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Northampton
Town
Ground Name: Sixfields
Stadium Capacity: 7,653
(all seated) Address: Sixfields
Stadium, Northampton, NN5 5QA Main Telephone No:
01604 683 700 Fax No: 01604 751 613 Ticket
Office No: 01604 683 777 Ticket
Office Fax No: 01604 589 138 Pitch Size:
116 x 72 yards Team Nickname: The Cobblers Year Ground Opened: 1994 Shirt Sponsors:
Jackson Grundy Home Kit Colours: Claret &
White Away Kit Colours: Sky Blue With
White Trim Kit Manufacturers:
Errea Official Web Site: www.ntfc.co.uk Unofficial Web
Sites: The Cobblers Sixfields Message
Board NTFC Supporters Ltd The Hotel End
Message Board Vital Northampton (Vital Football
Network)
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What's The Ground Like? Future
Developments Sixfields
Stadium (photo) What Is It Like For
Visiting Supporters West Stand (photo) Where To
Drink? Dave Bowen Stand
(photo) How To Get There By Car
& Where To Park By Train Alwyn Hargrave
Stand (photo) Local Rivals Admission Prices Programme &
Fanzine Ground
Layout Disabled
Facilities Fixtures 2009-2010 Record & Average
Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel
Accommodation Feedback
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| What's The Ground
Like? |
| The
Club moved from their old County Ground to the new
stadium in October 1994. This neat all seater stadium is located on
the outskirts of Northampton. Sixfields has three small covered
single tier stands, and another larger single tier covered West
Stand (capacity 4,000), at one side of the pitch. Away supporters
are housed at the South Stand end. The club has received awards for
the facilities provided for disabled supporters. A large hill
overlooks the ground, where small numbers congregate to watch the
game free, even though they can only see half the pitch!
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| Future Developments |
| Kevin Dunn informs me; 'Following the Club's successful
bid to buy a 150 year lease on Sixfields Stadium, they have
announced that the stadium is to be further developed so that the
overall capacity will rise to 15,000. This will mean new North, East
& South Stands as well as executive boxes being added to the
West Stand. Part of the development will also the feature the
building of a hotel behind the South Stand of the stadium. The home
end at Northampton's old County Ground was called the Hotel End, so
it is quite apt that the new stadium will also feature its own Hotel
End. It is believed that it will take five years for the plans to be
fulfilled.' However, it would appear that the Club do not have the
necessary finances in place to go ahead with these developments, so
it may be quite a while yet before things come to
fruition.
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Sixfields
Stadium |
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| What Is It Like For
Visiting Supporters |
Away
fans are located in the attractively named 'Paul
Cox Panel & Paint South Stand' at
one end of the pitch, where 800 supporters
can be accommodated. One slight pain about Sixfields is that you
can't pay at the turnstiles. You have to buy your ticket first from
a Portakabin and then you have to queue again. Some away fans have
got caught out by this when arriving late. However,
I have received a number of reports complementing the standard of
stewarding, other club officials and the Northampton fans
themselves. Please note that if you club has a large away following
to make sure that you have a ticket before travelling as it has not
be unknown for away fans turning up on the day, to find that the
away section has sold out. Food on sale inside the ground includes:
Cheesburgers £3.30, Burgers
£3, Hot Dogs £3, Pasties £3, Various Pies £2.50, Sausage Rolls
£2.50, Pizza slices £2.50 and Chips £2.
Having lived in Northampton for a year
and watched Northampton Town win the old fourth division, I have a
soft spot for them. The fans themselves are quite passionate and
this makes for a great atmosphere especially at cup games. Robert
Dunkley informs me; 'outside the West Stand there is a used
programme stall stocking a wide range of programmes from different
clubs and seasons'.
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West Stand |
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Where To Drink? |
The ground is
built on a leisure complex on the outskirts of Northampton. This
consists of a couple of fast food establishments (including a
McDonalds and a Pizza Hut), a cinema and the stadium itself.
There are two pubs on this site, the Magic Tower
(formerly called Chevys), which is
for home supporters only and The Sixfields Tavern (no away colours).
I managed to get into the Magic Tower when I
went to see Northampton play Gillingham. The bouncers on the door
asked me which club I supported. When I replied "Birmingham City",
they were totally confused as they had obviously not been programmed
for this response. Nevertheless they still let me
in.
