 WESSEX SOCCER CLUBS
WESSEX TOURIST BOARD
List of Interesting Sites
Aldershot Town
League Division 2
Aldershot Town Football Club was founded in
the spring of 1992 just after the closure of
debt ridden fourth division club Aldershot
F.C., who had been founded in 1925 and had
been league members since 1932. Like the old
club, the new Aldershot football club played
its home games at the Recreation Ground in
Aldershot town centre.They joined the Ryman
(Diadora) League Division Three for the
1992-93 season, and at the end of 1997-98 won
promotion to the Premier Division of the
league. Two years later they finished
runners-up in the Premier Division and just
missed out on a place in the Nationwide
Conference, but achieved this success at Ryman
Premier Division champions at the end of the
2002-03 season. In 2003-04 Aldershot Town
qualified for the Conference National
promotion playoffs but lost on penalties to
Shrewsbury Town in the final. The following
year they lost in the semi-final to Carlisle
United.
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The Recreation Ground, High Street,
Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 1TW
ALDERSHOT TOWN CLICK
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Tel:
01252
320211
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Bristol City Football Club - The Robins
Championship
1894: Bristol South End
Football Club are formed and
play their games at St. John's
Lane, Bedminster
1897: The club is renamed
Bristol City Football Club and
made into a limited company
after a famous meeting in the
Albert Hall, Bedminster. A
decision was made to employ a
manager, so contact was made
with Sam Hollis at Woolwich
Arsenal. One of his first
assignments at Bristol City was
to assemble a squad of players
to take part in the Southern
League - he was given a
trans
fer fund of �40!
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Bristol City Football Club
Ashton Gate Stadium
Ashton Road
Bristol
BS3 2EJ
BRISTOL CITY
FOOTBALL CLUB CLICK
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Tel:
0117 963 0630
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Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Pirates
League Division 1
The Memorial Stadium has been owned
by Bristol Rovers since 1998, when
it was purchased from the old
Bristol Rugby Club, who were in
administration at the time. Founded
in 1998 they have been members of
the Football League since 1920,
having won the Southern League in
1904/05.
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Bristol Rovers Football Club
The Memorial Stadium
Filton Avenue, Horfield
Bristol, BS7 0BF
BRISTOL ROVERS CLICK
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tel:
0117 9096648
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AFC Bournemouth - The Cherries
League Division1
The present football club can trace its roots as
far back as 1890 when Boscombe St. Johns Institute
Football Club were playing in local football. They
disbanded in 1899 and from the remains of that
club, Boscombe FC were formed at a meeting under
the streetlights in Gladstone Road, Boscombe. The
Club competed in the Bournemouth and District
Junior League playing at a ground in Castlemain
Avenue, Pokesdown. They moved to Kings Park,
adjacent to the current stadium in 1902 and were
soon emerging as the top team in the town. After
enjoying many local successes, they joined the
Hampshire League and were attracting large crowds.
In 1910 they moved to their own ground, named Dean
Court the club continued to thrive and
dominated the local football scene. The club
signed their first professional player in 1910,
B.Penton, who signed from Southampton for a �10
fee. The club then moved in to the South Eastern
League but this proved to be a big leap and the
side finished bottom of the table. With the
outbreak of war in 1914, the progress of the club
was halted and they returned to the Hampshire
league in 1919. The club was ambitious and when
the Third Division was formed in 1920, they moved
up to the highly competitive Southern League as
many clubs in that league went on to form the
Third Division. After three years in the Southern
League, the club applied for membership of the
Football League. The application was accepted and
Boscombe would be playing in the Third Division
(South) in the 1923-24 season.
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Fitness First Stadium,Dean Court Road,
Bournmouth, Dorset. B9 4NH
AFC BOURNEMOUTH CLICK
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Tel:
01202 726357
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 Cheltenham Town - The Robins
League Division 2
Until very recently it was thought that
Cheltenham Town Football Club was founded in 1892.
