ACCRINGTON
LOYAL AMATEURS A.F.C.
Ground - All teams: Livingstone
Road Playing Fields, Livingstone Road, Accrington.
(4
separate team dressing rooms; 1 referees’ dressing room for 2 referees, with
shower facilities; 2 pitches.)
Dressing
Room ‑
On ground.
Route
- From South M66 follow A56 (signposted Burnley, Blackburn M65) then take A679
towards Accrington centre. After approx. ½
mile turn right at first traffic lights on to Penny House Lane. At next
traffic lights turn right on to Whalley Road (A680). Approx ¼ mile thereafter
turn second right after pelican crossing into Livingstone Road. Ground 200
yards on left next to Accrington Stanley.
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Colours ‑ 1st team: Red stripes, black shorts (alt. blue). 2nd team: Dark blue
shirts (alt. burgundy). 3rd
team: Red and black shirts (alt. green
and white).
AINSWORTH A.F.C.
Ground
- ‘Bankfield’, Ainsworth Hall Road, Ainsworth, Nr Bolton.
Dressing room - On ground (home and away changing rooms; refs’ room; 1 pitch).
Route
- From Bolton along A58. Left up Bradley
Fold Road, left on to Church Street.
Left again on to Ainsworth Hall
Road, up Ainsworth Hall Road and down dirt track. Ground and car park on left.
From Bury along A58 and right up Bradley Fold Road. Then as above.
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Colours - 1st team: all blue
alt. white shirts, blue shorts
2nd team: all blue alt. claret and blue shirts
ASHTONIANS A.F.C.
Grounds ‑ 1st & 2nd teams: Byrchall High School,
Warrington Road, Ashton in Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9PQ (Sports Hall; home and
away changing rooms and w.c. with 12 showers. Separate referees’ changing
facilities with shower and w.c. )
Dressing
Rooms ‑
1st & 2nd teams:
On ground. 2 changing rooms, w.c., 12 showers
Route
‑ 1st & 2nd teams: Byrchall High School. From
M6/A580* intersection, (Haydock island Junction 23) take A49 South towards
Ashton, ground on the left approx 200 yards past Haydock Park Racecourse
entrance, (approx 1 mile from Motorway junction). Alternatively from the north,
leave M6 at Junction 24, turn left on A58 towards Ashton, and after approx 1
mile at Traffic lights turn right into Warrington Road. Ground is approx. 400
yards on the right. From Bolton, follow A58 through Hindley and upon entering
Ashton Town Centre, at second set of traffic lights (having climbed up hill)
turn left into Warrington Road, ground is approx. 400 yards on the right.
*Due to the proximity of both grounds to this major intersection please
allow additional travelling times when Haydock Park Race meetings are taking
place.
Colours – 1st. Xl: Green and black shirts, black
shorts, black socks. Alt. As 2nd.
XI colours 2nd. XI : Red
shirts and black shorts, black socks.
Alt. blue & black shirts.
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ASTLEY BRIDGE
Grounds ‑ Stapleton Avenue Playing
Fields, Heaton
Dressing Rooms – On ground (Facilities include changing rooms for home and away teams,
showers, referees’ room)
Route – From junction 5 M61 head towards Bolton and turn
left onto ring road (A58). At end of Beaumont Road (staggered junction) carry
straight on to Victoria Rd.Stapleton Avenue is on the left approx. 250 yards
after sharp left bend. The ground is situated behind the houses.
Colours – 1st. Xl: Yellow and black
BACUP UNITED
Ground – Marl Pits sports ground, Newchurch Road,
Rawtenstall
Dressing room – on ground
Route – Via Rawtenstall from roundabout take road
towards Burnley for approx. 250 yards. At traffic lights turn right into
Newchurch Road. Follow road up hill for 600 yards. Ground is on left.
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Colours – Black shirts and shorts, white socks. Alt.
BOLTON
AMBASSADORS A.F.C.
Ground
– Newhouse
Farm Playing Fields, Hollycroft Avenue, Darcy Lever, Bolton, BL2 6HF
Dressing
Room ‑
On ground.
