Venue: The Harry Williams Riverside Stadium, BL0 0BS
Date: Monday 6th April, 3pm kick off
Competition: North West Counites Premier Division
Adults: £9
Concession: £5
Under 12: £1

Longridge are looking to stop the rot to have a good end to the season.

Injuries and suspensions aside, there have been improvements.

Town put in a serviceable second half display at home to Padiham last week, but couldn't begin the comeback.

The Opposition

Ramsbottom have spent the entirety of the season in the top 5.

Most of the time, they've been in second.

Rammy have scored 98 goals, and will be looking to make it 100 tomorrow.

Former Preston North End and Stoke City man Jacob Holland-Wilkinson has 30 goals in all competitions.

Playing off the right, he's a real danger, one of the biggest in the division.

Fellow attacker Matthew Dudley has 22 goals from the frontline.

They're a threat up top, but their defence is not to be overlooked either, having conceded just 43 goals this season, the second lowest in the league.

All signs point to it being a very tough day on the road, but who knows.

Town have sprung a surprise against Rammy before.

H2H

Longridge 2-2 Ramsbottom 27/12/25
Ramsbottom 2-2 Longridge - 01/02/25
Longridge 3-1 Ramsbottom - 31/08/24
Ramsbottom 3-3 Longridge - 05/11/23
Longridge 1-2 Ramsbottom - 22/08/23

Form Guide

Longridge:
Position: 14th
Form table: 22nd
Current form: LLLLL
Goals scored: 91
Goals against: 82

Ramsbottom:
Position: 2nd
Form table: 3rd
Current form: LWWWW
Goals scored: 122
Goals against: 54

Team News

Sent off in stoppage time, Jack Anderton picked up a second yellow after being sin-binned during Tuesday's defeat to Padiham.

For clarity, let's have a look at the unavailable list going into next week.

Jack Anderton.
Liam Atkinson.
Toby Coar.
Ethan Edmundson.
Aaron Hewitt.
Ryan McLean.
Harry Winstanley

Grim.

We'll go positive though, captain Ben Fletcher was awarded MOTM after making his return to the starting XI.

There is a hat-trick of home games beginning next week, the schedule is as follows:

AFC Liverpool (H) - 08/04/26
Abbey Hey (H) - 11/04/26
Burscough (H) - 14/04/26

What better way to end the season.

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