However, recent evidence points to the origins
being five years earlier when Mr Albert Close
White returned to his native Cheltenham from
college in London to take up a teaching post.
While away on his studies Mr White discovered the
game of association football and he is now
credited with being the first person to introduce
the sport to the town of Cheltenham. Trials were
held at the East Glos Cricket Ground in 1887 and
the club was born.
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Whaddon Road, Cheltenham. GL52 5NA
ctfc
Whaddon Road
Cheltenham GL52 5NA
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CHELTENHAM TOWN CLICK
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Tel:
01242 573558.
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Exeter Town
League Division 1
Formed in 1904, The Grecians moved to St
James�s Park in 1906, where they still play to
this day. They have had a host of players
playing for them, who have moved on to play at
the highest level including Lee Sharpe, Cliff
Bastin and Dick Pym, who all got caps for
England.They were also in the news in 2002-03 when Uri
Geller became Honrary Co-Chairman. He went on to
appoint Music King Michael Jackson and Star Wars
Legend David Prowse as honorary Directors. Since
this however the running of the club has been
taken over by a supporters� trust. Their biggest game of recent times was against
Manchester United in Dec 2004, and they caused a
huge surprise by holding United to a 0-0
draw.
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St James Park,
St James Road
Exeter Devon EX4 6PX
EXETER TOWN FC CLICK
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tel::
01392 411 243
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Forest Green Rovers Football Club
Conference
Forest Green Rovers were Founder members of the
Gloucestershire County League in 1968-69 season,
where the enjoyed 7 years of football, before
joining the Hellenic League Premier Division. They
went on to become champions of this league in
1981, getting promoted to the Southern League
Midland Division and also doing the double by
winning the FA Vase also. In 1989, the club
changed it�s name to Stroud, however this was
short lived and was changed back to Forest Green
Rovers in 1992. In 1995, Rovers switched to play
in the Southern Division, and won the league in
the 96/97 season � in turn winning promotion to
the Premier Division. Rovers didn�t stop there and
went on to win the Southern League Premier
Division in the debut season, earning promotion to
the Conference league. They have since come
runners up in the FA Trophy in 1999 losing
narrowly to Kingstonian 1-0 in the final. Also
came runners up in 2001 again losing 1-0 but this
time to Canvey Island.
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The Lawn, Nympsfield Road,
Forest Green, Nailsworth,
Gloucestershire, GL6 0ET
FOREST GREEN FC CLICK
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Tel: 01453 834860
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Oxford United- The U's
League Division 2
Along with many other clubs who eventually achieved
league status, we started in 1893 as an amateur
club, called Headington United, a village team known
locally as "the boys from up the hill".After the
Second World War we were still a tiny set up playing
in the Spartan League. But in 1949 the club was
elected to the Southern League and became a
professional unit.By 1953 the side had won the first
of its Southern League Championships and in 1954
reached the Fourth Round of the FA Cup beating
League clubs Millwall and Stockport County before
losing 4-2 to Bolton Wanderers.
The appointment of the former Birmingham City
manager Arthur Turner as manager in 1959 was another
turning point in the club's history. And in 1960, to
increase appeal to the whole city and increase
national recognition, the club name was changed to
Oxford United.Turner guided United to two more
Southern League titles and when Accrington Stanley
folded in 1962, Oxford United was elected to the
Fourth Division of the Football League.
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Kassam Stadium,
Grenoble Rd, Oxford. OX4 4XP
OXFORD UNITED FC CLICK
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Tel:
01865 337533,
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 Plymouth Argyle - The Pilgrims
League Division 1
AT the turn of the last century of the old
millennium, F Howard Grose and W Pethybridge, both
former pupils of Dunheved College in Launceston,
Cornwall, shared rooms in the newly-built Argyll
Terrace (sometimes known as Argyle Terrace) while
working in Plymouth.The two men wanted to pursue
their interest in football and it was suggested
that it might be possible to form a new club by
inviting old boys from local public schools to
form a team. In those days, public schools and the
services were the spawning-grounds of
footballers
The name Argyll itself derives from the Gaelic
Earraghaidheal meaning "the boundary of the
Gaels".
