Match Preview: Gornal Athletic (A), Tues 15th Oct, 19:45

Next up:
Date: Tuesday 15th October 2024
Time: 7:45pm
Opponent: Gornal Athletic FC
Venue: Garden Walk, Gornalwood, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 2NR
Admission Prices: £7 Adults, £5 Concessions, £1 under 12s with an adult

Nuneaton Town are on the road again Tuesday night against Gornal Athletic. Town visited Garden Walk a few weeks ago, but a heavy thunderstorm around 2pm soaked the pitch enough for the referee to deem it unplayable, so Tuesday is the second attempt at this match.

This is also the second played match in just 10 days between the two teams, and Gornal will become the second team Nuneaton have played both league games against. Nuneaton won the home game 2-0, with goals from Danico Johnson and James Harrison at the end of each half.

'The Peacocks' as Gornal are known formed in 1945 as Lower Gornal Athletic joining the Worcestershire combination and transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1963.

The 'Lower' was dropped in 1972. They have spent most of their history in the West Midlands (Regional) League apart from a few forays into the Midland Combination. Gornal were runners up in the West Midlands (Regional) League in 2023-24 and earned promotion to the Midland Football League Division 1 for this season.

Gornal go into the game 12th in the table with 7 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats, and no win in 4, while Nuneaton Town sit 6th with 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat, and on a 10 match unbeaten run.

Directions from Nuneaton town centre:

Take the A444 to the M6, and head northbound towards Birmingham. Take the M5 south at junction 8, then leave the M5 at junction 2 and take the 4th exit at the 2nd roundabout to the A4123 (Wolverhampton Road). After 2.3 miles take the left at the crossroads onto A461 (Birmingham Road), go straight on at the next roundabout onto the A459 passing Dudley Zoo/Castle, at the next roundabout continue onto the A459, then take the next left onto The Parade. Next roundabout go straight onto B4176 Himley Road. Cross the next roundabout and then after half a mile turn right onto Central Drive. Take the first left onto Bank Road, turn right onto Garden Walk, and right again to stay on it, the ground will be ahead of you.

(40 miles, approx 1 hour)

Public transport:

Return public transport is not viable for this match as the match will finish after the last train.