Admission is priced at £13 for Adults, £10 for concessions, £5 for Students (with Valid ID), £3 for 12-17s and u12s go free!
See you there #GreenArmy!
MASON O’MALLEY MAKES DEAL WITH AVENUE!
We can today confirm the signing of left-back Mason O’Malley on a one-year deal, with an option for a 2nd, with the club.
Mason has featured in our pre-season under Trialist K, working well with Sykes-Kenworthy particularly in the Bradford City game.
Born in Leeds, O’Malley signed for Huddersfield Town’s Academy from Hunslet Boys at u14s level, and was later released by Huddersfield in 2019, joining Scunthorpe United’s u23s squad in July 2019.
Mason made his professional debut with Scunthorpe in a 1-1 (4-2 pens) EFL Trophy game against Lincoln City. He signed a contract extension in December 2020, keeping him at the club until Summer 2023.
He made 31 appearances in his first season with Scunthorpe United in 2020/21, followed by 28 in 2021/22, and 21 in 2022/23.
In February 2023, O’Malley signed for Ilkeston Town on a one-month loan deal alongside teammate Jordan Hallam.
O’Malley is of Irish descent, training with Republic of Ireland u16s in 2016, and made his debut for Republic of Ireland u21s in a friendly vs Wales u21s in March 2021.
Coach Danny King had this to say on the signing;
“Mason is a great signing for the club. He looks solid in defensive areas but also has real quality in the attacking side of the pitch too.”
“His experience playing at a higher level will definitely help the younger lads we have and we can see him being a strong member of the squad for this season.”
We spoke to Mason on his signing, which you can watch below.
MACCLESFIELD TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
We are pleased to announce that fans can now purchase tickets to our opening NPL game against Macclesfield!
The match will take place on Saturday 12th August, with Kick Off at 3pm.
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Please note that this is an all ticket event, and there will be no pay on the gate turnstile available. You can purchase your tickets online through the link below, or visit the Club Shop at the Horsfall Community Stadium to purchase in person with cash or card.
MultiMatch ticket holders can purchase their tickets in advance from the stadium at the reduced rate.
We are open from 9am-6pm on weekdays, or you can purchase at any of our pre-season games.
NPL FIXTURES FOR THE 2023/24 SEASON ARE OUT NOW!
We can now confirm our fixtures for the 2023/24 season!
We start with a home game against newly promoted Macclesfield, with a quick turnaround to play Atherton Collieries on the Tuesday following.
The end of the season sees us play Markse United away, Gainsborough Trinity at home and then finally Matlock Town away. August Bank holiday sees the return of Guiseley to our fixtures as we travel to Nethermoor, with the return fixture on New Years Day. On Boxing day we travel to Radcliffe, with that return fixture being Easter Monday.
A full list is available below!
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PRESTON PERFECT FOR AVENUE PLANS
We are delighted to confirm the signing of talented striker Jordan Preston on a one-year deal with the club.
We’d also like to say a massive thank you to the Development Fund for their generous contribution to the signing.
Preston first joined Avenue on loan in November 2022 from Spennymoor Town, scoring 4 goals in 12 appearances for the Green Army.
Jordan will be combining playing with the First Team, whilst also coaching with the Academy.
Jordan has previously had spells at Guiseley, FC Halifax Town, Gateshead, and Boston United, and kicked off his career with Blackburn Rovers, joining the u18s and progressing to the u21s in 2013.
He later headed North of the border to play on loan for Ayr United, where he helped them win promotion in the 2015-16 season. He scored the first penalty for Ayr in the play-off finals.
We spoke to Skipper Luca Havern on the signing, and he had this to say;
“Jordan is a big signing for us, and we’re all glad to get him signed on amid interest from several other clubs.”
“We had our best period last season when Jordan was enjoying his football and scoring goals and the aim is to get him back to that level following his injury.”
Jordan was equally excited to get the deal over the line, adding this;
“I’ve been speaking to the club and the management since the start of the off-season, and in the end it was the best fit for me.”
Asked on why he chose Avenue, Jordan added;
“I think mainly the way they treated me with my injury last season, and how they looked after me. I enjoyed my football here, and it’s a bit of a long term opportunity for me at the club, so I’m looking forward to that.
You can watch Jordan’s interview alongside Academy Technical Director Thomas McStravick on the link below.
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN – PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES
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We are delighted to announce our latest Pre-Season Friendly as our local neighbours Huddersfield Town!
The Terriers will visit the Horsfall Community Stadium on Friday 14th July, with a Kick Off of 7:30pm.
In recent years, Avenue have loaned in some of the up and coming talent from Town’s u18 to u23s, including Shane Maroodza and David Adewoju in the 22/23 season, and Isaac Marriott who originally joined on a loan in 2018, before being signed in August 2020 and later sold for an undisclosed fee to Altrincham in December 2021.
Avenue first went head to head with Town back in September 1910, where we hosted a Division 2 game which ended 1-0 to the Terriers.
Our last recorded League or Cup game was on 26th September 1962, where Huddersfield took a 3-1 win in the League Cup.
Town also visited Bradford in our 2019/20 pre-season, which saw the sides play out a 2-2 draw. Goals came from Lewis Rathbone and Ryan Cresswell.