Cheadle Town v Prestwich Heys match preview

Cheadle Town will be hosting their season opener this Saturday against Prestwich Heys at the newly named ‘The Ground Up Solutions Stadium’. The game promises to be a thriller as both teams will want to hit the ground running in the first of a forty-six-game league season. 

The Grounds Up Solutions Stadium will be seeing a lot of new faces this season, from players to staff. Jake Davies and John Phelan will be the management team in the dugout and they’ve not been shy in bringing new players through the door. Nineteen new signings have been made before the new season commenced. All of which will be out to impress on their competitive debuts this weekend.

Last season Cheadle Town finished fifteenth in the twenty-four team NWCFL Premier Division, following a play-off win the season before to gain themselves an impressive promotion. Leaving a great foundation to build on this season as they look to further work their way up the famous English football pyramid. And you could argue that there is no better manager for that challenge than Jake Davies. Jake was part of the coaching staff at Wythenshawe FC last season, achieving an incredibly impressive back-to-back league titles in the last two seasons. Meaning, his and John’s standards will be set high going into the new season.

As for Prestwich Heys, they are also coming off the back of a strong previous season in which they amounted 80 points and scored 95 goals across the forty-six games. Resulting in an eighth-place finish in a season where the bar was set incredibly high by Wythenshawe FC (95 points), Wythenshawe Town FC (95 points) and Bury FC (92 points). Fourth place being Charnock Richard FC on 81 points, further highlighting how impressive the top three teams were last season. Therefore, with both Wythenshawe sides out of the way, Prestwich Heys will certainly be setting their sights on promotion this season.

Last season Prestwich Heys got the better of Cheadle Town in both fixtures, winning 4-2 at Cheadle Town and winning 2-1 at their home stadium, Adie Moran Park. However, Cheadle go into the new season with only two players who were at the club last season, meaning last season’s results are little more than history.

The game kicks off at 15:00 and everyone at Cheadle Town will be hoping the current buzz around the club can transfer into an enthralling ninety minutes of football, and most importantly three points, come on Cheadle.

Written by Rob Mackenzie