Sky Blues On The Road - Sheffield Wednesday
Last updated : 16 October 2009 By Covsupport News Service
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17TH AT 3PM
AT HILLSBOROUGH,SHEFFIELD,S6 1SW
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM but not on-line unless you pay for Sky Blue Player as well as the radio stations covering Sheffield Wednesday.
The goals will be on the Football League Show.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach
Leaves the Ricoh Arena at 11am
Adults £25, Concessions £22, Adult members £19, concession members £15.
By Car
From The North/South/East - Exit the M1 at junction 36 and follow the A61 towards Sheffield. Continue along the road for approximately four miles until the second roundabout. Take the third exit (Leppings Lane) - the ground is situated on the left-hand side.
From The South/East - Leave the M1 at junction 33 and turn left towards Sheffield City Centre on the 'Sheffield Parkway' dual carriageway. Continue until the end of the Parkway, when you will come to Park Square roundabout. Turn right and continue to follow signs for the A61 towards Barnsley. Signs for Hillsborough are also prominent. The stadium is situated three miles from the city centre and is on your left-hand side after Hillsborough Park.
From the West - Take the A57 for Sheffield. As you approach the city the road splits in two - take the left fork onto the Rivelin Valley Road (A6101). Continue for approximately 3.75 miles, turn left (onto one way system) and follow the road round to the right onto Holme Lane. This road then becomes Bradfield Road. At the junction with the A61 Penistone Road, turn left towards Barnsley. Hillsborough Stadium is on the left-hand side after Hillsborough Park.
By Train
Sheffield Railway Station (Contact Midland Mainline on 0845 712 5678) is situated in the town centre, 3 miles from the ground.
By Supertram
Take the South Yorkshire Supertram (signposted from the Railway Station) towards Middlewood Road (yellow route). Exit at the Leppings Lane stop, which is a short walk from the ground.
By Bus
From the Railway Station, Flat Street Bus Terminus is a one-minute walk - cross over at the pedestrian crossi and follow the signs. Bus numbers 53, 77 and 80 all run from Flat Street to Hillsborough.From Angel Street, buses 74 and 74a run to Hillsborough.From Snig Hill, buses 85 and 86 run to Leppings Lane.
From the Sheffield Transport Interchange, bus 57 runs past the ground towards Stocksbridge. On matchdays, bus frequency should be roughly every 15 minutes.
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ADMISSION
Adults £24 Concessions £13 Ambulant Disabled and Carer £24. Wheelchair users and personal assistants £10. .
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 82nd meeting of the two sides including the one abandoned League game. City have won 31 matches and drawn 22, scoring 115 goals compared to Wednesday's 102.
The last meeting saw a 2-0 win City at the Ricoh Arena last December and in the corresponding fixture last season, City won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Clinton Morrison,
The teams that day were:
Team
Westwood, Wright, Dann, Ward, Fox, Doyle, Beuzelin, Simpson (Hall 92), Eastwood (Best 77), Mifsud (Osbourne 70), Morrison SNU Marshall, Turner
Sheff Wed
Grant, Buxton, Beevers, Wood, McMahon, Tudgay, McAllister, O'Connor, Johnson, Jeffers (Smith 84), Clarke (Burton 68). SNU O'Donnell,Lekaj
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship fixture at Sheffield Wednesday is Colin Webster.
Based in Tyne & Wear, Mr Webster is a Chartered Surveyor, and lists property development and 'learning to fly 'as his interests outside football. This will be his third game of the season have previously been in charge of Burton V Macclesfield and Rochdale v Barnet. He has shown five yellow cards in those matches.
He was in charge of City's 2-0 win over Norwich City at the Ricoh Arena on the opening day of last season and was also in charge of the 5-1 victory at Colchester United on April 19th 2008 as well as the 1-0 home defeat to Sheffield United earlier that season.
