Preview by Ben Edwards
The Seasiders will host Liversedge at the Mounting Systems Stadium on Tuesday 20th August.
Bridlington Town have a rare Saturday without a game, and instead will train from 10am to 12pm at the Mounting Systems Stadium.
It comes due to the Seasiders exit from the FA Cup, losing 3-2 against Birtley Town. They then began their Northern Premier League season with a 1-0 home defeat against Carlton Town, but did pick up their first point of the season against Brighouse Town midweek.
After falling behind at the end of a first half dominated by Bridlington, they managed to find the equaliser in the second half as Michael Coulson netted his first goal for the club – the game concluded 1-1.
Bridlington will now be hoping to build on the Brighouse point by going one further against Liversedge and picking up their first three points.
It’s been a very similar start to the season for Liversedge, who were knocked out of the FA Cup in a 2-0 defeat against Silsden. They were then heavily defeated in their league opener, losing 3-0 against newly promoted Garforth Town.
Like Bridlington Town, Sedge did pick up their first point of the season midweek, also drawing 1-1, though against Dunston on Tuesday evening, thanks to Joe Walton’s late equaliser.
Bridlington picked up their first win of the season in the home game against Liversedge last season, when they won 1-0 back in August. More recently, the reverse fixture (the first of 2024) ended in a 4-2 victory to Liversedge.
Manager Adrian Costello is hopeful that the likes of Josh Barrett, Curtis Morrison and Nathan Doyle will all return from injury against Liversedge to further boost his options.
