Brocton 1 Stafford Town 1
Athium Midland Combination Premier Division
At: Silkmore Lane Sports Ground, Stafford
Kick-off: 3-00 pm
Admission: £4; Programme: £1 (36 pages)
Weather: cold, dry
Attendance: 96
Duration (45): first-half: 47:00; second-half: 49:31
Just seven days after the rather tame affair at Evans Park, which Brocton won 3-1, the rematch at Silkmore Lane certainly had all the attributes of a ‘blood and thunder local derby’. The Badgers took the lead towards the end of the first half through Gary Fife but the Reds hit back after the break and earned a deserved point through Joe Woodward’s equaliser.
Brocton (green with white sleeves / white / green): 1. Adam Whitehouse, 2. Richard Jones, 3. Jamie Evans, 4. Andy Chandler, 5. Rob Tomlinson, 6. Charlie Jones, 7. Sam Bell, 8. Jordan Bloor, 9. Gary Fife, 10. David Berks (capt), 11. Dan Lomas. Subs: 12. Joe Pickering (for Bloor, 43), 14. Michael Fox (not used), 15. Dave Ablewhite (for Berks, 73), 16. Sam Hollinshead (for Lomas, 66), 17. Sam Fleming (not used). Manager: John Berks.
Stafford Town (red/red/red): 1. Matt Challinor, 2. James Cresswell, 3. James Wild, 4. Mat Dockerty (capt), 5. Ben Henderson, 6. Ryan Fox, 7. Chris Morris, 8. Steve Hopkinson, 9. Paul McMahon, 10. Ishmale Reid, 11. Joe Woodward. Subs: 12. James Price (not used), 14. Liam Evans (not used), 15. Wayne Bailey (not used), 16. Steve Bennett (for McMahon, 77), 17. Darryl Johns (for Woodward, 80). Manager: Adam Cunningham.
Referee: Jon Walker.
Assistants: Stuart Hale and Kevin Williscroft.
Goals:
1-0 Gary Fife (36)
1-1 Joe Woodward (58)
Cards:
Brocton: Jordan Bloor (YC, 16), Charlie Jones (YC, 54), Richard Jones (YC, 73), Sam Bell (YC, 89)
Stafford: James Cresswell (YC, 28), Chris Morris (YC, 44), Ryan Fox (YC, 75), James Cresswell (YC/RC, 82)