Route
– Newhouse Farm P.F. From South,
Manchester & Bolton Town Centre: follow A666 (St Peters Way) and take main
Bolton – Bury road A58. In approx 1.5m at set of traffic lights turn right into
Long Lane (signposted Leverhulme Park). Follow road for approx. 0.5m and after
running track on right turn left into Leacroft Avenue. At end of Leacroft bear
right onto Hollycroft Avenue. Newhouse car park situated at end of avenue. From
Bury: On A58 Bury – Bolton Road take 2nd. left after traffic lights
at Netto into Long Lane and proceed as above.
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Colours ‑ Both teams: royal blue shirts, black shorts, royal blue socks.
Alt. All red
BOLTON
LADS CLUB A.F.C.
Ground – 1st. team: Ron Tucker Sports Ground, Hacken Lane,
Darcy Lever, Bolton.
2nd. team: Newhouse Farm, Darcy Lever, Bolton.
Dressing
Room – On
ground.
Route - Ron Tucker Sports
ground: From Bolton, along A58 and turn
right into Long Lane. Go past
Leverhulme Park to Radcliffe Road then turn right. Hacken Lane 300 yards on left (facing Farmers Arms Pub). Follow Road past Darcy Lever Cricket Club and
Hacken Playing Fields are on the right.
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Newhouse
Farm: - From A666 and/ or Bolton centre, follow A58 Bury sign. In approx.
2 miles turn right into Long Lane. Facing Leverhulme Park, turn into Leacroft
Avenue. Follow road to right to pitches.
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Colours – 1st. XI
yellow/blue shirts, blue shorts and socks.
Alt: All yellow.
2nd.
XI all white Alt: all blue
BOLTON
WYRESDALE A.F.C.
Ground ‑ All teams: Off
Inverbeg Drive, Breightmet, Bolton.
Dressing
Room ‑
On ground.
Route
‑ All teams: Off main Bury to Bolton Road A58 (approx. 2 miles from
Bolton), turn up Falkland Road opposite Bulls Head pub through bungalow estate
to ground.
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Colours – All teams: Green shirts, black shorts, green socks.
Alt. White shirts, blue shorts, blue socks.
BROUGHTON
AMATEURS A.F.C.
Ground – 1st & 2nd
teams: Myerscough College, St. Michael’s Road, Brock.
3rd
& 4th teams: King George
V Playing Field, Broughton, Preston.
Dressing
rooms – On
grounds.
Route - for both grounds: From M6 motorway, leave at Junction 32, signposted
Garstang and Blackpool. Take slip road down to roundabout on A6. 1st
& 2nd teams: turn right and proceed along A6 towards Garstang
for approx. 4 miles. On reaching
Bilsborrow, turn left down St. Michael’s Road.
Proceed for approx. ¼ mile, then turn right at first houseand follow
private road leading to car parking for Myerscough College.
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3rd & 4th teams: Turn right and proceed along
A6 towards Garstang for approx. ½
mile. Ground on right behind
village Post Office, BUT ALL CARS TO BE PARKED ON INDIAN RESTAURANT CAR
PARK, left at traffic lights.
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Colours – All Teams: Red shirts black shorts, red socks. Alt. green shirts, black shorts, black
socks.
BURY
AMATEUR A.F.C.
Ground
– Drinkwater Park, Rainsough Brow, Prestwich
Dressing
Room ‑ On Ground.
Route – From M60 motorway (junction 17) take A56
Bury New Road towards Manchester. At fourth set of traffic lights, turn right
into Hilton Lane (signposted Swinton),
carry on down a hill to 2nd.
mini roundabout and turn right into ground.
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Colours – All teams: red and black striped shirts,
black shorts and socks. Alt. all white strip.
BURY
G.S.O.B. A.F.C.
Ground
‑ Buckley Wells.
Dressing
Room – 1st & 2nd teams at Buckley Wells. 3rd
& 4th teams at the school.
Route ‑ From M60 ‑
leave at Junction 17 or join M66 at junction 18 and leave at Bury turn off.
From M60 follow A56 to Bury Town Hall – keep in l-h lane at Town Hall traffic
lights then first left onto Tenterden Street and after 100 yeards turn left
into Bridge Road. Down to the end of Bridge Road and onto the dirt road for 400
yards before reaching the changing room building. The changing rooms and
parking facilities are on the ground. To change at the school turn right on
Bridge Road immediately before the railway bridge (the old Bury- Bolton line).
