Midland Football League
Premier Division
Saturday 7th March 2026
Hanley Town 2-1 Tividale

Tividale go down away from home

Tividale travelled to high flying Hanley Town in their latest fixture and on the overall display, and buoyed on by the new Tividale Ultras they will feel that they deserved something out of the game.

 

Tividale started the brighter and had an appeal for a penalty turned down in the 5th minute when Alfie Higgs was barged off the ball.% minutes later and it was Hanley looking for a penalty, again turned down

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On 14 minutes Tividale did get a penalty when Liam Matthews was bought down in the box and Brad Maslen-Jones sends the keeper the wrong way. To put us ahaead

The lead lasted all of 4 minutes a Kyle Stubbs long throw causes havoc in the box the ball drops to Jake Twyford who gets to the ball after it ricochet;s and blasts it home with Tividale looking for a handball.

Hanley had a great chance when a Stubbs cross was met by a Tommy Van Der Laan header but it was comfortably saved by Jack Higgs.

With a number of first half stoppages, including a lengthy one that led to Wayne Mubayi having to be substituted in the 37th minute and also Hanley’s Eden Bailey going off in the 45th minute.

 

So there was going to be a fair amount of stoppage time and Hanley took the lead on 47 minutes a ball into the box by Jack Van Der Laan was flicked on by Joel Stair and Lewis Porter steered the ball home

Half Time:- Hanley Town 2–1 Tividale

 

A Maslen-Jones has shot from distance was the first chance of the half but it went well over and wide. .

The game then entered a bit of a lull with both teams cancelling each other out.

A great save from Jack Higgs on 77 minutes to deny Twyford keeps Tividale in the game. And 5 minutes later Higgs produced an even better one  when he saved a point blank Fin Pattison shot

Full Time:- Hanley Town 2-1 Tividale

We huffed and  puffed in the second half but couldn’t get that equaliser. Keeper Jack Higgs kept us in it with some great saves

 

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Saturday 21st February 2026
Tividale 0-1 Coton Green

Another one goal defeat

10. Agyemang through on goal. Shoots straight into the keeper. Alfie Higgs twice through on goal but twice week shots. Comfy for keeper.
Not a lot happening. No real chances.
39. Coton chance Powell cross. Martin heads well wide

Half Time:- Tividale 0-0 Coton Green

Second half started
53. Tivi chance. Mubayi cross. Higgs heads wide
55. Coton goal. Two Tivi miss tackles ball goes out to Nkuidjeu who fires past Jack Higgs 0-1
62. Tivi sub 14. Oyemade for 9. Agyemang
63. Coton chance. Batchelor shoots wide
65. Coton chance. Beeson shot hits post rebound brilliantly saved by Higgs
Tivi chance. Mossini cross Mubayi header comfy
Tivi sub 15. Smith for 4. Matthews
75. Coton down to 10 men. Batchelor sent off denying goal scoring opportunity. Hauling down Mubayi
81. Tivi sub 15. Eke for 8. Eddie Rann
85. Tivi sub 12. Bratt-Wyton for 2. Tom Rann
87. Tivi chance. Maslen-Jones effort crashes off the underside of the bar and out
92. Coton chance. With Higgs up Coton breaks but somehow Martin misses an open goal.

Full Time:- Tividale 0-1 Coton Green