Sky Blues On The Road - Gillingham

GILLINGHAM FC V COVENTRY CITY

SATURDAY JANUARY 17^TH AT 3PM ​

AT MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Redfern Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 4DD 

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MATCH DETAILS

Kick off at 3pm. 

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TRAVEL

​Club Coaches - Coaches will leave White Street Coach Park at 10am and cost £17 per person.

Coventry City supporters planning on watching the Sky Blues at Gillingham on January 17th are advised that you can no longer pay at the toll booths to use the Dartford Crossing.

To use the Dartford crossing, you need to pay in advance to a new payment scheme called Dart Charge.

You must pay for a crossing in advance or by midnight the day after crossing. You can do this using a pre-pay account, which saves you up to a third on every crossing, or by making a one-off payment.

You can make a one-off payment:

• online at www.gov.uk/dart-charge
• over the phone by calling: 0300 300 0120
• via a payzone retail outlet
• by post (in advance only): Dart Charge Customer Services PO Box 842 Leeds LS1 9QF

 

You can avoid the bridge/tunnel and the £2.50 each way charge altogether, by taking the M1 to junction 6A and then taking the M11, onto the A406 S and then the A13 / Newham Way. After 3.5miles, take the sliproad left to A102 / Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach towards Isle of Dogs / Canary Wharf / C London  and then on to the A2. At junction 1, take sliproad left to A289 towards Grain / Gillingham and follow to Gillingham.

By Road from the South :

​Exit the M2 at junction 4 onto the A278. Follow signs for Gillingham driving over two roundabouts before taking the first exit off the third roundabout onto the A2. Continue until you come to the next roundabout (Premier Inn to your left) and take the third exit onto the A289. At the first roundabout take the first exit onto Cornwallis Avenue. Continue along Cornwallis Avenue over the traffic lights before turning right into Toronto Road. Take the second left off Toronto into Redfern Avenue, where you will see the Priestfield Stadium on your left.​

By Road from the North: ​

Exit A2 at junction 1 (M2) onto the A289. Follow signs for Medway Tunnel. After about three miles take the second exit off the roundabout, again following signs towards Medway Tunnel. At the next roundabout take the first exit. At the next roundabout take the first exit into the Tunnel. On exit follow the A289 over two sets of traffic lights before coming to the Strand roundabout. Take the third exit onto Church Street. Drive up the hill and continue over the level crossing. Take the second left after the crossing and follow Linden Drive to the end. Turn right into Redfern Avenue, where you will see the MEMS Priestfield Stadium on your right.​

By Rail: ​

Visiting supporters can take advantage of four trains per hour, all departing from Victoria Station (London). There are two fast trains, which complete the journey in 50 minutes departing at five past the hour and 25 minutes to the hour. Two slower trains leave Victoria at 10 past the hour and 20 to the hour - these taking the slightly longer time of one hour and 10 minutes to complete the journey to Gillingham.​

From Charing Cross supporters will find two trains per hour departing at 27 minutes past the hour and three minutes to the hour, trains from Charing Cross complete the journey to Gillingham in one hour and 10 minutes.​

On leaving Gillingham station turn left on to Balmoral Road. Walk for about five minutes down Balmoral Road until you come to the end. Straight opposite Balmoral Road you will see Priestfield Road. The away turnstiles are located at the top of Priestfield Road. The walk from the station should take no longer than 10 minutes.

You can also get a direct train from St Pancras (2 an hour) taking just 43 mins. This is HS1 so will cost a little more.

The quickest train on a Saturday from London Victoria is 1 hour 1 min

​Parking:

​This is restricted to roads surrounding the Stadium but visiting supporters should note that the following roads are restricted to permit holders only. A list of roads to avoid are as follows: Balmoral Road, Windsor Road, Ferndale Road, Linden Avenue, Priestfield Road, Gordon Road, Livingstone Road, Coulman Street, Beaconsfield Avenue, Harold Avenue, School Lane, Toronto Road, Redfern Avenue and parts of Sunnymead Avenue.

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​ADMISSION

Tickets are priced at Adult - £15, Young adult (12-18) - £10, Juniors (0-11) - £5.00. 

Please note that the away end is out in the open and dressing for the cold and rain is strongly advised.

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MATCH OFFICIALS

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Gillingham is James Linington.

Hailing from the Isle Of Wight, Mr Linington took up refereeing after realising that he was not strong enough to play in adult football at the age of 15 at the standard he wanted to  He was appointed to the Select Group of Assistant Referees in 2006 and two years later he joined the National Group of Referees.

His last City game was the 2-2 draw with Crawley on January 12^th 2014. Previous City games he has been in charge of are, the 1-0 defeat to Millwall in April 2012, the 0-0 home draw with Reading in April 2011, the 2-1 home defeat to Cardiff City in October 2010 and the 3-2 win over Peterborough in December 2009.

This season, he has had 23 games and shown 60 yellows and six reds.

His assistants are Andrew Laver and Robert Whitton. The Fourth Official is Dean Treleaven.  
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THE LAST TIME

Saturday will see the 24^th time that Coventry City have played away to Gillingham FC  in a competitive game.

City have had nine wins and five draws in the previous twenty three matches and away to Gillingham, Coventry City have scored 42 goals and let in 39.

City last won at Gillingham on May 1^st 2004 with Richard Shaw scoring in a 5-2 win. Other wins came on October 5^th 2002 with a 2-0 victory, a 2-1 win on September 29^th 2001, a 2-1 win in April 1957, a 5-2 win on Boxing Day 1934, a 7-3 win in December 1933, a 3-1 win in October 1931, a 3-0 win in March 1930 and a 2-1 win in October 1927

The teams for the last visit to Gillingham on March 11^th 2014, which City lost 4-2 with Callum Wilson and Carl Baker both scoring for City who had Danny Seaborne sent off, were:

City: Murphy, Clarke, Wills, Webster, Seaborne, Thomas, Fleck, Moussa (Marshall 81), Petrasso (Adams 27) Delfounseo (Baker 70), Wilson. Subs Christie, Baker, McGeouch, Burge, Barton. 

Gillingham: Nelson, Martin, Legge, Weston, Gregory, Lee (Linquizi 70), Barnet, Hewitt, Hessenthaler (Davies 92), Akinfenwa (Fagan 77) McDonald. Subs, Dack, Borrowdale, Piggott, Baxter. 

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MATCH BETTING

The bookmakers are making Coventry City the slight favourites to win at Gillingham  on Saturday.

The bookies have City at 6/4 to win with Gillingham at 7/4 and 9/4 the draw.