Nuneaton Town FC Pre-Season Fixtures 2025/26
We are pleased to announce our pre-season fixture schedule as we prepare for our first season in the GCE Hire Fleet United Counties Premier Division South. Our pre-season fixtures begin on Saturday 5th July and conclude on Tuesday 22nd July, as the United Counties Leagues start the season weekend beginning Friday 25th July.
Saturday 5th July - Lutterworth Athletic (a)
Tuesday 8th July - Brackley Town at Hinckley Leicester Road*
Saturday 12th July - Bedworth United (a)
Tuesday 15th July - Nuneaton Griff (h)
Thursday 17th July - Sutton United (a)
Saturday 19th July - Stafford Rangers (a)
Tuesday 22nd July - Leamington (h)
*This fixture is being played at Hinckley Leicester Road due to the Oval pitch being re-laid. It is an all-pay fixture.
Matt Jones looks at our opponents for Pre-Season 2025
Saturday 5th July 3:00pm
Lutterworth Athletic (away)
The Ausden Clark Arena, Hall Lane, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4LN
Distance - 16 miles
Nuneaton Town fans will be familiar with Lutterworth Athletic having played against them last season in their Midland League Division 1 title win. Lutterworth were very helpful in helping the club with advice about returning to Nuneaton, and so Town will pay them back with their opening pre-season match.
Nuneaton will also head to Lutterworth again this season as they face Lutterworth Town in the United Counties Premier South.
Previous meetings
Midland League Division 1
28th December 2024
Nuneaton Town 1-0 Lutterworth Athletic
(Yessen 4)
Midland League Division 1
19th October 2024
Lutterworth Athletic 1-7 Nuneaton Town
(Garner 74 : Johnson 12, Currithers 28, Hendrie 35, Williams 43, Recci 66, 85, Jackson 81)
Last season: 18th place Midland League Division 1 (Step 6)
Tuesday 8th July 7:30pm
Brackley Town (n)
Hinckley Leicester Road FC, Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3DR
Another side Nuneaton fans will be familiar with is Brackley Town, managed by former Borough player Gavin Cowan.
Brackley finally managed to win the National League North last season on a final day thriller, after 5 failed play off attempts, and will play in Step 1 for the first time next season, so will be a tough test for Town, as two promoted champions of two different leagues face off.
Other former Borough players who could feature include Danny Newton, Gareth Dean, Alex Gudger and Shane Byrne.
NB: Please note that due to the Oval being unavailable for this match that it will be played at the Leicester Road Stadium in Hinckley. It is an all-pay fixture.
Previous meetings:
National League North
29th December 2018
Brackley Town 3-1 Nuneaton Town*
(Ryan Edmunds)
FA Trophy
24th November 2018
Brackley Town 3-0 Nuneaton Town*
Last season: National League North Champions (Step 2)
Saturday 12th July 3pm
Bedworth United (a)
The Oval, Coventry Road, Bedworth, CV12 8NN
What was a new environment for Nuneaton fans last season will now be familiar territory this season as they face Bedworth United in an expression of the continued friendship between the two neighbours. It will also be the first match on Bedworths relaid 4G pitch.
Bedworth could have faced Nuneaton in the league this season but secured their survival with a game to spare thanks to an Easter Monday victory over Rugby Town, who were relegated and will play Nuneaton this season.
The fledgling Nuneaton Town side were only in their 2nd match when the sides met last season but gave Bedworth a good test, and will hope to do the same again.
Previous meetings
Pre-Season Friendly
6th July 2024
Bedworth United 1-0 Nuneaton Town
Birmingham Senior Cup
22nd March 2011
Bedworth United 0-1 Nuneaton Town*
(Danny Spencer)
Last season: 18th place Northern Premier League Division 1 Midlands (Step 4)
Tuesday 15th July 7:45PM
Nuneaton Griff (h)
The Oval, Coventry Road, Bedworth, CV12 8NN
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 earnt 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.
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: 12th place Midland Football League Division 1 (Step 6)
Thursday 17th July 7:30PM
Sutton United (B'ham) (a)
Coleshill Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B75 7BA
Distance - 21 miles
Another of last season's opponents follow two days later as Sutton United are the hosts.
Like with the Griff, Town were made to drop points by an impressive early season performance by Sutton United, but Nuneaton again put it right during their long winning run, putting 6 past them.
The second goal of those 6 was a blistering strike from outside the box by Aaron Williams which not only was Nuneaton Town's 100th league goal of their title winning season but was also featured on ITV's Central News as their goal of the week. The goal would be nominated for NTFC's goal of the season but would ultimately miss out to Declan Somel’s sumptuous volley in Bilston.
Previous meetings
22nd February 2025
Nuneaton Town 6-2 Sutton United
(Danico Johnson 11, Aaron Williams 17, Stuart Hendrie 40, own goal 51, Justin Marsden 69, James Harrison 84)
13th August 2024
Sutton United 2-2 Nuneaton Town
(Danico Johnson 20, Louis Baker 88)
Last season: 10th place Midland Football League Division 1 (Step 6)
Saturday 19th July 3PM
Stafford Rangers (a)
Astonfields Road, Stafford, ST16 3UF
Distance - 45 miles
One surprise addition to the preseason list is an away trip up the M6 to face Stafford Rangers for the first time in over 14 years.
Nuneaton fans of a certain age will remember the season we faced Middlesbrough in the FA Cup with fondness. What is often forgotten about that season is the blistering title race with Stafford Rangers and Northwich Victoria, eventually won by Northwich after a late drop off by Boro. Droylsden would go on to beat Boro in a famous play off semi final.
With Nuneaton travelling to Histon this season it's like it's 20 years ago all over again!
Stafford had former Boro player Cameron Belford in goal last season but moved on at the end of the campaign. Current Town player-coach Justin Marsden scored in the previous meeting between these teams all the way back in 2011.
Previous meetings
Conference North
5th February 2011
Stafford Rangers 1-2 Nuneaton Town*
(Simon Forsdick, Justin Marsden)
Conference North
16th October 2010
Nuneaton Town* 1-0 Stafford Rangers
(Kyle Storer)
Last season: 12th place Northern Premier League Division 1 West (Step 4)
Tuesday 22nd July 7:45pm
Leamington (h)
The Oval, Coventry Road, Bedworth, CV12 8NN
Nuneaton's final match of a condensed pre-season sees them face off with another Warwickshire team, Leamington.
The match will bring back memories of the previous Nuneaton Town reformation back in 2008, where Town lost out on the Southern League Division 1 Midlands league title to Leamington in a thrilling title race, before winning the play offs, and getting the better of them in the Southern League Premier the following season by earning promotion again through the play offs.
The title of 'best team in Warwickshire' belonged to Nuneaton for many years, but has been taken by Leamington in recent years due to the financial troubles experienced in the northern end of the county. However Nuneaton will look to try to restore some pride in that competition ahead of the league season opening match the following Saturday.
Former Nuneaton players that could feature include Theo Streete and Adam Walker.
Previous meetings
Birmingham Senior Cup Final
2nd May 2019
Leamington 4-1 Nuneaton Borough
(Taylor Allen)
Conference North
22nd April 2019
Leamington 3-0 Nuneaton Borough
Last season: 16th National League North (Step 2)
*Previous version of Nuneaton Town (2008-2018)
