The Ron Thomas Memorial Cup is an annual pre-season tournament between Banbury’s two top clubs as a memorial to Ron Thomas, who was a Stalwart committee man at Easington Sports Football Club for many many years.

Banbury won the last Ron Thomas Memorial Cup last year, coming out 4-1 winners against Easington. Ken Charles and Josh Barlow were both on the scoresheet that day for The Puritans.

Simon Hollyhead spoke to Puritans Radio after Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Racing Club Warwick and said: “It was just right for us at this stage. The boys have had some tough sessions. We knew it would be a slight overload session for them on the pitch, and what I was really pleased with was the principles we've talked about and many of the lads showing intent to stick to those and do what's right for the team.

Ahead of Easington Sports, Hollyhead said: "We're asking players to play with intensity. We will approach it in the same fashion. We want people to bedded into a principle for 45 minutes plus. The actual structure and approach will remain the same, that's what pre-season's all about.”

Spectator information

Admission prices for this match are: adults £5, U11’s free. These can be purchased in advance see our ticketing site or by cash or card at the gate. All sales are open right up until kick-off.

Standing and seated areas are available, with cover, as well as toilets and refreshments in both areas.

Please ensure you leave plenty of time for parking and getting into the ground. There is very limited spectator parking at the ground. It is always available for those requiring accessible parking. Spectators also cannot park on Station Approach or on Tramway Road.

We advise spectators park in the nearby Banbury Railway Station car park off Station Approach, where parking is just £1 in the evening, between the hours of 6:30pm and 2:30am the following day.

Parking also includes Banbury Station East Car Park the multi storey car park accessed via Merton Street, the other side of the railway. Although slightly further from the ground you will be able to depart quicker from this car park after the game than from Station Approach.

Safety message & ground regulations

Please read our ground regulations…

Banbury United reserves the right to refuse admission to the ground, or to eject from the ground, any person who fails to comply with these ground regulations.

The following items are prohibited and may not be brought into the ground by spectators:- alcohol, knives, glasses or glass bottles, fireworks, smoke bombs or pyros, aerosol/gas canisters, any article likely to cause injury, any article prohibited under law, any article likely to cause annoyance to other spectators.

The following are prohibited and may not be undertaken within the ground:-
the throwing of any object within the ground without lawful authority or excuse, the chanting of anything of an indecent or racist nature, the use of threatening behaviour, foul or abusive language, the entry onto the playing area or any adjacent area to which spectators are not generally admitted without lawful authority or excuse. In addition, spectators shall comply with any request from club staff or appointed match stewards.

We wish everyone a great day. Banbury United is a community-owned, family-friendly club and we know the vast majority of home and away spectators approach their day out with this in mind. Our message to anyone looking to create or participate in a disorder is that you are not welcome here and you will be removed from the ground. Thank you.

Any queries please contact info@banburyunitedfc.co.uk.