February's Directions

Last updated : 01 February 2005 By Covsupport
PRESTON NORTH END V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5TH AT 3PM
AT DEEPDALE
M6 Junction 31. Follow Preston signs (A59). After a mile, take the second exit at roundabout into Blackpool Road. Turn left after 1.25 miles into Deepdale.
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COVENTRY CITY LADIES V OLDHAM CURZON
SUNDAY February 6TH AT 2PM
At Coventry Sphinx
From M6 leave motorway at junction 2. Take the A4600 Follow signs for city
centre. Ensure you do not take the Coventry South/Warwick turn. Landmarks to follow: left hand side, Showcase cinema and Homeworld. Island - straight on. Left hand side, hotel and Asda island - straight on. Traffic lights - straight on. Right hand side, Sainsbury's Homebase. Large island - straight on.
Traffic lights - straight on. When you reach the Walsgrave pub (left hand side) the road bears left. Follow this road ignoring the traffic lights which take you straight on. Island by parade of shops - straight on. Follow this road -
Burns Road leading to Church Lane - to the end where you will come to traffic
lights. Turn right into Binley Road. About a quarter of a mile down this road
you will see Cov & North Warwickshire C.C. and then the Bulls Head pub on
your left hand side. Immediately after the pub turn left into Bulls Head Lane.
At the end of this road, turn right. Second left is Siddeley Avenue.
Approximately 30 yards inside Siddeley Avenue you will come to a bend
where the entrance to the club is situated.

From Town, ring road, following signs for Leicester. Up Sky Blue way,
take right fork and follow into Binley Road. By Bulls Head pub,turn right
into Bulls Head Lane. With Stoke Bakery and New Inn pub on your right,
bear right and take the second left into Siddley Avenue. Sphinx Drive is just
before the bend in the road.
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COVENTRY CITY RESERVES V DERBY COUNTY
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8TH AT 7PM
AT NUNEATON BOROUGH
Exit M6 at Junction 3 and follow the A444 towards Nuneaton. At the first
roundabout with go straight over (you will see the cinema on the left), at the
next roundabout take the second exit, towards Nuneaton. Go straight over the
next roundabout then turn left at next roundabout, follow the road around to
the left and turn right into Greenmoor Road at mini roundabout. At the end of
Greenmoor Road turn right, you will then see Manor Park on the left.
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CRYSTAL PALACE RESERVES V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 15TH AT 7PM
AT SELHURST PARK
From South: Exit M25 at junction 7 (s/p M23 Gatwick, Croydon), then follow M23 Croydon signs. Straight on for 6.6 miles through Hooley and Coulsdon, to the Purley Cross interchange. Filter left (s/p Central London A23, Woodcote and Epsom) into a one-way system. Follow the central London A23 signs into Purley Way dual carriageway, which then becomes single carriageway At junction after 1.8 miles, by Hungry Horse pub, go straight on (s/p Central London A23, Thornton Heath). Follow Central London A23 signs for 2.3 miles, through several sets of lights and keeping right over a flyover. the road comes to an unsignposted junction by the Horseshoe pub, and all traffic turns left onto a one-way system. Keep right following the signs to Croydon A235 and Selhurst, then Selhurst A223, turning left after Barclays Bank into Bridgestock Road. At junction after 0.9 miles, by clock tower, keep right (s/p Croydon Town Centre, Selhurst, Crystal Palace A212) into Thornton Heath High Street. At a roundabout after 0.3 miles turn left (s/p Norwood B266, Crystal Palace A212) into Whitehorse Lane. Ground is on right hand side after 0.3 miles.
By Road - From North and East: Exit M25 at junction 4 (s/p Bromley A21, Orpington A224). At roundabout turn right (s/p Bromley A21, Orpington A224), and at next roundabout after 0.8 miles take 3rd exit (Bromley A21, Croydon A232) onto the A21. At roundabout after 1.3 miles go straight on (s/p Croydon A232). Follow signs to Croydon (A232) for 3.5 miles to where the road divides.
Here, keep left through lights (s/p Croydon Station and then Croydon A232) onto the A232. Follow Croydon A232 signs for a further 5.1 miles. Shortly after The Shirley Inn and The Crown pub on left hand side, turn right at roundabout (s/p Croydon, Sutton A232 and Redhill) into Shirley Road. At next roundabout after 0.3 miles, go straight on (s/p Norwood A215, Addiscombe) onto the A215. At T-junction after 0.6 miles turn right (s/p Beckenham A222, South Norman A215, Crystal Palace) into Addiscombe Road. After 0.2 miles turn left (s/p South Norwood A215, Crystal Palace A212) into Spring Lane. At T-junction after 0.3 miles turn right (s/p Central London, South Norwood, Crystal Palace A215) into Woodside Green, which immediately becomes Portland Road. After 0.8 miles, just after railway bridge, turn left (s/p Croydon Town Centre, Selhurst A213) into South Norwood High Street. After 0.4 miles turn right a lights (n/s) into Park Road to ground.
Tip: If lost, try to pick up on road signs to Croydon, Selhurst and Thornton Heath.
By Rail
Rail: There are three stations near the ground, all within five minutes walk. Trains to Thornton Heath and Selhurst run from Victoria and London Bridge.
Thornton Heath: Turn left out of station and cross road. Bear right at the first junction into the High Street and left at roundabout into Whitehouse lane.
Selhurst: It's well signposted. Turn left out of Station, and left at lights into Clifton Road. Take the 2nd right (opposite Clifton Arms) into Holmesdale Road.
Norwood Junction: Straight out of Station, and left at end of road into Selhurst Road. Take 3rd turning on right to ground. (Crystal Palace station is not near the ground).
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READING FC V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19TH AT 3PM
AT MADEJSKI STADIUM
Getting to Madejski Stadium is extremely simple.
From Junction 11 of the M4, follow signs towards Reading. Madejski Stadium is on your left-hand side after less than a mile.
Directions by rail. The nearest rail station is Reading. From there, simply take a Fasttrack Park & Ride green bus that takes you direct to the Stadium. Average journey time less than 10 minutes.
Directions by air. The nearest airport is London Heathrow. From there, you can take the RailAir bus direct to Reading train station and then take park & ride bus.
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WEST BROMWICH ALBION V COVENTRY CITY LADIES
BCFA CUP SEMI-FINAL
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20TH AT 2PM
Oldbury United,York Road,Rowley Regis
M5 to junction 2. Turn off motorway island onto big island and take 2nd exit into Birchfield Lane heading towards Blackheath. At traffic lights,turn left into Titford Lane. Take 3rd right into York Road and ground is on your left.
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COVENTRY CITY RESERVES V CHELSEA
MONDAY FEBRUARY 21ST AT 7PM
AT NUNEATON BOROUGH
See above
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COVENTRY CITY LADIES V STOCK PORT
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27TH AT 2PM
AT COVENTRY SPHINX
see above
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