HARTLEPOOL UNITED V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17TH AT 3PM
AT VICTORIA PARK, CLARENCE ROAD, HARTLEPOOL, HARTLEPOOL, TS24 8BZ
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach: Coaches Leaves at 10am from Ricoh Arena Car Park C and cost £17 per person.
BY Car
From the North (A19)
Exit the A19 at signpost Hartlepool A179 and turn left onto the A179. Follow signs to Hartlepool for 1.3 miles over two roundabouts. At third roundabout turn right (s/p Town Centre, Docks A179) onto Easington Road. Follow Town Centre A179 signs for 1.5 miles over two roundabouts. At third roundabout (easily recognised by the big balls!) turn right onto Marina Way. At the next roundabout there are two choices - straight on and left to the parking at Jackson's Wharf in the marina area, or right and then left at the lights into Clarence Road to the ground.
From the South (A19)
Exit the A19 at signpost Hartlepool A689, Motorway A1(M). At roundabout turn right (s/p Hartlepool A689) and continue on the A689 for 4.3 miles, through the village of Newton Bewley, to the roundabout by the Owton Lodge pub. Go straight on (s/p Town Centre A689) and follow Town Centre signs for 2.8 miles, over two roundabouts. At the traffic lights just past the Blacksmiths Arms on your left, go straight on. At the next traffic lights go straight on again over the bridge into the new marina complex and straight on again at the roundabout into Marina Way. This is the area for the Jackson's Wharf parking. To get to the ground itself continue to the next roundabout and turn left (s/p The North A179, A1048). Turn left at the lights into Clarence Road to the ground. Should the A689 be closed - carry on along A19 until the A179 (see From the North).
From the Railway Station (Hartlepool)
It is about half a mile by foot to the ground. Walk out of the station to the main road (Church Street) and turn right. Follow the road and the floodlights come into view. Cross the main A179 and bear right into Clarence Road to the ground. Parking There's a car park behind the Niramax Stand and street parking around Raby Road. Please keep valuables out of sight!
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at £25 for Adults, £13 for Over 60's, £13 for Full Time Students. You need to show your NUS card to get into the ground and £13 for those under 19 years of age.
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THE LAST TIME
Saturday's game will be the eighth match between Hartlepool United and Coventry City.
Coventry have won four and lost three, scoring 17 goals to Hartlepool's 9.
The last time City met Hartlepool United was at the Ricoh Arena on Wed 12 Aug 2009 for a League Cup which Hartlepool won 1-0.
City's last trip to Victoria Park saw a 2-1 defeat in a Fourth Division game on Monday April 27th 1959. City also lost their other only League game there with a 3-2 defeat in December 1925, although City did win 4-0 in an FA Cup tie in December 1934.
City's League win's over Hartlepool have all come at Highfield Road with a 1-0 League Cup win in 1972, a 4-1 win in 1958 and a 5-2 win in April 1926.
More head to head http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's game at Hartlepool United on Saturday is Andy D'Urso from Essex.
Andy, whose hobbies include gardening and travel, has been on the National list since 1994. He has also spent four years on the FIFA list.
This season, he has had 15 (two of which have been League One games) matches and shown 28 yellows and four red.
His last City match was the 2-0 defeat at Tranmere back in September, Other City matches that Mr D'Urso has been in charge of are the home game against Barnsley on Saturday February 25th 2012, the 2-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on February 1st 2011, the 2-0 win over Portsmouth in August 2010., the 1-0 home defeat by Derby County last season, the 4-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic on May 4th 2008, the 2-0 defeat at Norwich in November 2007, the 1-1 at Norwich in Feb 2007, the 1-0 home defeat to Birmingham City in October 2006, the 2-0 defeat at Palace in Nov 2005, the 2-0 home win against Forest in April 2005, the 2-0 defeat at Rotherham in December 2003, the 1-0 home win against Sheffield United in March 2002, the 2-1 win at Manchester City in August 2000, the 5-0 defeat at West Ham in April 2000, the 2-0 defeat at Liverpool in December 1999 and the 3-2 defeat at Tottenham in September 1999.
His assistants are Danny Markham and Sebastian Stockbridge. The Fourth Official is David McCallum
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BETTING ODDS
Coventry City are the favourites to win at Hartlepool United on Saturday.
City are 5/4 to win John Hughes side 2-1 and 9/4 the draw.
If you are planning to have a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds available before placing any bet. You can check on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/hartlepool-v-coventry/winner to see what some of the leading bookmakers are offering.