MIDDLEWICH Town’s home JB Parker Cup clash against Congleton Town on Saturday, kick-off 3pm, will be the main event of a family day that will end with one man having his head shaved.

The Witches go into the clash on the back of a 4-3 home Cheshire League loss to Whaley Bridge at the weekend, after goals from Stu Tulloch (7), Callum Priestley (9) and Michael Evans (39) had handed them a 3-0 lead.

“As a group – myself included – we need to learn from this horrible experience to make sure it never happens again,” said Middlewich first-team manager Ross Speight.

“We must be more professional and perform for 90 minutes and not 45.”

Tulloch and Priestley scored in the opening 10 minutes from two excellent Jamie Petrie crosses.

Middlewich controlled the rest of the half with some excellent passing, and that was capped off with a spectacular volley from Evans just before half time.

Whaley Bridge were handed a lifeline early in the second half when Dave Griffin was judged to have fouled their striker, who subsequently dispatched from the penalty spot.

The visitors scored two more goals in quick succession as Middlewich lost their way defensively.

With the score poised at 3-3, Town had several opportunities to grab a winning goal, with Evans’ free kick crashing off the bar.

Whaley Bridge sealed the victory when a deflected shot cannoned off their captain and flew into the opposite top corner, leaving Masters in goal with no chance.

“I am incredibly disappointed with our second-half performance as well as the officials,” said Speight.

“The only people on the pitch doing their job were the Whaley Bridge players who capitalised on our mistakes and worked hard to get something out of the game.”

Middlewich and Congleton have already met this season, with the Witches running out 4-1 winners thanks to goals from Scott Twite, Chris Lunn, Mark Adamcyzk and Jamie Petrie.

The Witches’ family day is in aid of The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital after Middlewich Town under 10s player Macey Hardman suffered a bleed on the brain and received life-saving treatment.

The fun will start at 2pm with a charity coaching session with Speight. Children of all ages and abilities should just take along a football and a minimum donation of £2.

There will also be a raffle running all afternoon - the top prize being a pair of Manchester City tickets for one of the remaining Champions League group games.

The family day will end at 5.15pm in the bar with either Speight or first-team player Callum Parkinson getting their head shaved for the cause.

If Middlewich win, Speight will be getting the shave, but if they lose Parkinson will be in the barber’s chair.

Anybody wishing make a donation can visit justgiving.com/mtfcfamilyday