[15 SEP 99] NUNEATON BOOMING

Former Coventry City striker Andrew Ducros has emerged from a summer of disappointment determined to kick start his footballing career.  MORE

[30 APR 99] TAMWORTH v NUNEATON - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough are set to bolster their strike force by signing one of non-league football’s most prolific goalscorers. Steve Pierce is out of contract at his current club Halesowen Town and has been talking with Boro boss Brendan Phillips about a possible move.  MORE

[25 APR 99] NUNEATON 2 ROTHWELL TOWN 0

[23 APR 99] NUNEATON v ROTHWELL TOWN - PREVIEW

Champions Nuneaton Borough have another target in their sights. The cockahoop players are aiming to get as close as possible to 100 goals for the season in their remaining two matches.  MORE

[17 APR 99] WEYMOUTH 1 NUNEATON BOROUGH 1

[14 APR 99] NUNEATON LAUNCH SOCCER ACADEMY

Nuneaton Borough today pressed the button to start what they hope will be a conveyor belt of talent at Manor Park. The Dr Martens Premier League champions have launched their new soccer academy designed to produce players to help the push towards league football.  MORE

[10 APR 99] NUNEATON BOROUGH 2 GLOUCESTER CITY 0

[09 APR 99] NUNEATON BOROUGH v GLOUCESTER CITY - PREVIEW

The league’s top two teams meet at Manor Park tomorrow determined to prove a point. Gloucester City aim to complete the double over Nuneaton Borough to clinch second place in the table.  MORE

[05 APR 99] NUNEATON 2  ATHERSTONE UNITED 0

Nuneaton Borough are right on course to bring league football to the town for the first time. Brendan Phillips’ team wrapped up the Dr Marten’s League Premier Division with five matches to spare when they beat their local rivals Atherstone United 2-0 at Sheepy Road on Saturday.  MORE

[05 APR 99] NUNEATON BOROUGH 3 GRESLEY ROVERS 1

[27 MAR 99] NUNEATON 1 ILKESTON TOWN 3

[26 MAR 99] NUNEATON v ILKESTON TOWN - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough are at home to third place Ilkeston Town tomorrow knowing that victory could put them into an uncatchable position at the top of the table. Second placed Gloucester City are at home to Hastings United. If they lose and Borough win, then Brendan Phillips’ side are virtually home and dry.  MORE

[20 MAR 99] NUNEATON 2 WORCESTER CITY 0

[19 MAR 99] NUNEATON v WORCESTER CITY - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough are looking to their old foes Burton Albion to do them a favour tomorrow. Albion are at Gloucester, who are Nuneaton’s only rivals for the championship.  MORE

[15 MAR 99] NUNEATON 1 SALISBURY 1

[12 MAR 99] NUNEATON v SALISBURY - PREVIEW

With the finishing line in sight, leaders Nuneaton Borough’s margin above the chasing pack has been trimmed, so they will not want to let anything slip at Salisbury tomorrow.  MORE

[06 MAR 99] NUNEATON 6 BROMSGROVE RANGERS 0

[05 MAR 99] NUNEATON v BROMSGROVE RANGERS - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough manager Brendan Phillips hopes his side will be jolted out of any signs of complacency by last weekend’s defeat at Merthyr Tydfil. All their main rivals won while Borough were losing in South Wales and their points margin at the top of the league was reduced from eighteen to fifteen in ninety minutes of football.  MORE

[27 FEB 99] MERTHYR TYDFIL (1) 2 NUNEATON (0) 1

[26 FEB 99] NUNEATON v MERTHYR TYDFIL - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough are creeping ever closer to the date when they will mathematically be uncatchable in the race to win the Premier Divison. Many believe they are already out of sight with a lead of 18 points over Gloucester City but manager Brendan Phillips still refuses to acknowledge the likelihood.   MORE

[20 FEB 99] BATH CITY 1 NUNEATON BOROUGH 3

[19 FEB 99] BATH CITY v NUNEATON - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough can pick off one of their nearest challengers for the championship tomorrow when they play at Bath City. The Avon side is in third place with two games in hand on Borough, but they trail by a massive twenty points.   MORE

[15 FEB 99] BORO' HINCKLEY LINK DENIED

Nuneaton Borough’s chairman Phil Clayton today described as "rubbish - garbage" suggestions that his football club was considering a link with nearby Hinckley United. It had been suggested that the two clubs would share a new football stadium playing home matches on alternate weekends.   MORE

