Another home game for our side sees Newbury visit RG30 this weekend for our next Thames Valley Premier League Premier Division fixture.
Both sides will be battling strongly to claim the three points, even more so as each team will be fighting not only for their first points of the campaign, but also as both will enter this game off the back of a defeat.
The opposition lost out to AFC Winkfield in their last match back on the 7th September in a 4-1 tie, whilst City are hoping to bounce back from their defeat last time out against Maidenhead Town.
ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
In 2007, Newbury earned runners-up in the Reading League. As a result of this, they gained a place in the Hellenic League Division One East, in which they fought in for three years, before being named champions, and subsequently earning promotion to the Premier Division.
In the 2015/16 season, Newbury joined the Thames Valley Premier League, and in 2018, they were relegated to Division One, despite finishing fifth in the league table. They were named Division One Champions the same year, and were reinstated into the Premier Division.
The 2021/22 campaign saw Newbury rejoin the Hellenic League in Division Two South, however they swapped over to Division Two East the next season. Winning all 20 of their matches, gaining the maximum 60 points, they rejoined the Thames Valley Premier League in Division One.
Last season saw Newbury finish second in the table, allowing them to apply for promotion into the next division, which was accepted. This year, they share the same league fixtures as our Under 23s in Step 7, and currently sit 12th out of a possible fourteen places.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This will be the first time our Under 23s have faced Newbury since our TVPL 2020/21 campaign. An impressive nine goals were scored in our last tie against them, with eight of those netted by our Cityzens.
Our other meeting resulted in a 2-2 draw, aptly held at the Atrium, in April 2021.
LAST MEETINGS
8-1 Away Win – 26/06/2021
2-2 Home Draw – 17/04/2021
ADDRESS: The Atrium Health Club, Scours Ln, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AY – 2pm Kick-off
KEY INFORMATION: There are no admission fees for this match.
GETTING HERE:
By Car:
Take the A4 to 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 and continue straight on until you reach the Atrium.
Parking: Parking is available on site here at The Atrium free of a charge, on a first come first served basis. In the event that the car park is full, then additional car parking is available at the Reading Retail Park, where you are permitted a maximum stay of 3 hours.
Postcode for Additional Parking: RG30 1PR
Leave the Atrium 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 Atrium 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 within walking distance from the Atrium.
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.
