Match Preview: Godmanchester Rovers (A), Sat 6th Sept, 5pm
Date: Saturday 6th September 2025
Time: 5pm
Competition: Sports Ground Development United Counties League Knockout Cup
Opponent: Godmanchester Rovers FC
Venue: (Yaxley FC) APG Park, Leading Drove, Yaxley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3NA (69 miles)
Admission Prices: Adults £7, Concessions £5, Under 16s £2
Nuneaton Town make their debut in the United Counties League Knockout Cup on Saturday afternoon as they travel to face Godmanchester Rovers in the first meeting between the two sides.
Due to pitch issues 'Goddy' Rovers have yet to play a home game this season, and are unable to host the match on Saturday, so have agreed with nearby Yaxley FC to host the match there.
NB kick is at a later time of 5pm.
Godmanchester sit in 15th in Nuneaton's division with 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their opening 7 games, all away, whilst Nuneaton sit top of the table with 7 wins out of 7, and a 5 point lead after Moulton's Tuesday victory took them into 2nd.
History:
Goddy were formed in 1911 and played in the Huntingdonshire League for the majority of their early years before joining the Cambridgeshire League.
The club moved from their London Road ground to their current one in 2002, and were accepted to the Eastern Counties League, winning Division 1 10 years later. They have remained at Step 5 ever since, being transferred to the United Counties Premier South in 2021. They have won the Huntingdonshire Senior Cup and the Hinchingbrooke Cup twice each.
They finished bottom of the 19 teams in the league last season but were reprieved when Hinckley Leicester Road FC were liquidated post season, causing Rugby Town to be reprieved leaving a gap in the UCL South.
Previous meetings: None
Last Season: United Counties League Premier South (19th - reprieved)
Directions from Nuneaton town centre:
Take the A444 south to the M6 and head east towards Rugby/London, at the end of the M6 continue onto the A14, and follow to J13 at Thrapston. Take the A605 towards Peterborough until reaching the A1(M), take the A1(M) South to the next junction (16), and turn left onto London Road A15. After turning right to stay on the A15, take the next right at the traffic lights onto Broadway, and immediately right again onto Dovecote Lane. Continue onto Church Street and at the end of the road turn right then immediately left onto Holme Road. Go over the bridge then turn left onto Leading Drove and the ground is on the left.
Public transport:
Trains from Nuneaton to Stansted Airport stop at Peterborough at 51 minutes past every hour (13:51 last train to arrive on time). From Queensgate bus station opposite take bus 5 (every half hour) to Yaxley. Walk down Broadway, Middletons Road, Main Street, Holme Road and Leading Drove to the ground.
Returning 5 bus goes from the Main Street/Church Street/Holme Road crossroads at 19:40 towards Dogsthorpe, arriving at Queensgate at 20:12, the 20:54 train from Peterborough to Birmingham New Street arrives in Nuneaton at 22:08. Please check for any strike action before travelling.