Steven Jones informs me; "a couple of other bars
have opened recently opened on the Sixfields complex, both of which
are better than the Sixfields Tavern and the Magic
Tower in terms of service, space, atmosphere etc. Old Orleans
is one (a restaurant & bar) and the Sports Bar is the other
(bowling alleys, 9-ball tables, big screens for post-match scores
round-ups etc, equally popular with home and away fans)". Whilst
Carl Brown adds; "I found myself drinking in a 'T.G.I. Friday's'
outlet opposite the Main Stand. Maybe not your stereotypical
pre-match watering hole but very convenient for a drink, plus there
was a wonderful array of fine waitresses on display, serving the
goods!"
If you are coming into Northampton from the M1, via
the A45, you will pass the Turnpike Pub, which is okay for away
fans.
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Dave
Bowen Stand |
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How To Get There By Car
& Where To Park |
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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.
The Sixfields stadium
is well signposted around the area. There is a fair sized car park
located at the ground, which costs £3. 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.
Steve Riches adds; 'If
Northampton Saints rugby club are also at home at the same time as
Northampton Town, then the parking can get critical as the Saints
play just down the road, so allow extra time on those
occasions'.
For a map showing the location of the
ground click here
(to take you to the Street Map
website).
To go to a simplified page, containing the directions
and pub info, which you can print out click
here.
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| By
Train |
Northampton train station is over two miles from the
ground, so it is probably best to hire a taxi. However if you feel
like braving the 25-30 minute walk then Phil Spokes provides the
following directions; 'Turn right from the station and follow the
road past the express lift tower (you can't miss it, a tall tower
that was once used for testing lifts),
passing the Wickes store on the left.
Continue down to the Leisure Centre, turn left down the path
beside it and then turn right onto the road. You will see the
stadium in the distance in front of you.
Liz Williams
adds; 'From the railway station you
can take the D2 bus towards Daventry, which also
goes by the Sixfields retail park and stops about 200
yards from the stadium. The buses go from the bridge over the
railway at the south end of the station. To return, get on at the
same stop, but make sure to check which direction the bus is heading
as the same stop serves both directions. The trip takes 10-20 mins
depending on traffic (which can be heavy if there is a Saints rugby
match on the same day)'. A timetable can be downloaded from the Stagecoach
website (PDF file).
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Alwyn
Hargrave Stand |
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| Local Rivals |
| Peterborough United, Rushden &
Diamonds, Milton Keynes Dons.
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| Admission Prices |
The Club operate a
category system, so that ticket prices vary with the opposition
being played. The categories are Gold & Normal.
Normal game prices are shown in brackets:
Home Fans*: West Stand - Adults £22 (£19), Concessions
£18 (£15), Under 16's £15
(£12), Under 7's Free Dave Bowen Stand - Adults £22 (£19), Concessions £18 (£15),
Under 16's £15 (£12), Under 7's Free Alwyn Hargrave Stand
- Adults £21 (£18), Concessions £16 (£13), Under 16's £13 (£10),
Under 7's Free
Away
Fans: Paul Cox Panel & Paint
South Stand - Adults £22 (£19),
Concessions £18 (£15), Under 16's £15 (£12), Under
7's Free
* Further discounts
can be obtained if multiple tickets are being purchased. Plus
a number of family tickets packages are also available.
Concessions apply to
over 60's and students (with current NUS card, or letter from
school).
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| Programme &
Fanzine |
Official
Programme £3 HotelEnders Fanzine
£1
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Ground Layout |
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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 2009-2010 |
| For the
Northampton fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website)
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| Record & Average
Attendance |
At the
County Ground; 24,523 v Fulham, Division One, April 23rd,
1966.
At Sixfields Stadium; 7,557 v Manchester
City, Division Two, September 26th, 1998.
Average
Attendance: 2008-2009: 5,200 (League One) 2007-2008: 5,409 (League One) 2006-2007: 5,573 (League One)
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| Fans Reviews Of Sixfields |
Jack Douglas (Southend United)
13/4/09 Andrew Willock (Leicester City)
31/1/09 John Hubble (Birmingham
City) 20/1/09 James Prentice
(Lincoln City) 23/4/05
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| Hotel
Accommodation |
| If you require hotel
accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service
provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who
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Feedback |
If anything is
incorrect or you have something to add, please e-mail
me and I'll update the guide.
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