Match Preview: Coventry Copsewood (H), Saturday 16th November, 3pm
Date: Saturday 16th November
Time: 15:00
Opponent: Coventry Copsewood
Competition: Midland Football League Division One
Venue: The Oval, Coventry Road, Bedworth, CV12 8NN
Match sponsor: Cartwright Homes
Match ball sponsor: Monday Club Croft
Mascots: Phoenix Sports FC Warriors & Coventry Copsewood Tigers U9s
Admission Prices: Adults £8, Concessions (65+) £6, Young Adults (16-18) £6, Children (5-15) £1, Children (Under 5) FREE
Guests: Former Nuneaton Borough legends Brendan Phillips, Dave Crowley and Bob Vincent
Meet: NHS Talking Therapies will be in attendance sharing more about their service and promoting Men's Health Awareness Month.
Nuneaton Town face Coventry Copsewood at the Oval on Saturday for the third time this season. After Town comfortably beat Copsewood 5-0 away in the league back in September, they followed this up last month with a 3-2 victory in the Midland Football League Cup second round.
Copsewood's league form since the game in September has improved with them only picking up one more defeat away at Bridgnorth on 2nd November. They have made steady progress and now sit in 9th place with 35 points.
Nuneaton Town come into the fixture in good form with only eight wins, two draws and only one defeat in the last ten league games. Town sit in second place, one point behind Bilston at the top of the league.
The history of Coventry Copsewood FC:
Copsewood were formed in 1922 as Peel Connor, and after joining with Magnito Ltd in 1926 changed to Magnet FC. They became GEC (Cov) FC in 1934, GPT (Coventry) in the 70s, Marconi (Coventry) FC in 1999, and finally Coventry Copsewood in 2006.
Match day guests:
Brendan Phillips, Bob Vincent and Dave Crowley will be guests of the club. They will be in the clubhouse prior to kick-off and are looking forward to meeting as many fans as possible for a chat.
In addition to this, From Town To Town were donated an item that they feel should be returned to Brendan Phillips and they will present him with it ahead of the game.
Brendan said "I look forward to watching Nuneaton again and meeting the magnificent supporters of this very special club for a chat before kick-off".
Our guests will be in the clubhouse from approximately 1.30pm and we hope to see as many supporters as possible there.
NHS Talking Therapies:
To mark Men's Health Awareness Month, Nuneaton Town FC are teaming up with NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies to highlight the importance of men's mental health and the range of services and support available in the area.
NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies will be at the Oval on Saturday 16th November when we play Coventry Copsewood to explain more about their service, how to get in touch with them, and to offer practical tips on managing your mental health.
Matchday information and transport to The Oval:
Consider getting an MI taxi over to the Oval using one of their offers for NTFC fans. See the Matchday information page for more information.
