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Chesterfield
Ground Name: b2net
stadium Capacity: 10,400 Address:
1866 Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield,
Derbyshire, S41 8NZ Main Telephone No:
01246 209
765 Fax No: 01246 556 799 Pitch Size: To be
advised Team Nickname: Spireites Year Ground Opened: 2010 Home Shirt Sponsors: VK Vodka
Kick Home Kit Colours: Blue & White Away
Kit Colours: To be advised Kit Manufacturers:
Respect Official Web Sites: www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk www.b2netstadium.co.uk Unofficial
Web Site: Compton Street (Footy Mad
Network)
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What's The Ground Like? Future Developments External View of Main & Karen Child Stands
(photo) What Is It Like For
Visiting Supporters? Midlands
Co-operative Community Stand (photo) Where
To Drink? Looking Towards The Printability Stand (photo) How To Get
There By Car & Where To Park HTM
Products Stand (photo) By Train A Closer
Look At The Printability Stand (photo) Admission Prices Programme Price Ground Layout Local Rivals Disabled
Facilities Fixtures
2010-2011 Record
& Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Other Places Of Interest Feedback
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| What's The
Ground Like? |
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Built at a cost of £13 million,
Chesterfield’s new 10,400 capacity all seater stadium is located
around one and a half miles north of the town centre. On one side is
the main HTM Products Stand. This stand has a capacity of 2,902
seats on a single tier, with a glass fronted executive lounge at the
rear. The players emerge from the tunnel at the centre of the stand,
whilst the centre seating of the stand is taken up by the Directors
Box, Sponsors and Legends seating areas, with the press seating
situated towards the north end wing section. The stand has a
graceful curved roof with white steelwork and a glazed windshield at
the north end, with a ground floor and top level viewing area for
disabled supporters and their helpers in the south wing section. At
one side of the stand, towards the Karen Child Kop is an unusual
looking stadium control tower which extends beyond the
touchline.
Opposite is the Midlands Co-operative Community
Stand which is similar in appearance, having a curved roof line and
a capacity of 3,144 seats with glazed windshields on either side,
but with no executive facilities at the rear. The television camera
gantry is situated in this stand below the roof steelwork. Both ends
are similar affairs, both being single tiered, covered and housing
just over 2,000 supporters. Unlike the other stands the roofs on
these ends are not curved, but again glass windshields are in place
on both sides. The only real difference is that the Karen Child
Stand has two ground floor
level disabled viewing areas as opposed to one in the Printability
Stand. The ground is complimented at present by four modern slim
corner floodlight pylons which each have 14 lights on four
rows.
The stadium has a pleasing balanced feel with no single
stand dominating the whole ground. Externally there are some nice
touches too, with the 'wall of fame' from the clubs 'buy a brick
scheme',in the south west and north west corners and wide pathways
that lead through the car park to the turnstile blocks from
Sheffield Road.
Special thanks to Owen Pavey for
providing the information and photos for this page.
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Future
Developments |
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The main entrance will
shortly be flanked by two tall and thin stainless steel
sculptures,designed by Planet Art and local school children, which
will represent the twisted spire of St Mary’s church, an image which
also adorns the new club crest and gives the clubs its nickname
'Spireites'.
The stadium has sufficient
capacity for League One or Two games however should the
club fullfil its ambitions to play at Championship level the ground
will be expanded, most likely by building new stands in the open
corners.
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| External View of Main & Karen Child
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| What Is It Like For
Visiting Supporters? |
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Away supporters are mostly housed
in the Printability Stand at the north end of the stadium,
where up to 2,112 supporters can be seated. If demand requires
it then additional seating can also be made available in the
Midlands Co-operative Community Stand. The leg room is very good and
the view of the pitch excellent. The concourses are built to a
high standard,with large flat screen tv, bars and toilets along
their length. As with all modern stadiums the high roof line will
not provide you with any kind of cover if you sit on the bottom rows
of seats during a spell of exceptionally sunny or
wet weather.
Please note that cash is not
accepted at the turnstiles, entrance is by ticket
only which can be purchased from the ticket office at the HTM
Stand.
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Midlands Co-operative Community &
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| Where To
Drink? |
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Nearest to the away end
of the ground, along Sheffield Road (a five minute walk
away) is the Derby Tup. This pub is featured in the CAMRA Good
Beer Guide and normally has ten ales available. Although the
pub does not do food the landlord allows customers to bring in food
from outside. The pub is surrounded
by an excellent selection of Tandoori, Fried Chicken, snack bars and
fish and chip shops. Further on up Sheffield Road on the right is
the Travellers Rest pub, and a little further on the left is the Red
Lion pub, which is also CAMRA Good Beer Guide
listed.
Other pubs located near to the
stadium such as the Rose and Crown, plus the Crown and
Anchor, do not admit away fans. Whilst the nearby Donkey Pub which
also offers food, is very busy on matchdays and is predominantly for
home supporters.
