Match Preview: Nuneaton Griff at the Oval, Tues 15th July, 7:45PM

Date: Tuesday 15th July 2025
Time: 7:45pm
Opponent: Nuneaton Griff
Venue: The Oval, Coventry Road, Bedworth, CV12 8NN
Admission Prices: £7 Adults, £5 Concessions, £1 Children 5-15, Under 5s and NTFC Season Ticket Holders Free

Nuneaton's two premier sides will face off for the third time in a year, this time in pre-season.

Fans will remember two very competitive figures last season as Town and Griff met for the first time competitively at the same level of football.

Though Griff earned a very good 1-1 draw early in the season through Jared Bradshaw, who would move to Hinckley shortly after, a crowd of 1183 watched Town put it right at the Pingles on Boxing Day with a James Harrison double as they earned one more of what would be a club record winning streak. That would be the 3rd highest crowd in the whole of Step 6 in the 2024/25 season, beaten only by an organised groundhop and a title decider.

Nuneaton Griff lost 3-0 at Kenilworth Sporting on Saturday, whilst Town's second half comeback wasn't enough to avoid defeat against Bedworth United on the new Oval pitch. In fact Town have lost all 3 pre-season games 2-1, the others coming against last season's opponents Lutterworth Athletic and Sutton United.

A first 'home' game of pre-season gives the perfect chance to find the wins they need to build confidence ahead of the league beginning in under 2 weeks time away to Newport Pagnell Town.

Previous meetings:

26th December 2024

Nuneaton Griff 0-2 Nuneaton Town

(James Harrison 15, 64)

26th August 2024

Nuneaton Town 1-1 Nuneaton Griff

(Louis Baker 60)

Last season finishing position for Griff:
12th place Midland Football League Division 1 (Step 6)