[13 FEB 99] NUNEATON BOROUGH 4 CAMBRIDGE CITY 0

All bets must be off on who wins the championship. Borough are now a staggering 18 points clear of second placed Gloucester and the title is now a foregone conclusion.  MORE

[12 FEB 99] NUNEATON BOROUGH v CAMBRIDGE - PREVIEW

The Conference looms ever closer to Nuneaton Borough as they take on lower mid-table Cambridge City at the Manor Park Ground tomorrow. League football is always likened to a marathon race and if it was athletics Borough would now be entering the stadium with their opponents a couple of miles adrift still pounding through the streets.  MORE

[05 FEB 99] DORCHESTER v NUNEATON - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough who were held to a draw by their promotion rivals Bath City at home last weekend, face another tough one at lowly Dorchester tomorrow. Dorchester are third from bottom but Borough’s manager Brendan Phillips is taking no chances.  MORE

[30 JAN 99] NUNEATON 1 BATH CITY 1

Borough’s manager Brendan Phillips will be holding an inquest to find out why his side outplayed their main title challengers and yet needed a late penalty to grab a point.   It needed cool headed Ian Muir to rescue Nuneaton with a penalty in the 80^th minute after Barry Williams had been brought down. But they looked rocky at the end of the first half when Bath’s Steve White gave them the lead.  MORE

[29 JAN 99] NUNEATON v BATH CITY - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough face one of their toughest matches of their high-flying season tomorrow when second placed Bath City are the visitors to the Manor Park ground. Bath will have gained a boost from the knowledge that mid-table Salisbury Town beat the runaway leaders last Saturday and it will be unprecedented if Borough lose two consecutive matches.  MORE

[23 JAN 99] NUNEATON 0  SALISBURY 1

Borough's huge lead at the top of the table was pruned back to sixteen points by a battling Salisbury team. It was rammed home to Brendan Phillips' side that winning the championship is no foregone conclusion as they were made to pay for missing early chances.  MORE

[22 JAN 99] NUNEATON v SALISBURY - PREVIEW

High flying Nuneaton Borough manager Brendan Phillips believes his current squad is good enough to hold its own in the Conference if they fulfil their potential and romp home with the Dr Marten’s League championship. MORE

[20 JAN 99] GRADE A FOR BORO'S MANOR PARK

Nuneaton Borough chairman Phil Clayton has described the "huge weight off his shoulders" after the club's stadium was inspected by Vauxhall Conference officials. The visit was to determine whether Boro's Manor Park ground was fit to host Conference games in the event of the clubs promotion - and it passed with flying colours.  MORE

[15 JAN 99] WELL DESERVED BREAK FOR NUNEATON BOROUGH

The league leaders Nuneaton Borough have no match this weekend which does not bode well for their rivals for the title. Borough have a massive nineteen points lead over the chasing pack but in recent weeks have been suffering from the flu epidemic and various injuries to key players. MORE

[12 JAN 99] NUNEATON BOROUGH 2 STOURBRIDGE 1

League leaders Nuneaton Borough fielded a much weakened side but still had enough to win through to the quarter finals of the Birmingham Senior Cup. They left out five of the players who overcame Ilkeston to open up a nineteen points gap at the top of the league, and were a goal down on the hour.  MORE

[12 JAN 99] NEW SOCCER ACADEMY FOR NUNEATON BOROUGH

Nuneaton Borough today announced major plans to create a new soccer academy. The club, currently leading the way in the Dr Martens Premier Division, is hoping to produce a steam of young soccer talent to aid their push for the Football League.  MORE

[09 JAN 99] ILKESTON TOWN 0 NUNEATON BOROUGH 1

No club surely can have had such a commanding lead at the top of the Dr Marten’s League with so many games still to play. Borough now are nineteen points ahead of their nearest rivals and showing no sign of taking their foot off the accelerator.  MORE

[03 JAN 99] NUNEATON BOROUGH 6 MERTHYR TYDFIL 1

If any of Nuneaton’s rivals for the championship thought they were beginning to slide after the New Year’s Day defeat at Halesowen, they were quickly jolted back to reality.  MORE

[02 JAN 99] HALESOWEN 2 NUNEATON BOROUGH 0

Flu-hit Nuneaton Borough crashed on New Year’s Day. They had to concede that they were deservedly beaten by the relegation threatened Halesowen side.  MORE

[27 DEC 98] GRESLEY ROVERS 0 NUNEATON 3

Can anyone stop Borough winning the league? After this performance it would be a brave person who came up with an alternative. Gresley were in the top six going into this match, but the gulf in class between the two teams was huge and Borough had little difficulty in maintaining their massive seventeen points margin at the top.  MORE

