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Northampton Town Ground Name: Sixfields
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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 Return To The Main Menu |
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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! | |
| 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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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters | |
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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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| 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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From The
South: 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'. | |
| 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. | |
| 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.
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| Programme & Fanzine | |
| Official
Programme £3 HotelEnders Fanzine £1 | |
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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. | |
| Fixtures 2009-2010 | |
| For the Northampton fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| 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 specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Northampton page click here. | |
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