COVENTRY CITY VERSUS SWINDON TOWN FC
FRIDAY APRIL 18TH AT 3PM
AT SIXFIELDS STADIUM, UPTON WAY, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 5QA
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Coach from White Street at 1pm
By Car; From The South:Leave the M1 at Junction 15A and take the A43 towards Northampton and you will come to the ground on your right.
From The North:Leave the M1 at Junction 16 and take the A45 towards Northampton and you will come to the ground on your right.
There is a fair sized car park located at the ground, which costs £4. Make sure though that you arrive early as it has been known for it to get full for the more popular games. Parking in the nearby cinema and restaurant car parks is not allowed, and parking there will probably result in your car being given a £60 ticket, or worse still clamped! So make sure that you only use the official football parking provided at the ground.
By Train, Northampton train station is over two miles from the ground, so it is probably best getting a taxi. There is an hourly train service from Coventry.
If you want to walk it: 'Come out of the main station entrance, go across the car park, up the steps and then turn right onto Black Lion Hill. Go over the railway bridge, and straight on along St James' Road. At the HSS Hire outlet (and the handily placed Thomas A. Beckett pub on the opposite corner) turn left onto St James' Mill Road. After about 400 yards turn right at the Fabric Warehouse (opposite Jewson) onto Harvey Reeves Road, which further on becomes Edgar Mobbs Way. After about a mile this road brings you out at Sixfields Stadium,
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ADMISSION
Tickets are available on the day via the booths outside the main stand.
Kids For A Quid - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/feat/ed15/coventry_city_v_swindon_tickets_on_sale_830250/index.shtml
Hospitality - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/match_day_hospitality_for_swindon_game_830497/index.shtml
Family Zone - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/easter_eggstravaganza_in_the_family_zone_830522/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
Coventry City take on a Swindon Town side on Friday for the 49th time in League and cup matches.
Of the twenty three matches played in Coventry, City have won fifteen and drawn three, although Coventry have not beaten Swindon at 'home' since a 2-0 win in August 1962.
Last season, they were beaten 2-1 at the Ricoh Arena. Franck Moussa gave City a second minute lead but two goals in a minute from Andy Williams and Darren Ward gave Swindon Town the win.
The teams that day were:
City:Murphy, Dickinson, Cameron, Martin, Christie, Bailey, Baker (c), Jennings, Moussa (McDonald 87), McSheffrey (Bell 79), L Clarke. Subs: Dunn (GK), J Clarke, Thomas, McDonald, Fleck, Edjenguele
Swindon Town: Foderingham, McEveley, Flint, Ferry (L.Rooney 65), Collins (A.Rooney 71), Roberts (De Vita 81, McCormack (c) , Thompson, Williams, Miller, Ward. Subs: Bedwell (GK), Devera, Navarro, Thompson.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's League One game against Swindon Town on Friday afternoon is Chris Sarginson from Staffordshire.
Chris took up refereeing fifteen years ago after he had played and been a secretary of a Sunday League club. He was appointed to the Select Group of Assistant Referees in 2005 and was appointed to the National List of Referees in 2008. He cites the Sunderland v Newcastle game in 2005 as the best game he has officiated at due to the atmosphere.
His last City game was the 2-1 win at Sheffield United on February 1st 2013 and his only other City game was 2-1 defeat to Norwich City at the Ricoh Arena on December 18th 2010.
This season, Mr Sarginson has had 29 games and shown 90 yellow cards and six reds.
His assistants are Paul Thompson and James Wilson and the Fourth Official is Grant Taylor.
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BETTING ODDS
Coventry City go into their League One game with Swindon Town on Friday as slight favourites.
The Sky Blues are 6/4 to win with Swindon being quoted at odds of 7/4 and 12/5 on the draw.
If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds as some bookmakers are exceedingly tight when it comes to offering odds. You can check who to spend your money with by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/coventry-v-swindon/winner
Callum Wilson is the favourite for the first goalscorer and is priced at 7/2 - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/coventry-v-swindon/first-goalscorer
Correct Score - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/coventry-v-swindon/correct-score
Halftime/Fulltime - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/coventry-v-swindon/half-time-full-time
All markets - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/coventry-v-swindon/betting-markets