ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
North Leigh Football Club, founded in 1908, gained prominence after World War II, winning the Witney and District League Premier Division seven times in the 1950s and excelling in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup. In the 1980s, they secured five consecutive Witney League titles, earning promotion to the Hellenic League. The club enjoyed strong performances, winning the Premier Division title in 2001/02 and retaining it in 2002/03. Despite ground limitations preventing promotion, they had notable FA Vase and FA Cup runs, including reaching the FA Vase last 32 in 2003/04 and a memorable FA Cup run in 2004/05.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
This is the first time that our Under 18s have faced their North Leigh counterparts.
We were due to face them in the First Round of the Allied Counties Youth Football League Cup on Tuesday 24th September, but it was postponed due to the wet weather we experienced.
North Leigh beat Wokingham Town in the First Round Qualifying to progress to the Second Round Qualifying whilst we won 4-0 against Thatcham Town to set-up tonight’s tie.
TICKETS
This is an all-ticket game due to FA Cup ticket rules which sees the gate share split between both sides, therefore Season Tickets and Club Memberships are not valid for this fixture.
Tickets can be purchased online ahead of the game or on the gate. We take both cash and cards on the gate.
Turnstiles, kitchen and bar open at 18:30. Food is available from 18:30
Prices are:
Adults: £6
Concessions: £3
We recommend purchasing your tickets online to reduce delays at the turnstiles. Purchase yours online now
THE RIVERMOOR STADIUM
Address: The Rivermoor Stadium, Scours Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6AY
GETTING HERE
By Car:
Take the A4074 towards Reading.
Turn right onto Bridge Street/A4155 and continue to follow the A4155.
At Caversham Bridge Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Richfield Avenue and continue straight on.
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
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
