Sports in Kenilworth

As the second national lockdown ended this week Kenilworth Wardens FC finished their lockdown running competition with over 1,500 miles covered between then.

Whilst not allowed on the pitch during November, the men's football team at Kenilworth Wardens kept on top of their physical and mental sharpness by hosting a virtual running competition across the four weeks of the lockdown.

Kenilworth Wardens Reserves jumped off the bottom of the Coventry Alliance Division Three table today after their first win of the season, against a strong Harbury side.

The build up to this game was curious, with home-side Wardens initially canceling due to a water logged pitch. However, late on Friday evening Harbury offered to reserve the fixture, leading to a Wardens side selected on availability, rather than anything else on such short notice.

Kenilworth Sporting are hoping to continue their new-found success on and off the field by adding to their match day squad with a new kit person.

Sporting, who sit top of the Midlands League Division Three, have recently reformed after significant investment from Geoff Harris of Coventry Plumbing and Heating, which has seen major improvements to their home ground, as well as on field success.

A Kenilworth community football club has signed a two-year kit sponsorship deal with a duo of local businesses to support its 200 young players.

Kenilworth Wardens Junior Football Club will receive £6,000 over two seasons after Talisman Shopping Centre and Leamington-based commercial property agents Wareing & Company joined forces to sponsor the club.

Kenilworth Wardens men's football team have restarted their lockdown running competition after their football season was suspended due to the second national lockdown.

During the first lockdown in March, 17 members of the Wardens football team competed to see who could run the most miles during the period and who could set the fastest time for a three mile run.

Kenilworth Sporting have today announced the signing of Rio Hutson from Coventry United.

Rio is a young central midfielder and he has appeared twice so far for Coventry United this season, a side who currently sit seventh in the Midlands Football League Premier - three divisions above Kenilworth Sporting.

Kenilworth Wardens Reserves remain bottom of the Coventry Alliance Division Three, following their promotion to the division last season.

Wardens Reserves are yet to register a win this season, having secured just one point from six games thus far.

Speaking ahead of their clash against Continental Star tomorrow (October 31) Kenilworth Sporting's manager Martin Ascroft has said he wants their Gypsy Lane home ground to become "a hard place to visit."

Speaking to Kenilworth Nub News ahead of the game, Ascroft praised last week's performance in Sporting's 5-0 demolition of Birmingham Tigers.

Kenilworth Wardens Reserves were the architects of their own downfall as they fell to a 6-2 defeat at the hands of an experienced Crick side this weekend, to leave them at the bottom of the Coventry Alliance Division Three.

Although the scoreline does not reflect well on the Reserves, it was two poor spells in each half that resulted in their biggest defeat of the season.

A poor performance by Kenilworth Wardens Firsts meant they lost a very competitive game to Coventry Colliery Reserves 4-2 this weekend, to leave them fifth in the Coventry Alliance Division Two.

Wardens started off the better side, creating chances. They scored their opening goal after 10 minutes when Kingston found Pearson on the left hand side of the box, Pearson rode two challenges before prodding the ball home to make it 1-0.