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Buxton return to league action on Saturday, when they host Chorley at the Tarmac Silverlands Stadium, with kick-off at 3pm.
The Bucks
A late winner from Luke Brennan saw Buxton progress to the First Round Proper of the FA Cup after a 1–0 victory away at Runcorn Linnets.
The Bucks will now face Chatham Town at The Tarmac Silverlands Stadium on 1st November.
Reflecting on the performance, manager John McGrath said:
“We’ve come away from home to a team two divisions below us. You always expect a bit of fight and bite from them, and they did, to be fair.
But I thought my boys were fantastic. We weathered a bit of an early storm, then we dominated possession really from start to finish.
Really proud of the boys, and fantastic to be in the hat for the next round.”
Opposition facts
Chorley play their games at Victory Park, which has a capacity of 4,300.
Andy Preece is the manager of the Magpies and took charge in 2022. In the meeting at Victory Park last season between the sides, Preece was sent off.
Last season, they finished 5th in the National League North on 79 points. They beat King’s Lynn in the first round of the play-offs before losing to Scunthorpe United.
Their best appearance in the FA Cup was the Fourth Round, which they reached in the 2020–21 season.
In the FA Trophy, they have reached the semi-final, which they did in 1995–96.
The club were formed in 1883, when they changed sports from rugby to football.
So far this season, they have picked up 20 points in the National League North from the first 11 games and are 5th in the league.
In their last game, they drew 3–3 with Oxford City.
One to Watch: Craig Hewitt
Hewitt is a 22-year-old who has scored five times for the Magpies this season.
He previously played for Banbury United before signing for the club in the summer of 2024.
As a winger, Hewitt came through the youth academy at Coventry City.
Last time they faced
Last time they faced, Connor Kirby’s first-half strike was enough to seal the win when the sides met in April.
