West Men Preview | Stone Old Alleynians (H)
West Men vs Stone Old Alleynians
- Saturday 7th November 2026
- 3pm kick-off
- Midland Football League Premier Division, Matchday 17
- Brookburn Road, M21 8DP for parking - note there is no parking at Brookburn Road or the nearby Chorltonville Estate, see our Matchday page for further detail.
- Admission
- £8 Adults
- £6 Concessions (16-17, over 60s)
- £2 Under 16s (ages 5 to 15), accompanied by an adult
- Free for Under 5s, accompanied by an adult
The FA Vase proved to be perfect distraction last weekend, as in-form Prestwich Heys visited Chorlton. Joe Berks opened the scoring with a free kick from range that beat everyone to sneak in at the far post, but his second is what this game will be remembered for. On a solo foray into the Heys half as they searched for an equaliser, he outfoxed and outmuscled his man on the wing. Working his way into the area and at a tight angle he connected perfectly to find the far top corner, leaving the keeper with little chance and sending the shed end into raptures.
The 2-0 win puts us into the hat for the FA Vase third round for the fifth consecutive season, with the game to be played on the weekend of Saturday 28th November.
Stone Old Alleynians visit Brookburn Road on Saturday, with West looking to end a run of three straight league defeats. Stone are looking to turn the season around themselves, sitting second bottom after 14 games. After winning on the opening day, they've only tasted victory in the league once since - and that was a topsy turvy 5-4 against Tividale, the only side below them.
This will be our return fixture against Stone, having already travelled to their adopted home of Newcastle Town back in August. That visit gave us our first win of the campaign, with Joe Berks and Sam Dickov netting to complete a comeback as it finished 2-1.
Stone's last, and only, visit to Brookburn Road came over seven years ago, during the 2019/20 NWCFL Division One South campaign. They left as victors, Samuel Wilson scoring twice in the second half as we lost 2-0.
This season marks their sixth consecutive year in the Midland Football League Premier Division, following upwards movement from the 10th tier after the covid interrupted seasons. Their best return came with a 9th placed finish in 2024/25, dropping to 12th in an 18-team division last time out.
Saturday's Midland Football League Premier Division fixtures
| Saturday 7 November | ||
| AFC Wolverhampton City | 15:00 | Uttoxeter Town |
| Brocton | 15:00 | Winsford United |
| Darlaston Town | 15:00 | Runcorn Town |
| Lye Town | 15:00 | Cheadle Town |
| Northwich Victoria | 15:00 | Dudley Town |
| Sporting Khalsa | 15:00 | Romulus |
| Stockport Georgians | 15:00 | Whitchurch Alport |
| Tividale | 15:00 | Abbey Hulton United |
| West Didsbury & Chorlton | 15:00 | Stone Old Alleynians |
| Wythenshawe Town | 15:00 | Sutton United |
Travelling to Brookburn Road
We strongly recommend that, where possible, visitors walk, cycle or use public transport when travelling to our stadium.
Car parking at the stadium itself is strictly restricted to players and officials. If you're a supporter and you require a parking space for accessibility reasons, please contact ollie@wdcfc.co.uk.
If you are driving to the match, please use our car park at Hardy Farm M21 8DP or alternatively the car park opposite the Bowling Green pub M21 9ES.
Please note that there is NO PARKING allowed in the Chorltonville area adjacent to the ground, which is private.
For further details of how to get to Brookburn Road, please head to the MATCHDAY page.
Midland Football League Premier Division table, after the games on Saturday 31 October
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winsford United | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 34 |
| 2 | Abbey Hulton United | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 | Runcorn Town | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 32 |
| 4 | Northwich Victoria | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 29 |
| 5 | Brocton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 29 |
| 6 | Sutton United | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 29 |
| 7 | Dudley Town | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Cheadle Town | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | Sporting Khalsa | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton City | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Whitchurch Alport | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Romulus | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Wythenshawe Town | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Stockport Georgians | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 17 |
| 16 | Lye Town | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Uttoxeter Town | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Darlaston Town | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 10 |
| 19 | Stone Old Alleynians | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 9 |
| 20 | Tividale | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 57 | -41 | 3 |
Saturday's Midland Football League Premier Division results
| Saturday 31 October | ||
| Dudley Town | 0 - 2 | Uttoxeter Town |
| Runcorn Town | 2 - 3 | AFC Wolverhampton City |
| Stone Old Alleynians | 1 - 3 | Whitchurch Alport |
| Wythenshawe Town | 1 - 0 | Sporting Khalsa |
Still to play
| Tuesday 3 November | ||
| Stone Old Alleynians | 19:45 | Sutton United |
| Cheadle Town | 20:00 | AFC Wolverhampton City |