Getting to Football

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1 Getting to Football August and September 2018 Edition Andy Edwards

2 Andy Edwards 17 Catherine Street Rochester Kent ME1 2HJ Most of the content of this work is in the public domain. The remainder of the content, and the presentation of the information, is Andy Edwards The cover image is owned by Chris Sampson and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.

3 Introduction Welcome to Getting to Football ! As the name suggests, this little volume provides directions to football grounds (and some other sporting venues) for the spectator who prefers to travel to games by public transport. It is my intention that a revised version will be released every month or so during the football season, and will incorporate corrections and changes since the previous edition. This first version is current for August and September 2018; the next release will be at the start of October. This work has its roots in a website which I ran a few years back. For various reasons I found myself unable to keep that website up to date, but I now have the time to do the thing properly, and I ve alighted on this new format which is considerably easier to work with. A full table of contents will be found on the next page, but about half of the work is taken up with details of every team in English football from the Premier League down to Step 6. I also cover the top two levels of football in Ireland, the top three levels of football in Northern Ireland, football in Scotland from the Scottish Premiership down to all of the Senior and Junior Leagues, and the top three levels of football in Wales. There is also limited coverage of some other sports. For the present, that is the top level of both men s and women s hockey in England, the top five levels of rugby union in England, the top three levels of rugby union in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and the top level of shinty in Scotland. The next sport to be covered will be rugby league, which will feature here in time for the 2019 season, while a couple of other sports are under consideration. The entries should be largely self explanatory. For every team, the address of the ground is given, followed by the name of the most convenient railway station (or in a few cases, ferry port) to which to travel. In most but not all cases this is the nearest railway station. The = symbol denotes a railway station forming part of the National Rail system in Great Britain (and equivalents outside Great Britain). The symbol denotes a railway station served by a light railway or tram (Blackpool Tramway, Docklands Light Railway, Edinburgh Trams, Glasgow Subway, London Tramlink, London Underground, Luas, Manchester Metrolink, Nottingham Express Transit, Sheffield Supertram, Tyne and Wear Metro, and West Midlands Metro), while the π symbol denotes a ferry port. After that, I provide directions from that railway station to the ground. If the distance from station to ground is less than miles, then only walking directions are given. The abbreviations L and R stand for left and right! If it is further than that, then details of bus services are given where a suitable bus service exists. The symbol ø (reversed in Italy because Italy drives on the right!) denotes a bus. All of the entries are to the best of my knowledge correct at the time of going to press, but I am afraid that I can accept no responsibility for any errors. If you spot one, please let me know by (edwardsandrewd@yahoo.co.uk) and I will correct it for the next release. I must thank assorted correspondents, most of them members of Tony s Non-League Forum ( for their valuable contributions and corrections to the six draft versions of this work which I have released during the long hot summer. Most of the content of this work is in the public domain, but I assert ownership of that part of the content which is not. Should any club or league wish to use part of the content in a programme or on a website then please contact me about this. Except as regards full time professional clubs and the leagues in which they play there will be no fee attached to use of the information, but I shall be disappointed if I find the information being used without reference to me. Andy Edwards August 2018 Getting to Football Page 3

4 Contents Football in England 5 Premier League 6 English Football League 7 National League 10 Step 3 Leagues 13 Step 4 Leagues 17 Step 5 Leagues 24 Step 6 Leagues 38 Football in Ireland 58 Football in Northern Ireland 60 Football in Scotland 63 Scottish Professional Football League 64 Senior Leagues 68 Junior Leagues 74 Men s Hockey in England and Wales 91 Women s Hockey in England and Wales 92 Rugby Union in England 93 Rugby Union in Ireland 102 Rugby Union in Scotland 105 Rugby Union in Wales 107 Shinty in Scotland 109 Football in Wales 84 Getting to Football Page 4

5 Football in England Structure for The term Step is conventionally used to indicate the level of a league below the English Football League. It denotes the number of times that a club in the given league would need to be promoted in order to reach English Football League Two. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Step 1 (Level 5) Step 2 (Level 6) Two parallel leagues Step 3 (Level 7) Four parallel leagues Step 4 (Level 8) Seven parallel leagues Step 5 (Level 9) Fourteen parallel leagues Premier League English Football League Championship English Football League One English Football League Two National League National League North National League South Isthmian League Premier Division Northern Premier League Premier Division Southern League Central Premier Division Southern League South Premier Division Isthmian League Division One North Isthmian League Division One South Central Isthmian League Division One South East Northern Premier League Division One East Northern Premier League Division One West Southern League Division One East Southern League Division One West Combined Counties League Premier Division Eastern Counties League Premier Division Essex Senior League Hellenic League Premier Division Midland League Premier Division North West Counties League Premier Division Northern Counties East League Premier Division Northern League Division One Southern Combination League Premier Division Southern Counties East League Premier Division Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division United Counties League Premier Division Wessex League Premier Division Western League Premier Division Step 6 (Level 10) Nineteen parallel leagues Combined Counties League Division One East Midlands Counties League Eastern Counties League First Division North Eastern Counties League First Division South Hellenic League Division One East Hellenic League Division One West Midland League Division One North West Counties League Division One North North West Counties League Division One South Northern Counties East League