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Buxton face a huge clash this Saturday, 11th April, as they take on fellow play-off contenders Scarborough Athletic at the TSS. Kick-off is at 3pm.
The Bucks
On Monday Buxton won 2-1 away at Worksop Town after goals from Connor Kirby and Max Bardell.
Reflecting on the game, manager John McGrath said:
“It was always important to pick up points over this bank holiday weekend.
Friday we played some good stuff against Macclesfield but obviously lost.
Tough place to come here away to Worksop, decent crowd, have a good squad.
I thought we were excellent today, I thought we were really really solid.
Probably wasn’t our most free flowing football performance but there’s been games this season where we’ve been magnificent on the ball and lost.
It was nice to grind it out and I thought second half we could’ve and probably should’ve scored three or four.”
Opposition facts
Scarborough Athletic are managed by Jonathan Greening, who took charge in May 2021. It marked his first role in management, and he enjoyed immediate success by securing promotion in his debut season through the NPL Premier Division play-offs. During his playing career, Greening won the Champions League with Manchester United in 1998-99 and lifted the League Cup with Middlesbrough in 2004.
Based in North Yorkshire, the club was founded in 2007 as a phoenix club following the winding up of Scarborough FC.
Known as The Boro, they are playing their home fixtures at Bridlington Town’s ground for the 2025/26 season after damage was discovered beneath their own pitch.
In terms of cup history, they reached the first round of the FA Cup in both the 2023-24 campaign and the following season, facing Forest Green Rovers and Burton Albion in what stands as their best runs in the competition.
Historically, Scarborough FC enjoyed significant success in the FA Trophy, winning the competition three times, the most of any side.
Last season saw the club finish 13th in the league, collecting 61 points.
Across the last ten matches, Scarborough rank 10th in terms of form, while Buxton sit 4th over the same period.
Most recently, they secured a 1-0 victory over Spennymoor Town, with Stephen Walker scoring the decisive goal.
On their travels, they rank 8th in the away form table, having picked up 33 points from 21 games.
Currently, Scarborough occupy 5th place in the league after 43 matches, with 69 points to their name this season.
Since their defeat at Alfreton on 24th February, they have remained unbeaten.
One to Watch: Jake Hull
Former Buxton player Jake Hull signed for Scarborough in the summer of 2025.
After starting his career at Rotherham United, the defender had a number of loan spells, including two at Buxton.
At the Bucks, he scored one goal in a win against Hereford.
For Scarborough this season, he has scored two goals, one of which came against Buxton when the sides met earlier in the campaign.
Last time they faced
Earlier this season, it was a 2-1 win for Scarborough in Bridlington, with all three goals coming in the opening seven minutes. Luke Brennan scored the goal for the Bucks.
The last time at The TSS, it was a double from captain Connor Kirby in a 2-0 win after Alex Brown was sent off early on for the visitors.
