Nuneaton Borough FC moves 'last' game to Stratford Town

The club said it had hoped to pay rent arrears by December

Troubled Nuneaton Borough FC is to use Stratford Town's pitch to play its weekend fixture with officials fearing it could be the club's last ever game.

The club was issued with an eviction notice last month after bosses said it had been behind in rent payments since 2019.

In a social media post the club thanked Stratford Town for the "magnificent gesture in our hour of need".

But said the fixture against Alvechurch may sadly be the club's last.

The team had already relocated its FA Cup First Round match against Hyde United last month to Ewen Fields in Manchester and an earlier game to Hinckley after the eviction notice shut the FCS Stadium in Liberty Way.

'Boro faithful'

The club, owned by Jimmy Ginnelly, said at time it had made good progress in catching up with the arrears and was on course to complete the payments by December.

But in a further update on social media this week, they said although they were on course to do that, locking the ground up lost the club over £60,000 in lost revenue from three home games and a fireworks night.

Nuneaton men's first team competes in the Southern League Premier Division Central

"Because of all of this the club is in a perilous position," they said.

Former chairman Stuart Elliott stepped in to help pay the players' wages last week, they added.

Landlord Arden Tigress has been contacted by the BBC for a response.

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Ahead of Saturday's fixture, the club said it hoped as many of "the Boro faithful" would make the trip.

"We would like to place on record our huge thanks to Stratford Town owner Jed McCrory for letting us use the pitch free of charge - a magnificent gesture in our hour of need," a spokesperson said.

"We would also like to thank Alvechurch and the Southern League for their co-operation.

Work continued behind the scenes to rectify the situation, they said, adding "but this may sadly be the last time that Boro play".