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In line with the FA guidelines, we will once again be paying our respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday's FA Cup Second Round Qualifying tie against Nuneaton Borough.

Both sets of players and management teams wil be wearing black armbands and there will be a minute's silence ahead of kick off. The bar will close ten minutes prior to kick off and will re-open after the game starts to allow our bar staff to pay their respects.

We ask fans to arrive at least 10 minutes early if possible, however if supporters are unable to then we request that they remain silent when passing through the turnstiles and when they enter the ground.

Leamington u18 will play host to AFC Telford United u18 in the Second Round Qualifying of the FA Youth Cup, having already beaten Stourport Swifts and Worcester City away in previous rounds.

The tie will be played on the week commencing Monday 26 September. Further details to follow.

The Vanarama National League have today confirmed that our game away to Blyth Spartans will now be played on Tuesday 1 November, 19:45 kick off with the below league statement.

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The Vanarama National League can confirm fixtures postponed on Saturday 10 September have now been rearranged.

A total of 33 rearranged games will be played on Tuesday 1 November at 7.45pm – with three other fixtures assigned alternative dates.

Full details of all rearrangements are below.

Vanarama National League
York City v Dagenham & Redbridge (Tuesday 11 October – 7.45pm)
Altrincham v Wealdstone
Barnet v Southend United
Boreham Wood v Oldham Athletic
Chesterfield v Gateshead
Eastleigh v Scunthorpe United
FC Halifax Town v Dorking Wanderers
Maidstone United v Solihull Moors
Notts County v Bromley
Torquay United v Aldershot Town
Woking v Yeovil Town
Wrexham v Maidenhead United

Vanarama National League North
Bradford (Park Avenue) v Gloucester City (Monday 31 October – 7.45pm)
AFC Telford United v Darlington
Blyth Spartans v Leamington
Boston United v Alfreton Town
Brackley Town v Peterborough Sports
Curzon Ashton v AFC Fylde
Hereford v Farsley Celtic
Kettering Town v Banbury United
Kings Lynn Town v Buxton
Scarborough Athletic v Kidderminster Harriers
Southport v Chorley
Spennymoor Town v Chester

Vanarama National League South
Bath City v Chelmsford City
Braintree Town v Chippenham Town
Dartford v Welling United
Dover Athletic v Slough Town
Dulwich Hamlet v Weymouth
Farnborough v Concord Rangers
Hampton & Richmond Borough v St Albans City
Hemel Hempstead Town v Cheshunt
Oxford City v Hungerford Town
Taunton Town v Eastbourne Borough
Worthing v Tonbridge Angels
Havant & Waterlooville v Ebbsfleet United (Wednesday 2 November – 7.45pm)

Tomorrow's National League North game at Blyth Spartans has been called off by the league.

Please visit the league website for a further statement.

Everyone at Leamington Football Club are saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

We join the rest of the nation and the commonwealth in mourning her loss.

Leamington have been handed a home tie in the Second Round Qualifying of the Emirates FA Cup as local rivals Nuneaton Borough make the trip to the south of the county.

This will be the first meeting of the two sides since 2019 following Nuneaton's relegation to the Southern Premier League Central Division, and Boro boast a multitude of former Brakes players in their side - most notably former Leamington captain Tony Breeden in goal. Brakes have Devon Kelly-Evans in their squad, who signed for Nuneaton following his release from Coventry City in 2018. He spent three years at the Boro, collecting Player of the Season awards every season before making the switch south in 2021.

Full details including ticketing, kick off time and live coverage will be released soon.

We look forward to welcoming local rivals and long time friends from Banbury United for tomorrows derby game at our Your Co-op Community Stadium. They have made a great start to life in the Vanarama National League North on the back of a tremendous championship winning season in the Southern Central Premier League last campaign. It should be an enthralling encounter.

Banbury United Chairman Ronnie Johnson and myself have spoken to each other this morning and would just like to remind fans to respect each other’s loyalty to their club and conduct themselves in a manner that reflects the existing previous good relationship between our clubs and fans.

We remind fans not to enter the field of play at any time or use pyrotechnics. There has been a strengthened directive this season from the FA that all clubs will be held responsible for the actions of their supporters and neither of us wish to be placed in the position whereby we have to put in place banning orders for fans who break the law nor pay fines for breaches by our respective fans.. We look forward to seeing you all for what should be a cracking game of football.

Jim Scott

Chairman

Leamington Football Club

Following Matt Delaney moving to Birmingham City, we are delighted to share the news that Shaun Cashmore will be lead commentator for the 2022/23 season.

Brakes fan Shaun has been co-commentator for the last two seasons and has developed perfectly in the role. Alongside Matt, he has been the second voice to two successful seasons and our Birmingham Senior Cup triumph last season.

Head of Media Max Passantino commented on Shaun's appointment, saying "I'm delighted to have Shaun on board as lead commentator for the season. Not only is Shaun a Brakes fan, he has also been the secondary voice to Leamington FCTV and BrakesLiveFM over the past two seasons. His company on the gantry during the Covid season was fantastic and he has been superb since becoming co-commentator. He also has experience in a lead role having stepped into the position on a number of occasions whilst Matt has been away.

"I've learnt valuable lessons from Shaun over the past two years about commentary - the main two being York are not called the Mister Men and commentators shouldn't switch from left wing to left flank mid-sentence. I'll make sure to bear those two in mind for the day I get called up to be Shaun's co-commentator. I'm looking forward to tuning in on Saturday to hear our first game of the season!"

Shaun added "Firstly, a massive congratulations to Matt. He has taught be so much while I've been sat next to him over the past 18 months and I have no doubt he will continue doing amazing work at Birmingham.

"It's now a really exciting opportunity for me. I have had to step into the hot seat in Matt's absence on the odd occasion, but for the club to want me to carry on in that role is a real privilege. A lot of research goes in each week statistics wise so, I'm hoping that the deeply knowledgable minds of Max Passantino and Paul Edwards will still be at my disposal!

"I've always said that we have the best highlights and footage in the league and that Matt and Myself just helped enhance the great work Nick Leek and Scott Hanna do; I love describing the action, the drama, the goals, the controversy....the local horse! And all that goes on in 90minutes to the fans that listen in and with another season just around the corner I can't wait to get started at the weekend vs Farsley Celtic."

To listen to the Brakes opener against Farsley Celtic on Saturday, tune in to BrakesLiveFM. A link will be shared on our socials closer to the game.