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Sunday 28 December 2003 at Rochdale 15:00KO
Ground: Spotland 
Capacity:   10,249
Address: Sandy Lane, Rochdale, OL11 5DS
Admission: £14 Adults £8 Concessions
Programme: £2.20
Websites: RochdaleAFC.co.uk; RochdaleAFC.com
Food/Pubs: The Church Pub on Willbutts Lane is popular with away fans. There is a chip shop on Willbuts Lane and there are two pubs at the ground: Studds & the Ratcliffe Arms beneath the Pearl Street Stand and The Ratcliffe Arms on Sandy Lane.
How to get there

Travel club:

Prices
Members £10
Non-members £12

Departure time
12:45pm

To book contact York City Football Club on 01904 624447


Harrogate Minstermen:

Check their website www.harrogateminstermen.co.uk for details of away travel to away matches


By Rail: 

York-Rochdale Cheap Day return ticket prices:
£14.00 Adults
£9.25 Railcard Holders
£7.00 Children U16
These tickets can be bought on the day and are valid by any train between York and Rochdale that day

Train times:

Station Arr Dep Travel by Operator
YORK   11:50 train ATN
LEEDS 12:16 12:27 train ATN
ROCHDALE 13:40      

 

Station Arr Dep Travel by Operator
ROCHDALE   17:35 train ATN
YORK 19:31   train ATN

Directions from the station to the ground
Rochdale station is about 1.5 miles (30-35 minutes walk) from the ground, so it is advisable to get a taxi.


By road:

Time Mile Instruction For
12:00 0.0 Depart Bootham Crescent (South) 0.2 mi
12:01 0.2 Turn LEFT (South-East) onto A19 [Bootham] 0.4 mi
12:03 0.6 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto A1036 [Museum Street] 0.3 mi
12:04 0.9 Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) 43 yds
12:04 0.9 Bear LEFT (South-West) onto A1036 [Station Road] 2.1 mi
12:10 3.0 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit 43 yds
12:10 3.0 Exit roundabout onto A1036 [Tadcaster Road Dringhouses] 0.4 mi
12:11 3.4 Bear LEFT (South) onto Ramp 0.7 mi
12:12 4.1 Continue (West) on A64 10.1 mi
12:28 14.2 Continue (West) on Ramp 1.2 mi
12:30 15.4 Bear LEFT (South) onto A1(M) [Aberford By Pass] 1.9 mi
12:31 17.3 At A1(M) Exit 44, continue (South) on M1 [Aberford By Pass] towards M1 / M62 / London / Leeds / Manchester 10.5 mi
12:40 27.8 At M1 Exit 42, continue (South) on Ramp towards M62 / Hull / Pontefract / Manchester / Bradford 0.2 mi
12:40 28.0 Stay on Ramp (South)  1.4 mi
12:42 29.4 Continue (West) on M62 30.8 mi
13:07 60.2 At M62 Exit 20, bear LEFT (South-West) onto Ramp towards A627(M) / Rochdale / Oldham / Ashton 0.3 mi
13:07 60.5 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit 0.2 mi
13:08 60.7 Exit roundabout onto A627(M) 1.0 mi
13:09 61.7 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit 21 yds
13:09 61.7 Exit roundabout onto A664 [Edinburgh Way] 0.4 mi
13:09 62.1 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit 98 yds
13:10 62.1 Exit roundabout onto B6452 [Roch Valley Way] 1.4 mi
13:13 63.5 Arrive Sandy Lane, Rochdale  


SUMMARY
Driving distance: 63.5 miles
Driving time: 1 hour, 13 minutes*
Estimated Cost: £8.65 each way

* Allow plenty of extra time in case of traffic congestion

Car parking
Very limited car parking at the ground (£2) but arrive very early to get in, there are severe restrictions on street parking (much of it is residents only) which is well enforced, so make sure you leave early and park your car in plenty of time before kick-off.


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