Scarborough host Bedford in first game at the newly named Moneyweb Stadium

Thursday 22 October 2026 · By Gwen Alderley

Scarborough Athletic will play their first game at the newly named Moneyweb Stadium on Saturday, when Bedford Town visit for an Enterprise National League North fixture.

The club announced on 16 October that Scarborough Sports Village will now carry the Moneyweb Stadium name, as part of a five-year naming rights deal. It is a significant commercial boost for the club, and Saturday’s game will be the first played under the new branding.

Boro come into the game in good spirits. They won 2–0 at Hebburn Town on 17 October, with Rio Allan scoring his 10th goal of the season, according to the Scarborough News, and goalkeeper Whitley saving a penalty from Hebburn’s Tom Allan. The win ended a winless run and lifted Scarborough to 14th, on 15 points from 12 games.

Allan has been the club’s key attacking threat, and his goals will be important if Jono Greening’s side are to climb further up the table. Scarborough have scored 18 league goals and conceded 16, giving them a positive goal difference that is better than several of the sides above them.

The squad has been strengthened with the arrival of Harvey Vincent on loan from Leeds United, announced on 16 October. However, there are injury concerns. This is the Coast reported on 16 October that Michael Duckworth faces a potentially season-ending injury, while Kieran Weledji was a doubt with a hamstring problem. On a brighter note, Alex Purver Hannan has returned. No further team news had been published by Thursday.

Bedford Town will arrive after a draining week. They lost on penalties to Cray Wanderers in an FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay on Tuesday night, after a 2–2 draw following extra time, and it is a long journey from Bedfordshire to the Yorkshire coast. Bedford are 12th, one point ahead of Scarborough, with a game in hand.

The match takes place on Saturday. Supporters should check the club’s official channels for kick-off details before travelling.

A win would give Scarborough back-to-back league victories and lift them above Bedford in a tightly packed table, where only a few points separate the mid-table sides from the play-off places.

After Saturday, Scarborough have a free midweek, with no game on Tuesday 27 October. They then travel to Morecambe on Saturday 31 October at 3pm GMT, after the clocks go back on Sunday 25 October, and host Buxton on 7 November.

The club also has a rearranged home game against Marine on Tuesday 10 November, with a 7.45pm GMT kick-off.

With a new stadium name, a fresh loan signing and a winning result behind them, Saturday feels like a new chapter for Scarborough. Greening will hope his side can mark the occasion with another three points and continue to build momentum.