The Coasters are back on the road this weekend as we travel to the LNER Community Stadium to face York City.
It’s the second of back-to-back away matches after making a long midweek trip to Forest Green Rovers on Tuesday night.
Chris Beech’s side fell to a 3-0 defeat last time out, despite holder their own for large sections of the game against a side who were in the third division of English football not too long ago.
As for York, they’ve had a great start to the campaign and are currently on a three-game winning streak following victories against Dagenham & Redbridge, Wealdstone and Braintree Town respectively.
Opposition dugout: Adam Hinshelwood
Opposite from Chris Beech this weekend is former Brighton & Hove Albion captain Adam Hinshelwood who is two months into his first full campaign in charge of York City.
The 40-year-old had a short, yet successful playing career having played 100 times for his boyhood club Brighton, a club which runs through his family.
He joined the seagulls whilst his uncle, Martin Hinshelwood was in charge and made his first team debut in 2002 in a 3-1 victory over Burnley in the Championship.
He was later selected for the England Under 21’s squad before an ACL Injury left his playing career in tatters. Moves to Aldershot and Wycombe Wanders followed but Hinshelwood was ultimately forced to retire due to injury.
His son, Jack Hinshelwood, now continues the Brighton family tradition as he has rose through the ranks at the American Express Stadium, making starts in the top flight as well as representing England at U18. U19 and U21 level.
Hinshelwood later moved into management, managing in the Sussex County League before building his way up the managerial ladder and into the National League with York.
He joined the Minstermen in late February and steered them clear of the drop last campaign, achieving 53 points and a 20th-placed finish.
One to watch: Lenell John-Lewis
Whilst also wearing the captain’s armband, John-Lewis had got his season off to an impressive start scoring three goals in his opening seven games for York.
Goals against Southend United, Sutton United and Dagenham & Redbridge has put his tally to 33 for the club since moving to York in 2022 – proving to be his most prolific club of his career.
With plenty of EFL experience, the physical striker has played for the likes of Newport County, Shrewsbury Town and Grimsby Town with well over 400 games under his belt.
At 35, the experienced forward is a constant threat for the Minstermen and proves difficult to deal with for any defence.
Tickets and Travel Details:
Supporters who wish to make the trip over to North Yorkshire will be based in the West Stand Overflow, Blocks WG, WH & WI. This is an allocation of 708 seats.
Tickets purchased in advance of match-day are priced at:
Adult: £22
Concession (Over 65): £17
Student: £10
Aged 12-16: £10
Aged 11 & under: £7
Carers: FREE when accompanying a paid ticket holder
Please note, ages 11 and under must be accompanied by a paying adult or concession, and carers tickets can only be purchased via the ticket office.
Supporters can purchase their tickets here, and please note that there will be a £2 price increase for tickets purchased on the day of the game.
The coach will leave Mill Farm at 11:15am.
Adult (member) – £20
Adult (non-member) – £30
Under – 16 (member, accompanied by an adult) – Free
Under – 16 (non-member, accompanied by an adult) – £5
To book your place on any of the above, please email [email protected]
Payment can be made in cash on the coach or by bank transfer.
Supporters Group Note
A list of coach bookings will be shown on the Coasters Information Facebook page. If you are on the list but then find you are unable to travel, please let the Supporters Group know so that there is availability for others to travel.
The Supporters Group reserves the right to cancel away travel if numbers mean it is not feasible and will provide as much notice of this as is reasonably possible.
Travel on a coach is subject to the Supporters Group Terms and Conditions.
All supporters travelling on a coach to away games must park on the North Stand Car Park.
Strip:
The Coasters will be in their yellow and black away strip for the clash at the LNER Community Stadium.
Match coverage:
You can follow the Forest Green game through our social media channels below, with full text coverage during the fixture, followed by a match report. Please note, there will be no live commentary for this fixture.
X: @AFCFylde
Facebook: @AFCFyldeOfficial
Instagram: @afc_fylde
Supporters who are unable to attend can also watch the game by signing-up to an NLTV match pass by CLICKING HERE
