Newbury FC to return to Faraday Road (again)!
West Berkshire council has made changes after league blocked the ground from being used
Last updated 5th Dec 2024
Last month, Newbury FC returned to Faraday Road to play their first game.
Over the past 18 months, West Berkshire council worked to get things in place for the community and organised football.
After Newbury FC’s first game back at Faraday Road, the Football League informed the council that the changing rooms needed to be larger for Newbury FC to play there in the league.
Since that match, played on 9 November, the council say they've worked hard to rectify this issue and have now made the required adjustments to the internal layouts of the changing facilities.
As a result the ground has passed the FA Step 7 grading requirements meaning Newbury FC will now be able to return to Faraday Road and play their home games on site starting this weekend.
Re-purposed
Nigel Foot, West Berkshire's Executive Portfolio Holder for Culture, Leisure, Sport, and Countryside said,
“I am delighted that Newbury will play their first league match for several years at Faraday Road this weekend. Within a very short time we have re-purposed some of the facilities to enable this to happen and I am very grateful to all involved at achieving this.”