Billy Barr will be hoping for a positive response after what he considered the worst team performance under his tenure. Reds slipped to a narrow home defeat last week against the league leaders, Hebburn Town, with the manager angry after the well below par display.

It is twelve months since we lost our good friend Gary Messenger, who will always be remembered by the Workington Reds family.

Match photos from the Workington vs Hebburn Town game on Saturday 24 January 2026.

During our time as a Football League club, we experienced some wonderful matches in the Football League Cup. Over seventeen seasons, we established a fine reputation as cup fighters - emerging as giant killers on numerous occasions, holding First Division opposition three times and actually knocking out a top flight opponent in a replay on their own ground.