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Buxton have a massive FA Cup game as they make the journey to Cheltenham in the second qualifying round on 6th December 2025, with a 3pm kickoff.
The Bucks
It was a 4-0 loss in the Derbyshire Senior Cup on Tuesday against Derby County B side.
Reflecting on the performance, manager John McGrath said:
“I think the positives for tonight was the 21’s captain Liam started and played right back. He played 65 to 70 minutes and did really well.
Young Balfe in the middle of the park I thought was superb at 16 years of age, first year academy kid.
Saul came on at centre back, and that’s what it’s about tonight. It was about giving those boys the opportunity to play with the first team lads that needed minutes.
So, all in all tonight, result aside, it was good to get the lads who needed game time. My focus was on the young academy lads getting game time for the first team.”
Josh Smith is the latest addition to the Buxton squad after arriving on loan from Accrington Stanley.
Opposition facts
Cheltenham Town play in League Two where they sit one place above the relegation zone in 22nd after picking up 17 points in their first 18 games.
Former player for Cheltenham Steve Cotterill has been in charge of the club for the second time since the end of September. He won the manager of the month in October seeing an upturn in form for the side.
They got their record attendance in an FA Cup fixture when they played Blackpool in the third round in 1934 with 10,389 at the game.
In the 2001-02 season, they reached the Round of 16 of the competition where they were knocked out by West Brom.
To reach this stage they beat Bradford City in the last round after an early goal from Isaac Hutchinson.
They play at The EV Charger Points Stadium which has a capacity of 7066.
The record appearance holder for the club is Roger Thorndale with 703 and the record goalscorer is Dave Lewis with 290.
In their most recent game, they lost 2-0 to Colchester and they have only won one a put of their last four games.
One to Watch: James Wilson
Wilson is 36 years old and the captain of the club and first appeared for the club in a loan spell in the 2013-14 season.
He made his debut for Wales in 2013 in a 1-1 draw against Belgium.
In his career, he has won League One and League Two twice and won the Ipswich player of the year in the 2020-21 season.
Most notably he played over 100 times for Oldham Athletic.
