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Braintree Town v Hereford United
Skrill Premier
Saturday 8th March 2014 KO 3.00pm
Amlin Stadium
Cressing Road
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3RD
Phone 01376 345617
Braintree Town trace their history back to 1898 as the works
side for the Crittall Window Company.
Their nickname of “The Iron” stems from these manufacturing
origins. They competed in a variety of
southeastern leagues before rising to The Conference South in 2006/07. Promotion to Conference National came in
2011/12 following a championship-winning season in the South. Their debut season saw them finish in a
respectable 12th position.
Apart from a brief period in the seventies, they have played at Cressing
Road since 1923.
The stadium has seating for 553 in a total capacity of 4151
with visiting supporters given the uncovered “Quag” end terrace if segregation
is in force. Also, a number of seats
are normally provided in the main stand.
Admission is believed to be £16 for adults, £10 for seniors, £5 for
U16’s and £3 for U11’s. There is a
premium of £1 for a seat.
HUISA – depart from Radford’s at 8.30am with a fare of £24
(non-members £26). Seats can be booked
through The Club office (08442 761939).
BY CAR – Braintree is midway between the Bishops Stortford
junction on the M11 and Colchester meaning you have a choice of using the M25
route and “up” the M11 or the M42/M6/A14 route to Cambridge then “down” the
M11.
For the M25 route, use the Oxford/M40 roads to join the M25
then leave at J27 and take the M11 north.
Leave the M11 at J8 and follow the A120 directions as for the M42 route
below.
For my preferred M42 route, follow the usual path via the M5
then continue on the M42 to join the M6 (south) at M42 J7A (sign London). As you approach the end of the M6 (where it
joins the M1) branch left and join the A14 (sign Felixstowe). Continue on the A14 passing Kettering and
Huntingdon before joining the M11 south just outside Cambridge (sign
London). Leave the M11 at J8 and take
the A120 east (sign Stansted Airport/Colchester). Continue on the A120 for about 16/17 miles until you reach a
roundabout at the junction with the B1018 where you take the first exit onto
Cressing Road (sign Braintree College).
After just over half a mile, turn left into Clockhouse Way. The ground will be clearly visible from
here.
Distance for either route is between 190 and 200 miles and
you should allow around three hours forty minutes and possibly more if the M25
is busy.
TRAIN – The ground is about a mile from the station, which
is served by trains from London Liverpool Street.
ALEHOUSES – The Braintree FC club is sometimes available and
is accessible from inside the ground so long as segregation is not
enforced. The Orange Tree pub in
Clockhouse Way is a five-minute walk from the ground whereas the local ‘Spoons
(The Picture House) in the town centre is near to the train station and is
CAMRA listed. The Hare and Hounds (104
High Garrett), The King William IV (114 London Road) and The Eagle (192 Coggeshall
Road) have all received good reviews for both food and their range of drinks.
There are MacDonalds, KFC and Pizza Hut outlets at
roundabout on the A120.
Enjoy.