After a return to winning ways on Saturday, The Lions travel to Cleethorpes Town for only the second time ever, and are hoping to make it back-to-back league wins, writes Scott Kelly.

“I thought the first 25 minutes we were excellent and played some really good football which resulted in the goal. I thought Elliot deserved the goal for his start to the game, it was a good header”.

Boss Ian Richards was happy with Lions’ start to the game and the quality of the strike that settled the contest.

“He is still a young lad, he trained well this week and got to know the players. I thought he was a real threat, he has great pace and a low centre of gravity. As soon as he gets in that area he is hard to touch and you saw that with his second shot that hit the post. I thought he did well when he came on”.

Richards also praised Mo Fadera who made his home debut coming off the bench in the second half, the winger came close to scoring on two occasions in his 20 minutes on the pitch.

“It was a great day for football for spectators and players, I really appreciate the 788 who came to watch and there was a really good atmosphere. It shows the potential, we want to be around those play offs this time next season and we might get a thousand here. Thanks for everyone’s support and I am glad we got a win for them”.

Richards thanked the bumper crowd for their support on Saturday.

On the visit to Cleethorpes Town on Tuesday:

“They have two big number 9’s which is a slightly different threat. They are a good team, hard working and hard to break down. It is a different proposition to today, it will be a tough game but we have to try and tie a couple of wins together and have a bit more consistency and hopefully we can get the three points.”

Team News

Ian Richards made one change for the game with Whitby as Joao Silva started and with the Lions appearing to come through the game unscathed he could select the same side for Tuesday night.

Mo Fadera, John Lufudu and Amir Berchil all made an impact off the bench and will be pushing for a starting place in Lincolnshire.

Calum Hudson and George Goodman are also hoping to feature.

The Opposition

The 24/25 season saw the Owls secure promotion to the Northern Premier League for the first time in their short history. Founded in 1998, they won the NPL East with 93 points, eight points clear of their nearest rivals.

They haven’t fared too badly this season, currently sitting 11th, one place and one point above the Lions.

The Owls also made it five matches unbeaten in the league on Saturday, with a 0-0 draw against Lancaster City – their third stalemate on the spin.

As for their current playing squad, it includes former Lions stopper Ollie Battersby and midfielder Joe Ackroyd. Ackroyd was released by the Lions last summer and spent half of this season at Bradford Park Avenue before a move to Cleethorpes last month.

Bailey Conway plays for the Owls too. He had a short spell in 2023 with the Lions in between two spells with Gainsborough Trinity. Like Ackroyd, midfielder Brad Abbott started his career at Barnsley and appears to have the Owls’ captain’s armband on a regular basis.

Dan Gallimore is a full back and former Scunthorpe United player. Former Lion, Liam Hughes plays as a centre-forward and was signed from Worksop Town last month. Hughes’ striker partner is typically Josh Walker, who is the club’s top goalscorer with 10 league goals.

The Owls’ boss Craig Rouse has been in charge since May 2024. Back in February 2025, he signed a new contract until the end of the 26/27 campaign as manager, a move which kicked the club onto a championship winning campaign.

Previous Meetings

This will be the first ever league meeting between the sides in Cleethorpes. They have only played at the Linden Club once before. That was a 2-2 draw way back in 2018 in an Emirates FA Cup qualifier. The Lions won the replay 2-1 back at Nethermoor, with their next meeting coming more than eight years later.

The sides drew 1-1 back in November with Nicky Walker scoring late on for the Owls after Jake Lawlor had given Guiseley an early lead.

Listen Live

If you cannot make it to Cleethorpes, live audio commentary can be found via the Mixlr app or via guiseleyradio.mixlr.com from 7:35pm on Tuesday.

Tickets & Travel

Tickets will be available to purchase at the turnstiles on the night by cash or card payment or you can buy online in advance.

Tickets are priced at:

• £12 Adults
• £8 Concessions (65+) & U17s
• £4 U16s
• FREE U6s

Programmes will be available to purchase for £3.

Coach travel is available with Guiseley AFC Supporters’ Club, just call Paul on 07518 445861 to secure a seat.

To thank you for your support we have covered the cost of the minibus for this fixture meaning travel to Lincolnshire is free for all but places are extremely limited.