By Elliot Steadman
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Buxton continue their pre-season on Friday 10th July, as they welcome Ashton United to the Silverlands Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:45pm.
Last game
On Tuesday night, Buxton faced Portuguese side SC Braga at St George’s Park in a behind-closed-doors friendly. The Bucks were beaten 3-1, with new signing Sisa Tuntulwana scoring Buxton’s goal.
National League North Fixtures
Buxton’s fixtures for the 2026/27 campaign have now been released, with The Bucks set to host Hereford on the opening day of the season. Their first away trip of the season is to Southport, while they will travel to Macclesfield on Boxing Day.
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Jordan Broadbent
Following his first game in charge, which saw The Bucks record a 6-1 victory over Droylsden, Jordan Broadbent was pleased with his side’s performance.
He said: “I think there were a lot of positives to take from the game today. A lot of the principles we have been putting across to the boys throughout the week were really evident during the game.
“It’s day six of pre-season. We said to the boys it didn’t have to be perfect today, but by day 41, when the season starts, it needs to be as close to that as possible. So, lots of positives and lots to work on.”
Opposition facts
Ashton United were founded in 1878 as Hurst Football Club and are nicknamed The Robins.
British actor and playwright Jonathan Sayer, is co-chairman of the club with David Burke.
They play their matches at Hurst Cross which has a capacity of 4500, 250 of which are seated.
Last season, they finished 10th in the Northern Premier League Premier Division on 53 points.
Johnny Burke holds the appearance record for the club after he played 410 times for the club in eleven years.
They have reached the second round of the FA Cup twice but haven’t done so since the 1800’s where they did it in 1883/84 and 1885/86.
In the FA Trophy, they reached the quarter-final in the 1996/97 season.
Former Bucks
Former Buxton manager Steve Cunningham is now the manager of Ashton United where he has been since January 2023. Cunningham led The Bucks to the NPL title win.
Several are now part of The Robins’ squad. James Hardy and Alex Byrne have both re-signed with the club for the upcoming season, while Tommy Taylor and Kurt Willoughby have joined as new additions this summer.
