By Andrew McDonnell (@AndrewSJourno)
EBAC Northern League – Division One
Venue: Sam Smiths Sports Ground, Off Benfield Road, Walkergate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4NU.
Date: Saturday 13th August 2016
Kick-Off: 15:00
Team/ Score Updates
Twitter: @MorpethTownAFC
Radio: Koast FM
Morpeth in action last Saturday at Seaham (Photo: Graham Yapp)
Game Notes
Morpeth Town have been made to wait a further four days to open up their Northern League campaign for the 2016/17 season.
The Highwaymen progressed through to the Preliminary round of the FA Cup after they beat Seaham Red Star 3-1 last Saturday in the season curtain raiser.
Paul Robinson, who opened the scoring, made his first start since making his move from Blyth Spartans permanent, while Damen Mullen also appeared since signing from the Evo-Stick side.
Liam Henderson started the game and Matias Fondato came on as a substitute late on as they both made their first appearance in the FA Cup victory.
Newcastle Benfield are the first opponents of the league campaign, they opened up their season on Wednesday night with a 1-1 draw with Penrith.
The Opposition:
Position: 18th (EBAC Northern League Division One)
Points: 44
Last Season:
- Played: 42
- Won: 11
- Drawn: 11
- Lost: 20
- Scored: 79
- Conceded: 96
- Goals Per Game (Avg): 1.88
Home Record:
- Played: 21
- Won: 6
- Drawn: 5
- Lost: 10
- Scored: 37
- Conceded: 45
- Goals Per Game (Avg): 1.76
Morpeth Town’s Last Game
Saturday 6th August – Seaham Red Star 1-3 Morpeth Town
Seaham Red Star’s Last Game
Wednesday 10th August – Newcastle Benfield 1-1 Penrith