Division One Northern League Division Two South West Peninsula League Premier Division Southern Combination League Division One Southern Counties East League Division One Spartan South Midlands League Division One United Counties League Division One Wessex League Division One West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Divn Western League Division One Step 7 (Level 11) Forty five parallel leagues The division shown is the Premier Division of the league except where stated Anglian Combination, Bedfordshire County League, Cambridgeshire County League, Central Midlands League North Division, Central Midlands League South Division, Cheshire League, Dorset Premier League, Essex and Suffolk Border League, Essex Olympian League, Gloucestershire County League, Hampshire Premier League, Hertfordshire Senior County League, Humber Premier League, Kent County League, Leicestershire Senior League, Lincolnshire League, Liverpool County Premier League, Manchester League, Mid Sussex League, Middlesex County League, Midland League Divison Two, North Riding League, Northamptonshire Combination League, Northern Alliance, Nottinghamshire Senior League, Oxfordshire Senior League, Peterborough and District League, Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League, Somerset County League, South West Peninsula League Division One East, South West Peninsula League Division One West, Southern Combination League Division Two, Spartan South Midlands League Division Two, Staffordshire County Senior League, Suffolk and Ipswich League, Surrey Elite Intermediate League, Thames Valley Premier League, Wearside League, West Cheshire League, West Lancashire League, West Midlands (Regional) League Division One, West Riding County Amateur League, West Yorkshire League, Wiltshire League, York League. Getting to Football Page 5

6 Level 1 Premier League Arsenal Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park, London N5 1BU Arsenal (London Underground Piccadilly Line) ¼ mile. R out of station Gillespie Road, R Drayton Park, ground on R. Bournemouth Vitality Stadium, Thistlebarrow Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7AF = Bournemouth 1½ miles. Yellow Buses ø 2 from Bournemouth (Station) to Bournemouth (Ashley Road, Queens Park Hotel) four times per hour, journey time 7 minutes. Return bus runs from Bournemouth (Holdenhurst Road, Queens Park Hotel). Then retrace up Ashley Road, R Holdenhurst Road, R at roundabout King s Park Drive, ground on L (6 minutes). For return bus, continue on Holdenhurst Road beyond turning for Ashley Road, bus stop on L (8 minutes). Brighton and Hove Albion American Express Community Stadium, Village Drive, Falmer, East Sussex BN1 9BL = Falmer ¼ mile. Leave station on south side, and there is a walkway from station to ground. Burnley Turf Moor, Harry Potts Way, Burnley, Lancashire BB10 4BX = Burnley Central 1 mile. R out of station Railway Street, then L Curzon Street, L Active Way, R Kingsway, over roundabout Bridge Street, R Hall Street, L Yorkshire Street, over roundabout, then becomes Harry Potts Way and ground on L. Cardiff City Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales CF11 8AZ = Ninian Park ½ mile. R out of station and take stairs to Leckwith Road, then L Leckwith Road, ground on L. Chelsea Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London SW6 1HS Fulham Broadway (London Underground District Line) ¼ mile. L out of station Fulham Road, ground on L. Crystal Palace Selhurst Park, Whitehorse Lane, London SE25 6PU = Norwood Junction ½ mile. Out of station up Station Road, continue into Oliver Grove, L Holmesdale Road, ground on R between Holmesdale Road and Whitehorse Lane. Liverpool Anfield Stadium, Walton Breck Road, Liverpool, Merseyside L4 0TH = Liverpool Lime Street 2 miles. Arriva Merseyside ø 14, Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire ø 14, 14A from Liverpool (Queen Square Bus Station, 5 minutes walk from station) to Liverpool (Breck Road, St Andrew Road) ten times per hour, journey time 19 minutes. Then retrace along Breck Road, R Oakfield Road, L Walton Breck Road, ground on R (12 minutes). Manchester City Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester M11 3FF Etihad Campus (Manchester Metrolink Lines 3 Ashton under Lyne, 7 Etihad Campus) ¼ mile. Station is adjacent to ground. Manchester United Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Stretford, Greater Manchester M16 0RA Old Trafford (Manchester Metrolink Lines 1 Altrincham, 2 Altrincham) ½ mile. Leave station on north side and up Brian Statham Way past cricket ground, becomes Warwick Road and then Sir Matt Busby Way, ground on L. Newcastle United St James Park, Strawberry Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 4ST = Newcastle Central ½ mile. Out of station and L Neville Street, R Bewick Street, R Clayton Street West, L Westgate Road, R West Walls, R Stowell Street, L St Andrew s Street, L Gallowgate, R Strawberry Place, ground on L. Southampton St Mary s Stadium, Britannia Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 5FP = Southampton Central 1¼ miles. BlueStar Bus ø 18 from Southampton (Southampton Central station) to Southampton (Northam Road, Britannia Road) seven times per hour, journey time 21 minutes. Then retrace along Northam Road, L Britannia Road, ground on R Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane Ground, High Road, London N17 0AP = White Hart Lane ¼ mile. R out of station Love Lane, L Whitehall Street, R High Road, ground on L. Everton Goodison Park, Goodison Road, Liverpool, Merseyside L4 4EL = Kirkdale ¾ mile. R out of station Marsh Street then R Westminster Road and over bridge, L Goodall Street, becomes Harlech Street and then Andrew Street, R Goodison Road, ground on L. Fulham Craven Cottage, Stevenage Road, London SW6 6HH Putney Bridge (London Underground District Line) ¾ mile. L out of station Station Approach, then R Ranelagh Gardens, L Fulham High Street, R Willow Bank, then take footpath R under bridge, L to take footpath alongside river, L at end Stevenage Road, ground on L. Watford Vicarage Road Stadium, Vicarage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 0ER = Watford High Street ½ mile. L out of station Lower High Street, L Exchange Road, L Ladys Close, then after school take footpath L, R Farraline Road, L Vicarage Road, ground on L. West Ham United London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20 2ST Pudding Mill Lane (Docklands Light Railway) ¼ mile. Out of station and L Marshgate Lane and under bridge, L Loop Road and into Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, ground on R. Huddersfield Town John Smith s Stadium, Stadium Way, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 6PX = Huddersfield ¾ mile. Forward out of station and continue into Northumberland Street, becomes Leeds Road, then R Gasworks Street, becomes Stadium Way, ground on R. Leicester City King Power Stadium, Filbert Way, Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 7FL = Leicester 1¼ miles. Arriva Midlands ø 47, 84, 85, 86, 87, First Leicester ø 88, 88A from Leicester (Rutland Street, 6 minutes walk from station) to Leicester (Aylestone Road, Freemen s Common) twenty three times per hour, journey time 9 minutes. Return buses are Arriva Midlands ø 48, 84, 85, 86, 87, First Leicester ø 88, 88A. Then retrace up Aylestone Road, L Raw Dykes Road, ground on L For return bus stop, go L from Raw Dykes Road onto Aylestone Road and bus stop on L (6 minutes). Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux Stadium, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 4QR = Wolverhampton ¾ mile. Leave station on north side and take footpath L, then L Wednesfield Road, R Ring Road St Patrick s, R Waterloo Road, ground on R. Getting to Football Page 6

