Harborough Town host Spennymoor Town in the FA Cup. Both clubs currently play in the National League North, and their form heading into this tie looks quite different. Harborough have been winning regularly, while Spennymoor have had a tougher spell that's included some heavy defeats.
Both sides have already played FA Cup matches this month, so we can look at how each responded under that pressure alongside their league form. There's still plenty of uncertainty about which version of each team turns up here.
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League form points in different directions
Harborough Town have won eight of their last twenty matches and lost only four, scoring 33 goals in that spell. They've settled well into National League North football after stepping up a level, with home wins over sides like Darlington 1883 and Hednesford Town standing out.
Harborough Town: 20 completed matches; Spennymoor Town: 20 completed matches.
Harborough Town
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 40% 8 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 33
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- +7
Spennymoor Town
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 27
- Conceded
- 32
- Difference
- -5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Cup | Harborough Town | St Albans City | 03.10.2026 | 3-2 |
| National League - North | Macclesfield | Harborough Town | 26.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| FA Cup | Harborough Town | Rushall Olympic | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| National League - North | Harborough Town | AFC Telford United | 12.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| National League - North | Harborough Town | Hereford | 08.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| National League - North | Brackley Town | Harborough Town | 05.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| National League - North | Harborough Town | Marine | 31.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League - North | Hednesford Town | Harborough Town | 28.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League - North | Harborough Town | Darlington 1883 | 22.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| National League - North | Oxford City | Harborough Town | 18.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Cup | Spennymoor Town | Chester | 03.10.2026 | 4-1 |
| National League - North | Southport | Spennymoor Town | 26.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| FA Cup | AFC Emley | Spennymoor Town | 19.09.2026 | 0-4 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Macclesfield | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Spalding United | 08.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| National League - North | Hereford | Spennymoor Town | 05.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Hednesford Town | 31.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League - North | Bedford Town | Spennymoor Town | 29.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| National League - North | Spennymoor Town | Oxford City | 22.08.2026 | 1-4 |
| National League - North | Scarborough Athletic | Spennymoor Town | 18.08.2026 | 3-0 |
Spennymoor Town's record over the same run reads five wins, six draws and nine defeats, with 32 goals conceded. Results have been patchy, including a heavy FA Cup exit away at AFC Emley and a home defeat to Chester just a couple of weeks ago.
On recent evidence, Harborough look the more settled side of the two.
Comparative Team Statistics: Harborough Town vs Spennymoor Town
Cup form has mirrored league form
Both clubs have had FA Cup games in the last fortnight, and the pattern lined up with their league form. Harborough won through against St Albans City and Rushall Olympic, while Spennymoor lost heavily to AFC Emley and then Chester.
That run suggests Spennymoor's defensive issues haven't been limited to league fixtures. Conceding so freely in both competitions is a lot to carry into another tie like this one.
Spennymoor will need a much tighter defensive showing than they've managed lately.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Obeng | England | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Agbenu | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Gyamfi | Ghana | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. Hoenes | England | 34 | Midfielder | 173 cm | n/a |
| J. Carey | England | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| I. Bazeley-Graham | England | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| F. Robinson | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Rose | England | 28 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Gary Mulligan | Republic of Ireland | 41 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Burgess | Bermuda | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| T. Daire | England | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. O'Sullivan | England | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Walsh | England | n/a | Midfielder | 175 cm | n/a |
| B. Starkie | Tanzania | 24 | Midfielder | 178 cm | n/a |
| B. Stephens | England | 29 | Midfielder | 173 cm | 60 kg |
| K. Tonga | England | 29 | Midfielder | 182 cm | n/a |
| C. Kennedy | England | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Inman | England | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Jake Duffy | England | 38 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Crawford | England | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Greenfield | England | 25 | Midfielder | 176 cm | n/a |
| S. Fielding | England | 26 | Midfielder | 188 cm | 69 kg |
| R. Mouat | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Chimalilo | England | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. Shanks | England | 24 | Midfielder | 179 cm | 69 kg |
| L. Mbeka | England | 30 | Defender | 191 cm | n/a |
| G. Liddle | England | 40 | Midfielder | 185 cm | 75 kg |
| K. Ferguson | England | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| O. Gallacher | Scotland | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Doherty | Northern Ireland | 30 | Midfielder | 179 cm | 70 kg |
| D. Atkinson | England | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| B. Pollock | England | 28 | Defender | 183 cm | n/a |
| M. Anderson | England | 37 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 76 kg |
| J. Curtis | England | 44 | Defender | 196 cm | n/a |
| M. Roxburgh | England | 23 | Goalkeeper | 183 cm | n/a |
| G. Taylor | England | 36 | Attacker | 191 cm | n/a |
| L. Scoble | England | 29 | Attacker | 176 cm | 70 kg |
| A. Rutledge | England | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| W. Harris | England | 26 | Attacker | 188 cm | n/a |
| J. Hooper | England | 33 | Attacker | 185 cm | 83 kg |
The form gap here is clear enough, and Spennymoor's defensive record gives plenty of reason for concern heading into this tie. Without a market to measure that gap against, we're not going to manufacture a pick just for the sake of it.
It's a fixture worth watching for how Spennymoor cope defensively, but we'd rather step back here than guess at value with no pricing to go on.
Who will win?
