FC v Stocksbridge - this Saturday at Bower Fold
FC United’s next ’home’ league game against Stocksbridge Park Steels will be played at Bower Fold, home of Stalybridge Celtic, this coming SATURDAY 18th September, kick off 3pm.
Most of what you’d expect from an FC United home game will still apply at Stalybridge:
- Pound for the Ground halftime draw
- Full colour programme
- Membership/information stall
- Season tickets available from the main reception.
- Megacabin for FC United scarfs, shirts etc
- DF barrels for all your loose change
Please note: The Stalybridge social club will be open through the turnstiles, although there is no facility to stage Course You Can Malcolm at Bower Fold.
Oh, and DON’T FORGET YOUR SEASON TICKET!
Pay on the gate prices will be the same as usual, adults £8, concessions £5 and juniors £2.
Of course, the more people that attend our games, the sooner we can get the necessary cash together and be on our way to Ten Acres Lane and then ’home’ games won’t need to be in inverted commas anymore. For how to make this happen that bit quicker, click the following links:
Community Share Scheme
Donate to the FC United Development Fund
Become an owner of FC United
Find out more about the Development Fund
TRAVEL INFORMATION
If you haven’t been to Stalybridge’s ground or just want a refresher of how to get there, read on"¦
The address for Stalybridge Celtic’s ground is:
Bower Fold, Mottram Road, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 2RT
By Car:
Exit the M60 at junction 24 (M67, Denton). At the roundabout join the M67. Stay on the M67 to the very end, Junction 4. At the roundabout turn left (exit 1 of 4) onto the A57 (Hyde Road).
After 1/2 a mile you will reach a set of traffic lights (signposted Stalybridge). Turn left onto B6174 (Stalybridge Road).
Almost immediately, there is a mini roundabout. Turn left (exit 1 of 5) onto Roe Cross Road (A6018).
Follow this road for 1 3/4 miles passing the Roe Cross Inn on the right and through the cutting (the road is now called Mottram Road) When you pass the Dog and Partridge on the right, you will be almost there.
Bower Fold is on the left opposite a sharp right turn next to the Hare and Hounds pub.
If the car park is full, parking can be found on the streets on the right of Mottram Road.
By Train:
Trains run from Manchester Piccadilly (taking 14 minutes).
There are two trains an hour from Manchester Piccadilly, leaving at 11 and 45 minutes past the hour, taking 13-14 minutes.
11:11 - 11:24
11:45 - 11:59
12:11 - 12:24
12:45 - 12:59
13:11 - 13:24
13:45 - 13:59
14:11 - 14:24
From the station, it is a leisurely one mile walk or a short bus journey.
By bus:
Buses 236 and 237 from the railway station go right past Bower Fold and take 7 mins, leaving the station at 07 and 37 minutes past the hour.
On foot:
On leaving the station, turn right and walk under the railway bridge. You will pass a series of pubs and wine bars, a newsagents, a couple of curry houses and kebab shops before reaching the White House inn opposite the bus station.
Continue along this road (Market Street) with the Cosmo Bingo on your left. As you reach Melbourne Street, with the Halifax on your right, and an off-licence on the left, turn right onto Melbourne Street, and cross the bridge into the town centre.
Go right to the end of Melbourne Street and turn left at the top by the Society Rooms (a Wetherspoons) onto Grosvenor Street.
By the Stop and Rest, turn right, and cross Acres Lane at the Pelican Crossing to the Pineapple.
Turn left and stroll along Acres Lane to the traffic lights at the end (Do not confuse this with Ten Acres Lane - that’s in Newton Heath and that football ground hasn’t been built yet - but strolling along this one on Sunday will help us get there!)
At the traffic lights, turn right onto Mottram Road. Walk up Mottram road for 10 minutes, and Bower Fold is on the right.
Be prepared, the second half of this route is up hill - so break up the journey with one of many pubs along the way, ask someone nicely for a lift, catch the bus or use the walk as a chance to get in training for that minithon that’s fast approaching!
The important thing is to get yourself to that football ground, and don’t forget, it’s a home game so season tickets can and should be used!
