Match preview by Leon Higgins

Hyde come into this tie, refreshed after Saturday’s Northern Premier League game at Gainsborough Trinity was postponed.

Previous to that they had only one win and one draw in the month of November after three defeats. A win against Morpeth at the start of November was combined with a draw against FC United of Manchester. Defeats have come at Workington and Hednesford Town as well as at home to Warrington Town. The Tigers sit 13th on 22 points after 18 games.

Manchester Premier Cup Preliminary Results:

Radcliffe 5-2 Irlam
Ashton Utd 2-1 Chadderton
Mossley 2-0 Avro

1st Round:

Hyde v Curzon Ashton
Wythenshaw FC v Mossley (Mossley Walkover Win)
Ashton Utd v Trafford FC
West Disbury and Chorlton 3-1 Stalybridge Celtic
Drolysden v Radcliffe
Wythenshaw Town 5-3 Glossop North End
Maine Road 2-4 Bury
United of Manchester 1-1 Abbey Hey (4-5 Penalties)

Manchester Premier Cup Head to Head:

Hyde won the 1995-96 Cup after a 2-2 draw with Curzon with The Tigers winning on penalties.

Curzon Ashton

Between 1955 and 1979 the Cup was known as the Manchester Intermediate Cup which The Nash won 3 times in a row with victories in 1972,1973 and 1974 with 2 wins coming against New Mills and a 1972 victory against Irlam Town.
In the last round they beat Stalybridge Celtic 6-5 on penalties at Bower Fold after a 3-3 result in normal time.

Hyde United

Hyde have history in the Manchester cup competitions with 6 victories in the Manchester Premier Cup, the last one coming in 2005/2006 defeating Droylsden. The Tigers have also won the Manchester Senior Cup in 1974/75.

Last Time Out

The last time The Nash faced Hyde United was back in pre-season, summer of 2025, when Curzon ran out one nil winners.

The only goal being scored by number 10 ‘trialist’ who since went on to be announced as Tony Weston.

Match Information

Admission: £10 (adults) £7 (concessions/students) £5 (U16s) £1 (U12 – when accompanied by an adult)

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