[26 DEC 98] NUNEATON 1 ATHERSTONE 0

Championship chasing Nuneaton Borough stretched their lead at the top to an astonishing seventeen points after this hard fought victory over their nearest neighbours.  MORE

[24 DEC 98] NUNEATON v ATHERSTONE - PREVIEW

Those famous old rivals Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone United meet again on Boxing Day, and though Borough are streaking away with the league title United have had the better of them so far this season.  MORE

[19 DEC 98] CAMBRIDGE CITY 1  NUNEATON BOROUGH 1

Borough missed a great opportunity to increase their massive lead at the top of the division when they missed a penalty kick in injury time. The runaway leaders were forced to settle for a draw when most of their rivals for the championship were defeated.  MORE

[18 DEC 98] CAMBRIDGE CITY v NUNEATON BOROUGH - PREVIEW

Table topping Nuneaton Borough’s manager Brendan Phillipps delivered his half-term report today and generally the message was: "Keep up the good work."   Borough face a tough four matches in eight days over the holiday period and Phillips is driving on his players to greater glories.  MORE

[16 DEC 98] NUNEATON BOROUGH 1 ATHERSTONE 3

Nuneaton Borough were given a bitter pill to swallow at Manor Park last night after losing their unbeaten home record to local rivals Atherstone.  And to make matters worse the defeat dumped Boro out of the Dr Martens Cup as Ron Bradbury's Adders progressed into the second round.  MORE

[12 DEC 98] NUNEATON BOROUGH 2  CRAWLEY TOWN 1

Borough showed their quality by accounting for another of the title chasing sides trying to topple them off the top spot. Nuneaton's lead at the top is now thirteen points and no one seems able to stop them running away with the championship.  MORE

[05 DEC 98] ROTHWELL TOWN 1 NUNEATON BOROUGH 1

Borough gained a well earned point on a snow covered pitch, but found their lead at the top of the table whittled back by two points as their nearest rivals Crawley Town grabbed victory. MORE

[02 DEC 98] MOOR GREEN 2 NUNEATON BOROUGH 5

Borough had an easier passage than many thought possible at Moor Green especially as they field a side minus five first team regulars. Anton Thomas snatched two goals while Gareth Jennings, Shaun Wray and Joey O'Connor completed the demolition of the Midland Division outfit. MORE

[28 NOV 98] NUNEATON BOROUGH 4  HALESOWEN TOWN 3

Two goals in stoppage time enabled Nuneaton Borough to get out of jail, but this victory stretches their lead at the top of the table to a massive fourteen points. MORE

[27 NOV 98]  NUNEATON v HALESOWEN TOWN - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough’s goalkeeper Richard Williams will be glad to see the end of November.  In a painful month he has been transported from matches to hospitals in Burton-on-Trent and Manchester, but still he hopes to be fit to play in Saturday’s home league match against Halesowen Town.  MORE

[24 NOV 98]  HYDE UNITED 1 NUNEATON BOROUGH 0

The Borough tumbled out of the second cup competition of the season when Hyde Town's will to win proved too much in last night's F.A. Trophy replay.  MORE

[21 NOV 98]  NUNEATON BOROUGH 1  HYDE UNITED 1

FA UMBRO TROPHY - SECOND ROUND
The two sides have to meet again but Borough know that should have put the issue beyond doubt. They missed countless chances as they totally dominated the one sided game.  MORE

[14 NOV 98]  HASTINGS UNITED 0  NUNEATON BOROUGH 4

Borough manager Brendon Phillips believes he has found the striker to replace the mercurial Malcolm Christie. Christie set Borough off to a marvellous start to the season with eleven goals in as many games before being signed by the Premiership club Derby County. MORE

[13 NOV 98]  HASTINGS UNITED v NUNEATON BOROUGH - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough are anxious to get back to winning ways tomorrow, but they face one of their toughest matches of the season away to fifth placed Hastings United. Borough need to prove to themselves and the other teams chasing them at the top of the league that they have not let things slip after their wondrous start to the season. MORE

[09 NOV 98]  ATHERSTONE UNITED 2 NUNEATON BOROUGH 1

Two goals in the space of a minute breathed life into this local derby at Sheepy Road last night. After a disappointing first period in which the only highlight was a goalmouth scramble which almost allowed Boro's Dave Crowley to break the deadlock, the Dr Martens Cup tie was ignited just two minutes after the interval. MATCH SUMMARY

