If Highfield Road was my second home when I was growing up then Butlin Road was a close third as I would watch VS Rugby whenever the Sky Blues were away or not in action.
From the 1983 FA Vase triumph at Wembley onwards they were good times to watch the Valley as Jimmy Knox moulded a squad that rose through the Non-League ranks to within a whisker of reaching the Conference.
After a name change to Rugby United in 2000 the club became Rugby Town five years later but are still known as 'The Valley' to many and although fortunes have dipped sharply in recent years the Butlin Road ground has gradually been improved to the point where it wouldn't look out of place in the top-tier of the Non-League game.
This Saturday's United Counties League fixture against Kirby Muxloe has been announced as free admission for all.
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