7 Level 2 English Football League Championship Aston Villa Villa Park, Trinity Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B6 6HE = Witton ½ mile. Out of station and L Witton Road, L at roundabout Witton Lane, ground on R between Witton Lane and Trinity Road. Birmingham City St Andrew s Stadium, Cattell Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B9 4RL = Bordesley ½ mile. R out of station Bedford Road, then R Coventry Road and under railway line, over roundabout to remain in Coventry Road, L Cattell Road, ground on L. Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 4JF = Blackburn 1½ miles. Blackburn Bus Company ø 1 from Blackburn (Bus Station, 5 minutes walk from station) to Blackburn (Bolton Road, Top o th Croft) eight times per hour, journey time 12 minutes. Then L Nuttall Street, ground on R Bolton Wanderers Macron Stadium, Burnden Way, Horwich, Greater Manchester BL6 6JW = Horwich Parkway ¼ mile. Out of station up Arena Approach, and ground opposite junction with Burnden Way. Brentford Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford, Greater London TW8 0NT = Brentford ½ mile. Out of station and L Boston Manor Road, L Sidney Gardens, L Windmill Road, R Hamilton Road, R Brook Road South, L Braemar Road, ground on L. Bristol City Ashton Gate Stadium, Raynes Road, Bristol BS3 2EJ = Parson Street ¾ mile. L out of station Parson Street and bear R at fork, then L Palmyra Road, becomes Duckmoor Road, L Raynes Road, ground on R. Derby County Pride Park Stadium, Royal Way, Derby, Derbyshire DE24 8XL = Derby ¾ mile. Leave station on east side and R at roundabout Roundhouse Road, R at roundabout Pride Parkway, L at roundabout Derwent Parade, R at roundabout Royal Way, ground on L. Hull City KCOM Stadium, Anlaby Road, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU3 6HU = Hull 1 mile. L out of station Ferensway, then after Margaret Moxon Way go L through shopping centre and emerge on Colonial Street, L Colonial Street, L Londesborough Street, and at end take walkway over railway lines to ground. Ipswich Town Portman Road Stadium, Portman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DA = Ipswich ¼ mile. Forward out of station and cross bridge into Princes Street, then L Portman Road, ground on L. Leeds United Elland Road Stadium, Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS11 0ES = Leeds 2 miles. First Leeds ø 51, 52 from Leeds (Meadow Lane, 8 minutes walk from station) to Leeds (Elland Road, Leeds United FC) six times per hour, journey time 6 minutes. Bus stop is opposite ground. Nottingham Forest City Ground, Pavilion Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire NG2 5FJ = Nottingham 1 mile. Marshalls of Sutton on Trent ø 90, Nottingham City Transport ø 11 from Nottingham (Station) to West Bridgford (Radcliffe Road, Cricket Ground) six times per hour, journey time 9 minutes. Then continue along Radcliffe Road, L Pavilion Road, ground on R Preston North End Deepdale Stadium, Sir Tom Finney Way, Preston, Lancashire PR1 6RU = Preston 1½ miles. Preston Bus ø 6, 19 from Preston (Church Street, 13 minutes walk from station) to Preston (Sir Tom Finney Way, Football Ground) eleven times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. Bus stop is opposite ground. Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road Stadium, South Africa Road, London W12 7PA White City (London Underground Central Line) ½ mile. R out of station Wood Lane, L South Africa Road, ground on L. Reading Madejski Stadium, Shooters Way, Reading, Berkshire RF2 0FL = Reading 2¾ miles. Reading Buses ø 60M from Reading (Station Road, adjacent to station) to Reading (Madejski Stadium) half hourly, journey time 11 minutes. Rotherham United New York Stadium, New York Way, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 1FJ = Rotherham Central ½ mile. R out of station Central Road, and at end bear L past buildings into The Statutes, then R Main Street, L New York Way, ground on L. Sheffield United Bramall Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S2 4SU = Sheffield ¾ mile. Out of station via Station Bridge and then L Sheaf Street, R St Mary s Road, L at roundabout Bramall Lane, ground on L. Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough Stadium, Leppings Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S6 1SW Leppings Lane (Sheffield Supertram Yellow Line) ¼ mile. Turn round and then L Leppings Lane, and ground on R. Stoke City bet365 Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST4 4EG = Stoke on Trent 2 miles. First Potteries ø 23, 23A from Stoke on Trent (Station) to Stoke on Trent (Blurton Road, Highfield Drive) four times per hour, journey time 13 minutes. Then retrace along Blurton Road, L Brownsea Place and at end follow footpath which leads to ground (14 minutes). Swansea City Liberty Stadium, Brunel Way, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales SA1 2FA = Swansea 1½ miles. First South and West Wales ø 4, 14, X50, X51 from Swansea (Station) to Swansea (Neath Road, Liberty Stadium) seven times per hour, journey time 7 minutes. Then cross road, and use pedestrian crossing R to cross Brunel Way to ground Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium, The Leeway, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS3 6RS = Middlesbrough ¾ mile. Leave station on north side Exchange Place, then R Bridge Street East, becomes Dock Street, then R Scott s Road and over bridge, L at roundabout to ground. West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns, Halfords Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 4LF = The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) ¼ mile. Leave station on north side and L up footpath, then R Halfords Lane and ground on R. Millwall The Den, Zampa Road, London SE16 3LN = South Bermondsey ½ mile. Up Station Approach, then L up stairs to Ilderton Road, L Ilderton Road, L Zampa Road, ground at end. Norwich City Carrow Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1JE = Norwich ½ mile. L out of station and over roundabout into Wherry Road, continue into Geoffrey Watling Way then immediately L Carrow Road and ground on R. Wigan Athletic DW Stadium, Loire Drive, Wigan, Greater Manchester WN5 0UH = Wigan North Western 1 mile. L out of station Wallgate and under railway line, then at roundabout bear R, pass Frith Street and cross river, then take footpath on R (Asda on immediate L), then R Loire Drive and ground on R. Getting to Football Page 7

