FLEETWOOD TOWN V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10TH AT 3PM
AT HIGHBURY STADIUM, PARK AVENUE, FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE, FY7 6TX.
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach: Coaches leave White Street Car Park at 10am and cost £15 per person.
Exit the M6 at Junction 32 and take the M55 towards Blackpool. Then leave the M55 at Junction 3 and take the A585 towards Fleetwood.
On the outskirts of the town you will come to a roundabout with Blackpool and Fylde college on your left. Continue straight on towards Fleetwood but after the roundabout take the first left into Copse Road.
After about a mile as you pass Fleetwood Fire station, branch left and turn left on to Radcliffe Road, as if you were going back on yourself. Then take the next right on to Stanley Road and the stadium is at the bottom of this road on the left.
There are a limited number of parking spaces available at the ground but street parking is permitted on the surrounding roads.
Train;
The most convenient mainline station is Blackpool North. The station is 7½ miles from the football ground so you’ll need to use one of the options below to complete your journey.
Bus:
The No14 and No 1 buses leaves Blackpool town centre every 10 minutes and passes close to the ground. Journey time is about 30 minutes and the fare £2.
Tram:
Leave Blackpool North train station and head for the sea. Trams run north to Fleetwood, passing close to the ground, every 20 minutes and costing £2.50. Journey time is approximately 40 minutes. Get off at Stanley Road, which is around 200 yards from the stadium.
Taxi:
A Black Cab, holding up to six people, will take you from Blackpool Station to the ground for about £18, a little cheaper during the week. Journey time about 20 minutes.
More information; http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/club/travel-information/
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ADMISSION
Seating
Adults £25.00
Seniors(over 65) £20.00
Young Adult (16-17) £20.00
Juniors (5-15) £15.00
Under 5s FOC (must be accompanied by a paying adult)
Terracing
Adults £23.00
Seniors (over 65) £18.00
Young Adult (16-17) £18.00
Juniors (5-15) £15.00
Under 5s FOC (must be accompanied by a paying adult)
Pay on the gate. Over 1100 tickets have been sold.
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THE LAST TIME
Saturday will see the third competitive game between Fleetwood Town and Coventry City and the Sky Blues second visit for a Football League fixture.
After losing 2-0 in a pre-season game on July 24th 2013, City won 2-0 in a League One fixture on March 17th 2015 with an 87th minute goal from Dominic Samuel and one in the 94th minute from Frank Nouble.
The teams that night were:
City: Burge, Willis, Pennington, Martin, Stokes (Webster 89), Ward, Fleck, Samuel, Barton (Odelusi 73), Nouble. Tudgay (O'Brien 54). Subs; C.Thomas, Turgott. Finch, Charles-Cook.
Fleetwood: Maxwell, McLaughlin, Murdoch (Sarcevic 73), Roberts, Pond, Evans (Dobbie 91) Schumacher, Morris, Chicksen, Proctor, McAlinden (Hunter 73). Subs: Forbes, Moore, Ball, Crainey.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Fleetwood Town is Mark Heywood from Cheshire.
He was in charge of City’s win at Port Vale last season and the other two City games that Mr Heywood has taken charge of are, the 2-1 home defeat to Swindon Town on March 2nd 2013. He was also in charge of the pre-season friendly at Accrington Stanley in August 2012.
He has been the fourth official at a number of City games including the home game against Yeovil Town last season.
His assistants are: David Benton and Duncan Street. The Fourth Official is James Mainwaring
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BETTING ODDS
Coventry City are the favourites to win at Fleetwood Town on Saturday
City are the 6/5 favourites with Fleetwood at 9/5 and 5/2 the draw.
To check on some of the odds being offered by the leading bookmakers before you place a bet, please click http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/fleetwood-v-coventry/winner