Match Preview: Daventry Town (A), Saturday 25th October, 3pm

Date: Saturday 25th October 2025
Time: 3pm
Opponent: Daventry Town FC
Venue: Master Abrasives Stadium, Browns Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4NS
Admission Prices: £8 Adults, £5 Concessions, £1 Under 18s, Free for HM Forces, Blue Light Card and NHS Staff

Nuneaton Town head to Northamptonshire on Saturday afternoon as they face Daventry Town, looking to bounce back from a first league defeat this season.

Nuneaton became the final side in the division to lose as they went down to 3 late goals at Easington Sports in soggy conditions on Wednesday night, missing a chance to go 7 clear at the top. However they still have their 4 point lead and will be looking to at least maintain it against a side bottom of the form table.

Daventry Town made a blistering start to the season, thrashing Hinckley 6-0 on the opening day and winning the following 3 to make it a perfect 12 points out of 12, however they've picked up just 2 points from the next 9 games to slip from the top of the pile to 15th. They have had back to back 4-0 home defeats against Aylestone Park and Histon, whilst also losing 2-0 to Coventry United on Tuesday evening at the Butts Park Arena.

Daventry Town are one of the few teams a Nuneaton Town/Borough side has met before, the last occasion being 6 years ago when a hattrick from Callum Powell saw Boro through in a Southern League Cup contest.

With both sides looking to find a much needed win, the away support will be needed once again.

History:

Daventry Town affectionately known as the Purple Army, were formed in 1886 as a local club but only played in local leagues until 1987 when they switched to the Northants Combination, and earned promotion to the United Counties Division 1 in 1990. They left their former ground The Hollow in the same year and moved to their current home. Their ground was devastated by fire in the 2005-06 season after it became victim to an arson attack, but after a takeover they survived, and reached the Southern League Division 1 Central in 2010, losing only in the play off final in the 2010-11 season.

In 2013-14 they reached the FA Cup first round for the first ever time, losing away at Chesterfield. Despite this they suffered financial troubles in 2016 and took voluntary relegation to Step 6. They won 2 promotions to reach the Northern Premier League Division 1 Midlands, but were relegated at the end of the 2022-23 season. This will be their third season at this level.

Previous meetings:

Tuesday 5th November 2019 (Southern League Cup)

Daventry Town 1-3 Nuneaton Borough

(Callum Powell x3)

Saturday 15th October 2011 (FA Cup 3QR)

Daventry Town 1-2 Nuneaton Town

(Eddy Nisevic, Danny Glover)

Last season: United Counties League Premier South (8th)

Directions from Nuneaton town centre:

Take the A444 south and then join the M6 towards London, merging onto the M1 at the end of it. At J18 of the M1 take the slip and the 3rd exit on the A428. At the next 3 roundabouts take the first exit, the second exit, and the first exit respectively, onto the A5 south. At the Kilsby Roundabout turn right onto the A361, then upon reaching Daventry (3rd roundabout) turn right at the roundabout onto Drayton Way A361. At the 2nd roundabout turn left onto Braunston Road A45, then at the 2nd roundabout turn right onto Leamington Way A45, and then at the 2nd roundabout again turn right, and you will be on Browns Road, the ground is on the left a few hundred yards up the road.

Public transport:

With no railway station, Daventry is tricky to get to without a car. The recommended way is to take the 12:11 to London Euston, arriving at Rugby at 12:26. Then take the 12:46 to London Euston stopping at Long Buckby at 12:55. The D4 bus stops outside the station at 13:22 and ends at Daventry Bus Station at 13:35. Then take a taxi to the ground.

To return, leave the ground by 17:45, and walk to Royal Oak Way South outside the Ford Factory South Entrance (left at 2 roundabouts). The D4 bus at 18:06 takes you back to Long Buckby at 18:27. The 18:52 to Coventry arrives in Rugby at 19:02, with the 19:42 to Crewe arriving in Nuneaton at 19:54.