DT92 ~ Bower Fold

TENANTS Teams that have used this ground as a home

	Team	From	To		Notes
	Stalybridge Celtic	1 Aug 1909	Current		The club was a founder member of the Football League Division 3 [N] in 1921 and resigned in 1923.

LEAGUE EVENTS Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground

Date	Team	Event
1 Jul 1921	Stalybridge Celtic	Founder member of Division 3 North
30 Jun 1923	Stalybridge Celtic	Resigned from the League

GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"

Located on the west side of Mottram Road, south east of the town centre, the ground was first used in 1906 with a 500 seat grandstand installed on the east side and banking constructed on the other three sides. Covered enclosures were subsequently constructed at the south end and on the west side.

Although the club record attendance is 9,753 for the FA Cup 1st Round Replay v. West Bromwich Albion (0-2) on January 17th, 1923 the actual ground record of 10,400 was set at the somewhat bizarre fixture of a charity match between the Dick, Kerr’s Ladies XI and the Rest of Lancashire on February 8th, 1921! It is still in use as the home ground for Stalybridge Celtic FC.

GROUND DETAILS adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide"

Ground address: Bower Fold Mottram Road, Stalybridge Cheshire SK15 2RT
Main phone: 0161 338 2828
Ticket prices: Adults £10 Over 65's/Students £7 under 16's £4
Programme
£2.00
If driving: South
Leave the M6 at junction 19 (Northwich) take the A556 exit to Manchester/ Manchester Airport/ M56 At the roundabout at the end of the slip road take the third exit to join the A556 towards Altrincham. Stay on the A556 for 5 miles to a roundabout with the M56. Turn right at the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the M56 ramp to Manchester/ Manchester Airport onto the M56.

Stay on the M56 till junction 24 take the A57 exit to M67/ Manchester City Centre/ Denton/ Hyde/ Sheffield then at the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto M67 Stay on the M67 to the very end, Junction 4. At the roundabout turn left taking the first exit onto the A57 (Hyde Road), then after 1/2 a mile you will reach a set of traffic lights (signposted Stalybridge). Turn left onto B6174 (Stalybridge Road). Almost immediately, there is a mini roundabout. Turn first exit onto Roe Cross Road (A6018). Follow this road for 1 3/4 miles passing the Roe Cross Inn on the right and through the cutting (the road is now called Mottram Road). When you pass the Dog and Partridge on the right, Bower Fold is on the left opposite a sharp left turn next to the Hare and Hounds pub. If the car park is full, parking can be found on the streets on the right of Mottram Road.

North West
Take the M6 to Junction 30 exit onto M61 toward Manchester/ Bolton/ Leeds/ Blackburn/ M62/ M65 then after about 21 miles follow signs for M60/ M66/ M62/ Ring Road North/ Ring Road East/ Bury/ Leeds and merge onto M60 then at junction 18, take the M60 exit to Oldham/ M67

At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the M60 ramp to Ring Road (E & S)/ Manchester/ Airport/ Oldham/ M67, at junction 23, exit onto Manchester Rd/ A635 go through one roundabout then take a
slight left into Scotland Street then take a first right to stay on Scotland Street then Slight left onto Park Parade/A635 Continue to follow A635 and just past Stalybridge Station and the lights follow Stamford Street down the hill and over the railway bridge past the Stamford Arms and at the cross roads go straight on the entrance to the ground is on the right if car park is full then park opposite in the streets surrounding the ground
Public transport: Stalybridge train station is on the main Trans-Pennine line between Manchester and Leeds/York, either go from Leeds Station, or from Piccadilly Station in Manchester.
The trains to Stalybridge are regular from these two stations, once in Stalybridge station (there is a very good pub right on the platform) exit by the front entrance. Straight across the road is a bus-stop, or a little further down the road on the right, is one of the bus-stations, from either place, take the 217, 236 or 237 buses; all three of which go past Bower Fold and takes about ten to fifteen minutes, ask the driver to alert you when it is time to get off - they are used to it. For the return journey, there is a bus-stop on the same side as Bower Fold, take any of the previously mentioned buses, this time going to the Station.
On leaving the station, turn right and walk under the railway bridge, you will pass a series of pubs and wine bars, a newsagents, a couple of curry houses and kebab shops before reaching the White House inn opposite the bus station, if you continue along this road (Market Street) with the Cosmo Bingo on your left, as you reach Melbourne Street, with the Halifax on your right, and an off-licence on the left, turn right onto Melbourne Street, and cross the bridge into the town centre, go right to the end of Melbourne Street at the new canal as you cross over it, turn left at the top by the Society Rooms (a Weatherspoons Pub) onto Grosvenor Street, by the Stop and Rest, turn right, and cross Acres Lane at the Pelican Crossing to the Pineapple, turn left and stroll along Acres Lane to the traffic lights at the end, at the traffic lights, turn right onto Mottram Road, then walk up Mottram Road for 10 minutes, and Bower Fold is on the right.

MAP Bower Fold

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