National League North: Complete Weekend Preview

By Sam Elliott

The run up to the festive period starts here - so who will be on top of the National League North tree this Christmas?

Curzon Ashton are sitting pretty after yet another clean sheet and three more points in midweek.

Their flawless rearguard will certainly be put to the test in the coming days - freescoring South Shields arrive on the back of a seven-goal performance on Tuesday!

King’s Lynn Town slipped nicely into second place with nobody else in action last weekend. Alfreton are in town on Saturday and they are back into sixth spot.

Chorley, in third, go to Hereford while Scunthorpe United head to Marine - and the Iron know there’s little room for a slip against another side battling the drop.

Kidderminster Harriers want to keep heaping on the pressure but it will be demanding at Radcliffe, who won at Solihull Moors in the FA Trophy last week.

Rushall Olympic and Scarborough had very different midweek results - the bottom club need to get points on the board and fast and are ten games without success.

It has been a difficult few days for Farsley Celtic but thankfully captain Lewis Turner is conscious after his on-pitch collapse at Gateshead.

It’s a tenants v landlords match as they ‘host’ Buxton looking to deliver their skipper some good news.

Chester are looking for a fourth win in six when they make the trip to Brackley Town.

Elsewhere Darlington want to build on their good home results with another win. They welcome Oxford City as Peterborough Sports play Warrington Town.

Southport and Needham Market need the points for different reasons with Spennymoor Town and Leamington meeting - they are both plotting a the play-offs in 2025.

National League North fixtures
Brackley Town v Chester
Curzon Ashton v South Shields
Darlington v Oxford City
Farsley Celtic v Buxton
Hereford v Chorley
King's Lynn Town v Alfreton Town
Marine v Scunthorpe United
Peterborough Sports v Warrington Town
Radcliffe v Kidderminster Harriers
Rushall Olympic v Scarborough Athletic
Southport v Needham Market
Spennymoor Town v Leamington

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