Match Preview: Rugby Borough (A), Sat 10th Oct, 3pm
Date: Saturday 10th October 2026
Time: 3pm
Competition: Pitching-In Northern Premier League Division 1 Midlands
Opponent: Rugby Borough FC
Venue: Nationwide Windows Arena, Kilsby Lane, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 4PN
Admission Prices: £10 Adults, £5 Concessions, Under 16s free.
All U16s are to be accompanied by a paying adult - unaccompanied minors will not be admitted. Please note the site has a strict no dogs policy.
Rugby Borough and Nuneaton Town meet again in another Warwickshire derby, this time in the league, as Town look to gain a second win in two short distance visits to the Nationwide Windows Arena.
When the sides last met in the FA Cup, Rugby were top and Nuneaton just above the relegation zone. Nuneaton earned a 5th straight win with a comeback victory over Boston Town on Tuesday night, and go into the game in fine form. Rugby Borough on the other hand are on a completely opposite run of 4 straight defeats, which has seen them slide down the table to 6th, with many teams having games in hand, including 3rd placed Nuneaton.
Former Nuneaton player Wes York, along with Gary Stohrer, are Rugby's top scorers with 3, whilst Lathaniel Rowe-Turner another formerly of Nuneaton, could also feature.
Can Nuneaton win their 6th on the bounce and hand their opponents a 5th straight defeat? Or will the form tables turn? Head over to find out.
About our opponents:
With Rugby Town juniors finding it difficult to continue playing once reaching adult years, Rugby Borough was formed in 2017 to facilitate this. They sprinted through the Leicestershire Senior League Division 1 at the first attempt. They won the Premier Division the following season but failed the ground grading, denying them promotion.
They won the division again in 2021-22, earning promotion to the Spartan South Midlands League Division 1, and won the play offs the following season to be promoted to the United Counties Premier South. It took just two further seasons for another promotion, beating Aylestone Park in the play off final in 2024-25 to be promoted to Step 4 for the first time. Two Rugby derbies followed with the first played in front of 1,169 fans.
After a solid 16th place finish in their first season at this level, coupled with relegation for Rugby Town, Borough are now the highest ranked Rugby side for the first time, and looking to push for what would be a 5th promotion in just 10 seasons of existence.
Previous meetings:
Sat 22 Aug 2026
Rugby Borough 0-1 Nuneaton Town
(Armson)
Directions from Nuneaton town centre:
Take the A47 to the A5 via The Long Shoot. Continue on the A5 south past Hinckley, the M69 junction, and Lutterworth, until Crick industrial estate. Turn right onto the A428 towards Rugby, and after crossing over the railway bridge, turn left into Kilsby Lane, and the entrance to the ground will be on the right down a driveway. (21 miles approx 35 min)
Public transport:
Trains to Rugby run at 11 minutes past the hour. Take the 13:11 to London Euston arriving at Rugby at 13:26. Head south out of the station down Murray Road, turn right at the roundabout and then wait at the bus stop just past Bath Road. Take the D1 bus to Daventry at 13:54 arriving at Kilsby Lane at 14:04 and walk up the driveway to the ground.
Returning, catch the D1 bus back towards Rugby at 17:57, arriving Clifton Road at 18:11. Walk back up Murray Road to the train station and take the 18:42 to Crewe arriving at Nuneaton at 18:54.
