Jack Edwards is set to celebrate his 400th Leamington appearance as Royston Town make their first ever trip to this corner of Warwickshire for only our second meeting.
This game will NOT be segregated.
Tickets
You can purchase tickets online and on the gate. We recommend using our online ticketing portal to purchase your tickets in order to minimise queues at the turnstiles. On the day one turnstile will be signed for online tickets so you can easily scan your ticket and gain entry and another turnstile will be accepting card and cash payments.
Adult: £14
Over 60: £10
Student (with NUS Card): £7
Under 18: £4
Under 12: £0
Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards makes his 400th Leamington appearance on Saturday, joining an exclusive club as only Syd Hall, Dennis Taylor, Josh Blake and James Mace have passed the 400 game milestone for the Brakes.
An exclusive interview with Jack is available in our matchday programme as BBC CWR’s Brian Halford sits down with him to discuss his career.
Fans are encouraged to be in the Harbury Lane End by 2:50pm and in full voice as a display is planned for when the teams enter the pitch.
Facilities
Your Co-op Community Stadium has facilities to please everyone! There is a burger van in the tunnel corner of the ground, serving hot food and drinks. If you don’t feel like hot food but want something to snack on, then Debbie’s Sweet Shop is the place to go. Hot drinks and cold snacks (including a wide selection of sweets) are all available from the sweet shop which you can find at the Harbury Lane End side of the ground, however please note that the sweet shop is cash only.
Alcohol can be consumed on the terraces at our ground, and you can purchase it from our clubhouse which is situated in between the Harbury Lane End stand and Debbie’s Sweet Shop. The ground is covered on three of the four sides, as you walk in up from the turnstiles the covered Harbury Lane End behind the goal will be on your right. Straight ahead of you is the joint Main Stand and Car Park Terrace on the west side of the ground, on the Sheepside side of the ground sits the Mick Brady Stand, in honour of our Life President who passed away in 2020 and the North Bank behind the goal is the uncovered side.
Clubhouse
The clubhouse is able to be used by both sets of fans and boasts a wide range of drinks, including local Warwickshire Church Farm Brewery alcohols. Buy five pints, get one free with our loyalty card!
The clubhouse opens at 1pm and we will have live Premier League action on the big screen as Manchester City welcome Everton, and fans are encouraged to come into the bar after the game for the post-match presentations and chats as well as live Serie A on TV as Roma take on Inter Milan. As usual, the entire Leamington squad will be in the bar post-game, and we hope our visitors will join us too.
Car Parking
We have free car parking at the ground for 450 cars. Parking is first come, first serve and there will be stewards to guide you to a place.
Bus Travel
The 665 Stagecoach bus runs from the town to the ground. The outbound route leaves Upper Parade Stand K at 14:10 and reaches Your Co-op Community Stadium at 14:25. The inbound route leaves opposite Your Co-op Community Stadium at 17:17 and reaches Upper Parade at 17:34.
The closest stop to Royal Leamington Spa Railway Station to the ground is Crown Hotel, which what3wordsare dairy.legend.pops and the bus leaves at 14:14. Inbound, the closest stop is Charlotte Street (what3wordsmarch.hurt.loved) and the bus arrives there at 17:25. Both stops are within a 5 minute walk to Leamington Station. For other stops, visit the timetable.
The BrakesTrust minibus is a low-cost shuttle bus between town, the station and the ground, check their website for details.
Matchday Magazine
Our new look official matchday magazine ‘New Windmill Wonderland will be available to purchase for £3 just as you enter the turnstiles. Read the thoughts of the chairman, manager and captain, learn everything you need to about Royston and much more in the programme that was voted best in the National League North and second best in the whole of non-league last year.
Match Sponsors
We would like to thank HB&O and Sharp for being match sponsors for Jack’s 400th game in the Gold and Black as well as RockWealth Leamington for their sponsorship of the match ball.
Turnstiles Opening Time
Turnstiles and all facilities inside the ground open at 1pm.
Live Coverage
Match updates can be found on our X, Instagram and Facebook pages and there will be live commentary on BrakesLiveFM with Shaun Cashmore being joined by Junior English. Coverage will start approximately ten minutes from kick off.
Extended highlights and reaction will be available on Leamington FCTV the day after the game.
50/50 Draw
Donna and Yvonne will be making their way around the ground in the first half selling 50/50 tickets. These cost £1 each with half of the takings going to the club and the other half going to the winner. The draw will be made and announced at half time.
Ref Watch
Harry Tarrant will be the man in the middle for this Southern Premier League Central fixture. He has never taken charge of a Brakes game before but has ran the line in National League North games against Kettering Town and Darlington. He will be assisted by Julia Kings and Jamie Howe.
We hope everyone enjoys their time at Your Co-op Community Stadium.
