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Buxton start 2026 with a game against South Shields on 3rd January with a 3pm.
The Bucks
It was a 3-1 win for Buxton on Tuesday night in their final game of 2025.
Goals from Luke Brennan, George Ward and Adriel Walker secured the three points over Worksop on Tuesday.
Reflecting on the performance, manager John McGrath said:
“I thought we started the game really well and set the tone for how we want to play during the week, with a high tempo, quick restarts and high energy, which I thought we did really well in the first half.
They changed formation in the second half and went to a 3-5-2, making it a bit more direct and more of an aerial bombardment, which we dealt with well for the most part, obviously bar the goal. Once we got the ball down and started playing again, we got our wide men involved, pushed the ball higher up the pitch and scored a great third goal late on.”
Buxton have loaned out midfielder Keziah Martin to Hereford until the end of the season.
Opposition facts
They have Ian Watson as manager who has only ever previously been assistant manager at clubs a role he held at Gateshead, Carlisle and MK Dons twice.
Nicknamed the Mariners, they play their home matches at Mariners Park in Jarrow.
Their stadium has a capacity of 4000.
Historically, their best FA Cup run saw them reach the first round which they have done three times.
In the FA Trophy, they have reached the third round in their best run this season losing to Macclesfield.
The club finished 17th in the league last season on 54 points.
Cedwyn Scott is their top goalscorer in the league with 15 goals.
Looking at recent form, they are 2nd in the last ten-games, with Buxton in 20th.
They have won their last four games in the National League North.
Last time out, they picked up a 2-1 win over Darlington on Tuesday night. Lennon Wheldon and Paul Blackett getting the goals.
Away from home, they sit 2nd in the form guide.
South Shields are top of the league on 55 points from the first 24 games of the season
One to Watch: Lennon Wheeldon
Wheeldon joined the club on loan at the start of November from Derby County.
He came through the ranks with The Rams and made his debut in an EFL Trophy game against Wolves U21’s.
Last season in the Premier League Two he scored six goals.
In April he made his Championship debut playing Swansea City in the final moments of the game.
Last time they faced
Tai Sodje scored twice to give Buxton a 2-0 lead at halftime before Max Bardell got sent off and South Shields equaled the score in the second half to see the teams draw the game.