8 Level 3 English Football League One Accrington Stanley Crown Ground, Livingstone Road, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 5BX = Accrington 1 mile. Blackburn Bus Company ø 7 from Accrington (Bus Station, 5 minutes walk from station) to Accrington (Whalley Road, Crown PH) four times per hour, journey time 9 minutes. Return bus is Blackburn Bus Company ø 6. Then retrace along Whalley Road, L Livingstone Road, ground on L Barnsley Oakwell Stadium, Grove Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S71 1ET = Barnsley ½ mile. Leave station on east side and R Schwäbisch Gmünd Way, then L Kendray Street, becomes Pontefract Road, L Bala Street, becomes Belgrave Road, R Thirlmere Road, L Grasmere Road, L Grove Street, ground on R. Blackpool Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY1 6JJ = Blackpool South ½ mile. Forward out of station and L at roundabout Seasiders Way, under bridge, R Bloomfield Road, ground on L. Bradford City Northern Commercials Stadium, Valley Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD8 7DY = Bradford Interchange 1 mile. Arriva Yorkshire Tiger ø 737, First Bradford ø 622, 626, Keighley Bus Company ø 662 from Bradford (Interchange, adjacent to station) to Bradford (Manningham Lane, Grosvenor Road) thirteen times per hour, journey time 9 minutes. Then retrace along Manningham Lane, L Valley Parade, ground at end Bristol Rovers Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Bristol BS7 0AQ = Bristol Parkway 3 miles. First Bristol Bath and the West ø 73 from Bradley Stoke (Bristol Parkway Station) to Bristol (Filton Avenue) four times per hour, journey time 19 minutes. Then continue along Filton Avenue, ground on L Burton Albion Pirelli Stadium, Derby Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 0BH = Burton upon Trent 1½ miles. Arriva Derby / trentbarton ø X38 from Burton upon Trent (High Street, 10 minutes walk from station) to Burton upon Trent (Derby Road, Pirelli Sports Club) three times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. Charlton Athletic The Valley, Harvey Gardens, London SE7 8BL = Charlton ¼ mile. Leave station on south side and L Delafield Road, cross into Floyd Road, ground on R as road becomes Harvey Gardens. Coventry City Ricoh Arena, Phoenix Way, Coventry, West Midlands CV6 6GE = Coventry Arena ¼ mile. Station is adjacent to ground. Doncaster Rovers Keepmoat Stadium, Stadium Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN4 5JW = Doncaster 1½ miles. First South Yorkshire ø 56 from Doncaster (Interchange, 5 minutes walk from station) to Doncaster (Stadium Way, Middle Bank) four times per hour, journey time 11 minutes. Return bus is First South Yorkshire ø 55. Then continue along Stadium Way, ground on L Return bus stop is opposite ground. Oxford United Kassam Stadium, Grenoble Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 4XP = Oxford 4½ miles. Oxford Bus Company ø 5, Stagecoach Oxfordshire ø 1 from Oxford (Station) to Oxford (Balfour Road, Sandy Lane) nineteen times per hour, journey time 34 minutes. Return bus runs from Oxford (Pegasus Road, Spindleberry Close). Then retrace along Balfour Road, L Blackbird Leys Road, R Merlin Road, R Knights Road, and at end take footpath on L to ground (9 minutes). For return bus, from Knights Road go R Pegasus Road, bus stop on R Peterborough United ABAX Stadium, London Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 8AL = Peterborough 1 mile. Stagecoach Peterborough ø 3, 5, 6, 31, 33 from Peterborough (Bus Station, 6 minutes walk from station) to Peterborough (London Road, Town Bridge Corner) seventeen times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. For return bus, L out of ground, continue into Fletton Road, and bus stop is on R Plymouth Argyle Home Park, Outland Road, Plymouth, Devon PL2 3DQ = Plymouth 1 mile. Stagecoach South West ø 101 from Plymouth (Station) to Plymouth (Milehouse Park and Ride) four times per hour, journey time 6 minutes. Return bus runs from Plymouth (Outland Road, adjacent to Milehouse Park and Ride). Return bus stop is on main road beyond car park Portsmouth Fratton Park, Frogmore Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO4 8RA = Fratton ½ mile. L out of station and immediately take stairs L to cross railway line, then L Goldsmith Avenue, over roundabout then L Frogmore Road, ground at end. Rochdale Spotland Stadium, Sandy Lane, Rochdale, Greater Manchester OL11 5DR = Rochdale 1¾ miles. Rosso ø 468 from Rochdale (Interchange, 10 minutes walk from station) to Rochdale (Sandy Lane, Spotland Stadium) three times per hour, journey time 9 minutes. Bus stop is opposite ground. Scunthorpe United Glanford Park, Jack Brownsword Way, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire DN15 8TD = Scunthorpe 2 miles. Stagecoach Lincolnshire ø 31 from Scunthorpe (High Street, Dunstall Street, 8 minutes walk from station) to Scunthorpe (Doncaster Road, Tesco) three times per hour, journey time 14 minutes. Return bus is Stagecoach Lincolnshire ø 32 from same stop. Then return to roundabout, cross into Jack Brownsword Way, over one roundabout then ground on R Shrewsbury Town New Meadow, Oteley Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 6ST = Shrewsbury 2¼ miles. Arriva Midlands ø 27 from Shrewsbury (5 minutes walk from station) to Shrewsbury (Moneybrook Way, Stapleton Road Junction) three times per hour, journey time 15 minutes. Then return to roundabout, third exit Oteley Road (shopping centre to R), over railway line then ground on R (11 minutes). Southend United Roots Hall, Fairfax Drive, Southend on Sea, Essex SS2 6NQ = Prittlewell ½ mile. R out of station East Street, R Victoria Avenue, L Fairfax Drive, ground on L. Fleetwood Town Highbury Stadium, Park Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6TX Stanley Road (Blackpool Tramway) ¼ mile. From station, L Stanley Road, L Park Avenue, ground on R Gillingham Priestfield Stadium, Redfern Avenue, Gillingham, Kent ME7 4DD = Gillingham (Kent) ½ mile. L out of station and immediately L Balmoral Road, L Gillingham Road, R Linden Road, R Redfern Avenue, ground on R. Luton Town Kenilworth Road Stadium, Clifton Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU4 8AW = Luton 1 mile. Arriva Beds and Bucks ø A, F70, F77, Z, Centrebus ø B, Grant Palmer ø C, CX from Luton (Station) to Luton (Busway, Clifton Road) twenty times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. Then retrace along north side of Busway, L to road junction, R Clifton Road, ground is on L Sunderland Stadium of Light, Stadium Way, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR5 1SU St Peter s (Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line) ¼ mile. Out of station and L Sheepfolds North, R Hay Street, R Millennium Way, L Stadium Way, ground on L. Walsall Banks s Stadium, Bescot Crescent, Walsall, West Midlands WS1 4SA = Bescot Stadium ¼ mile. Leave station on north side and take footpath under motorway, then R Bescot Crescent and ground on L. Wimbledon Kingsmeadow, Jack Goodchild Way, Kingston, Greater London KT1 3PB see page 57 for details Wycombe Wanderers Adams Park, Hillbottom Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 4HJ see page 57 for details Getting to Football Page 8

