Coventry v Palace - Wednesday 28th November 7:45pm
Coventry v Crystal Palace
Wednesday 28th November 2001 k.o. 7.45pm
Highfield Road
King Richard St, Coventry, CV2 4FW
Main Telephone No: 024-7623-4000
Ticket Office: 024-7623-4020
Fax No: 024-7623-4099
Official Web Site: www.ccfc.co.uk
TICKETS: Adults 18.00, O.A.P.s 9.00, Juniors 6.00. Supporters are strongly advised to purchase tickets in advance for this match.
Away fans are located on one side of the pitch, in the Mitchell & Butler Stand. Just over 4,000 away fans can be accommodated on one side of this stand, next to the McDonalds family stand. Away fans occupy both the upper and lower tiers of this stand, with tickets to the upper tier normally sold first. In the upper tier there is one supporting pillar which may obstruct your view. The Highfield Road Stadium is less than a mile from the city centre
Disabled fans
4 spaces for away supporters in Clock Stand in elevated position. Visually impared fans: 10 places for both home & away in Clock stand, 5 headsets available, 2 used on a regular basis. Spaces for ambulant disabled supporters upon request.
Contact: Loretta Thomas, 09068 121066, e-mail info@ccfc.co.uk
Street parking only for Away Supporters.
PALACE COACHES:
Leave Selhurst at 3pm. Gold members 12.00, Season Ticket Holders 14.00, guests 16.00
PALACE TRAIN:
Depart Euston at 4.10pm, arrive Coventry at 5.35pm. Depart
Coventry at 10.18pm, arrive Euston at 12.23pm (although it’s often early so may get in at 11:55pm. If the train is bang on time it is possible to catch the last train from Watford Junction to East Croydon, getting in at 00:51. Fare is 17.00 on the day or phone Gildo or Chris for further details.
London Euston - Coventry in just over an hour, Manchester Piccadilly - Coventry in just over 2 hours, Birmingham New Street - Coventry in 25 mins.
For information on train times and fares, please contact the National Rail Enquiry Service on 0845 7 48 49 50.
The way to Highfield Road is clearly signposted from the station . It will take approx 30 mins to walk it’s around 1 ½ miles from the station. Follow the signs to the shopping centre and then to the Bus Station. Out of the back of the bus station through the car park and under the flyover. Then cross a roundabout and go up Walsgrave Road. The ground is up Swan Lane on the left.
Or come out of the station and walk straight ahead, using the series of subways and bridges which go over the ring road towards the City Centre. These take you to the Bull Yard (a small park/garden) next to Warwick Rd. Carry on up the ramp past HMV and the banks and when you see Cathedral Lanes and the Lady Godiva tent, turn right. Go down this road passing the Council House (on the left) and the old Odeon (on the right . You then walk under the ring road. This is now Gosford St. Keep on this road until the traffic lights of Sky Blue Way, where you cross over into Walsgrave Road, then depending on which stand you are in, take either the first, second, or third on your left where you will see the mighty Highfield Road stadium in front of you,
Or exit station and head towards station pharmacy and post office and turn right. Straight on at crossroads into Park Road. At end of road enter underpass and in central area take 2nd exit. Follow signpost into Park Side (Cornercroft Engineering on the right) then 1st left by London Road Social Club into Paradise Street. AT end of road go left down ramp and right into underpass. Keep right , back under archway towards The Plough Pub. Turn left in front of pub and then right into Gulson Road. At end of road walk diagonally right across park to Swan Lane.
BUSES
Alternatively there is a bus stop right outside the station. The number 17 and 27 buses stop at Gosford Green, 3 mins walk from the ground. It should cost approx 80p for a one way ticket from the station to the ground.
There are lots of buses leaving from Pool Meadow Bus station in the city centre, which stop at Gosford Green. No’s 7, 8, 32 & 33.
PLEASE NOTE NO CHANGE IS GIVEN ON BUSES IN COVENTRY.
There is also a taxi rank at the station. It will cost approx £4 for a taxi to the ground from the station.
HOW TO GET THERE BY CAR:
Take the M40, not the M1, which is not only invariably far more traffic free but provides a direct route into the ground from the exit, around which there is a fair amount of street parking available.
Leave the M6 at Junction 3. Take the A444 towards the city centre. Go across four islands and at the fifth island turn right (signposted Football Ground). Turn left at the next island, follow the road around to the right and at the next island bear to the left. The ground is a short distance down this road on the right. Street parking.
Although the signs will direct away supporters to park on the south side of the ground, PW suggests going up to Harnall lane east, Swan lane or down to Freehold St which is just north of the ground.
PW also suggests that it is unwise to have any Palace paraphernalia on display, as this is one of the worse areas of Coventry. Also the further you go down Harnall Lane towards the flats the more chance that you will experience problems.
However, it is the away supporters end and if after the game you drive to the end of Harnall Lane East (towards the flats) turn left at the traffic lights and then at the second set of lights turn right you are back on the ring road.
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There is also some car parking off Kingsway. Small shoppers car park at Far Gosford 1.80 for 5 hours or 60p after 6pm.
Also From the South
Take M40 to Junction 15 onto A46. Continue on A46 which changes to A4114 for approx 10 miles. Then take A423 signposted city centre. After approximately 2 miles take A4600 signposted Leicester. Follow this road bridge turn left into Swan Lane. The Ground is on the left.
From the North
Take the M1 to Junction 21 and join the M69 continuing at Junction 2 onto the A4600 following signs to the centre. This road becomes the Walsgrave Road which turns right into Swan Lane. The ground is ahead on the left.
From the West/East
Approaching on the M6 in either direction, turn off onto the A4600 at Junction 2. Then as route for North.
PUBS
The traditional haunt of the away fans, the Sky Blue Tavern, is no longer in business, so you will need to travel further a field to get a pint. The Internet Football Fans’ Guide recommends the Rose and Crown, on Walsgrave Road. It also states 'the best decent pubs near the ground (and they are few and far between) are the Rose and Woodbine in Barras Green, just to the North-East of the ground, and the Biggin Hall Hotel which is on the Binley Road, which is the main road approaching the ground from the East.
The Old Ball, 62 Walsgrave Road 02476 459 016. Traditional Town Pub. Food available. Darts, table football, TV. Open all day.
FOOD
Far Gosford Street –several food outlets to choose from as there are round the Old Ball pub.
LOCAL RADIO
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire – 94.8fm. Mercia 97FM, BBC Radio WM 95.6FM
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