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Home Park. Plymouth, Devon. PL2 3DQ
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FC CLICK
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Tel:
0845 338 7232
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Portsmouth- Pompey
Championship
Here you will see Championship Football and
hear the famous Pompey Chimes. Twice champions
in the 1940's they are now back in the big
time
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Fratton Park, Frogmore Road,
Portsmouth, Hants, PO4 8RA
PORTSMOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB CLICK
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Tel
023 9273 1204
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Reading - The Royals
Championship
Reading Football Club was formed in 1871, when
the inaugural meeting of the club was held at the
Bridge Street Rooms under the chairmanship of Mr
JE Sydenham, who later became the first Honorary
Secretary of the club. The early matches were played at Reading
Recreation Ground, and the club later fulfilled
its fixtures at Reading Cricket Ground, Coley Park
and Caversham Cricket Ground before moving to Elm
Park on 5th September 1896 and then to the
Madejski Stadium in 1998.
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Bennet Road, Reading,
Berkshire. RG2 0FL
READING FOOTBALL CLUB CLICK
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Tel:
0870 999 1871
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Southampton- The Saints
League Division 1
In 2001 the move from the Dell to the
new Friends Provident St Mary�s Stadium
was something of a spiritual homecoming
for Southampton Football Club. The team
that play in red and white today can
trace their roots back to the club
formed in 1885 by members of St. Mary's
Church Young Men's association who
played their football on the banks of
the Itchen for 13 years before moving
on. Unfortunately the team they were
relegated to the Championship in
2005.
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Southampton FC,
Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium,
Britannia Road,
Southampton,
SO14 5FP
SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL
CLUB CLICK
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Tel
0870-2200 000
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Swindon Town - The Robins
League Division 1
In
1894
Swindon
Town
football
Club,
founded
by
Rev.
Williams
Pitt,
took
on
professionals
and
became
a
founder
member
of
the
Southern
League
Division
One..
Swindon Town moved
into the Football
League Div 3 (S) in
1920
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County Ground
Swindon SN1 2ED
SWINDON TOWN
FOOTBALL CLUB CLICK
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Tel: 0870 443 1969
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Torquay United -
The Gulls
League Division 2
The history of Torquay United doesn't begin with
just one club; it begins with three: Torquay
United, Ellacombe and Babbacombe. The merging of
these three clubs is covered in The History Of
Plainmoor elsewhere on this site, and it is a
great story - a great story indeed. As Torquay Town, the club shared Plainmoor with
their local rivals Babbacombe, and for the seasons
running up to the beginning of the First World
War, both clubs played in the Plymouth and
District League
Pressure began to mount in favour of Torquay Town
and Babbacombe coming together.Torquay Town and Babbacombe finally became
Torquay United in 1921, and the new club joined
the Western League .United played four seasons in the Western League
(finishing in sixth, fourth, fifteenth
and sixth places respectively). In 1927, after being crowned champions at the end
of their fifth season in the Western League,
the club decided to try for Football League status
a second time.
They were elected to Division Three
(South) of the Football League, taking the place
of Welsh club Aberdare.
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Plainmoor, Torquay, Devon. TQ1 6PS
TORQUAY UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB CLICK
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Tel:
01803 328666
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Yeovil Town- The Glovers
League Division 1
Looking back at Yeovil's past is like delving
into the annals of FA Cup giant-killing.When the
cult football game 'subbuteo' launched their
one-and-only non-league team, it was Yeovil they
chose.Certainly the magnificent Huish Park
Stadium, opened ten years ago, is a far cry from
the club's beginning back in 1895.Formed as the
Yeovil Casuals, it was another twenty-five years
before a merger took place with Petters United
and the 'new'club moved to Huish.Season
2002/2003 has seen the club finally achieve it's
ambitions of League football when they swept to
the Conference Championship by a record 17
points.Season 2004-2005 The Glovers were
crowned Champions for the second time in three
seasons.
