Join us under the lights on Derby Night! Tomorrow night Simon Johnson and his Cityzens will get their 2024/25 Combined Combined Football League Premier Division North Campaign underway here at the Rivermoor as we host local rivals Wokingham Town.

Last season we narrowly missed out on promotion to Step 4 having lost in the Semi-Final. Simon Johnson will be looking to improve on the historic success of last season and become the first non-league side in Reading to achieve Step 4 Football this season.

ABOUT THE OPPOSITION

Wokingham Town, founded in 1875, moved to Finchampstead Road in 1906. They joined the Metropolitan League in 1954 and later played in the Delphian, Corinthian, and Athenian Leagues before entering the Isthmian League in 1973. Promoted to the Premier Division in 1982, they reached the FA Cup first round in 1982–83 and the FA Trophy semi-finals in 1987–88. Financial troubles in the 1990s led to relegations and the sale of their ground, resulting in ground shares with Windsor & Eton, Flackwell Heath, and Egham Town. They dropped to the Hellenic League to return to Wokingham at Emmbrook Sports’ ground.

In 2004, they merged with Emmbrook Sports, becoming Wokingham & Emmbrook, and competed in the Hellenic Football League. They won the Reading Senior Cup in 2009 and secured multiple wins through 2015. After sharing grounds with Bracknell Town in 2009, they moved to the Hellenic League Premier Division. The club made its FA Cup debut in 2011–12 and explored a merger with Woodley Town in 2011.

Promoted to the Combined Counties League Premier Division North in 2021, they reverted to the name Wokingham Town in May 2024.

HEAD TO HEAD

Whilst this is officially the first meeting between Reading City and Wokingham Town, they were formerly named Wokingham & Emmbrook and our head-to-head record with them has seen the Cityzens earn three wins, two games have ended all level and Wokingham have beaten us once.

In the last two meetings here at the Rivermoor the Cityzens have come away winners with a 6-2 and 3-1 scoreline against our local rivals.

The most recent win coming on the opening day of last season and we’ll therefore be hoping history repeats itself tomorrow night.

 

TICKETS

Prices are:

• Families (X2 Adults, X2 Children): £16
• Adults: £8
• Concession: £4
• Under 16: £4
• Under 5:  Go FREE with paying adult

For our Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North games, we are delighted to be able to offer the following discounts on admission to the Rivermoor:

Free Entry

Reading City Football Club is proud to work with Tickets for Troops and the Defence Discount Service to offer free entry to our brave Armed Forces Veterans & active Armed Forces Service Personnel along with their families.

We are also proud to work with Blue Light Tickets and Blue Light Card to offer free entry to supporters who work in the emergency services, NHS, social care sector along with their families.

Our Armed Forces, Emergency Services, NHS & Social Care Sector Heroes do so much for us both at home and around the world, we wanted to do our bit to say thank you for their service.

Discounted Entry

With so many Premier League and English Football League clubs, located in or around the Thames Valley Region we’re offering anyone with a Season Ticket for a club competing in the 2024/25 Premier League or English Football League, 50% admission for our First Team Games.

Reading City Football Club is proudly partnered with Her Game Too, as we believe that football should be for all. To celebrate our partnership with Her Game Too we offer anyone with a Season Ticket for a Women’s Super League or Women’s Championship club 50% off entry.

We recommend purchasing your tickets online to reduce delays at the turnstiles. Purchase yours online now

THE RIVERMOOR

Address: The Rivermoor Stadium, Scours Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AY

GETTING HERE

By Car:  Take the A3290 until you Merge onto A329(M) then Continue onto A3290.

Take the A4 slip road to Reading/Suttons Business Park.

At Sutton Seeds Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto London Rd/A4

Continue on A4 London Road passing the Royal Berkshire Hospital on your left, until you turn right onto Sidmouth Street, then Turn right onto Queens Rd/A329

Continue to follow A329, before continuing straight onto Forbury Rd/A329.

At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Forbury Rd/A329. Continue until you come to another roundabout and then take the 2nd exit onto Vastern Rd/A329.

Continue until you get to another roundabout then take the 2nd exit and stay on Vastern Rd/A329.

Continue past Reading Railway Station and at next roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Caversham Rd/A4155.

Continue until you get to the Caversham Bridge Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Richfield Avenue. A BP Petrol Station will be on your left-hand side.

Go through the roundabout with Kwik-Fit on your left-hand side and continue straight on to Cow Lane.  When you get to the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Portman Road, before continuing to Wigmore Lane. There will be a Shell Petrol Station on your left hand-side.

At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Oxford Rd/A329 before turning right on to Scours Lane. Reading City Football Club will be signposted.

Once you’ve turned on to Scours Lane continue straight on under the railway bridge and then take a right to enter The Rivermoor which is clearly signed.

Parking: Parking is available on site here at The Rivermoor at no extra cost on a first come first served basis, there are 80 spaces available to park in the ground. In the event that the club car park is full, then additional car parking is available at the Reading Retail Park, where you are permitted to a maximum stay of 3 hours.

Postcode for Additional Parking: RG30 1PR

Leave the Rivermoor and drive back up Scours Lane until you reach the junction with the A329, then turn left. Continue straight on at the roundabout before turning right to enter Reading Retail Park.

It’s roughly a 5-10 minute walk back to the Rivermoor.

Nearest Railway Station: The nearest railway stations to The Rivermoor are Reading West & Tilehurst, both of which are served by regular services operated by Great Western Railway from the much larger Reading Station and are in walking distance from the Rivermoor.

Reading West is also served by services from destinations including Basingstoke & Newbury whilst Tilehurst is also served by services from destinations including Didcot & Oxford.

Bus: The nearest bus stop to the ground is Norcot Junction and is served by the 16 and 17 Reading Bus service which travel between Central Reading and Tilehurst every 10 minutes. More details on the bus route/s here.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Please be advised that three-way lights are in operation on the junction of Scours Lane and the Oxford Road to allow Thames Water to carry out a repair. Works are scheduled to be completed on Wednesday 14th August.

If you are heading to the Rivermoor between now and Wednesday 14th August, please allow extra time for your journey.

FACILITIES

The Rivermoor has some of the best facilities for a non-league football ground with parking on site, disabled access and more including:

• Licenced bar
• Kitchen serving hot and cold food
• Disabled access to pitch side
• Toilets
• Standing and seated covered areas to watch the match
• Card payments taken on the gate and in the bar