Tamworth – Good Friday Evening

Tamworth FC V Hereford United

Skrill Premier

Friday 18^th April 2014 KO 7.45 pm

The Lamb Ground

Kettlebrook

Tamworth

Staffs

B77 1AA

The Lambs were formed in 1933 and moved to their present ground the following year.  They played their early football in the Birmingham Combination and later in the Birmingham League (now The West Midland League).  A progression to The Southern League in the early seventies was short lived and it wasn’t until the mid-eighties that they started to claw their way back with the help of a clutch of local businessmen including current Chairman, Bob Andrews.  They have held down a spot in the top level of Non-League since winning promotion in 2008/9 until relegation back to the regional level of The Conference was confirmed last week.

The Lamb has a capacity of 4065 with 518 seated.  Visiting fans are accommodated on the Meadow Street terrace at the top of the slightly sloped pitch that includes a small covered area.  Around ninety seats are also made available in the Main Stand. The Lambs have designated this a Category A game so will be charging their premium admission prices.  A place on the terrace will cost will cost £14 for adults, £9 for over 65’s and U18’s and £4 for U16’s.  There is an additional £2 on all prices for a seat in the stand.

HUISA – departs from Radford’s at 5.00 pm with a fare of £15 (non-members £17).  Seats can be booked through the Club office.

BY CAR – To Worcester to join the M5 (North) at J7.  At J4A, join the M42 and continue following signs for Tamworth.  At J10 (Tamworth Services) leave the M42 and, at the roundabout, take the first exit onto the A5 (sign Tamworth).  At the next roundabout, take the third exit into Marlborough Way (B5440 sign Glascote/Snowdome).  At the next roundabout take the B5000 (sign Town Cente/Snowdome).  There is, apparently, a fairly trigger-happy speed camera on the B5000.  Finally, at the roundabout, take the first exit into Kettlebrook Road.  Distance is a shade less than 80 miles but you should allow upwards of two hours due to holiday traffic on the M42 around Birmingham.  There is a good-sized car park at the ground (Cars £2, Minibus £5 and coaches £10) otherwise street parking.  Postcode is B77 1AA.

ALEHOUSES – There is a good club inside the ground but with the likelihood of fan segregation this probably won’t be an option.  The nearest I can find is a Wetherspoons called The Bole Bridge on, strangely, Bole Bridge Street.  From the ground, turn left and before you get to the main road, take the footpath to an underpass.  Go through the underpass and a second underpass to emerge near to the cinema.  Cross the road and the pub is in front of you (ish).  A little further towards the town centre, on Lower Gungate, is the Sir Robert Peel (CAMRA listed).  For those with a little more time/prepared to walk a bit further, there is The Silk Kite on Church Street which is one of ‘Spoons better offerings. The nearest chip shop appears to be The Glascote Fish Bar on Glascote Road.  From the ground, walk towards the town centre and at the roundabout turn right onto Glascote Road.  The chip shop is about 400 metres on the right.

COYB

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