NOTTS COUNTY V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY APRIL 27TH AT 3PM
AT MEADOW LANE STADIUM, MEADOW LANE, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 3HJ
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
These routes have also been signed "Cricket & Football" by the County Council and have been designed to avoid congestion in the City Centre.
From the North:
Leave the M1 at junction 26 following the signs to Nottingham via the A610 Nuthall Road until you meet the Nottingham Ring Road A6514 at Western Boulevard. Turn right and follow the Ring Road south passing the Queens Medical Centre where the Ring Road becomes the A52. Continue south on the A52 signpost Grantham over Clifton Bridge passed the Nottingham Knight Island to join the Lings Bar Road at the next traffic island. Follow the A52 signed ‘Grantham’ to the Gamston Island (highlighted on attached map) then turn left on the A6011 (Radcliffe Road) towards Trent Bridge and Nottingham. Cross the Lady Bay Bridge and turn left onto Meadow Lane – the ground is directly ahead.
Alternatively, from the North on the A1:
Travel south from the A1 onto the A614 at 5 Lane Ends in north Nottinghamshire continuing on the A614 towards Nottingham, bearing left on the A6097 at Northgate Island. Continue for 10 ½ miles, crossing Gunthorpe Bridge before turning right on to the newly improved A46 towards Leicester and Nottingham. At Saxondale Island turn right on the A52 towards Nottingham. At Gamston Island go straight along the A6011 (Radcliffe Road) towards Trent Bridge and Nottingham. Cross the Lady Bay Bridge and turn left onto Meadow Lane – the ground is directly ahead.
From the South:
Leave the M1 at Junction 24 on the A453 towards Nottingham. At the Clifton Bridge junction follow the signs A52 Grantham passed the Nottingham Knight Island to join the Lings Bar Road at the next traffic island. Follow the A52 signed ‘Grantham’ to the Gamston Island then turn left on the A6011 (Radcliffe Road) towards Trent Bridge and Nottingham. Cross the Lady Bay Bridge and turn left onto Meadow Lane – the ground is directly ahead.
Alternatively from the South on the A1:
Turn off on the A52 west of Grantham and follow the road, signed ‘Nottingham’. On reaching Gamston Island go straight on along the A6011 (Radcliffe Road) towards Trent Bridge and Nottingham. Cross the Lady Bay Bridge and turn left onto Meadow Lane – the ground is directly ahead.
From the West:
Approach via A52 from Derby to Nottingham Ring Road turn right on the Ring Road A52 and follow routes as above. Alternatively from the M42 follow A453 to the Clifton Bridge junction and follow route as from the South.
WHERE TO PARK
Coaches Visitor coaches can park directly opposite Meadow Lane on private land. There is a £15 fee.
Cars Matchday parking is available for a small fee at the Old Cattle Market directly behind the away turnstiles.
There is also parking available where the coaches park, on Meadow Lane, Roads in the immediate vicinity of the stadium are subject to parking prohibitions on matchdays to facilitate the free movement of emergency vehicles.
There is no casual car parking at the stadium.
There is a further area for car parking on the north side of the River Trent, alongside the river on Victoria Embankment.
This area is owned by Nottingham City Council, who charge a fee for parking there on matchdays.
Access to Victoria Embankment is from the Clifton Bridge complex on the Nottingham Ring Road. Follow the A453 Queens Drive towards Nottingham for half a mile, turn right onto Riverside Way then right at the next traffic island onto Victoria Embankment through the large ornamental gates. Cars should continue along this road towards Trent Bridge, where attendants will direct car parking.
It is then a 5-10 minute walk to the stadium but there is no access to the Victoria Embankment from the Trent Bridge end. Cars can be parked on side streets in the Meadows area north of the River Trent. However, please be aware that this is an area that has, in the past, been targeted by car thieves. Drivers are asked to park sensibly and not obstruct residents driveways/access. The streets in this area are narrow and drivers should also be careful not to impede the movement of emergency vehicles. Any cars parked in contravention of the No Waiting Regulations/Cones or causing an obstruction will be ticketed and may be towed away.
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ADMISSION
You can now pay on the gate for Saturday's game and tickets in the Jimmy Sirrel Stand are priced at: Adult £24, Senior £15, 16-21 £15, Under-16 £6, Under-12 *£1
*Under-12 tickets are only available, up to a maximum of three, when purchased with a corresponding match ticket or season card.
If you are aged between 16-21 or Disabled, then you will have to get your ticket from Notts County's ticket office. With either vald ID to prove your age or that you are in receipt of Higher or Medium DLA.
For more on to buy a ticket, please click on http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/tickets/ticket-prices/">HERE!
More on this: http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/notts-co-tickets-a-759989.aspx
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THE LAST TIME
Coventry City make their first trip to Notts County for a league game on Saturday for the first time since the sides were in the top flight in 1991/92.
A Kenny Sanson own goal, gave Notts County a 1-0 win on Saturday April 11th 1992.
Since then, the last time City played at Meadow Lane was in a friendly on Sunday July 23rd 2006. The Sky Blues won 2-0 with goals from Stern John (46) and Gary McSheffrey (71) in front of a crowd of 1602.
The teams that day were:
City: Marshall, McNamee (Giddings 67), Hall, Heath (Bischoff 46), Ward, Hughes (Doyle 46), Songo'o ,Cameron, Adebola (John 46), McSheffrey, Thornton. Subs Whing, Lynch, Turner, Gooding, Morrell.
Notts County Pilkington (Deeney 46), Silk (Gleeson 67), McCann, White, Edwards, Pipe (Lee 55), Ross (Martin 77), Somner (Curtis 21,Frost 85), Parkinson (Sheridan 67 ), Dudfield (N'Toya 61), Mendes. SNU Needham.
City have played 15 league and cup matches at Meadow Lane but have only won two of them with three draws. City's two wins were on August 29th 1963 with a 3-0 win and a 2-0 win on August 19th 1950.
For a look at matches between City and Notts County, please click on http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's League One game at Notts County is David Webb.
Mr Webb took a refereeing course after seeing an advertisement in a programme at a match and through talking to referees whilst playing local football. He promoted to the National List of Referees in 2008.
He cites one of his favourite games as the FA Vase 1/4 Quarter-Final game between Kirkham and Wesham v Coventry Sphinx FC, saying 'the match had everything both teams just going for the win it was end to end for 120 minutes played on a mud bath of a pitch and ended 3-3!!!'
His last City match was the 1-0 defeat at Carlisle United earlier in the season. His two previous games are the 1-1 draw at Doncaster Rovers on March 8th 2011 and a 1-0 win against Burnley on November 20th 2010.
This season, he had had 33 matches (nine of which have been League One matches) , shown 103 yellow cards and six reds.
His assistants are; Nigel Smith and Richard Wigglesworth. The Fourth Official is Andy Hendley
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers have made Coventry City the under-dogs for Saturday's League One game at Notts County FC.
Notts County are a 5/4 shot with the bookies to win whilst City are priced at 2/1. You can get 9/4 on the draw.
If you are planning on having a bet on Saturday's game, make sure you shop around for the best odds before placing any bet. You can check some of the odds on offer by clicking on
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/notts-co-v-coventry/winner