by Peter Scherer
Despite having to settle for a draw last Tuesday, Mickleover are still sixth in the table and unbeaten in seven as we travel to Racing Club Warwick on Saturday.
Both Jake Bennett and Ashton Offler were on the sidelines last Tuesday and Josh Carter is on the injured list too after his lean at Belper Utd. Otherwise its expected to be a full squad for manager Gareth Holmes to select from.
Our hosts are currently 17th in the table having lost 1-3 at Wellingborough last Saturday, after a run of three games unbeaten.
Manager Scott Eatserlow has been in charge since 2017, gaining the club two promotions and is assisted by Callum Ingram.
Goalkeeper Sam Lomax came from Bedworth in December 2023. Having started at Nuneaton, he spent time in both Barnsley and Aston Villa Under 23’s, before joining Stratford Town on his release.
Ryan Moore is a right back and ex Birmingham City youngster. He joined Redditch after his release, before spending two years at Sutton Coldfield. He joined our hosts pre-season after four years at Bedworth.
Archie Hamp is in his fourth season with our hosts. A right back he previously played for Easington.
Lathaniel Rowe-Turner is a centre back signed from Barwell in September. A former Leicester City youngster, he has experience in Leagues One and Two. He was loaned to Cheltenham, Redditch and Kings Lynn before going to Torquay on his release.
He’s played for Luton Town, Alfreton, Kidderminster, Chester, Kettering, Tamworth and Stourbridge too, but spent the whole of last season at Barwell.
Centre back and captain Kyle Barnett was signed from Bedworth in June 2023. He was previously with Daventry Town.
Alex Worley is a centre back too, on a dual registration with Banbury, who he joined in September from Stafford. He started off with Walsall and was loaned to Haverfordwest, before permanent moves to Stourbridge and Stratford
Dylan Barkers a central midfielder, who started his career with Solihull Moors. His next stops were Guiseley, Alvechurch and Cheltenham, where he stayed for two years and was loaned to Alvechurch, Leamington, Gloucester and Maidstone. He then moved to Hereford and Stratford, before starting last season at Stafford. He joined our hosts pre-season after brief stops at Rushall and another return to Alvechurch.
Jack Edwards is a central midfielder too who came from Leamington in pre-season. He started out at Studley and played for Coventry Sphinx and Barwell before a three-year spell at Leamington. He had a brief stay at Solihull, but had spent the last eight years back at Leamington.
Right sided midfielder Will Bapaga started this season at Rugby Borough, having joined them from Stratford Town. An ex Coventry City junior, he was loaned to Grimsby Town before joining Buxton on his release. He spent three months on loan at Mickleover back in early 2024 and came to our hosts at the end of September.
Callum Coyle is right sided midfielder too and has spent most of his career at Solihull Moors. He had loan spells at Sutton Coldfield, Romulus, Nuneaton, Halesowen and Grantham, before joining Stafford Rangers in a permanent move. He’s played for Rushall, Stratford and Stourbridge, before returning to Stafford in November 2024, moving to Warwick a month later.
Left sided midfielder James Hancock came from Rugby Town in July 2022. He started out at Walsall, before moving onto Daventry Town, Cheltenham, Halesowen, Kidderminster and Stratford. He initially went to Rugby on loan before making his move permanent in July 2020.
Josh Willis is a midfielder who arrived in December 2023 from Coleshill Town. He has played for Romulus, Rushall and Bedworth.
Striker Connor Taylor started out at Walsall too. He joined Nuneaton on his release and played for Tamworth, Leamington and Bromsgrove, before joining our hosts at the start of last season.
James Harding is another striker, signed in pre-season from Swindon Supermarine. He started at Hungerford and has played for Yate Town, and Bishops Cleeve too.
Aaron Opoku is a pre-season signing too, a striker from Eastwood. He’s also played for Stafford Rangers and Leek Town.
Former Birmingham City and Bournemouth youngster Tyrell Skeen-Hamilton is a another pre-season signing, and another striker. He ended last season at Redditch, having also played for Barwell and Stratford Town. He was previously with Rushall, Banbury, Alvechurch, Telford and Gosport Borough.
Fellow striker Cameron Ebbutt started at Birmingham City before moving to Bristol Rovers. He was loaned to Dorchester, Evesham and Yate Town before joining Hereford following his release. He then moved to Gloucester, Bromsgrove and Hednesford, before joining Warwick in October 2022 from Worcester.
Our hosts have also included three homegrown talents in their quad this season, with defender Charlie Pye, Midfielder Ben Flynn and striker Josh Flynn.
Kick off at Townsend Meadow is 3pm.