BURNLEY V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY APRIL 14 AT 3PM
AT TURF MOOR, HARRY POTTS WAY, BURNLEY, BB10 4BX
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm
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TRAVEL
Club Coach leaves the Ricoh Arena at 11am and costs £15.
Saturday is Grand National Day so expect the M6 to be busy, so leaving a bit earlier is recommended.
Directions by Road
From the East:
Exit M65 at junction 12 and follow signs to 'Burnley North A682,' over two roundabouts and into Colne Road. After 1.5 miles, turn left at the lights into Casterton Avenue. After another half mile, go straight on at another roundabout, follow signs for 'Rochdale A6114,' into Eastern Avenue. After 1.5 miles, you will be on Belvedere Road and the stadium is there.
From the West:
Exit M65 motorway at junction 9 (Signposted Halifax A679) and turn right at the first roundabout, over the motorway. Go to the second roundabout and take a left, still following signs for Halifax and onto Accrington Road. After ¾ of a mile, go right at the traffic lights into Rossendale Road. Follow for another 1.5 miles and then go straight on through the traffic lights into Glen View Road. After another mile, turn left into Todmorden Road, where you will find Turf Moor at the foot of the hill.
From the North and South: Exit M6 at Junction 29 and onto the M65. Exit the M65 at junction 10 and follow signs for 'Towneley Hall.' This road eventually goes past Turf Moor.
Parking
Parking Restrictions: Most of the surrounding streets have parking restrictions on a matchday (Saturday and Tuesday), so it is advisable for away supporters to use the cricket club or the following car parks: Town Centre Car Parks , Millennium NCP, Brown St, BB11 1PZ, Capacity: 500 car, Advantage: Town centre location, close to all the shops and fast food outlets. 8 minutes walk from the stadium. Cost £3 to park.
Deanmill (Plumb St) Car Park, BB11 3AG. Capacity: 100 cars Advantage: Close to stadium, new car park, secure, well lit.4 minute walk from stadium. Cost £4.
Aircelle Ltd, Bancroft Ave, BB10 2TQ, Capacity: 275 cars, Advantage: Away from city centre traffic, close to motorway after the game ahead of traffic flow. 15 minute walk or hop on local bus (3 minute journey). Cost £3
Public Transport
BY TRAIN
Rail: The nearest station is Burnley Manchester Road. From here, exit the station and walk down Centenary Way, from here, Turf Moor is clearly visible. When you reach the roundabout at the bottom of the road, go right down Yorkshire Street, which becomes Harry Potts Way and the ground is on your left hand side.
From Burnley Central, follow signs for the Town Centre and then head left towards the 'Gala' Bingo Hall. From here, walk down Yorkshire Street and use instructions from above.
Bus Routes: The Bus Station is situated relatively close to the ground, just off Centenary Way. Leave the station and turn right towards the Gala Bingo Hall and go under the aqueduct onto Yorkshire Street. Then, follow the instructions from above.
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ADMISSION
City supporters will be housed in the David Fishwick Stand and tickets for adults are priced at £26. £15 for 16-18, Students and Senior Citizens and £12 for U16's. You can pay on the gate.
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THE LAST TIME
This will be the 49th meeting between the two sides. Coventry City have won 12 and drawn 12 . They have scored 53 goals compared to Burnley's 73
The last time City played at Turf Moor, they drew 2-2. Lukas Jutkiewicz and Gary McSheffrey scoring for the Sky Blues in Andy Thorn's first game following the sacking of Aidy Boothroyd. Jay Rodriquez scored twice for the Clarets.
The teams that night were:
Team Westwood, Clarke, Keogh, Wood, O'Halloran (Hussey 56), Baker, Clingan, Gunnarsson. McSheffrey, Eastwood, Jutkiewicz. SNU Ruffles, Quirke, O'Donovan, McIndoe, Cameron, Bell
Burnley Grant, Mears, Duff, Carlisle, Fox, Eagles, Marney (Elliott 39), Cork (Iwelumo 76), Wallace (Bartley 65), Rodriquez, Delfounsou. SNU Jensen, Bikey, Edgar, Alexander.
City have won only three times in 23 visits to Turf Moor but have drawn nine times. Their last win at Burnley was on May 6th 2007 and the other two wins were a 2-1 win in December 2003 and a 3-1 victory in August 1976. City's heaviest defeat at Turf Moor was a 5-0 loss in 1911 in an FA Cup tie.
Details of matches between Burnley and Coventry City can be found by clicking on http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The referee currently appointed to take charge of Coventry City's next game, the trip to Burnley is Andy Woolmer from Northamptonshire.
A postman by trade, he has started refereeing at sixteen and worked his way through the United Counties League and the Southern league before becoming a National List referee in 2004. He had been an assistant referee for ten years including four on the Select Group.
His last City game was the 2-2 draw with Blackpool at the Ricoh Arena earlier this season and other City games he has officiated at are the 1-0 pre-season win at Northampton on July 21st 2010 and before that the 3-0 defeat at Reading on April 5th 2010, the 1-1 draw at Palace on Sept 18th 2007 and the 2-1 win at Hull City in Jan 2006.
This season he has had 34 matches and shown 116 yellow cards and 6 red.
His assistants will be Michael Salisbury from Lancashire and Seb Stockbridge from Tyne & Wear . The fourth official will be Iain Siddell from Lancashire.