After two weeks on the road Simon Johnson’s Cityzens are back in action at the Rivermoor as they play host to Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North newbies Amersham Town.
ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
Amersham Town FC was founded in 1890 and initially played at Barn Meadow before moving to Spratleys Meadow in 1920. The club joined the Hellenic League in 1952, and over the years, significant upgrades were made, including installing floodlights in 1977 and modernizing facilities in the 2000s. The pitch was levelled, and a new clubhouse was built, with the club achieving Charter Standard Club status in 2013. Amersham Town has strong links with Kings Church FC and plays in the Combined Counties League Premier Division North.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Whilst this will be the first ever league meeting between the two clubs. We have met before, back in 2016/17, when we were named Highmoor Ibis we faced Amersham in the FA Vase and won 0-2.
Simon Johnson’s side are well rested having had their league clash on the road to Ardley United postponed on Tuesday evening, whilst Amersham were in action against Burnham in an all-Buckinghamshire clash which Amersham won 2-1 at home.
The newcomers who won the Combined Counties Football League Division One last season are enjoying life at Step 5 having only lost one game out of seven so far this season, they sit comfortably in fifth.
City come into this game having made a huge statement to the league on Saturday with a stunning 4-3 win over Bedfont Sports away from home, that’s back-to-back league wins for Johnson’s side and he’ll be looking to keep the momentum going this Saturday.
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.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
If you are travelling by bus to and from the game tomorrow night, please be aware that due to the ongoing works to install a bus lane on the A329 Oxford Road there is a number of road closures which will see buses diverted.
For the latest information regarding these closures please visit https://www.reading-buses.co.uk/service-updates
FACILITIES
The Rivermoor has some of the best facilities for a non-league football ground with parking on site, disabled access and more including:
- Licensed 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
