SOUTHAMPTON V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY APRIL 28TH AT 12.30PM
AT ST MARYS STADIUM, BRITANNIA ROAD,SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 5FP
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 12.30pm The match is live on BBC1
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TRAVEL
Club Coach leaves the Ricoh Arena Car Park C at 8am and costs £20.
From M27 Eastbound,
Leave M27 at junction 5 (Airport) and take 4th junction off the roundabout heading to Southampton along the A335 along Stoneham Way then merge left onto Thomas Lewis Way. Head straight along this road for roughly 3 miles until the road merges into Bevois Valley Road and then Onslow Road. At the end of this road go straight on at the traffic lights and then turn left onto the dual carriageway (Dorset Street). Continue along this road until you pass the Royal South Hants Hospital on your left and the British Gas offices on your right.
At the roundabout take the second exit into Six Dials. Go into the right hand lane of the dual carriageway and continue along through the traffic lights continuing along into Kingsway (following A33 on road signs). Drive approximately a mile and take 4th left into St Mary's Street. Follow bend to right into Chapel Road (St Mary's Church will be on left hand side) and continue to the end of the road. Turn left into Marine Parade and Stadium is approximately 600 metres on the left.
From M27 Westbound
Exit the M27 at junction 8 and then turn left at the roundabout. Follow the dual carriageway on the left hand side and approach roundabout. Take 3rd junction off the roundabout (A3024) and follow this road into Southampton (this is quite a long road and will continue for approximately 4.5 miles). Cross the Northam Bridge and when you reach the set of traffic lights after the bridge turn left into Princes Street. Follow this road right to the end to get to the Stadium.
From M3
Drive to the end of the M3 southbound and get onto the M27 eastbound. Leave M27 at Junction 4 (first junction you approach) and follow the signs to get on the A33 into Southampton. Continue along this road (for approximately 3 miles) and continue to the end of this road (The Avenue). The road will merge into Dorset Street - continue along until you get to the roundabout. At the roundabout, take the 2nd junction (Six Dials) and on the dual carriageway stay in the right hand lane and continue along through the traffic lights continuing along into Kingsway (following A33 on road signs). Drive approximately 1/4 mile and take 4th left into St Mary's. Follow bend to right into Chapel Road (St Mary's Church will be on left hand side) and continue to the end of the road. Turn left into Marine Parade and Stadium is approximately 600 metres on the left.
Parking around the St Mary's Stadium is extremely limited and with St Marys hosting a full capcity game, arriving a bit earlier in order to get a parking spot is recommended.
By train
Cross country train direct from Cov to Southampton, leaving at 07:25 arrive at 09:40 or 08:25 arrive at 10:43
The stadium is located around one and a half miles away from Southampton station (where there is also quite a large car park), which should take about 30 minutes to walk. There is also a shuttle bus in operation taking fans from the station to the ground. This operates from the Blechynden Terrace bus stop outside the station.
Turn left out of the station' s southern entrance and walk up Western Esplanade, which becomes Civic Centre Road. Remain on the Civic Centre Road and walk between the Civic Centre and the Marlands Shopping Centre. Eventually a crossroads is reached with the Nationwide Building Society on one corner and Lloyds Bank on another. Cross into New Road and follow this road across a park and past a college. Eventually you will reach a complex road junction with a number of traffic lights. Cross Kings Way into Northam Road and follow this road for quarter of a mile until you reach the ground on your right. There are signs provided by the local council, which direct fans from the station to the ground.
By bus
Attached to all match tickets, are bus in bus out vouchers. These are redeemable on buses operating in Zone 6 of the city centre. Theses areas are: Totton, Calmore Estate, Lordshill centre, Chilworth Roundabout, Southampton Airport, Hants CC Rose Bowl,Kanes Hill Roundabout, Bursledon Rd/ Botley Rd Junction, Portsmouth Rd/ Botley Rd Junction, Hamble, Netley.
For any journeys outside this zone payment will be required. In addition to the scheduled bus services, there are shuttle bus services in operation on match days from the Central Train Station and the Town Quay Ferry Terminal.
These services will commence two hours before the match kicks off and will continue to run until kick off. The service will also be in operation after the match to take passengers back to the railway station/ferry terminal.
The service is not a numbered bus service and will simply say "Stadium Shuttle" on inbound journeys and "Rail/Ferry Shuttle" on outbound journeys. Passengers are to be advised that the railway shuttle service leaves from the Commercial Road side of the station outside Blechynden Terrace. The ferry shuttle will leave from the main bus stop at the terminal. Simply show your match ticket or season ticket booklet in order to use the shuttle bus service free of charge.
By Motorcycle
The stadium has 175 free motorcycle spaces in the north and south car park. Apply for a pass on 02380 711966 for a day pass. Please note that the stadium north car park will close two hours before kick off and remain closed until approximately 45 minutes after the final whistle.
By Foot
The stadium is about 10 minutes walk from the City Centre and is a sign posted walk route.
Pubs for City Supporters In Southampton: http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/pubs_for_city_supporters_going_to_southampton_741663/index.shtml
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ADMISSION
All tickets have been sold.
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THE LAST TIME
This will be the 117th meeting between the two sides. Coventry City have won 41 and drawn 37 . They have scored 161 goals compared to Southampton's 167
The last time City played at St Mary's Stadium, they drew 1-1 on Tuesday October 28th 2008. Clinton Morrison scored a 75th minute equaliser for City after David McGoldrick had given the Saints a 67th minute lead in front of a crowd of 14,226.
The teams that night were:
City
Westwood,Osbourne,Dann,Fox,Ward,Beuzelin,Doyle (Simpson 71),Gunnarsson,Mifsud, Morrison,Eastwood (Best 69) SNU Turner,Marshall,Hall
Southampton
Davis,James,Wotton,Cork,Skicel,Thomson (Smith 77),Schneiderlin,Euell,Surman (Wright-Phillips 93),Lallana (Pekhart 80),McGoldrick SNU Bialkowski,Gobern
City have not won at St Marys and have had three draws and a loss in four visits. City's last win in Southampton was a 1-0 League Cup victory at The Dell on Nov 1st 2000. Gordon Strachan's side also won 2-1 in a league game on Aug 23 2000.
City biggest win at Southampton was a 4-0 win on April 16th 1937. They did score five goals in a 5-5 draw on May 4th 1981. Heaviest defeats are an 8-2 loss in April 1983 and a 7-1 defeat on Feb 22 1958.
Details of matches between Southampton and Coventry City can be found by clicking on http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The referee currently appointed to take charge of Coventry City's next game, the trip to Southampton is Anthony Taylor from Wythenshaw, Greater Manchester.
He was appointed to the Football League list in 2006 and his first Premier League game was back in February when he took charge of Fulham's win over Portsmouth. Mr Taylor was promoted to the Select Group Of Referees at the start of the 2010/2011 season.
His last City game was the 1=1 home draw with Leicester on September 11 2010, the 3-2 victory over Sheffield United on September 15th 2009. Previous matches include the 4-0 defeat at Blackpool in December 2007 when he sent Kevin Kyle off, the 2-1 home win over Preston North End on September 1st 2007 and the 3-1 defeat at Luton Town on December 23rd 2006.
This season he has had 31 matches and shown 98 yellow cards and 8 red.
His assistants will be William Smallwood from Cheshire and Ceri Richards from Carmarthenshire. The fourth official will be Darren Sheldrake from Surrey.