On Saturday we travel to Phoenix Sports & Social Ground to take on AFC Phoenix in Central Midlands Alliance action. As always, your support is greatly appreciated by everybody at the club. The address for the ground is Pavilion Lane, Brinsworth, Rotherham, S60 5PA.

We currently sit in 11th position in the league table, with 29 points after 21 fixtures. On Thursday evening we lost 1-0 against South Normanton Athletic in the final of the Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup. On Saturday 15th March we lost 2-0 at home to AFC Bentley in the Buckingham Insurance League Cup quarter final. On Tuesday 11th March we won 4-2 away at Kinsley Boys in the semi-final of the Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup, with Callum Edwards, Joe Green, Mason Laws and Adam Morrison scoring. On Saturday 8th March we won 3-2 away at Kiveton Miners Welfare, with Jason Kearsley scoring twice, and Rob Singer getting the other goal. On Tuesday 25th February we won 4-1 away at Mickleover Reserves in the quarter final of the Abacus Lighting Floodlit Cup, with Callum Edwards scoring twice, and the other Colliery goals coming from Adam Morrison and Harvey Walker.

Our hosts currently sit in 14th position in the table, with 13 points from 24 matches. On Saturday they lost 1-0 at home to Staveley Miners Welfare Reserves. On Saturday 8th March they won 1-0 away at Rossington Main Reserves, with Callum Hackleton scoring. On Saturday 15th February they lost 4-1 away at Worksop Town Reserves.

The two sides have previously met on 24 occasions, with Colliery winning 13, drawing four and losing seven of those meetings. The last time that the sides met was on Saturday 16th November at the Jones & Co Recreational Ground, with Colliery winning 2-1. Kian Docherty and Callum Edwards scored for Colliery, with Thomas Dainty scoring for AFC Phoenix.

Previous results away at AFC Phoenix:
Saturday 10th February 2024 – AFC Phoenix 2-1 Colliery – Thomas Dainty, Hassan Daud – Will Gomes
Saturday 6th August 2022 – AFC Phoenix 0-4 Colliery – Rio Allan, Harry Dunbar, Bayley Lowe X2
Saturday 28th December 2019 – AFC Phoenix 1-0 Colliery – Chris Hopkins
Wednesday 25th April 2018 – AFC Phoenix 0-3 Colliery – Sam Foulds X2, Jordan Livett

One to watch for our hosts will be Joel Bradshaw. So far this season he has scored four times in 10 appearances.

As ever if you can make it to the game your support is always greatly appreciated.

Viva Colliery