9 Level 4 English Football League Two Bury Gigg Lane, Bury, Greater Manchester BL9 9HR Bury (Manchester Metrolink Lines 1 Bury, 4 Bury) ¾ mile. Turn round out of station and L Angouleme Way, then R Market Street, R at roundabout Wellington Road, L Devon Street, R Gigg Lane, ground on L. Cambridge United Abbey Stadium, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB5 8LN = Cambridge 2 miles. Stagecoach Cambridge ø 3 from Cambridge (Station) to Cambridge (Newmarket Road, Ditton Walk) six times per hour, journey time 22 minutes. Bus stop is opposite ground. Carlisle United Brunton Park, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria CA1 1LL = Carlisle 1 mile. Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire ø 76 from Carlisle (Lowther Street, Lloyds Bank) to Carlisle (Warwick Road, Brunton Park Football Ground) three times per hour, journey time 10 minutes. Cheltenham Town Jonny-Rocks Stadium, Whaddon Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 5NA = Cheltenham Spa 2 miles. Stagecoach West ø D, E from Cheltenham (Cheltenham Spa Station) to Cheltenham (Evesham Road, Wellington Square) six times per hour, journey time 18 minutes. Then return to crossroads and L Wellington Road, second exit at roundabout Prestbury Road, R Whaddon Road, ground on L (9 minutes). Colchester United Weston Homes Community Stadium, United Way, Colchester, Essex CO4 5UP = Colchester 1¾ miles. Arriva Herts and Essex ø 2 from Colchester (Station Way, Bus Layby, adjacent to station) to Colchester (Nayland Road, Boxted Road) three times per hour, journey time 6 minutes. Return bus runs from Colchester (Defoe Crescent, Nayland Road). Last return bus Then continue along Nayland Road, over roundabout Boxted Road, over next roundabout and out of town, R United Way and ground on left (12 minutes). For return bus, continue past alighting stop, L Defoe Crescent, bus stop on L (12 minutes). Crawley Town checkatrade.com Stadium, Coachmans Drive, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9RX = Crawley 1¼ miles. Metrobus ø 10 from Crawley (Bus Station, adjacent to station) to Crawley (Coachmans Drive, Stadium) ten times per hour, journey time 6 minutes. Crewe Alexandra Alexandra Stadium, Gresty Road, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 6EB = Crewe ¼ mile. L out of station Nantwich Road, L Gresty Road, ground on L. Exeter City St James Park, St James Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 6PX = St James Park ¼ mile. Out of station and R Powderham Crescent, R Well Street and over railway line, L St James Road and ground on L. Forest Green Rovers New Lawn, Nympsfield Road, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire GL6 0ET = Stroud 4 miles. Stagecoach West ø 63 from Stroud (Merrywalks, 5 minutes walk from station) to Nailsworth (Nortonwood, Carters Way) half hourly, journey time 28 minutes. Return bus runs from Nailsworth (Nympsfield Road, Primary School). Then continue to roundabout, straight ovcr and ground on R For return bus, R at roundabout Nympsfield Road, bus stop on L Grimsby Town Blundell Park, Imperial Avenue, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire DN35 7PY = Grimsby Town 2 miles. (= New Clee is ¾ mile from ground, but has an infrequent service which does not operate at suitable times.) Stagecoach Grimsby ø 3, 9, 10 from Grimsby (Riverhead Exchange, 5 minutes walk from station) to Cleethorpes (Grimsby Road, Imperial Avenue) eight times per hour, journey time 15 minutes. Then L Imperial Avenue, ground at end Lincoln City Sincil Bank Stadium, Sincil Bank, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN5 8LD = Lincoln ¾ mile. R out of station Oxford Street, then use footbridge R to cross railway line, forward through car park and across Tentercroft Street into Kesteven Street, becomes Sincil Bank, ground on L. Macclesfield Town Moss Rose Stadium, London Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 7SP = Macclesfield 1¼ miles. Arriva North West ø 9 from Macclesfield (Bus Station, 5 minutes walk from station) to Macclesfield (Moss Lane, Cornbrook Road) half hourly, journey time 14 minutes. Return bus runs from same stop. Then continue along Moss Lane, R London Road, ground on R Mansfield Town One Call Stadium, Quarry Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG18 5DA = Mansfield ½ mile. Forward out of station and then L Station Road, L Portland Street, R Quarry Lane, ground on R. Milton Keynes Dons Stadium MK, Stadium Way, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire MK1 1ST = Bletchley 1½ miles. Arriva Beds and Bucks ø 6, Red Rose Travel ø 24 from Bletchley (Bus Station, 7 minutes walk from station) to Bletchley (Saxon Street, Stadium MK) four times per hour, journey time 9 minutes. Return buses are Arriva Beds and Bucks ø 6, Red Rose Travel ø 25. Morecambe Globe Arena, Westgate, Morecambe, Lancashire LA4 4TB = Morecambe 1 mile. Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire ø 6, 6A from Morecambe (Bus Station, opposite station) to Morecambe (Westgate, Morecambe FC) four times per hour, journey time 18 minutes. Newport County Rodney Parade, Rodney Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales NP19 0UU = Newport ¾ mile. Leave station on east side and L Queensway, forward at roundabout over bridge, then R Rodney Road, ground on L. Northampton Town Sixfields Stadium, Edgar Mobbs Way, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN5 5QA = Northampton 1½ miles. Stagecoach Northamptonshire ø 15, D3, Stagecoach Warwickshire ø D1, D2 from Northampton (Station Approach, adjacent to station) to Northampton (Sixfields Roundabout, Bella Italia) six times per hour, journey time 9 minutes. Return bus runs from same stop. Then take footpath beside bus stop to ground Notts County Meadow Lane Stadium, Meadow Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG2 3HJ = Nottingham ½ mile. L out of station Carrington Street, L Queen s Road, R London Road, L Cattle Market Road, R Meadow Lane, ground on R. Oldham Athletic Boundary Park, Furtherwood Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester OL1 2PA Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink Line 5 Rochdale) 1¼ miles. First Greater Manchester ø 409, Stagecoach Greater Manchester ø 183 from Oldham (King Street, adjacent to station) to Oldham (Rochdale Road, Royal Oldham Hospital) seven times per hour, journey time 14 minutes. Then continue along Rochdale Road, L Sheepfoot Lane, over roundabout becomes Furtherwood Road, ground on R (7 minutes). Port Vale Vale Park, Hamil Road, Burslem, Staffordshire ST6 1AW see page 57 for details Stevenage Lamex Stadium, Broadhall Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 8RH see page 57 for details Swindon Town County Ground, County Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2ED see page 57 for details Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park, Prenton Road West, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH42 9PY see page 57 for details Yeovil Town Huish Park Stadium, Lufton Way, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 8YF see page 57 for details Getting to Football Page 9

