Match Preview

Heys take a break from the League tomorrow when they renew acquaintances with Stockport Georgians in the NW Counties Macron Cup 1st Round (3pm).

The sides were regular opponents in the Manchester League but have not met since Heys promotion to the Counties in 2016. Georgians have been building towards joining Heys for many years and after seeing their hopes delayed by Covid finally fulfilled their ambitions in the Summer. Heys fans travelling tomorrow will see a different looking Cromley Road from their last visit, with their ground improvements topped off by the playing of their first floodlit home match in midweek when they drew 1-1 with Cheadle Heath Nomads in front of a bumper 478 crowd.

Like many newly promoted sides Georgians found the step up difficult initially picking up two points from their opening four League games whilst going out of the Edward Case Cup. However, they have since found their feet with only one defeat in their last eight games, five of which have been won. Georgians sit seventh in Division One South with nineteen points from twelve games.

Heys too, come into the game in good form, with six wins in their last seven League games having lifted them to fourth in the Premier Division. With injuries easing too, Lee O’Brien and James Hampson hope to have Darcy O’Connor, Kai Haigh and Kaiden Barlow available again too to add to those in action in recent games.

With two teams in form, mixed with the unpredictability of Cup football, it could be an interesting afternoon at Cromley Road.

Matchday Information

Ground: Cromley Road, Cromley Road, Stockport, Cheshire, SK2 7DT

Admission Prices: Adults £5 Concession £2.50 Under 16’s Free

Programme Price: £2

Nearest Railway: Woodsmoor (0.5 mile)

Directions :

From M60 (Westbound/Clockwise)

Exit M60 at Junction 26 (Stockport), follow road to roundabout, take 2nd exit onto St Mary's Way - A626 (Marple) passing Evans Halshaw (Vauxhall) dealer on your left then Dunelm on your right, go straight through 1st main set of traffic lights and up the hill to next (2nd) main lights keeping to centre lane.
Continue straight through lights onto B5465 (Nissan dealer on your right at lights), and on to next (3rd) set of traffic lights, again straight over and on to next lights (4th) where you will bear left, signed A6 Buxton (The Flying Dutchman pub will be on your left) at lights. Keep to right hand lane when you reach next main lights with A6.
Continue straight over A6 onto Bramhall Lane (A5102) passing The Blossoms pub (on your left), follow road for approximately 1 mile; passing Davenport Railway station on your left, until you reach The Jolly Sailor (pub) on your right, the road will then split into two carriageways where you will take your next left into Woodsmoor Lane (please note, the turn beforehand is Woodend Road), Flowery Fields (which leads to Cromley Road) is your 1st right turn off Woodsmoor Lane after approximately 250 metres (postbox on corner) and the ground is situated at the end of Cromley Road. Ample car parking is available inside the ground.

From M60 (Eastbound/Anti-clockwise)

Exit M60 at Junction 1 (The Pyramid), at roundabout take 2nd exit signed A6 (Buxton/Stockport), follow this road straight through traffic lights to roundabout, take 3rd exit onto King Street West and proceed to next roundabout, take 2nd exit onto Shaw Heath (The Armoury pub will be on your left) and to next main set of lights (The Florist pub will be on your right), keeping to left hand lane, at lights turn left onto Longshut Lane West. At next lights turn right onto A6 (Buxton).
At next main lights (Riley's Snooker Club on your left and The Blossom's pub on your right), turn right onto Bramhall Lane (A5102), follow road for approximately 1 mile; passing Davenport Railway station on your left, until you reach The Jolly Sailor (pub) on your right, the road will then split into two carriageways where you will take your next left into Woodsmoor Lane (please note, the turn beforehand is Woodend Road), Flowery Fields (which leads to Cromley Road) is your 1st right turn off Woodsmoor Lane after approximately 250 metres (postbox on corner) and the ground is situated at the end of Cromley Road. Ample car parking is available inside the ground.