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What's Boundary
Park Like?
Future Ground
Developments
Rochdale Road Stand (photo)
What Is It
Like For Away Supporters?
Main Stand (photo)
Where To Drink?
Cheadle
Road End (photo)
How To Get
There By Car & Where To Park
Unused
Side (photo)
By
Train/Metrolink
Admission Prices
Programme Price
Ground Layout
Local Rivals
Disabled Facilities
Fixtures 2012-2013
Record & Average Attendance
Fans Ground Reviews
Hotel
Accommodation
Boundary
Park Location Map
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| What's Boundary
Park Like? |
The ground is comprised of just three
sides, as the Club demolished the Broadway (Lookers)
Stand on one side of the stadium in 2008. This was in
preparation for the building of a new 5,200 capacity
Main Stand, however this has yet to materialise.
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 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 the old two-tiered Main
Stand. This used to have terracing in front, but has
since been filled with seating. There is still some
old unused terracing on one side of this stand. The
ground also benefits from four large traditional
floodlight pylons, leaving the visitor in no doubt
that this is a football ground.
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Future
Ground Developments
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Having
been thwarted in their efforts to gain
permission to build a new stadium, the Club are now
looking again at redeveloping Boundary Park. The
first stage of this will be to build a new 2,300 capacity stand
on the unused side of the ground. It is believed
that the Club will seek planning permission for this
to take place.
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| What Is It
Like For Away Supporters? |
Away fans are housed on one
side of the Rochdale Road Stand at one end of the
ground. This stand is shared with home supporters. It
is divided into sections, the larger of which holds
3,000 fans and the smaller 1,600 fans. The predicted
size of the away support, dictates on which section is
allocated, but for most games it is the smaller area.
The sections are
separated by a large moat like gap, which certainly
makes for a lot of banter across it. The facilities in
this modern stand are fairly good, as are the
acoustics. If you get chance, make sure to try one of
the pies; Cottage, Steak & Pepper, plus Cheese
& Potato. Some fans reckon that this is the best
part of a visit to Boundary Park! Make sure you wrap
up well though as the location of Boundary Park on the
edge of the Pennines, means that it always seems to be
cold, with a biting wind that goes right through you.
Generally a friendly day out.
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| Where To Drink? |
The closest pub is the Clayton
Green, which is a Brewers Fayre outlet and can
be found two hundred yards from the corner of the
Main Stand and the Chaddy End, on Sheepfoot Lane.
There is also the Greyhound pub, which is across
Broadway down Holden Fold Lane.
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".
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Cheadle
Road End
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| How To Get
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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 demolished stand. The cost
of the car park is; cars £5, minibus £10, coaches
£15.
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.
Map
showing the location of Boundary Park (at
the bottom of this page).
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Unused
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Special thanks to Reg Duncan for providing the
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| By
Train/Metrolink/Bus |
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The new Metrolink line
from Manchester to Oldham has recently been
completed. The closest Metrolink station to the
ground is Freehold which is around a 30 minute walk
away from Boundary Park, whilst the nearest railway
station is Mills Hill, which is a similar walking distance away from the ground.
Both these services depart from Manchester Victoria.
If arriving from the South at Manchester
Piccadilly railway station, then
catch a Bury bound tram from the adjacent
Metrolink station for Manchester Victoria. If
your train ticket takes you through to Oldham
then the cost of the Metrolink is included.
Freehold Metro
Station
On exiting Freehold
Metro Station turn right along Agnes Street. At the
bottom of this street turn left into Robinson
Street, then the third right into Gordon Street and
then right onto Denton Lane. Crossover the road and
at the roundabout turn left into Walsh Street. Where
the road forks, bear right into Peel Street. Cross
over Middleton Road (A669) into Garforth Road. At
the end of Garforth Road turn right onto Burnley
Lane and the left along the A627 Chadderton Way (you
should be able to see the floodlights over on the
right). Take the next right at the traffic lights
into Westhulme Way and then Westhulme Way for the
ground.