Whilst in the centre of town is
the Rutland Arms, which is listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. As
Sarah Greenan explains; 'A pub I would recommend for away supporters
is the Rutland Arms on Stephenson Place in Chesterfield. If you
arrive by train and walk towards the town centre it's just upon on
your left - the pub is next to the huge church with the Crooked
Spire - you can't miss it! The Rutland is a very old pub and in
recent years has operated as a traditional ale house with a huge
range of well-kept real ales and good food as well. It welcomes home
and away supporters and is a pleasure to visit. In warm weather
customers spill out into the adjcent churchyard'.
Otherwise alcohol is served inside
the ground in the form of; Carling (£2.70), Worthington (£2.50) plus
bottles of Budweiser (£3).
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Looking Towards The Printability
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| How To Get There
By Car & Where To Park |
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Junction 29 and take the A617 towards Chesterfield. At the end of the dual
carriageway at the edge of the town centre, turn right onto the A61 towards
Sheffield. At the first roundabout turn left and the stadium
is down on the right. For the main entrance turn right into
Sheffield Road and then right again into the Club car
park. However the club car park is for permit holders only
and the nearby Tesco store will not be allowing supporters to
use their car park on matchdays. So it is a case of finding some
street parking.
Map
showing the location of b2net Stadium (takes you to the
Street Map website).
Detailed
map of the area around the b2net stadium.
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HTM Products
Stand |
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| By
Train |
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Chesterfield railway station is
walkable from the stadium, although it will take you between 20
and 30 minutes to walk to do so. Alternatively,there is a
taxi rank outside the station though as traffic is likely to be slow
along Sheffield Road on a matchday this could end up costing you
more time and money than you thought.
If you wish to travel
to the ground by bus a 5 minute walk into the town centre will
enable you to catch a bus from Cavendish Street.This will take 5-15
minutes to get to the ground,depending on traffic.Come out of the
station and turn left and follow the road to the left side of the
Chesterfield Hotel.There is a footbridge over the A61 Inner Relief
Road,which will take you into Corporation Street.At the end of the
street you will see the museum on the left,and the famous crooked
spire church directly ahead of you. Go over the zebra crossing and
turn right,carry on this road,walk past Eyres furniture store and
The Winding Wheel.Cavendish Street is the next turning on the left.
Bus stops T1 and T2 are on the opposite side of the
road.
Walking directions from the
railway station:
Come out of the station and turn
left. The Chesterfield Hotel will be directly ahead of you,take the
road to the right hand side and carry on over the mini roundabout,
into Brewery Street,up the hill and over the A61 Inner Relief Road
with Chesterfield College on your right hand side. After 5 minutes
walk you will reach the end of the road at the Old Post Office
Resturant.Turn right and after a minutes walk you will come to a
mini roundabout.Take the right turn into Sheffield Road. This road
dips down,up and then down again for around 15 minutes.At the big
roundabout with the car showrooms you will see the Donkey Derby pub
in front of you and the ground thurther along Sheffield
Road.Visiting fans must carry on past the HTM Products Stand to
reach the Printabilty Stand at the north end of the
ground.
Free Shuttle
Bus
The Club are also have a free shuttle
bus which operates on matchdays (every 10 minutes 13.30 - 14.40
Saturdays and 18.20 - 19.30 weekdays). It departs from Rose Hill by
the Town Hall. The bus is also in operation after the game (last bus
on Saturdays is 17.45, weekdays 22.25).
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A Closer Look At The Printability
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| Admission
Prices |
Home Fans: HTM
Products Stand (Centre): Adults £20, OAP/Under
18s, £15, Under 16's £14 HTM Products Stand
(Wings): Adults £18, OAP/Under 18s, £13, Under
16's £12 Midlands Co-operative Community
Stand (Centre): Adults £18, OAP/Under
18s £13, Under 16's £8 Midlands
Co-operative Community Stand (Family
area): Adults £18, OAP/Under 18s £13, Under
16's £5 Karen Child
Stand: Adults £16, OAP/Under
18's £10, Under
16's £7
Away Fans: Printability
Stand: Adults £16, OAP/Under
18's £10, Under 16's £7
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| Programme
Price |
| Official Programme
£2.50.
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Ground Layout |
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| Local
Rivals |
| Mansfield Town,
Sheffield Wednesday & Sheffield
United.
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| Disabled
Facilities |
| For details of disabled facilities at the
ground please visit the relevant page on the National Association Of
Disabled Supporters (NADS) website.
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| Fixtures
2010-2011 |
| Chesterfield FC fixture list (takes you
to the BBC Sports Website).
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| Record & Average
Attendance |
At the B2net
Stadium: 6,883 v Derby County, Friendly, July 24th,
2010.
At Saltergate: 30,986 v Newcastle
United, Division Two, April 7th, 1949.
Average
Attendance: 2009-2010: 3,849 (League
Two) 2008-2009: 3,449 (League Two) 2007-2008: 4,103 (League Two)
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| Fans Reviews Of The b2net Stadium |
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Martyn Stimson (92 Club)
7/8/10 David Reynolds (Neutral)
7/8/10
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Other Places Of
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Chesterfield is famous amongst other things for its St
Mary church with has a large crooked spire, which dominates the town
centre sky line. It is near the town centre of town and clearly
visible. Tours of the church are available,with excellent views of
the town centre and surrounding countryside from the base of the
spire. Chesterfield town centre can be reached in around 20 minutes
by foot.
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| Hotel
Accommodation |
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