Match Preview: Westfields (A - FA Cup), sat 8th August, 3pm
Date: Saturday 8th August 2026
Time: 3pm
Competition: The Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Opponent: Westfields FC
Venue: Allpay Park, Wildmarsh Common, Hereford, HR4 9NA
Admission Prices: TBC
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy, 24°C
Nuneaton Town start their competitive season on Saturday afternoon as they make the trip to Hereford to face Westfields FC. Unusually it's a cup game to start the season as they enter the FA Cup at the Extra Preliminary Round stage.
Westfields play in the Hellenic League Premier Division, one level below Nuneaton. They have already started their league campaign, a 2-1 win at Malmesbury Victoria on Saturday, and are playing Longlevens on Wednesday night, with Saturday's FA Cup clash their first home game.
Nuneaton have several new squad changes since their last competitive game, with notable departures including Kyle Jardine, Callum Carsley, Loyiso Recci, and Michael McGrath, who will be quickly reunited with his old teammates as he has signed for Westfields. However Nuneaton have significantly boosted their squad, with incoming players including goalkeeper Finn Osborn, defenders Josh Green, Harry Chesterton, Aaron Roberts and Luke Softley, midfielders James Armson, Bradley Stretton and Caine Elliott, and forwards Terry Atem, Liam Murphy and Jay Snook. The latter signed on loan from Shrewsbury Town this week, and we are grateful to former Boro player Gavin Cowan, now manager at Shrewsbury, for allowing us to have Jay on loan this season.
The winner of Saturday's match will play the winner of Sporting Club Inkberrow and Rugby Borough, who play at the same time.
Previous meetings:
First competitive meeting
Directions from Nuneaton town centre:
Take the A444 south to the M6 and head west on the M6 towards Birmingham. At J3 head south on the M42, and follow it all the way to its end, joining the M5 south. At the M5 J7, take the slip road and turn right towards Worcester, then go left at the next roundabout on the A4440. Follow the A4440 out of Worcester onto the A44 and stay on the A44 to Bromyard. Bear left onto Hereford Road A465, and at its end after around 6 miles turn right onto the A4103. After crossing the first roundabout turn left at the second, onto Holmer Road A49. After crossing a mini roundabout turn right into the driveway and the ground will be at the end of it.
Public transport:
Coaches are running to this fixture, please see the below link for details:
For trains, take the 11:09 to Birmingham New Street, arriving at 11:38, and then the 11:50 to Hereford, arriving at 13:17. From there it's around a 20 minute walk along Hereford City Link Road and Newtown Road to the ground.
Returning, leave the ground by 17:15 to take the 17:40 train to Birmingham New Street arriving at 19:09. Then take the 19:22 Stansted Airport train arriving at Nuneaton at 19:50. Should the game go to extra time/penalties, the same journey can be taken an hour later.
