Nuneaton Town travel to Boldmere St Michael's on Saturday 24 October, kick-off 3pm, as they complete their set of trips to Sutton Coldfield this season. The match takes place at The Amber Arena & Community Stadium, Church Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 5RY.
Admission and travel
Admission prices are: Adults £12, Concessions (65+) £8, Unaccompanied U16 £5, Accompanied U16 Free.
By car from Nuneaton town centre: take the A444 south to the M6, turn right onto the M6 at J3 towards Birmingham, exit at J5, and turn right onto Chester Road A452. Go straight on at three roundabouts, pass Chester Road train station and Boldmere Road on the right, then turn right into Church Road. The ground is on the left.
By public transport: take the 13:09 train to Birmingham New Street (arriving 13:38), then the 13:46 to Four Oaks, arriving at Chester Road at 14:03. From the station, turn right onto Chester Road and follow directions as above. Returning, leave by 17:30 to take the 17:53 from Chester Road to Redditch, arriving at Birmingham New Street at 18:10, then the Stansted Airport train at 18:21, arriving at Nuneaton at 18:50.
Town's form
Nuneaton Town saw their winning run ended with two defeats in three days to Belper Town and Barwell. They will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat to a team beginning with B in seven days. Town are also sweating on injuries to key players including Declan Somel, Bradley Stretton and Caine Elliott.
Boldmere's season
Boldmere St Michael's have made a solid start to the season and sit just one place below Nuneaton in 6th with 22 points from 13 games. However, they have no win in their last four games: 2 draws against Corby and Rushden, and 2 defeats to Mickleover and Rugby Borough.
History
The previous meetings between the sides were limited. On Saturday 29 August 1992, Nuneaton Borough defeated Boldmere St Michael's 2-1 in the FA Cup Preliminary Round (scorers: Rosegreen, Culpin). On Saturday 6 March 1954, Boldmere St Michael's lost 1-2 to Nuneaton Borough in the Birmingham League (scorers: Phillips, Kernick).
About Boldmere St Michael's
Boldmere St Michael's were formed in 1883 as a church team for the nearby St Michael's church, and played friendlies against other church teams until joining league football in 1912. The club reached the semi finals of the FA Amateur Cup in 1947-48, losing to Barnet at Highbury in front of 26,000. They hosted the Indian Olympic team ahead of the London Olympics in 1948, losing 1-0.
Boldmere have spent recent decades in the Birmingham, West Midlands and Midland leagues. In 2021-22 they finished runners up in the Midland League Premier and were promoted to the NPL Division 1 South for 2022-23, where they have remained since. Church Road, their home ground since the beginning, has been modernised in recent years with an all-weather pitch and community centre. The ground now hosts a successful women's and youth team alongside the men's first team and Boldmere Rangers.
Boldmere reached the FA Vase 3rd round on seven occasions but have yet to reach the first round of the FA Trophy since promotion to the NPL, with their best effort a 3rd qualifying round run in 2023-24. They have never progressed past the FA Cup 2nd qualifying round.
Local amenities
The nearest pubs to the ground are The Greyhound on Court Lane and The Boldmere Tap on Boldmere Road.