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Huish Park.Lufton Way,
Yeovil, Somerset. BA22 8YF
YEOVIL TOWN FC CLICK
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Tel:
01935
423662
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The Premier
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Arsenal F.C.
Manager: Arsene Wenger
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The Gunners
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60,000
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Arsenal - Emirates Stadium,
Ashburton Grove, ,London. N5 1BU
Telephone No: 0207 619 5003
Fax No: 0207 704 4001
Ticket Office: 0207 619 5000
24 Hour Ticket Info: 0207 704 4242
Stadium Tours: 0207 619 5000
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.arsenal
.com
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Aston Villa F.C.
Manager: Martin O'Neil
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The Villans
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43,000
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Aston Villa - Villa Park
Trinity Road Birmingham. B6 6HE
Main Telephone No: 0121 327
2299
Main Fax No: 0121 322 2107
Ticket Office: 0800 612 0970
Ticket Office Fax: 0800 612 0977
Stadium Tours: 0800 612
0970
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.avfc
.co.uk
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Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Manager:
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Rovers
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31,367
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Blackburn Rovers - Ewood Park ,
Blackburn, Lancashire. BB2 4JF
Main Telephone No:
0871 702 1875
Fax
No: 01254 671 042
Ticket Office: 0871 222 1444
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.rovers.
co.uk
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Bolton Wanderers
Manager: Gary Megson
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The Trotters
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28,000
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Bolton Wanderers - Reebok Stadium
Burnden Way, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire. SE7
8BL
Main Telephone No: 01204 673
673
Main Fax No: 01204 673 773
Ticket Office: 0871 871 2932
Ticket Office Fax: 0871 871
8183
Stadium Tours: 01204 673 650
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.bwfc.
co.uk
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Chelsea F.C.
Manager: Carlo Ancellotti
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The Blues
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42,440
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Chelsea - Stamford Bridge
Fulham Road, London. SW16 1HS
Main Telephone No:
0871 984 1955
Fax No: 020 7381 4831
Ticket
Office:
0871 984 1905
(Outside UK: 00 44 207 915 2900)
Stadium Tours:
0871 984 1955
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.chelseafc.
co.uk
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Everton F.C.
Manager: David Moyes
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The Toffees
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40,170
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Everton - Goodison Park
Goodison Road, Liverpool. L4 4EL
Main Telephone No: 0870 442
1878
Fax No: 0151 286 9112
Ticket Office: 0870 442 1878
Ground Tours: 0151 330 2305
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.evertonfc.tv
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Fulham F.C.
Manager: Roy Hodgson
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The Cottagers
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19,250
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Fulham - Craven Cottage
Stevenage Road, Fulham, London. SW6 6HH
Main Telephone No: 0870 442 1222
Fax No: 0207 384 4715
Ticket Office: 0870 442 1234
Ticket Office Fax No: 0207 384 4810
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.fulhamfc.com
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Hull City
Manager: Phil Brown
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The Tigers
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25,504
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Hull City - Kingston Community Stadium
The Circle, Walton St, Hull, HU3 6HU
Main Telephone No: 0870 837
0003
Fax No: 01482 304 882
Ticket Office: 0870 837 0004
Ticket Office Fax: 01482 304 923
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.hullcityafc.net
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Liverpool F.C.
Manager: Rafael Benitez
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The Reds
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45,400
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Liverpool - Anfield
Anfield Road, Anfield, Liverpool. L4 0TH
Main Telephone No:
0151-263-2361
Main Fax No: 0151-260-8813
Ticket Office: 0870-220-2345
Ticket Office Fax: 0151-261-1416
Ground Tours: 0151-260-6677
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.liverpoolfc.tv
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Manchester City F.C.
