Danny Forrest starts up front, replacing leading scorer Dean Windass who goes onto the subs' bench.
Ex-Stockport County players Owen Morrison and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson are both in the line up to face their old team mates.
City team from: Henderson, Holloway, Wetherall, Bower, Tierney, Morrison, Schumacher, Crooks, Bridge-Wilkinson, Forrest, Cooke, Swift, Emanuel, Muirhead, Windass, Ricketts.