Most of what you’d expect from an FC United home game will still apply at Stalybridge:
- Pound for the Ground halftime draw
- Full colour programme
- Membership/information stall
- Season tickets available from the main reception.
- Megacabin for FC United scarfs, shirts etc
- DF barrels for all your loose change
Please note: The Stalybridge social club will be open through the turnstiles, although there is no facility to stage Course You Can Malcolm at Bower Fold.
Oh, and DON’T FORGET YOUR SEASON TICKET!
Pay on the gate prices will be the same as usual, adults £8, concessions £5 and juniors £2.
Of course, the more people that attend our games, the sooner we can get the necessary cash together and be on our way to Ten Acres Lane and then ’home’ games won’t need to be in inverted commas anymore. For how to make this happen that bit quicker, click the following links:
Community Share Scheme
Donate to the FC United Development Fund
Become an owner of FC United
Find out more about the Development Fund
TRAVEL INFORMATION
If you haven’t been to Stalybridge’s ground or just want a refresher of how to get there, read on"¦
The address for Stalybridge Celtic’s ground is:
Bower Fold, Mottram Road, Stalybridge, Cheshire, SK15 2RT
By Car:
Exit the M60 at junction 24 (M67, Denton). At the roundabout join the M67. Stay on the M67 to the very end, Junction 4. At the roundabout turn left (exit 1 of 4) onto the A57 (Hyde Road).
After 1/2 a mile you will reach a set of traffic lights (signposted Stalybridge). Turn left onto B6174 (Stalybridge Road).
Almost immediately, there is a mini roundabout. Turn left (exit 1 of 5) onto Roe Cross Road (A6018).
Follow this road for 1 3/4 miles passing the Roe Cross Inn on the right and through the cutting (the road is now called Mottram Road) When you pass the Dog and Partridge on the right, you will be almost there.
Bower Fold is on the left opposite a sharp right turn next to the Hare and Hounds pub.
If the car park is full, parking can be found on the streets on the right of Mottram Road.
By Train:
Trains run from Manchester Piccadilly (taking 14 minutes).
There are two trains an hour from Manchester Piccadilly, leaving at 11 and 45 minutes past the hour, taking 13-14 minutes.
11:11 - 11:24
11:45 - 11:59
12:11 - 12:24
12:45 - 12:59
13:11 - 13:24
13:45 - 13:59
14:11 - 14:24
From the station, it is a leisurely one mile walk or a short bus journey.
By bus:
Buses 236 and 237 from the railway station go right past Bower Fold and take 7 mins, leaving the station at 07 and 37 minutes past the hour.
On foot:
On leaving the station, turn right and walk under the railway bridge. You will pass a series of pubs and wine bars, a newsagents, a couple of curry houses and kebab shops before reaching the White House inn opposite the bus station.
Continue along this road (Market Street) with the Cosmo Bingo on your left. As you reach Melbourne Street, with the Halifax on your right, and an off-licence on the left, turn right onto Melbourne Street, and cross the bridge into the town centre.
Go right to the end of Melbourne Street and turn left at the top by the Society Rooms (a Wetherspoons) onto Grosvenor Street.
By the Stop and Rest, turn right, and cross Acres Lane at the Pelican Crossing to the Pineapple.
Turn left and stroll along Acres Lane to the traffic lights at the end (Do not confuse this with Ten Acres Lane - that’s in Newton Heath and that football ground hasn’t been built yet - but strolling along this one on Sunday will help us get there!)
At the traffic lights, turn right onto Mottram Road. Walk up Mottram road for 10 minutes, and Bower Fold is on the right.
Be prepared, the second half of this route is up hill - so break up the journey with one of many pubs along the way, ask someone nicely for a lift, catch the bus or use the walk as a chance to get in training for that minithon that’s fast approaching!
The important thing is to get yourself to that football ground, and don’t forget, it’s a home game so season tickets can and should be used!
First Posted ~ 15:15 Fri 17 Sep 2010
News ID ~ 3101
Last Updated ~ 01:52 Tue 16 Feb 2021