle Scorah and Tom Croughan who were on the mark in that win over Heys.

Their victory over Heys was one of four successive wins that brought fifteen points from the first eight games. However, they enter today’s game on the back of seven matches without a win which have yielded just two points, to leave them 20th in the table, with seventeen points from fifteen games. Given their past record, it maybe the visit to Prestwich is a welcome sight!

MATCH INFORMATION

Ground: Adie Moran Park, Sandgate Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6WG

Telephone: 0161 773 8888 (match days only)

Licensed bar in the clubhouse serving hot and cold drinks, hot and cold food/snacks and equipped with televisions and seating for around sixty people. Gents and Ladies WC's are also located in the clubhouse. An additional serving hatch is available adjacent to the Seated Stand.

There are separate toilet facilities inside the ground. These are located in the red building block to the left of the turnstiles as you enter the ground.

We have a covered standing area for approx 150 people and covered seating for 100.

There's free on-site parking for around 150 cars on the front and down the length of the motorway side of the ground. Car park Stewards will guide you to a space. On entering the ground at present you will note there are presently Cabins on the Car Park, reducing capacity.

However, there is now additional Car Parking available down the whole length of the motorway side of the ground.

On arrival if you find the front Car Park full, please proceed across the Car Park, past the turnstiles to the end of the ground perimeter and then turn right to use this additional space.

We would ask that you do not double park or cause a blockage on the front Car Park. Also please do not park on Sandgate Road.

Please do not park on Sandgate Road or surrounding streets.

Hard standing around the entire pitch.

Pyrotechnics are banned. This includes Flares, Fireworks and Smoke Bombs. Anyone carrying pyrotechnics will be subject to a Football Banning order.

Supporters are also reminded that is an offence to enter the Playing Area and doing so can result in a Banning order.

The Club does not allow Dogs into the ground. The only exception to this rule is for Disability Support Dogs.

Please note out of consideration to our neighbours Drums and other Musical Instruments are banned from the ground. Visiting supporters are asked to also refrain from placing flags on the Clubhouse / Seated stand side of the ground.

2022/24 Admission Prices: Adults £7, Concessions £4 (over 65's and students with valid student card), Under 16 's and under FREE. Cash & Card payments accepted at the gate.

Programme Price: £2.00

Directions: M60 to junction 17 head towards Whitefield, take first right into Clyde Avenue and continue over the traffic lights onto Thatch Leach Lane, turn right at the Frigate Public House, go over the motorway bridge, the ground is on the left.

Nearest Railway: Besses O`Barn Metrolink Station, Bury Old Road. Turn right out of station and follow directions as above.

Nearest Bus Route to Ground: 135 from Manchester to Bury Route, alight at Besses o Barn and follow directions as above.