CHORLEY Chairman Ken Wright is relishing the visit of Stockport County to Victory Park.

Following their promotion last season, the Magpies have enjoyed an excellent start to life in the Conference North and are just one point and one place outside the play-off places.

In contrast, the Hatters have fallen on hard times, sliding into English football's sixth tier just four years after plying their trade in League One.

However, a resurgent County occupy the final play-off spot, leaving them firmly in the sights of Garry Flitcroft and his men ahead of their first ever meeting.

"Stockport are a big club, a former Football League club and they'll bring a very good following," said Wright. "They will want to put some distance between themselves and us and cement a place in the play-offs.

"It's a big game and a local derby for us so if anyone out there has nothing planned for that evening I would urge them to come down to Victory Park and support us."

After playing seven of their last nine fixtures away from home, the Magpies now have five successive games at Victory Park and Wright admits it will be good to return to home soil.

"That's the way things fall occasionally with the fixture list. It's always a challenge playing away from home but our form has been decent.

"However, our home form has been exceptional so having so many home fixtures in a row is something we look forward to.

"It is certainly much easier for our supporters to get to Victory Park and support us than it is for them to go to Boston United, which was a very long way away on Saturday," he added.

Harry Winter's red card during the 0-0 draw with Boston - his third of the season - means he will miss the game through suspension and a knee injury to captain Andy Teague has seen the club dip into the loan market to bring back central defender Chris Doyle until January.

The 19 year-old played four times during a loan spell from Morecambe earlier in the season, before injury and suspension curtailed his short stay.

Having made the third round of the FA Trophy last season before losing to Tamworth on penalties, the Magpies have been drawn at home to fellow Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic in the final qualifying round this time around.

But, despite beating the second-bottom Celts 2-0 in a league meeting back in August, the Chairman is refusing to look beyond the tie.

"We're not taking anything for granted," he said. "Having home advantage is very beneficial as our home form has been excellent and it's a good opportunity to make progress in the competition."