Last weekend, Steve Cunningham’s side recorded a hard-fought 2-0 victory away at Ilkeston, but were unable to back the result up on Tuesday night as they fell short away to Staffordshire-based Leek Town.

Heading into the home clash, Ashton United have been handed a boost on the backline as a deal to take Charlie Heyes-Green on loan until the end of the season from Halifax Town has been confirmed.

A Word From Newts

Ashton United defender and assistant manager, Sean Newton, said the following post-defeat away to Leek Town: “It’s a tough one to take because I thought we dominated the game.

“I thought we were well in it. We had a couple half chances we just didn’t take and that’s been the frustration over the last six, seven games for us. We’re struggling to find the rhythm and be consistent.”

Looking ahead to Morpeth, he said: “Saturday will be another tough game. It’s one we’re not going to take lightly (despite Morpeth’s early season struggles), we never take any game lightly.

“We’ll be rolling our sleeves up and having a really good go.”

Opposition Watch

The Highwaymen have struggled in the opening stages of the 2025/26 campaign and sit just inside the relegation zone albeit with games in hand.

Last time out they secured a 3-0 victory at Craik Park over fellow relegation placed Stocksbridge Park Steels to register their third consecutive win on home turf.

What They’re Saying

Craig Lynch commented on this weekend’s tie post-victory over Stocksbridge Park Steels: “Ashton have had a tough couple of results, but their manager is brilliant and the team is really good, so we know it’s going to be another hard day.”

Last Time We Met

Both sides last faced off against each other in the run up to Christmas last year. The Robins recorded a resounding 4-1 win away from home courtesy of a Jason Gilchrist brace and strikes from James Hardy and Nathan Lowe.

Matchday

Tickets for the game are available via cash and card turnstiles or online, priced at £14 for Adults, £10 for concessions, £8 for 12-15-year-olds, and £1 for under 12’s. 

Please note, ID will need to be presented for any concessionary tickets if requested by a turnstile operator. 

Turnstile 3 (on Surrey Street next to The Cross Bar) will be open from 12pm, for cash, card and pre-paid tickets. 

The Cross Bar will be open from 12pm and access is from inside the ground only, there will be no access from the main entrance on Surrey Street.

We welcome both sets of fans into The Cross Bar for refreshments both prior to and after the match.

Alcohol not purchased from Ashton United is not permitted in the ground and stewards will be conducting bag searches on the turnstiles at their discretion.  

At 2pm, the remaining turnstiles on Surrey Street and on Rowley Street will open as normal, as will the Robins Nest and the Robins Beer Hut inside Hurst Cross. 

50/50 draw tickets will be on-sale both in The Cross Bar and on the ground, with match day programmes also available at the programme stand.

The AUFC Supporters club shop will open at 2:15pm, with memorabilia available to purchase from throughout the years. 
If you cannot make it to the game, keep up on our Twitter feed @AshtonUnitedFC.