10 Step 1 National League Aldershot Town EBB Stadium, High Street, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 1TW = Aldershot ¼ mile. Out of station and up Station Road, then forward at roundabout Arthur Street, R Windsor Way, R Victoria Road, ground opposite junction with High Street. Halifax Town MBi Shay Stadium, Shaw Hill, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2YT = Halifax ½ mile. Forward out of station and then L Church Street, becomes South Parade and then Shay Syke, R Shaw Hill, ground on R. Barnet The Hive, Camrose Avenue, Edgware, Greater London HA8 6AG Canons Park (London Underground Jubilee Line) ¼ mile. L out of station Whitchurch Lane, ground on R. Barrow Furness Building Society Stadium, Wilkie Road, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria LA14 5UW = Barrow ¾ mile. Up Station Approach and then R Holker Street, ground on L at junction with Wilkie Road. Boreham Wood Meadow Park, Broughinge Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 5AL = Elstree and Borehamwood ¾ mile. Up Station Approach then L Station Road, at once R Shenley Road, L Eldon Avenue, R Fairway Avenue, L Brook Road, R Broughinge Road, ground on R. Braintree Town IronmongeryDirect Stadium, Clockhouse Way, Braintree, Essex CM7 3DE = Braintree 1 mile. Stephensons of Essex ø 30, 38A from Braintree (Bus Park, 6 minutes walk from station) to Braintree (Cressing Road, Bartram Avenue South) twice per hour, journey time 8 minutes. Then continue along Cressing Road, R Clockhouse Way, ground on L Bromley Hayes Lane, Bromley, Greater London BR2 9EF = Bromley South 1 mile. TfL ø 119, 146, 314 from Bromley (Bromley South Station) to Bromley (Hayes Road, Hayes Lane) ten times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. Then continue to junction, R Hayes Lane, ground on L (6 minutes). Chesterfield Proact Stadium, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S41 8NZ = Chesterfield 1½ miles. Stagecoach Chesterfield ø 25, 43, 44, 50, 50A from Chesterfield (Cavendish Street, 8 minutes walk from station) to Chesterfield (Sheffield Road, Proact Stadium) eight times per hour, journey time 6 minutes. Bus stop is opposite ground. Dagenham and Redbridge Chigwell Construction Stadium, Victoria Road, Dagenham, Greater London RM10 7XL Dagenham East (London Underground District Lane) ½ mile. L out of station Rainham Road South, L Victoria Road, ground at end. Dover Athletic Crabble Athletic Ground, Crabble Road, Dover, Kent CT17 0JB = Dover Priory 1¾ miles. Stagecoach East Kent ø 90, 91, 92, 92A from Dover (Priory Street, 5 minutes walk from station) to Dover (Crabble Road, Crabble Avenue) three times per hour, journey time 15 minutes. Then continue along Crabble Road and ground on L Eastleigh Silverlake Stadium, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 9HT = Eastleigh 2 miles. BlueStar Bus ø 2 from Eastleigh (Station) to Eastleigh (Stoneham Lane, St Nicolas Church) four times per hour, journey time 16 minutes. Then continue along Stoneham Lane and ground on L Ebbsfleet United Kuflink Stadium, Stonebridge Road, Northfleet, Kent DA11 9GN = Northfleet ¼ mile. Out of station and L Station Road, R Hamerton Road, L Stonebridge Road, ground on R. Fylde Mill Farm Sports Village, Coronation Way, Wesham, Lancashire PR4 3JZ = Kirkham and Wesham ¾ mile. R out of station Station Road, R Garstang Road North, across roundabout Coronation Way, ground on R. Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE10 0EF Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line, Yellow Line) ½ mile. R out of station and over bridge into St James Road, take footpath first R and follow to Old Fold Road, L Old Fold Road, R Holmes Drive, cross into Neilson Road, ground on R. Harrogate Town CNG Stadium, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG2 7SA = Harrogate 1 mile. Connexions Buses ø X70, Harrogate Bus Company ø 7 from Harrogate (Bus Station, adjacent to station) to Harrogate (Wetherby Road, Football Ground) four times per hour, journey time 6 minutes. Then continue along Wetherby Road and ground on L Hartlepool United Victoria Park, Clarence Road, Hartlepool, Durham TS24 8BZ = Hartlepool ½ mile. Up Station Approach then R Church Street, cross into Clarence Road, ground on L. Havant and Waterlooville Westleigh Park, Martin Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 5TH = Havant 1 mile. Stagecoach Portsmouth ø 20, 21 from Havant (Bus Station, 5 minutes walk from station) to Havant (Martin Road, Douglas Gardens) four times per hour, journey time 7 minutes. Leyton Orient Matchroom Stadium, Brisbane Road, London E10 5NF Leyton (London Underground Central Line) ½ mile. R out of station High Road, L Osborne Road, ground opposite junction with Brisbane Road. Maidenhead United York Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1SF = Maidenhead ¼ mile. Up Station Approach then L King Street, R Queen Street, R York Road, ground on R. Maidstone United Gallagher Stadium, James Whatman Way, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LQ = Maidstone East ¼ mile. L out of station Sandling Road, L Staceys Street, over roundabout into James Whatman Way, ground at end. Salford City Peninsula Stadium, Moor Lane, Salford, Greater Manchester M7 3PZ = Manchester Piccadilly 3½ miles. Blackburn Bus Company ø X41, Burnley Bus Company ø X43 from Manchester (Chorlton Street, 6 minutes walk from station) to Salford (Bury New Road, Moor Lane) six times per hour, journey time 19 minutes. Then turn round and R Moor Lane, ground on L (7 minutes). Solihull Moors Automated Technology Group Stadium, Damson Parkway, Solihull, West Midlands B92 9EJ = Solihull 2½ miles. National Express West Midlands ø X12 from Solihull (Station) to Solihull (Damson Lane, Land Rover Works) three times per hour, journey time 17 minutes. Then continue along Damson Lane, over roundabout into Damson Parkway, ground on L Sutton United Borough Sports Ground, Gander Green Lane, Sutton, Greater London SM1 2EY = West Sutton ¼ mile. R out of station Gander Green Lane, ground on R. Wrexham Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales LL11 2AH = Wrexham General ¼ mile. Up Station Approach, R Regent Street, becomes Mold Road, ground on R. Getting to Football Page 10

