All you need to know ahead of our trip to Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELD v PORT VALEAprilndSaturday 2
Kick Off 3.00pm
GROUND:Proact Stadium
CAPACITY: SpireitesNICKNAME:TEAM
01246 209 765
TELEPHONE NO:
1866 Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8NZ
ADDRESS:
10,400 (all seated)
WEBSITE: www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk
TICKET INFORMATION
Adults:£20
65+:£13
17-18:£13
Juniors:£9
COACH TRAVEL INFORMATION
Departure Time 11.30am
Adults £13.00
Concessions £11.50
DIRECTIONS
Take the A50, A38 M1 north. Leave the M1 at junction 29 and take the A617 towards Chesterfield. At the end of the dual carriage way turn right onto the A61 towards Sheffield. At the first roundabout turn left and the stadium is down on the right.
WHERE TO PARK
The club car park is for permit holders only.Street parking available on side roads off the Sheffield road. Beware ofi parking n the nearby Tesco store, as you may end up having your car towed away.
THE STADIUM
South Stand, for the home supporters, and the Rubicon Print Stand for away. Unlike the other stands the roofs on these ends are not curved, but again glass windshields are in place on both sides. . The only minor downsides are that the stadium has no scoreboard or clock towards the North end wing section. Opposite is the similar Spencers Solicitors Stand, having a capacity of 3,144 seats with glazed windshields on either side, Both ends are single tiered, covered and housing just over 2,000 supporters, the Karen Child one side is the Main HTM Products 2,902 seater stand., The players’ tunnel is at the centre of the stand, and the centre seating of the stand is the Directors’ Box, Sponsors’ and Legends’ seating areas, with the press seating a half from the town centre. Along Costing £13 million, Chesterfield’s new 10,600 capacity all seater stadium is a mile and
WHERE THE VALIANTS WILL BE SEATED
large flat screen televisions, showing Sky Sports. Away supporters are mostly housed in the Rubicon Stand where up to 2,112 supporters can be seated.. Additional seating can also be made available in the Midlands Spencers Solicitors Stand. The concourses are of a good standard with
FOOD
A little further on is the North Sea Fish and Chip shop. Under the stand where the away supporters’ coach parks is a community café, well received by some Vale fans on our last visit. There is also a KFC and Tesco behind the Stadium. Jacksons Pies (Chicken Balti, Steak, Meat & Potato) & Sausage Rolls (£3.50), Rollover Cheeseburgers (£3.50), Rollover Hot Dogs (£3.20), and “Mega Chicken Hot Pot Pie” £4.. Along Sheffield Road a five minute walk, is the Chinese/Fish & Chip shop on the way. the ground, includes the local Food available from the kiosks in
DRINK
Beer Guide. Further on up Sheffield Road on the right is the tiny Beer Parlour shop, which is primarily a real ale and cider off licence, but also allows ales to be bought and consumed inside Alcohol is served inside the ground -; draught Carling (£3.60), Worthington (£3..50), Magners Cider (£3.30) plus bottles of Budweiser (£3.20), and cans of Guinness (£3.30). is the Derby Tup along Sheffield Road, which appears in the CAMRA Good The nearest pub to the away end of the ground,