Basford have not given us any ticket limitation so they will accept in excess of 90 SRFC supporters.
They do not have an e-ticketing system and tickets can be purchased on the gate on a first come first served basis. All supporters are urged to use the NHS Track and Trace App or provide their contact details on the gate.
Alternatively tickets can be reserved by emailing the club through their website: https://www.basfordunited.com/contact
Saturday October 24th K O 3:00pm
Stafford Rangers next game in the Emirates FA Cup 4th Round Qualifying tie will be played on Saturday at Marston Road.
This will be an all ticket match and tickets will go on general release to Stafford fans only at 0900 Monday morning 19th October closing at 5 pm Thursday 22nd October or before, if all tickets are sold.
Ticket Prices Adults £10.00, Concessions £7.00 Under 16’s £3.00
Gates and Social Club will open at 1pm. Gates close at 3:00pm
We were originally going to provide an allocation of 90 tickets to Skelmersdale but as the area has now moved into Tier 3 Covid -19 restrictions this means fans will not be allowed to travel to Stafford and not be allowed tickets. Our sympathy goes to the Skelmersdale supporters but everyone’s health comes before everything.
All fans attending this game need to take personal responsibility for their actions and social distancing to ensure they keep their fellow fans safe and play their part in helping to ensure that football matches can be played at Marston Road.
The serious increase in numbers must now be of huge concern to us all. Governments and local authorities can bring out instruction and legislation but only we can take action to minimise the transmission of this disease. Stafford Rangers football club has one priority and that is to keep everyone safe. Please read all our messaging, listen to our stewards and ensure distancing and group of 6 policy is adhered always. We actively steward the ground for your safety and if anyone doesn’t play their part and fails to comply with a request they run the risk of being removed from the ground.
We recommend that everyone wears face coverings throughout the stadium at all times but this is mandatory in the stand and accessing bars or toilets. Use hand sanitisers regularly and give everyone around you space distance and respect.
We thank all fans for everything they have done so far to assist the club in making the matches safe. Up the Boro and enjoy the game!
FA Cup 3rd Round Qualifying | Tuesday 13 October 2020
Stafford Rangers’ pulled off an upset by defeating National League North side Hereford to book themselves a place in the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. It was a thoroughly deserved victory for the side who have managed just one goal in four league games this term and find themselves in familiar territory at the lower end of the table but have now successfully cleared three testing hurdles in the cup, scoring six times in the process.
The early signs were that the visitors would progress as they had the better of the opening exchanges. Luke Haines was a key figure for Hereford, and he sent in the first serious shot on goal – a long range effort that Lewis King tipped over. The early pressure was turned into an early lead when Tom Owen-Evans thumped home the loose ball on 15 minutes after Samir Nabi’s initial effort had been blocked.
Shortly after Hereford’s opener, Lewis King made a superb save to keep out a close-range header from Kennedy Digie. Rangers countered down the right through Joe Cuff, but Alex-Ray Harvey was denied by Hereford keeper Paul White diving full stretch to tip his shot away for a corner.
It was Cuff who fired home the equaliser on 28 minutes with a well struck drive that beat White inside his left-hand post. Soon after, Liam Langford had a great chance to put Rangers in front, but he hooked his shot over after White had failed to cut out Cieron Keane’s corner. The home side were now growing in confidence and Jamie Sleigh went wide at the near post following a good move on the left involving Langford and Keane. But there was still a threat at the other end and Digie saw his effort loop up onto the Stafford bar before the danger was cleared.
The first half ended with Rangers on top as Cuff played in Sleigh who managed to get round White but was unable to put any power behind his shot and Jamie Grimes cleared the lines for Hereford. The tie remained in the balance in the second half although the best opportunities fell to Hereford and Ryan Lloyd should have done better than plant his header straight at King before another long range effort from Haines went just over.
Rangers were still a threat themselves with Cuff and Sleigh giving the visiting defence plenty to think about. At the other end, Hereford hit the bar for a second time as Haines struck from near the right-hand touchline after a poor clearance from King. But the night belonged to Rangers as Cuff made it 2-1 on 82 minutes with a 25 yarder following a slip in the Hereford defence then Callum Coyle marked his return to action by making it 3-1 in added time, the substitute calmly checking back after going past White before slamming the ball into the net.
Stafford Rangers: 1 Lewis King, 2 Michael Williams, 3 Cieron Keane, 4 Sam Coulson, 5 Liam Langford, 6 John Welsh, 7 Joe Kenton, 8 Alex-Ray Harvey, 9 Jamie Sleigh (17 Ben Forrest 90+3m), 10 Muhammed Sebbeh-Njie (15 Callum Coyle 62m), 11 Joe Cuff. Unused Subs: 12 Dan Burns, 14 Reece Jones, 16 Ryan Nesbitt, 18 Matt Hill
Hereford: 1 Paul White, 23 Dan Jones, 6 Jamie Grimes, 12 Kennedy Digie, 7 Chris Camwell (24 Dylan Jones 75m), 3 Luke Haines, 21 Samir Nabi (4 Ben Pollock 58m), 17 Ryan Lloyd, 16 James McQuilkin (9 Andrai Jones 67m), 10 Tom Evans, 11 Kyle Finn. Unused Subs: 20 Brandon Hall, 5 Jake Wright.
Ref: Darren Rogers
Cautions: Keane (Rangers); Haines (Hereford)
Goals: Rangers: Cuff (2) 28, 82; Coyle 90+2 Hereford: Owen-Evans 15
Attendance: 585
Report by Chris Elsley
After consultation between both clubs we have agreed not to take our allocation of 90 tickets for this game.
We have discussed at length the implications of this decision for all involved. The impact of the covid-19 pandemic has given all clubs huge difficulties in meeting the ever-changing requirements needed to put a game on and so far, Stafford Rangers FC have achieved this.
Our overwhelming objective has been to keep fans, staff, and volunteers safe and ensure that we reduce as much as possible the likelihood of transmission in the community because that’s the right thing to do. We have now needed to consider the responsibility we have by not encouraging fans to travel to areas that have a higher infection rate than that which exists in our hometown.
In respect of FC United we believe that we have a moral responsibility to not encourage fans to travel and we will not be taking up the allocation of 90 tickets on this occasion. It is a difficult decision, and we ask for your understanding.
No tickets will be available on the day from FC UM as the entire allocation will be taken up by their season ticket holders.
