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Ground Name: Boundary Park |
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| What's The Ground
Like? Future Developments Looking Towards The Chadderton Road Stand (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Rochdale Road Stand (photo) Where To Drink? Main Stand (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Admission Prices Programme Price Ground Layout Local Rivals Disabled Facilities Fixtures 2008-2009 Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Feedback Return To The Main Menu |
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| What's The Ground Like? | |
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The ground at the moment is comprised of just three sides
as the Club have embarked on the building of a new stand on the Broadway
side of the stadium. At one end is the comparatively new Rochdale Road End, a good sized all seater covered stand with an excellent view of the pitch. It has windshields to either side of it and an electric scoreboard on its roof. Part of this stand is given to away supporters. The other end, the Chadderton Road Stand (also known as the 'Chaddy End'), is a medium sized all seater covered stand. Again there are windshields to either side, but the elderly nature of this stand is apparent from the supporting pillars running across the front of it. On one side there is an old two tiered Main Stand. This used to have terracing in front, since filled with seating. There is still some old unused terracing on one side of this stand. Opposite is currently a building site as a new stand is being constructed. The ground also benefits from four large floodlight pylons, leaving the visitor in no doubt that this is a football ground. The Club has a mascot called 'Chaddy The Champion Owl'. |
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In 2007 the Club announced plans to re-develop Boundary Park into a new 16,000 all seater stadium. The project of which is being referred to as the 'Oldham Arena', will include the building of three new stands (the present Rochdale Road End will remain), a 130 room hotel, a leisure centre and separate living accommodation. Phase one of this plan has commenced with the demolition of the Broadway Stand, which is to be replaced with a new 5,200 capacity structure, It is hoped that the new stand, which will become the new Main Stand, complete with club offices, will be open for the start of the 2009/10 season. It is anticipated that it will take four years to complete the entire project. |
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| Looking Towards The Chadderton Road Stand | |
 Please note that since this photo as taken, the Broadway Stand on the right has been demolished. |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
| Away fans are housed in the Rochdale Road
Stand at one end of the ground. This stand is split
between a larger section on side, which houses 3,000 fans and a smaller
section on the other side which houses 1,600 supporters. It is intended with
the development of the stadium that this season the stand will be shared
between home and away fans. For most games away supporters will be given the
smaller section (shown as Away 1 on the ground layout below), whilst for
some clubs that have a larger following then the bigger section will be
allocated (shown as Away 2 on the ground layout below). The sections are
kept separate by a large moat like gap,
which certainly makes
for a lot of banter. The facilities in this newish stand are fairly good, as
are the acoustics. If you get chance, make sure to try a Pukka pie
(£1.50). Some
fans reckon that this is the best part of a visit to Boundary Park. This club I found to be particularly friendly. They have an unofficial motto that 'the only club we hate is Man United', everyone else is very welcome. The only complaint that I had about visiting the ground was that it always seems to be cold, with a biting wind that goes right through you. This is due to Oldham being on the edge of the Pennines. |
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| Rochdale Road Stand | |
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| Where To Drink? | |
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Unfortunately 'The Clayton Arms'
pub that was situated on one
corner of the ground, has now closed.
However there is a new pub,
called the 'Clayton Green' (no connection), which can be found two hundred
yards from the corner of the main stand and the Chaddy End. Chippy Lees, an exiled Latics fans in Cornwall, recommends the following; "The Old Grey Mare on Rochdale Road is worth a visit. If you walk to the top of Sheepfoot Lane and turn left at the newspaper shop, the pub is about 100 yards down the road on the right. There's a varied selection of beers available, and again a warm welcome is assured. Further down on the right is The White Hart. If you turn right at the top of Sheepfoot Lane, you'll eventually come to The Queens. It's on the corner of a junction. It was frequented by several West Ham fans one night, who found the beer to be so good, and cheap compared to London prices, that they decided to stay there for the rest of the evening. It was just as well, as it was the usual bone chilling night, and they lost! Across the road from there is The Royal, which is a cosy little local, and next door is a larger more modern one, the Brook Tavern". Bill Harris a visiting Millwall fan adds; 'I went for a drink in the Rifle Range pub on Burnley Road, which is about a ten minute walk away from the ground. I found it to be a very friendly accommodating pub, with a family room, TV screens, good food and local ale. There is also a beer garden outside, which you can take advantage of, when the weather is good. There is also parking at the back of the pub and is easy to get away after the game onto the A627 which connects to the M62'. If you are arriving by train, there are other pubs you can visit en route. See below. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park | |
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Leave the M62 at Junction 20 and take the A627(M) towards Oldham. Take the
second slip road off the A627(M) following the signs for Royton (A663).
