Dunston welcome Gainsborough Trinity to the UTS Stadium in the FA Cup Third Qualifying round (3pm kick off).

Last Meeting

Dunston faced Gainsborough Trinity in the FA Trophy at the UTS Stadium in October 2019. Gavin Allott opened the scoring early on before Scott Heslop saw his penalty saved. Gainsborough extended their lead further before the break before Allott added his third of the night on 65 minutes to seal a 4-0 win for Gainsborough.

League Standings

Dunston UTS - 11th in Northern Premier League East Division

Gainsborough - 4th in Northern Premier League Premier Division

Recent Form

Jon McDonald’s side are unbeaten in 5 games following 4 wins in both the FA Cup and FA Trophy as well as a 0-0 draw against Ossett United in the league.

The Holy Blues come into today’s game on a good run of form winning four out of five in the league despite last time out losing to Hednesford Town. 

Team News

Richard Coulson remains on the sideline with a long-term knee injury.

New signing, Harry Gardiner is in contention for his first appearance.

Matchday Information

Kick off is at 3:00pm. Admission is £10 for adults, £6 for concessions & £3 for under 16’s. This can be paid on the turnstile at the ground with cash or card. Season tickets are not valid for this fixture.

There are two turnstiles at the UTS Stadium, one which can be accessed via the car park, with the other being accessed next to our clubhouse.

Parking is available, with limited spaces available. Street parking is available within close proximity of the ground. 

Food and drink is available on a matchday, with a wide selection of hot food and soft drinks in our bait cabin, as well as alcoholic drinks in our can bar and clubhouse. We also have club merchandise available in our club shop.

There will be a digital E-Programme released on match day, which can be accessed on our website or social media channels.

Should the tie be level at full-time, we will go to a replay at Gainsborough on Tuesday night (7:45pm kick-off). Our subsequent league fixture away at Lincoln United will be rescheduled.

You can find live match updates on our X/Twitter page.