First Team
CCFL Premier Division North Sat 19 October The Rivermoor
Reading City
Risborough Rangers
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Saturday sees Simon Johnson’s Cityzens take on Risborough Rangers in Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North.

Having already lost to two Buckinghamshire based sides in the last few weeks, Johnson will be hoping this time around the three points stay in Berkshire.

ABOUT THE OPPOSITION

Risborough Rangers Football Club, founded in 1970, began as a youth team and steadily grew, adding teams across different age groups. They moved to their current ground, Windsors, and joined the South Midlands League in 1989. The club experienced both highs and lows over the years, with multiple promotions, cup victories, and runners-up finishes. Key achievements include winning the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup in 2016 and gaining promotion to the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League in 2021. Despite setbacks, Risborough has remained competitive and continues to develop its football programmes.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Risborough Rangers only joined the Combined Counties Football League Premier Division North campaign last season. Therefore, Simon Johnson’s side have only faced them on two occasions with either side earning a point both times.

Having had no game midweek, City come into this game on the back of a narrow defeat on the road to Burnham last Saturday in which we lost 2-1.

Risborough Rangers also come into this game rested having had no midweek game either, they come in to this game on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Egham.

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:

  • 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