WARRINGTON Town and Warrington Rylands will both try to recover from recent defeats this afternoon.
The Yellows make the long journey to Whitby Town with a goal of reclaiming their place in the Northern Premier League Premier Division play-off places.
Last weekend’s 2-1 defeat by South Shields combined with other results means Mark Beesley’s side enter the game in seventh place – two points off the top five.
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Whitby was one of the sides to overtake Town after two wins this week.
They won 4-3 at FC United of Manchester on Tuesday night after beating Hyde United 2-1 at the weekend.
Due to the pandemic, this is the Yellows’ first visit to Whitby since October 2019 and they have a good record at the Turnbull Ground – their four trips there have yielded two wins and two draws.
Yellows played a goalless draw against tonight’s opponents Whitby Town in October’s second leg at Cantilever Park. Picture by Karl Vallantine
Meanwhile, Rylands are back on home soil after three straight away games and welcome Glossop North End to Gorsey Lane.
Their three-win start to 2022 ended in a 1-0 loss at Kidsgrove Athletic last time out.
The third-place Blues remain firmly in the NPL West Division playoff spots, but with teams around them having games in hand, another blip will keep players like Leek Town, Runcorn Linnets and Clitheroe among them interested .
Saturday’s visitors Glossop, managed by former Warrington Town manager Stuart Mellish, arrive in fine form – their only defeat against leaders Workington in their last 14 games in the league.
Tonight’s opponents Glossop North End have taken points from Rylands this season, drawing 1-1 in October. Picture by Mark Percy
There’s also action in the Cheshire Football League for our teams, with Eagle Sports and Greenalls PSO both at home.
Eagle greets Poynton at Thornton Road while Greens hits Billinge at Tetley Walkers.
Matches on Saturday:
Northern Premier League (kick-off 3pm):
Premiere: Whitby Town vs. Warrington Town
West: Warrington Rylands v Glossop North End
Cheshire Football League (kick-off 2pm):
Premier Division: Eagle Sports v Poynton, Greenalls PSO v Billinge
League One: Parklands vs. Moore United
Reserve League Two: Holmes Chapel Res v Greenall’s PSO Res, Moore United Res v Egerton Res
Northern Cup: AFC Tyldesley vs Data Res