Up for the Cup
Following yesterday’s dramatic 1-1 draw here at the Rivermoor against Winchester City in the Second Round Qualifying of the Emirates FA Cup, Reading City Football Club can now confirm details of the replay which sees us head to Hampshire.
The Cityzens will head south to the City of Kings and Priests (a nickname Winchester holds due to its history as the capital established by King Alfred the Great and it once being an important religious foundation) on Tuesday 19th September where we’ll once again take on Winchester City Football Club at the Charters Community Stadium, Hillier Way, Abbots Barton, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7SR with Kick Off scheduled for 19:45 for a place in the Third Round Qualifying of the Emirates FA Cup.
Admission for this replay is priced at Adult £12, Concessions (65+ and Armed Forces and disabled supporters) £9, Students and U18 (Full time student and 16-18s) £5, Junior U16 (Junior aged 12-15) £3, U12 (Year 7 and below) Free. *Disabled supporters’ Carers will be admitted free of charge.
Winchester is a relatively close Away Day from Reading and any travelling support would be greatly appreciated by everyone at Reading City Football Club.
By Train
Travelling by train to Winchester from Reading is a journey that will take just 34 minutes via Cross Country Services bound for Southampton Central which depart Reading every hour.
Alternatively you can catch the local stopping service to Basingstoke operated by Great Western Railway from Reading calling at Reading West, Reading Green Park, Mortimer, Bramley and Basingstoke, once at Basingstoke you would then need to catch a South Western Railway train towards Winchester calling at Micheldever and Winchester. This option however has a Journey time of approximately 1 hour.
£20.30 is the cheapest price for a standard class adult return ticket, once you have arrived in Winchester is around a 15 minute walk to the Charters Community Stadium.
Walk north-east on Station Rd towards Station Hill, then Continue onto Station Hill before turning left onto Andover Road/B3420, then turn right onto Worthy Lane/B3045 before turning right again onto Hyde Church Lane. Take a left onto Hyde Church Path, then take another left before turning right onto Hillier Way. Continue onto Nuns Walk, your destination will be on the right.
By Car
Travelling to Winchester by Car is also a relatively short journey that should take between an hour and an hour and a half depending on traffic.
Whilst there are multiple ways of getting to Winchester from Reading, the quickest route with a distance of 35.1 miles is via the A33
Head south on A329, then merge onto A33 before Continuing straight to stay on A33, at the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A33.
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A33 and then Keep right to stay on A33
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A33
At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Basingstoke Rd/A33
Continue to follow A33 then at the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Basingstoke Rd/A33 before continuing to follow A33
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A33. At Taylor's Farm Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A33
At Binfields Roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A33
At Crockford Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A33, then Continue straight to stay on A33
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the A339 slip road to Alton/Town centre, then merge onto Ringway E/A339 and use the middle 2 lanes to turn slightly left onto Black Dam Roundabout. Continue straight onto M3, at Black Dam Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto the M3 slip road to Southampton/Winchester. Merge onto M3 , then at junction 7, take the A30 exit to Basingstoke. Continue on A30. Take A33 to Nuns Walk in Winchester, at the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Winchester Rd/A30, turn left onto A30, continue straight onto A33. Turn right onto London Rd/B3047, Continue to follow B3047. Turn left onto Russell Rd, then turn right onto Oglander Rd, take a left onto Hillier Way, then continue onto Nuns Walk, the Charters Community Stadium will be on the right.
The thoughts of the Gaffer
Looking forward to what will hopefully be another entertaining cup tie on Tuesday night.
Saturday was an excellent performance from us against a very good Winchester side. We had to ride our luck at times but we also could’ve taken a couple of chances of our own.
The support was unbelievable on Saturday. It’s a bit of a journey on a Tuesday night, but your support is truly valued in what will be a very tough replay away from home!
We’ll look forward to the draw on Monday lunchtime and see who we could potentially play in the next round.
- First Team Manager Simon Johnson