Nantwich are back under the spotlights on Tuesday night (7.45pm kick-off) as Bootle visit the Swansway Stadium.
Wouldn’t say Bootle a goose
It’s probably a bad time to be playing Bootle, as they come into this one having recorded back-to-back league wins for the first time this season. They have beaten Leek and Avro in their last two without conceding to leave them 9th in the table on 18 points.
They have a goal difference of 0 having scored and conceded 14. Only the Dabbers, Widnes and Avro have lower numbers in both those categories. So don’t expect a goalfest.
Last Time Out
It’s a long time since we last played Bootle competitively. In fact, it was the last century, the 1999/2000 season. That was at least 5 years before the invention of YouTube so sadly there’s no official highlights from that one.
In total, we have played each other 27 times between 1979 and 2000, both sides winning 10 times with 7 draws (thanks to Retro Dabbers).
Players to Watch
There are no runaway goalscorers in this squad, with 2 on 4 goals and 4 on 3 goals. Ben Hodkinson and Owen Robinson lead the way.
Tony Thompson is the man between the sticks who’s kept those consecutive clean sheets. He was a big part of the Warrington Town side who won promotion to National League North through the play-offs last season.
The shutouts have also coincided with the signing of defender Sean Smith from Vauxhall Motors. Formerly of Wrexham and Marine, his experience seems to have had an instant impact.
Match Information
Get your tickets for this big game HERE, or on the gate.