Racing Club Warwick 4 v 1 Coleshill Town

[Alan Beckett]

Saturday 11th April 2026
Northern Premier League Midland Division
Racing Club Warwick 4 v 1 Coleshill Town
Scorers:
Warwick: James Harding 2, Archie Hamp 2.
Coleshill: Dan Brookes.
Attendance: 253.


Teams:
Racing: Tom Allsopp, Ryan Moore, Jordan Hayward, Reece Blackmore, Jack Edwards (Ryan Andrews) Jasper Tetlow, Connor Taylor (Cameron Ebbutt), James Hancocks, James Harding, Aaron Opoku (Hisham Chiba), Callum Coyle (Archie Hamp).


Town: Cameron Belford, Kyle Burke (Gio Dainty), Daniel Brookes, Mason Rees, Kyle Rowley, Taylor Carter-Byrne, Theo Rowe ( Marvellous Onabirekhanlen), Bassit Mandey, Tristan Dunkley (Alex McSkeane), Ben Usher-Shipway (Ryan Boothe), Lewis Allison. Sub not used: Joe Fitzpatrick.

NON LEAGUE PAPER WROTE
James Harding and Archie Hamp each bagged a brace as Racing Club Warwick brushed aside 10 man Coleshill Town. Harding headed the hosts ahead from a corner in the 15th minute as the Racers looked to close on their fellow Warwickshire side also pushing for promotion. Town captain Taylor Carter-Byrne then received his marching orders for a second yellow shortly after the break. Warwick took advantage of the extra man, scoring three goals in ten minutes. Hamp came off the bench to find the back of the net on either side of Harding’s second. Coleshill bagged one of their own in the midst of a hectic second half through Dan Brookes, but it was too little too late to inspire any kind of dramatic comeback.
Star Man: James Harding (RCW)
Entertainment: ***

MATCH REPORT
By Ian Pugh
Coleshill Town slipped to a frustrating 4–1 defeat on the road at Racing Club Warwick, a result that tightens the playoff race and leaves the Colemen with work to do in the final two games of the season.
The hosts took the lead after 15 minutes when James Harding met a corner with a glancing header that drifted inside Cams near post. It was a soft goal to concede, and it handed Warwick the early momentum.
Coleshill responded with spells of possession and half‑chances, but the game’s turning point arrived early in the second half. Captain Taylor Carter‑Byrne, already on a yellow, was shown a second caution for what looked like another innocuous challenge. The red card in the 56th minute left Coleshill with a mountain to climb.
The numerical advantage told quickly. On 67 minutes, Archie Hamp doubled Warwick’s lead, rising at the back post to guide a header back across Cam and into the net.
Just minutes later, a dangerous low cross into the six‑yard box caused chaos, and the ball was bundled over the line at the back post to make it 3–0.
Coleshill did find a response. In the 72nd minute, Gio delivered a sharp cross to the near post, where Mason Rees cleverly flicked the ball to the back stick. Daniel Brooks arrived perfectly to tap home and give the Colemen a lifeline.
For a moment, belief flickered.
But any hopes of a comeback were extinguished just five minutes later. Another Warwick cross caused problems, and Archie Hamp climbed highest to head home his second of the afternoon, restoring the three‑goal cushion and sealing the points.
The result closes the gap between the sides to just three points with two matches remaining. Coleshill face a challenging finish — Corby Town at home followed by a trip to AFC Rushden & Diamonds. Racing Club Warwick, meanwhile, take on Loughborough Students and St Neots Town.
On paper, Warwick’s run‑in looks kinder, but both of their opponents have been picking up results. Nothing is straightforward at this stage of the season, and the pressure is now firmly on as the Colemen look to finish the campaign strongly.