From M66 follow signs to
Town Centre onto Angouleme Way keeping in l-h lane all the time. Passing the
market on your right, straight through the lights with bus interchange on your
right. Town Hall is now on your left. Carry on straight across at traffic lights. Then first left
onto Tenterden street and directions as above. From Bolton at Bury Bridge
follow signs to Manchester onto dual carriageway and first right onto Tenterden
Street, then as above.
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Colours ‑ Light/dark blue (Oxford and Cambridge) shirts, blue
shorts. Alt. Yellow shirts, blue shorts.
CASTLE
HILL F.C.
Ground – 1st & 2nd
XIs The Castle Hill Centre, Castleton
Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, BL2 2JW
Dressing
Room ‑ On ground
Route
– From the
South of Bolton
Take the A666 to Bolton and follow
it past the Bolton South turnoff. Into the outside lane and at the next set of
lights turn right following the signs for Ramsbottom. At the
t-junction turn left onto the
A676. Follow this road for about a mile until you see signs for the Castle
Hill Centre on your left hand side. Turn left into Castleton Street and park in
the main car park. Walk up the back street in the same direction you were
travelling to Frogley Street. Turn left into the Castle Youth Club.
From the North of Bolton
Down the M6 to the Reebok turnoff -
A6027. Follow signs for Bolton- A673. Follw this down to the A58 turn left.
This is the ringroad around Bolton. Follow across to A676 and turn right. Folow
down to sign for the Castle Hill Centre -turn right into main car park. Walk
back up the street from the direction you came in. Pitch on the
left.
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Colours – 1st & 2nd
teams : white, red and blue shirts alt:
yellow shirts.
CHADDERTONIANS
A.F.C.
Ground – Ist. & 2nd. teams: The Lancaster Club, Broadway,
Failsworth, Manchester. A & B teams: Crossley Playing Fields, Chadderton
Dressing
Room ‑ On grounds.
Route – All teams: Leave M60 at junction 21, signposted Chadderton, at
roundabout at end of slip road continue to traffic lights (still signposted
Chadderton); For 1st & 2nd teams: Turn right at
lights at Boat & Horses Pub and proceed along Broadway passing the
Whitegate and the Broadway Pubs. The ground is on the right approx. ½ mile past
the Broadway Pub.
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3rd & 4th
Teams: Leave M60 as above but turn left at the Boat & Horses and proceed
along Broadway passing the Sportmans Pub at the Red Barn Pub turn right into
Fold Green. Pitch is behind the Red Barn Pub.
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Colours ‑ All teams: Navy
& sky blue quarters. Alt. Green & yellow quarters.
CHEW
MOOR BROOK F.C.
Ground – Lock Lane/New Tempest
Road, Lostock
Two full size pitches; two changing rooms with w/c and showers and a
referee’s changing facility and a female room. Café area and bar area.
Dressing
Room ‑ On ground.
Route – From M61 jct 5 take A576 towards Bolton. Take 2nd.
left onto Lock Lane. Go to end – junction with New Tempest Road. Ground is at
this junction.
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Colours – Yellow shirts, blue shorts and socks. Alt: Blue shirts and
shorts, white socks
FAILSWORTH DYNAMOS FC
Ground – Lord Lane Playing Fields, Lord Lane,
Failsworth, Manchester
Dressing room – On site
Route – Leave the M60 at junction 22 and follow the
A62 Oldham Road to Manchester. At second set of traffic lights turn left into
Ashton Road West, just before the Black Horse pub. Follow Ashton Road West to
the second mini-roundabout, just after the Millgate pub, and turn right into
Lord Lane. The pitch car park is 50 yards on the right. (A-Z page 117, ref 1H)
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Colours – Sky blue and white. Alt.: Yellow and navy
blue.
HESKETH
CASUALS A.F.C.
Clubroom, 6a
Wright Street. Tel: 01704530838.
Ground
‑ Preston New Road Recreation Ground.
Dressing
Room ‑ On Ground at Larkfield Lane entrance.
