Match preview: Sileby Rangers (A - PSF), Sat 18th July, 3pm
Date: Saturday 18th July 2026
Time: 3pm
Opponent: Northampton Sileby Rangers
Venue: Fernie Fields, Talavera Way, Northampton, NN3 6FR
Admission Prices: £4 Adults/Concessions, Under 16s free
Weather forecast: Light cloud, 22°C
Nuneaton Town travel down the M1 for their 5th preseason friendly on Saturday as they take on last season's opponents Northampton Sileby Rangers.
Nuneaton won the United Counties Premier Division South last season and memorably sealed that title triumph with a 3-0 win at the same venue. Our hosts made us feel extremely welcome on that day and so we would ask as many fans as possible to make the journey.
In the last game on Tuesday night, Nuneaton swept aside another Step 5 side in Sutton United 4-1, to bounce back from a narrow defeat last Saturday to AFC Telford United, to continue what has been a positive preseason so far as Nuneaton prepare for life in Step 4. The league fixtures were released yesterday and can be found on our social media or website.
Rangers have had a solid preseason themselves so far winning 3-2 against Newport Pagnell Town and 3-0 against Rushden & Higham United.
Previous competitive meetings:
Sat 11 Apr 2026 - UCL Premier South
Northampton SR 0-3 Nuneaton Town
(Jardine, Carsley, Williams)
Sat 27 Sep 2025 - UCL Premier South
Nuneaton Town 4-0 Northampton SR
(Recci, Jardine, Thomas, Williams)
About our opponents:
Originally formed as Sileby Rangers in 1968, named after village of Sileby near Leicester, which the Sileby Engineering Company was originally established in, before moving to Northampton. They are 4 times champions of the United Counties League Division 1, and won promotion to the Premier South after a shift to the Spartan South Midlands League Division 1, which they finished 2nd in in 2023-24. This season will be their 3rd in Step 5, their 8th in total.
Directions from Nuneaton town centre:
Take the A444 south to the M6 junction, and take the M6 towards London. At the end of the M6 take the M1 south, and at J15 of the M1 take the exit and turn left onto the A45. Follow the A45 until the retail park on your right and take the exit, turning left onto the A43 (Lumbertubs Way). Cross the mini roundabout, and at the second, much larger roundabout, turn left onto Talavera Way A5076, and the ground is on the left.
Public transport:
Take the 12:26 London train, changing at Rugby at 12:39. Take another London train at 12:46, arriving at Northampton at 13:09. Walk over to Northampton Northgate bus station and take the 2 bus towards Rectory Farm at 13:40, stopping at the Lumbertubs Pub at 13:58. The ground is a 15 minute walk down Booth Rise and Talavera Way.
Returning, leave at 5 to take the 2 bus from Lumbertubs pub at 17:16, arriving Northampton Northgate bus station at 17:35. Take the Birmingham New Street train at 18:10, stopping at Rugby at 18:32. Then take the Crewe train at 18:42, arriving at Nuneaton at 18:54