[07 NOV 98] NUNEATON BOROUGH 1  BOSTON UNITED 1

Borough left it late to rescue their unbeaten home record and Manager Brendan Phillips will not be happy that two points were let slip against the mid-table side.
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[06 NOV 98] NUNEATON BOROUGH v BOSTON UNITED - PREVIEW

The league leaders Nuneaton Borough are at home to Boston United on Saturday, determined not to let slip their 8 points cushion at the top. Borough have played two matches more than second placed Gresley Rovers and they do not want them, or third place Hastings United to narrow the gap. MORE

[04 NOV 98] BURTON ALBION 1 NUNEATON 1

Top-of-the-pile Boro allowed Burton Albion off the hook last night after having the upper hand for most of the contest. The visitors took the lead on 26 minutes when Dicky Gardner latched onto an Ian Muir cross to fire home from the edge of the penalty box via a deflection off Albion defender Matt Smith. MATCH SUMMARY

[02 NOV 98] NUNEATON 4  WEYMOUTH 2

A six goal thriller enabled Borough to extend their lead to eight points at the top of the Premier Division. Five of the goals came in the second half to send the fans home happy and now Borough wait to see whether Gresley Rovers and Hastings United, who lead the chasing pack, can win their gamesin hand. MATCH SUMMARY

[30 OCT 98] NUNEATON v WEYMOUTH - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough will go eight points clear at the top of the Premier Division if they beat fourth from bottom Weymouth at the Manor Park Ground tomorrow. Their biggest rivals at the top of the table Hastings and Gresley Rovers are engaged in the FA Cup, so Nuneaton have a huge incentive to increase their margin.
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[24 OCT 98] BROMSGROVE ROVERS 0  NUNEATON BOROUGH 4

Borough are now five points clear at the top of the Dr Martens Premier Division as they proved there is life after Malcolm Christie. The young striker has joined Derby County for a fee that could reach £130,000 but Brendan Phillips men carried on with their promotion push in fine style.
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[23 OCT 98] NUNEATON BOROUGH v BROMSGROVE - PREVIEW

Brendan Phillips, manager of table topping Nuneaton Borough, hopes to add a couple of players to his squad over the weekend. Phillips, whose side has been hit by injuries in recent weeks, said: "I am looking at bringing in a couple of players and I hope something will be finalised over the weekend."  MORE

[18 OCT 98] BURTON ALBION 2  NUNEATON BOROUGH 1

It went horribly wrong for the league leaders Nuneaton at their local rivals' ground. They took an early lead but surrendered it before half-time and then had goalkeeper Richard Williams carried off with a neck injury.  MORE

[16 OCT 98] NUNEATON BOROUGH v BURTON ALBION - PREVIEW

Nuneaton Borough are getting used to big Cup games. They beat local rivals Atherstone United after a replay in the last qualifying round and tomorrow they are thrust into another big local derby against Burton Albion.  MORE

[10 OCT 98] NUNEATON BOROUGH 0  DORCHESTER 0

[09 OCT 98] BOROUGH MUST STAY FOCUSED

Nuneaton Borough manager Brendan Phillips realises his biggest job for the next match is to keep his players focused on the job in hand. They were on such a high after beating local rivals Atherstone United in the FA Cup in midweek that the next match was bound to be an anti-climax.  MORE

[07 OCT 98] ATHERSTONE UNITED 0 NUNEATON BOROUGH 3

This proved to be the classic game of two halves as slow starting Boro produced a goal bananza in the second period to send Atherstone crashing out of the F.A Cup at Manor Park last night. MATCH SUMMARY

[03 OCT 98] ATHERSTONE UNITED 0  NUNEATON BOROUGH 0

[02 OCT 98] ATHERSTONE UNITED v NUNEATON - PREVIEW

Fierce local rivals Nuneaton Borough and Atherstone United lock horns in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round on Saturday and a full house crowd of around 2,000 is expected at Sheepy Road.   MORE

[23 SEP 98] GRANTHAM TOWN 2  NUNEATON BOROUGH 0

[20 SEP 98] BRENDAN PHILLIPS - TOP MAN

[15 SEP 98] NUNEATON BOROUGH 4  KINGS LYNN 0

[12 SEP 98] GLOUCESTER CITY 1  NUNEATON BOROUGH 0

[11 SEP 98] BOROUGH SET FOR WIN RECORD

[25 AUG 98] NUNEATON GROUND MOVE UNDER FIRE
  

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