Route ‑
By road from Preston: After entering Borough at roundabout adjacent to Plough
Hotel, take main road into Southport (second exit, Preston New Road), turn
third right into Fairhaven Road, then first left into Larkfield Lane. Ground
100 yards on left. By road from Ormskirk: On reaching roundabout adjacent to
B&Q Super Store take fourth exit into Meols Cop Road (Super Store complex
on right, Homebase, Halfords etc) straight through traffic lights on bridge to
T junction, turn left into Roe Lane, then turn first right into Park Avenue,
proceed to roundabout and take third exit into Cambridge Road. Straight on
through traffic lights into Preston New Road, turn third left into Fairhaven
Road, then first left into Larkfield Lane. Ground 100 yards on the left.
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Colours
– 1st team: Red shirts.
Alt: gold. 2nd. team: blue; alt: red. A team: Blue shirts. Alt. yellow
B team: blue; alt: red.
HINDLEY JUNIORS A.F.C.
Ground –1st team: Klaussner Park, Park Road, Hindley
2nd team : William Foster Playing Fields, Ince,
Wigan
Dressing Room - On ground.
Route – 1st team: From M61 J5 follow A58 signposted Wigan/St
Helens into Hindley Town Centre, at main junction turn left onto A577 for 200
yards, then right into Lord Street. Follow straight to ground.
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2nd team: From M61 junction 5, take A58 towards
Hindley/Wigan. Arriving in Hindley Town Centre (approx. 3 miles from motorway),
turn right at traffic lights towards Wigan. Continue for 2 miles and at 3rd
set of lights, turn left at “Ince Bar” (K.F.C.) at lights, into Ince Green
Lane. Ground is 400 yards on right before railway bridge.
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Colours – Royal Blue/Red and White Flash Alt: White/Blue and Red Flash.
HORWICH
R.M.I. A.F.C.
Ground
‑ Brookhouse Playing Fields,
Buckthorne Lane, Eccles.
Dressing
Room ‑ On ground.
Route ‑ FROM PRESTON, BURNLEY, OLDHAM, BURY.
M60 - junction 11(Before Barton Bridge).
Leave the M60 at the above
junction following signs for A57 Eccles/Irlam.
Go underneath
motorway and take second
left exit marked Brookhouse Avenue leading
towards housing estate.
Turn immediately left into Verdent Lane.
*** Proceed
towards the end of Verdent Lane and turn right down a single road, into Tripper
Road. Keep straight ahead and take
second left into Buckthorne Lane. Car
park, changing facilities and pitches 150 yards on the left, next to Brookhouse
Tavern.
FROM SOUTH MANCHESTER.
M60 JUNCTION 11 (After Barton Bridge).
Leave the M60 at the junction following signs for
A57 Eccles/Irlam. Take the second left
exit marked Brookhouse Avenue leading
towards housing estate. Turn
immediately left into Verdent Lane.
Then as above from ***.
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Colours
‑ All teams: Red and white vertical striped shirts, black shorts and
socks. Alt. Yellow shirts.
HORWICH VICTORIA
Ground – Bolton Arena, Arena
Approach, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6LB. Single pitch with running track round the
outside, seating area.
Dressing room – Home and
away changing with all amenities. Separate changing for referees.
Route – Come off M61 at
junction 6 and turn right (if from Bolton) left (from Chorley). At next
roundabout turn left (Reebok Stadium is at roundabout), take first left and
then first right into Bolton Arena. Park on car park and head to main entrance.
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Colours – Dark blue
Alt. red shirts, white shorts and socks.
HOWE BRIDGE MILLS F.C.
Ground – Howe Bridge Sports
Centre, Eckersley Fold, off Leigh Road, Howe Bridge, Atherton, M46 0PJ
Dressing room – Ground is to
the rear of sports centre; and changing rooms are near ground.
Route – From Bolton into
Atherton town centre along A579. From Atherton centre take B5215 (Leigh Road)
towards Leigh. Sports Centre is about 1 mile from Atherton centre on left –
Eckersley Fold Lane.
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Colours – 1st. XI
black and blue striped shirts, black shorts, blue socks. Alt: Yellow and black shirts, black shirts
and socks. 2nd. XI all blue Alt: black and white.