Pre-Season Friendlies 2023

Rugby Town have released their pre-season schedule ahead of the 2023/24 season.

Update 17/07: The match at Daventry Town on Tuesday 18 July has been postponed.

Newly-promoted Valley will host recently-relegated Leamington on Saturday 22nd July in the first home pre-season friendly with another local derby a week later when Atherstone Town visit.

A third home friendly will now take place against Newport Pagnell Town, who have recently secured their short term future and confirmed they will be continuing to play in the NPL next season, has also been arranged on Tuesday 25th July.

Carl Adams has arranged trips to a quartet of new entrants to the UCL Premier South: Leicester Nirvana, Racing Club Warwick, Aylestone Park and Daventry Town as Rugby look to prepare for their first season back in the Northern Premier League since 2017.

The first competitive game of the season will be in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday 5th August.

	Opponent	Venue	Date	Kick-off
	v Leicester Nirvana UCL Premier Division South	Away	Sat 8 Jul 23	3pm
	v Racing Club Warwick UCL Premier Division South	Away	Tue 11 Jul 23	7.45pm
	v Aylestone Park UCL Premier Division South	Away	Sat 15 Jul 23	3pm
	v Leamington Southern League Premier Central	Home	Sat 22 Jul 23	3pm
	v Newport Pagnell Town UCL Premier Division South	Home	Tue 25 Jul 23	7.45pm
	v Atherstone Town Midland Football League Premier Division	Home	Sat 29 Jul 23	3pm
	v TBC FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round	TBC	Sat 5 Aug 23	3pm

Admission for the home friendlies will be £5 for adults and £3 for concessions - there will be no admission charge for any Butlin Road astroturf warm-up games.

Please note that although spectactors are free to come and watch the warm-up games on the 3G astro, the bar and toilet facilities may not be open for these games.