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Buxton are on the road again as they face Radcliffe on the 24th January with a 3pm kick-off.
The Bucks
Buxton were 1–0 up at half-time on Tuesday against Leamington, with Johnston on the scoresheet, before a floodlight failure forced the game to be abandoned.
Looking ahead to the Radcliffe game, manager John McGrath said:
“The lads are obviously disappointed on Tuesday. We put in a really good first-half performance away at Leamington and the lights failure I think is one of the first times it’s happened to me as a manager.
So disappointed, but boots on the grass again on Thursday for a couple of good sessions Thursday and Friday.
The only injury is Max Bardell, who is probably a week or two away.”
Opposition facts
Radcliffe have joint managers with both Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley taking charge in 2023. They have also worked together at Ramsbottom, Salford, Chester and Spennymoor.
The club are based in Greater Manchester and were founded in 1949.
Nicknamed The Boro, they play their home matches at the Neuven Stadium. Their record attendance at this ground was 2800 which they got in a game against Bury FC.
Historically, their best FA Cup run saw them reach the first round which they got to in the 2000-01 season.
In the FA Trophy they have reached the Fourth Round twice, once in 2023-24 and then again the following season.
Ian Lunt is the record goalscorer with 147 goals with the record appearance holder being Simon Kelly with over 500 games.
They picked up their biggest ever win in 1982 which was a 11-0 victory over New Mills.
Notable players to have played for the Boro are Craig Dawson, Paul Mullin and Paul Gascoigne.
The club finished 20th in the league last season, ending the campaign on 51 points.
Looking at recent form, Marine sit 10th across the last ten games, with Buxton in 13th.
Last time out, they lost 3-0 against Marine on Tuesday night.
In the home form guide they are 9th with 22 points from their twelve games.
Radcliffe are in 5th place in the league after 26 games and have 43 points.
One to Watch: Rio Clegg
Clegg is the clubs top goalscorer with 17 goals so far this season and he is third in the league golden boot race.
The 23 year old joined in May on a one year deal with a option for an extra year.
Last season he scored 20 goals in 39 games for Traffoff where he was the NPL West Division top goalscorer.
Last time they faced
In the first game of the season it was a 2-1 win for Buxton with Connor Kirby and Luke Brennan scoring.
Last time at Radcliffe Buxton won 2-0 with Kirby and Diego De Girolamo scoring late on.