11 Step 2 National League North Alfreton Town Impact Arena, North Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire DE55 7FZ = Alfreton ¾ mile. Up Station Approach then L Salcombe Road, R Mansfield Road, L Prospect Street, R Nottingham Road, L North Street, ground on R at junction with Bentley Close. Altrincham J Davidson Stadium, Moss Lane, Altrincham, Greater Manchester WA15 8AP = Altrincham (Manchester Metrolink Lines 1 Altrincham, 2 Altrincham) ¾ mile. Leave station on west side and L Stamford New Road, L Moss Lane, ground on L. Ashton United Hurst Cross Stadium, Surrey Street, Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester OL6 8DY Ashton under Lyne (Manchester Metrolink Line 3 Ashton under Lyne) 1¼ miles. First Greater Manchester ø 38 from Ashton under Lyne (Bus Station, 5 minutes walk from station) to Ashton under Lyne (Kings Road, Hurst Cross) half hourly, journey time 8 minutes. Return bus is First Greater Manchester ø 39. Then continue along Kings Road, L Andrew Street, ground opposite junction with Surrey Street Blyth Spartans Croft Park, Plessey Road, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 3JE Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Green Line, Yellow Line) 12½ miles. Arriva North East ø X11 from Newcastle upon Tyne (Haymarket Bus Station, adjacent to station) to Blyth (Plessey Road, Eleventh Avenue) three times per hour, journey time 50 minutes. Then continue along Plessey Road, over roundabout and ground on L Boston United Jakemans Stadium, York Street, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 6JN = Boston ¾ mile. Out of station and forward Station Street, L Tower Street, R Irby Place, L over bridge, R Church Street, L Shodfriars Lane, L John Adams Way, R Main Ridge East, R York Street, ground on R. Brackley Town St James Park, Churchill Way, Brackley, Northamptonshire NN13 7EJ = Banbury 9¾ miles. Stagecoach Oxfordshire ø 500 from Banbury (Bus Station, 5 minutes walk from station) to Brackley (Banbury Road, Southfield Primary School) half hourly, journey time 33 minutes. Then continue along Banbury Road, R Bridge Street, L Churchill Way, ground at end (6 minutes). Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium, Cemetery Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD6 2NG = Bradford Interchange 3 miles. First Bradford ø 681 from Bradford (Interchange, adjacent to station) to Bradford (Halifax Road, Cemetery Road) half hourly, journey time 15 minutes. Then continue along Halifax Road, L Cemetery Road, ground on L Chester Swansway Chester Stadium, Bumpers Lane, Chester, Cheshire CH1 4LT = Chester 2¼ miles. Arriva Wales ø 10, 10A from Chester (Bus Interchange, 11 minutes walk from station) to Chester (Sealand Road, Tesco) four times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. Then turn round and R Bumpers Lane, ground on R (12 minutes). Chorley Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium, Ashby Street, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 3DU = Chorley ½ mile. Leave station on west side and L Shepherds Way, continue into Lyons Lane and Lyons Lane South, then R at roundabout Bolton Street, at once L Duke Street, L Ashby Street, R Ashby Street and follow around to L for ground. Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium, Richmond Street, Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester OL7 9HG Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink Line 3 Ashton under Lyne) ½ mile. Continue along line of Metrolink to junction then L Richmond Street, ground on L. Darlington Blackwell Meadows, Grange Road, Darlington, Durham DL1 5NR = Darlington 1¼ miles. Arriva North East ø X26, X27 from Darlington (Station) to Darlington (Grange Road, Blackwell Grange Hotel) three times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. Then turn round, and R towards ground FC United of Manchester Broadhurst Park, Lightbowne Road, Manchester M40 0FJ Newton Heath and Moston (Manchester Metrolink Line 5 Rochdale) 1 mile. First Greater Manchester ø 52, 181, 182 from Manchester (Dean Lane, Oldham Road, 5 minutes walk from station) to Manchester (St Mary s Road, Arden Grove) six times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. Guiseley Nethermoor Park, Otley Road, Guiseley, West Yorkshire LS20 8BT = Guiseley ¼ mile. Leave station on west side and R Station Road, take footpath L to Morton Terrace and up Morton Terrace, R Otley Road, ground on R. Hereford Edgar Street, Hereford, Herefordshire HR4 9JU = Hereford ½ mile. Up Station Approach then R Hereford City Link Road, L Edgar Street, ground on L. Kidderminster Harriers Aggborough Stadium, Hoo Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 1NB = Kidderminster ½ mile. Out of station and L Comberton Road, L Comberton Place, and at end take footpath through Pannier Close into Stadium Close, L Hoo Road, ground on L. Leamington Phillips 66 Community Stadium, Harbury Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV33 9QB = Leamington Spa 3½ miles. Brakes Trust Minibus ø from Leamington Spa (Station) to ground at 1415, journey time 10 minutes, and return after match. This is not a registered bus service and there is no public transport to the ground. Nuneaton Borough Liberty Way, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 6RR = Nuneaton 1½ miles. Stagecoach Warwickshire ø 7 from Nuneaton (Bus Station, 5 minutes walk from station) to Nuneaton (Eastboro Way, Townsend Drive) at 1310, 1410, journey time 7 minutes, return at Then continue along Eastboro Way, L Townsend Drive, L Liberty Way, L towards ground (10 minutes). Southport Merseyrail Community Stadium, Haig Avenue, Southport, Merseyside PR8 6JZ = Southport 1¼ miles. Arriva Merseyside ø 44 from Southport (Station) to Southport (Forest Road, Curzon Road) three times per hour, journey time 11 minutes. Then continue along Forest Road, R Beatty Road, L Haig Avenue, ground on R (6 minutes). Spennymoor Town Brewery Field, Wood Vue, Spennymoor, Durham DL16 6JN = Durham 6 miles. Arriva North East ø 6, Go North East ø X21 from Durham (Bus Station, 5 minutes walk from station) to Spennymoor (Durham Road, Burn Terrace) seven times per hour, journey time 33 minutes. Then retrace up Durham Road, L Wood Vue, ground on L Stockport County Edgeley Park, Hardcastle Road, Stockport, Greater Manchester SK3 9DD = Stockport ½ mile. Leave station on west side and L Station Road, L Shaw Heath, R at roundabout Mercian Way, L Worrall Street, R Hardcastle Road, ground on L. Telford United New Bucks Head Stadium, Watling Street, Wellington, Shropshire TF1 2TU = Wellington 1 mile. Arriva Midlands ø 4, 7, X4 from Wellington (Bus Station, adjacent to station) to Wellington (Watling Street, Whitehouse Hotel) ten times per hour, journey time 6 minutes. York City Bootham Crescent Ground, Grosvenor Road, York, North Yorkshire YO30 7AQ = York 1 mile. Out of station and L to follow footpath alongside railway line, continue over bridge and through car park, and then L to cross railway line, then R Bootham Terrace, L Bootham, R Bootham Crescent, L Grosvenor Road, ground on R. Getting to Football Page 11

