Stoke City

The official site url appears to be http://www.stokecityfc.com/ but was down at the time of writing this. We're saying nothing except 3 little letters...NTL.

Unofficial sites are few and far between. Try the Stoke Scandanavian site or the local paper.

Stoke, after buying a brand new 28,000 capacity stadium got relegated to the 2nd division. The team is off on pre-season training in Austria prior to the game against City.

Tickets:

Admission is £7 for adults and £3 for concessions. Call the Stoke City ticket line on 01782 592222 for more information. Kick-off is at 7.45pm.City fans will be in the south stand.

c/o Stoke City FC, Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 4EG

Telephone: 01782 592200
Fax: 01782 592201

Directions:

By Car

North/South/West: M6 to J15. Take the A500 to Stoke-on-Trent then the A50 to Derby/Uttoxeter (the Britannia Stadium will be signposted at this point and visible on the sky-line to the right). Once on the A50 you have to drive past the stadium on the right to the first exit and come back down the westbound carriageway of the A50 to get to the stadium. East: A50 all the way to Stoke-on-Trent. Stadium to the left. Please note: On a matchday, access to the stadium from the A50 will be strictly limited to coaches, permit holders and disabled supporters who have been allocated a parking space directly outside the stadium (see ACCESS and PARKING for more details).

Parking

Matchdays at the stadium: Matchday parking is available for supporters on the SOUTH car park, access from Trentham Road only (see directions below). Matchday parking on the SOUTH car park will be on a first-come first-served basis, at a charge of £3. The South car park will be open from 11am for an afternoon match and 4pm for a night match. Tip: tune in to one of the local radio stations, Radio Stoke (94.6FM) or Signal Radio (102.6FM) for updates on parking availability at the ground to avoid any unnecessary travelling.

Directions: North/South/West: M6 junction 15, take the A500 Stoke-on-Trent then at the first exit, take the A34 to Stone and follow signs for Trentham. At the next roundabout, turn left onto Trentham Road (A5035) and carry on until you reach the traffic signalised junction which sits on the southern entrance to Stanley Matthews Way.

Nearest railway station:

Stoke-on-Trent (01782) 411411. Transportation for away supporters arriving by train can be arranged with the local bus company PMT (01782) 747000. If required, this must be organised in advance by the visiting club. Supporters arriving by train can take a two-minute walk to Glebe Street in Stoke where buses will run to the stadium at regular intervals.

Need details on the nearest pubs or maybe you want to share a lift? Make contact with other City fans in the Fans Forum.