Simon Johnson and his Cityzens will welcome Wembley to RG30 this afternoon as the Rivermoor Festival of Football continues, this is our second of four consecutive home games for supporters to enjoy this September.

After Tuesday’s narrow loss to Holyport in a Berkshire derby, the Cityzens will be looking to put points on the board this afternoon.

ABOUT THE OPPOSITION

Wembley FC was founded in 1946 during the post-World War II football boom, formed from two local junior clubs. The team quickly found success, winning the Middlesex Senior League in 1947–48 and the Spartan League in 1950–51. Over the years, they competed in various leagues, including the Delphian, Corinthian, Athenian, and Isthmian leagues, achieving notable cup runs and league promotions.

The club reached the FA Cup First Round in 1980–81 and won several Middlesex County Cups during the 1980s. Wembley FC experienced highs and lows in the 1990s and early 2000s, including relegations and cup finals. A notable moment came in 2012 when Budweiser sponsored the club, leading to media attention and the recruitment of high-profile former players, although none made competitive appearances. Despite these developments, the club continued to face challenges and is currently part of the Combined Counties League.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In our past six meetings with today’s visitors the Cityzens have won 2 times and Wembley FC has won once, whilst 3 fixtures ended in a draw.

City come into this game on the back of a narrow home defeat to local rivals and fellow promotion contenders Holyport on Tuesday night in which the game finished 2-3.

Wembley however come into the game on the back of a win having beaten Virginia Water away from home on Tuesday night, the game finishing 1-2.

SQUAD NEWS

Super Bobbi Emery unfortunately suffered a concussion in the British Airways fixture so will be unavailable for two weeks. Alfie Grant returns to the squad next week.

Pele Hagger and Lamin Sankoh are both away this week with weddings and work, so there will be an opportunity for others to come in.

TICKETS

Prices are:

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

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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.

To redeem our free or discounted entry offers just show your Blue Light Card or Season Ticket for a Premier League or English Football League club to our turnstile operators.

THE RIVERMOOR

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

GETTING HERE

By Car:  Leave the M4 at Junction 12 and take the A4 towards Reading.

Then take a left at the first set of traffic lights at Langley Hill, At the top of Langley Hill you’ll come to a roundabout where you’ll see the Water Tower public house on your left-hand side.

Continue straight on over the roundabout and travel through the centre of Tilehurst before taking a right turn into Norcot Road.

This turning is at the crossroads just past the Asda Petrol Station on your left-hand side, continue straight on down Norcot Road and then take a left on to the A329 Oxford Road before taking the first right on to Scours Lane.  You’ll see Reading City Football Club sign-posted.

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.

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