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Buxton return to league action with a home tie against Southport on 4th November with a 19:45 kickoff.
The Bucks
They progressed through to the second round of the FA Cup at the weekend, beating Chatham 2-1 after extra time.
Tate Campbell equalised for The Bucks in the 62nd minute after Chatham had taken the lead early in the second half. With the score still level at full time, extra time was required, and it was Connor Kirby who stepped up in the 114th minute to score an incredible winner.
Reflecting on the performance, manager John McGrath said:
“Kirbs was on his last legs. He signalled to the bench that he was cramping up. When it broke to him, we didn’t have any runners running off him.
“If you’re going to win a game of football, especially an FA Cup tie, 118th minute, with a strike like that from 40 yards out.
I think you see after the goal’s gone in, there were bodies everywhere on the pitch. It was two teams playing with really high intensity, and a really, really good way to win a game of football.”
The Bucks have been handed an away tie against Cheltenham Town in the next round, which will be played on the weekend of 6th December.
Opposition facts
Southport play their games at Haig Avenue which has a capacity of 6008.
Neil Danns took charge of the club in May and has previously been manager of Macclesfield where he won the NPL Division One West. He was also assistant manager of Tranmere Rovers.
Last season, they finished 18th place and picked up 53 points.
Their best appearance in the FA Cup is quarter finals which they got to in the 1930/31 season.
In the FA Trophy, they reached the final in 1997/98 where they lost to Cheltenham Town.
The club were formed in 1888 and at first were called Southport Central they were renamed Southport Vulcan before in 1921 they got the name they are known by today.
They have been in this league since the 2017/18 season after relegation from the National League.
So far this season, they sit bottom of the league after picking up 9 points from 14 games so far this season.
In their last game, they drew 0-0 with King’s Lynn.
This week they have signed Dylan Dwyer from Clitheroe.
One to Watch: Sam Minihan
Former Buck Minihan won the National League with Stockport County in the 2021/22 season.
Whilst at Buxton he won the supporters player of the season award for the 2023/24 campaign.
The fullback is 31 years old and has been at Southport since 2024.
Last time they faced
Luke Brennan scored twice either side of the half in a 2-1 victory for Buxton in February.