12 Step 2 National League South Bath City Twerton Park, High Street, Bath, Somerset BA2 1DB = Bath Spa 1¾ miles. First Bristol Bath and the West ø 5 from Bath (Bus Station, adjacent to station) to Bath (High Street, Twerton Parade) four times per hour, journey time 15 minutes. Then turn round and ground on R. Billericay Town New Lodge, Blunts Wall Road, Billericay, Essex CM12 9SA = Billericay 1 mile. Out of station and R Radford Way, R Stock Road and over railway line, R Western Road, becomes Tye Common Road, R Blunts Wall Road, ground on R. Chelmsford City Melbourne Community Stadium, Salerno Way, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 2EH = Chelmsford 1½ miles. First Essex ø 54 from Chelmsford (Bus Station, adjacent to station) to Chelmsford (Melbourne Avenue, Langton Avenue) three times per hour, journey time 9 minutes. Then turn round and L Salerno Way, L towards ground (6 minutes). Chippenham Town Hardenhuish Park, Bristol Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6LR = Chippenham ¾ mile. Out of station and use stairs to cross to north of railway line, then L Union Road, L New Road, R Marshfield Road, becomes Bristol Road, R towards ground. Concord Rangers Aspect Arena, Thames Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 0HH = Benfleet 2¾ miles. First Essex ø 21 from Benfleet (Station) to Canvey Island (Thorney Bay Road, Thames Road) half hourly, journey time 10 minutes. Then turn round and L Thames Road, ground on L (9 minutes). Dartford Princes Park, Grass Banks, Dartford, Kent DA1 1RT = Dartford 1 mile. Arriva Kent Thameside ø B from Dartford (Home Gardens, 5 minutes walk from station) to Dartford (Princes Road, Princes Park) six times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. Bus stop is opposite ground. Dulwich Hamlet KNK Stadium, Bishopsford Road, Morden, Greater London SM4 6BF Mitcham (London Tramlink Route 3) ¼ mile. L out of station London Road, becomes Bishopsford Road, ground on L. East Thurrock United FutureFuel Stadium, Rookery Hill, Stanford le Hope, Essex SS17 9LB = Stanford le Hope 2 miles. First Essex ø 100 from Stanford le Hope (Station) to Stanford le Hope (Lampits Hill, Social Club) four times per hour, journey time 10 minutes. Then retrace up Lampits Hill, continue into Church Road, R Rookery Hill, ground on R (6 minutes). Eastbourne Borough Priory Lane, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN23 7QH = Eastbourne 3¼ miles. Stagecoach Eastbourne ø Loop from Eastbourne (Terminus Road, adjacent to station) to Eastbourne (Priory Road, Shelley Walk) three times per hour, journey time 25 minutes. Then continue along Priory Road, R Priory Lane, ground on R Gloucester City Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium, Cheltenham Road, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 2LZ = Evesham 1¾ miles. Astons Coaches ø 540 from Evesham (Bus Station, 7 minutes walk from station) to Evesham (Cheltenham Road, Thistledown) at 1248, 1348, journey time 9 minutes, return at 1740 (last). Then continue along Cheltenham Road, ground on R at roundabout (6 minutes). Hampton and Richmond Borough Beveree Stadium, Beaver Close, Hampton, Greater London TW12 2BX = Hampton ½ mile. Leave station on south side and L Station Road, L Beaver Close, ground at end. Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road Ground, Wilma Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 4HW = St Albans City 5¾ miles. (= Hemel Hempstead is less convenient to use.) Arriva Herts and Essex ø 300, 301 from St Albans (St Albans City Station) to Hemel Hempstead (St Albans Road, Leverstock Green Road) three times per hour, journey time 32 minutes. Then turn round and L Ranelagh Road, continue into Wilma Way, ground at end Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0AY = Hungerford ¾ mile. Leave station on south side and up Station Approach, then L Station Road, R Park Street, L Fairview Road, becomes Priory Avenue, L Bulpit Lane, ground on L. Oxford City Marsh Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3 0NQ = Oxford 3 miles. Stagecoach Oxfordshire ø 13 from Oxford (St Aldates, 14 minutes walk from station) to Oxford (Cherwell Drive) five times per hour, journey time 14 minutes. Then continue along Cherwell Drive, L Elms Drive, L Marsh Lane, R for sports centre and continue to ground (12 minutes). St Albans City Clarence Park Stadium, York Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 4PL = St Albans City ½ mile. Out of station and L Station Way, L Hatfield Road, just before railway bridge take footpath R and down stairs alongside railway line, R York Road, ground on R. Slough Town Arbour Park, Stoke Road, Slough, Berkshire SL2 5AY = Slough ¾ mile. Out of station and R Brunel Way, R Stoke Road, ground on R. Torquay United Plainmoor, Westlands Lane, Torquay, Devon TQ1 3PS = Torquay 1½ miles. Stagecoach South West ø 22 from Torquay (Torbay Road, Grand Hotel, 5 minutes walk from station) to Torquay (Manor Road, Town Hall) three times per hour, journey time 34 minutes. Then continue along Manor Road, L Warbro Road, ground on R (7 minutes). Truro City Plainmoor, Westlands Lane, Torquay, Devon TQ1 3PS = Torquay 1½ miles. Stagecoach South West ø 22 from Torquay (Torbay Road, Grand Hotel, 5 minutes walk from station) to Torquay (Manor Road, Town Hall) three times per hour, journey time 34 minutes. Then continue along Manor Road, L Warbro Road, ground on R (7 minutes). Wealdstone Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip, Greater London HA4 6JQ Ruislip (London Underground Metropolitan Line, Piccadilly Line) ¾ mile. L out of station and up stairs to West End Road, L West End Road, L Grosvenor Vale, ground at end. Welling United Park View Road, Welling, Greater London DA16 1SY = Welling 1 mile. TfL ø 89, 486, B16 from Welling (Bellegrove Road, Central Avenue, 5 minutes walk from station) to Welling (Park View Road, Guy Earl of Warwick PH) fifteen times per hour, journey time 5 minutes. Bus stop is opposite ground. Weston super Mare Woodspring Stadium, Winterstoke Road, Weston super Mare, Somerset BS24 9AA = Weston super Mare 1½ miles. First Bristol Bath and the West ø 7 from Weston super Mare (Walliscote Road, Town Hall, 5 minutes walk from station) to Weston super Mare (Brompton Road, Bus Layby) four times per hour, journey time 14 minutes. Then continue along Brompton Road (passing bus stop for return journey on L), L Winterstoke Road, ground on L (13 minutes). Woking Laithwaite Community Stadium, Kingfield Road, Woking, Surrey GU22 9AA = Woking 1 mile. Arriva Kent and Surrey ø 34, 462, 463 from Woking (Station) to Woking (Kingfield Road, Leisure Centre) three times per hour, journey time 7 minutes. Then retrace up Kingfield Road and ground on L Getting to Football Page 12