Mills Hill Railway Station
George Sutcliffe a visiting Sheffield United fan
informs me; 'On leaving Mills Hill station descend
the ramp then turn right. Then bear left into Haigh
Lane which becomes Chadderton Hall Road and then
Burnley Lane (although it is the same road) this
takes you to the Toby Carvery at the M627 roundabout
from where the ground is visible. Apart from a
handful of Blades and a few Manchester based Latics
hardly anyone took this route. There was also a
large JW Lees pub called the Rose Of Lancaster on
Haigh Lane 200 yards from Mills Hill Station which
served food and had Sky Sports'. It is around a 30
minute walk.
By Bus From
Manchester Piccadilly
Jon Brierley adds; 'Alternatively, rather than
getting a train or metro from Manchester to Oldham,
you may find it easier to take a bus from Manchester
Piccadilly Bus Station. Services numbers 24, 181 & 182 make the 25
minute trip to Oldham and go past the ground. They
operate six buses an hour on Saturday
afternoons, with three an hour on evenings and
Sundays. Alternatively,
fans from the Yorkshire direction might like to
consider taking a train to Rochdale (direct
services from York, Leeds, Bradford & Halifax)
and then continuing to Boundary Park on bus 409
(every 10 minutes Saturday daytime, journey time
25 minutes)'.
Bjorn Sandstrom adds; 'Please note that for weekday
games, Bus 181 is the only one of the three that you
can catch back to Manchester Piccadilly Gardens. It
passes the area near Boundary Park at 21.45, 22.15
and 23.00. In addition, it might help to know that
the Piccadilly Gardens bus stop for Oldham is
located on nearby Lever Street'.
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| Admission
Prices |
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Home Fans*:
Main Stand (Upper): Adults
£20, OAP's/Under 16's £10
Main Stand (Lower): Adults
£19, OAP's/Under 16's £9
Chadderton Road Stand: Adults
£20,
OAP's £10
Under 16's £5
Rochdale Road End: Adults £20, OAP's
£10 Under 16's
£5
Away Fans:
Rochdale Road End: Adults £20, OAP's
£10 Under 16's
£5
* Students can also qualify
for a concessionary price, providing that they first
become club members.
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| Programme Price |
| Official
Programme £3
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Ground Layout
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| Local Rivals |
| Manchester
United, Manchester City, Stockport, Bury &
Rochdale.
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| Disabled
Facilities |
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details of disabled facilities and club contact at the
ground please visit the relevant page on the Level
Playing Field website.
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| Fixtures 2012-2013 |
| Oldham Athletic FC fixture
list (takes you to the BBC
Sports Website)
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| 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:
2011-2012: 4,433 (League One)
2010-2011: 4,392 (League One)
2009-2010: 4,630 (League One)
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| Fans Reviews Of Boundary Park |
Jack
Hanratty (Everton) 16/2/13
Ben Savage
(Tranmere Rovers) 10/11/12
Paul
Willott (Preston North End) 6/10/12
Teresa
Jewell (Sheffield Wednesday) 10/12/11
George
Campbell (Sheffield United) 6/8/11
Dan Portch (Leicester
City) 18/10/08
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| Hotel
Accommodation |
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If you require hotel
accommodation in the area then first try a hotel
booking service provided by Late Rooms. They offer
all types of accommodation to suit all tastes and
pockets from; Budget Hotels, Traditional Bed &
Breakfast establishments to Five Star Hotels and
Serviced Apartments. Plus their booking system is
straightforward and easy to use. 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. The Hotels listing also
includes details of how far away the accommodation
is located from the football ground.
Access their Oldham
Hotels and Guest Houses page.
Remember
that you can use the above link or panel below to
book any other hotels that you may need for
business or leisure, either in the UK or abroad.
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| Map
showing the location of Boundary Park and
listed pubs |
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Instructions
for using the map:
- Use the bar on the left of the map to zoom in /
out using the + / - keys.
- Click and drag an area of the map to move around
or use the up/down, left/right arrows
- Click the Satellite button to see aerial view
photograph.
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| Feedback |
If anything is incorrect or
you have something to add, please e-mail me duncan@footballgrounds.net
and I'll update the guide.
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