Match Preview: Atherstone Town (A), Tues 12th Aug, 7:45PM
Date: Tuesday 12th August 2025
Time: 7:45pm
Opponent: Atherstone Town CFC
Venue: Sheepy Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 3AD (6 miles from Nuneaton)
Admission Prices: Adults £10, Concessions £5, Under 16s £2 (the game is segregated, please use the Rowlands Way turnstiles for entry into the away end)
Weather Forecast: Sunny into clear night, 28°C
Nuneaton Town go into their fourth league game on Tuesday night off the back of winning their first three and being only off the top of the table by one less goal scored. A tough test is expected though as they meet local rivals Atherstone Town in the North Warwickshire Derby.
Atherstone themselves have had a solid start and sit 3rd in the table on 7 points, having had good 4-1 and 1-0 wins over Godmanchester Rovers and Eynesbury Rovers respectively, only dropping points to Aylestone Park in a 2-2 draw after leading 2-0 at half time. The Adders have also set up a tasty FA Cup Preliminary Round tie against Bedworth United this Saturday at the Oval after beating Westfields 4-2 in the previous round.
The Adders need no introduction to Nuneaton fans, as teams from Atherstone and Nuneaton have locked horns several times over the years.
Like Nuneaton Town, Atherstone Town have also been through various reformations. The original Atherstone Town was formed in 1887 milling around various midlands regional leagues before folding in 1979. Atherstone United immediately took their place, and had their heyday in the 1990s, as they reached the Southern Premier Division, and reached the FA Cup 2nd Round in 1990-91, losing to Crewe Alexandra.
They folded again midway through the 2003-04 season becoming Atherstone Town once again, and earned 2 promotions in 3 seasons to reach the Southern League Division 1 Midlands, where they faced the reformed Nuneaton Town in 2008-09. Leamington won the division, but Nuneaton and Atherstone would both reach the play offs. Chasetown beat Atherstone 5-0 but lost to Nuneaton Town in the final 1-0.
They had been in the Midland Football League for 10 years but switched to the United Counties for the first time this season.
Previous meetings:
Monday 13th April 2009 (Southern League Division 1 Midlands)
Atherstone Town 0-2 Nuneaton Town
(Gareth Dean, David Blenkinsopp)
Tuesday 31st March 2009 (Southern League Division 1 Midlands)
Nuneaton Town 2-2 Atherstone Town
(Gez Murphy, David Blenkinsopp)
Last Season finishing position: Midland Football League Premier (3rd) - Lost in playoff semi-final.
Directions from Nuneaton town centre:
Head out of Nuneaton on the A444 northbound towards Burton, at the Redgate junction turn left onto the A5 towards Atherstone. Take the dual carriageway around the town and then turn right at the roundabout onto Holly Lane. After passing the FedEx and Aldi offices turn right at the roundabout onto Rowlands Way and the ground is on the right at the end of the road.
Public transport:
There are multiple methods of getting to the ground. The 18:57 train from Nuneaton gets to Atherstone at 19:03 and is a 15 minute walk from the ground. The 65 bus leaves Nuneaton bus station at 18:20 and arrives outside the ground at 18:51, or the 48A leaves Nuneaton at 18:24 and arrives at Atherstone Bus Station at 18:50 and is again around a 15 minute walk from the ground.
Return wise, the trains leave Atherstone for Nuneaton at 21:46 and 22:46, whilst the 48A leaves from Lister Road opposite the ground at 21:50 arriving in Nuneaton at 22:18.