At the top of the slip road you will find a large roundabout that around
it has a McDonalds and a KFC. Turn left at the roundabout onto the A663
towards Royton (beware though of 30mph speed cameras on this stretch). You will be able to see Boundary Park over on your right. Take the
next right hand turn into Hilbre Avenue which will take you up to the
large Club car park, situated behind the Lookers Stand. The cost
of the car park is; cars £2, mini buses £5, coaches £10. If you want to go straight to the Club main entrance, then at the roundabout take the second exit onto A627 Chadderton Way (signposted Oldham). After around 300 yards take the first left into Boundary Park Road and at the end of the road turn right into Sheepfoot Lane. 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. Thanks to Gary Davies of the web site IOASC for supplying the directions. |
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| By Train | |
| There are three stations that you could use to get to
Boundary Park. Oldham Mumps, Oldham Werneth or Mill Hills. However Oldham
Mumps and Mill Hills are both around a 45 minute walk
away from the ground and are not really practical.
Therefore it is best to use Oldham Werneth,
which is served by North
West Trains on the Oldham Rochdale loop. Trains for Oldham depart from Manchester
Victoria platforms 1 or 6. If you buy a ticket to Oldham and arrive from the South at
Manchester Piccadilly your fare includes travel on the Metrolink to Victoria station. As
you exit the platforms at Piccadilly turn left for the Metrolink station. Take the tram
for BURY only to get to Manchester Victoria. Oldham Werneth station is around a 15 minute walk away from the ground. Exit the station and turn right onto Featherstall Road South and walk for about 3/4 miles through one set of traffic lights and a small roundabout at Tesco until you come to a large roundabout. Turn left onto Chadderton Way (cross over at the underpass as Chadderton Way is a dual carriageway) and follow for another ¼ miles until you come to Boundary Park Road (by the B&Q Warehouse) turn right and Boundary Park is ahead. You will be approaching the ground from the home supporters end, so at the end of Boundary Park Road turn right up Sheepfoot Lane past the main stand to the other end of the ground. It is extremely unusual for any taxi's to be at Werneth station. Chippy Lees adds; "As you walk along Featherstall Road away from Werneth station, you will encounter quite a few Indian restaurants and pubs, which are worth a visit. Turn right from the station and walk until you come to Tesco's at the top of the road. Turn left at the dual-carriageway, and Boundary Park is on the right. Again, there are several pubs on the way, the best being The Spinners across from the dual-carriageway". Jon Brierley adds; 'Alternatively, rather than getting a train from Manchester to Oldham, you may find it easier to take a bus from Manchester Piccadilly Bus Station. Services operate every 15 minutes or so on Saturday afternoon. Numbers 24, 181 & 182 make the 25 minute trip to Oldham and go past the ground. Doing this would allow you to nip into the Rifle Range pub on Burnley Lane, where the beer is both good and cheap'. |
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| Admission Prices | |
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Home Fans*: Main Stand (Upper) - Adults £20, OAP's/Under 16's £11, Main Stand (Lower) - Adults £19, OAP's/Under 16's £11 Chadderton Road Stand - Adults £20, OAP's/Under 16's £11 Under 12's £3, Rochdale Road End - Adults £20, OAP's/Under 16's £11, Under 12's £3. Away Fans*: Rochdale Road End - Adults £20, OAP's/Under 16's £11, Under 12's £3. * A discount of £2 is available on these ticket prices, if the ticket is purchased prior to matchday (except Under 12's in the Chadwick/Rochdale Road Ends). |
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| Programme Price | |
| Official Programme £2.50. | |
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| Local Rivals | |
| Manchester United, Manchester City & Stockport. | |
| 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 2008-2009 | |
| For the Oldham fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website) | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
| 47,671 v Sheffield Wednesday FA Cup 5th Round, January 25th, 1930. Modern All Seated Attendance Record: 13,171 v Manchester City FA Cup 3rd Round, January 8th, 2005. Average Attendance: 2007-2008: 5,326 (League One) 2006-2007: 6,334 (League One) 2005-2006: 5,796 (League One) |
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| Fans Reviews Of Boundary Park | |
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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 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 Oldham page click here. | |
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