Manager: Mark Hughes
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Blues
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48,500
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Manchester City - City of Manchester Stadium
SportCity, Manchester. M11 3FF
Main Telephone No: 0870 062 1894
Main Fax No: 0161 438
7999
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.mcfc.co.uk
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Manchester United F.C.
Manager: Sir Alec Ferguson
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The Red Devils
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67,500
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Manchester Utd - Old Trafford
Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester.
M16 0RA
Main Telephone No: 0870-442-1994
Fax No: 0161-868-8804
Ticket Office (Sales):
0870-442-1999
Ticket Office (Enquiries):
0870-442-1994
Stadium Tours: 0870-442-1994
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.manutd.com
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Middlesborough
Manager :Gordon Strachan
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Boro or Ironsiders
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35,100
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Middlesbrough - Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough, Cleveland. TS3 6RS
Telephone No: 0844 499 6789
Main Fax No: 01642 757 690
Ticket Office: 0844 499 1234
Ticket Office Fax: 01642
757 693
Stadium Tours: 0844 499 6789
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.mfc.co.uk
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Newcastle United
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The Magpies
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52,219
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Newcastle Utd - St James' Park
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. NE1 4ST
Main Telephone No:
0191-201-8400
Fax No: 0191-201-8600
Ticket Office: 0191-261-1571
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.nufc.co.uk
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Portsmouth F.C.
Manager: Paul Hart
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Pompey
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19,400
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Frogmore Road, Southsea, Hampshire. PO4 8RA
Main Telephone No: 02392 731204
Main Fax No: 02392 734129
Ticket Office: 0844 847 1898
Ticket Office Fax: 0871 230 1899
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.pompeyfc.co.uk
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Stoke City
Manager: Tony Pullis
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The Potters
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28,383
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Stoke City - The Britannia Stadium
Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke On Trent,
ST44EG
Main Telephone No:
01782-592-222
Main Fax No: 01782-592-221
Ticket Office: 0871-663-2007
Ticket Office Fax: 01782-592-201
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Sunderland
Manager: Steve Bruce
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The Black Cats
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49,000
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Sunderland, SR5 1SU
Main Telephone Number:
0871 911 1200
Main Fax No: 0191 551
5123
Ticket Office: 0871 911 1973
Ticket Office Fax No: 0191 551 5150
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.safc.com
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Tottenham Hotspur
Manager: Juande Ramos
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The Spurs
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36,200
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Tottenham Hotspur - White Hart Lane
Bill Nicholson Way, 748 High Road, London,
Middlesex. N17 0AP
Main Telephone No:
0844 499 5000
Main Fax No: 020 8365 5005
Ticket Office:
0844 844 0102
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.spurs.co.uk
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West Bromwich Albion
Manager: Roberto Di Matteo
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The Baggies
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28,003
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Halfords Lane, West Bromwich,
West Midlands, B71 4LF
Main Telephone No:
0871 271 1100
Main Fax No: 0871 271 9861
Ticket Office: 0871 271 9780
Ticket Office Fax No: 0871 271
Fixtures List 2008/9
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www.wba.co.uk
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West Ham United
Manager: Jean Franco Zola
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The Hammers
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30,056
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West Ham Utd - Upton Park
, Green Street, London. E13 9AZ
Main Telephone No: 020 8548
2748
Fax No: 020 8548 2758
Ticket Office: 0870 112 2700
Fixture List 2008/9
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www.whufc.co.uk
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Wigan Athletic F.C.
Manager: Martinez
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Latics
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25,000
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Wigan Athletic - JJB Stadium
Loire Drive, Robin Park, Wigan, Lancashire. WN5
0UZ
Main Telephone No: 01942 774
000
Fax No: 01942 770 477
Ticket Office: 0871 663 3552
Fixtures 2008/9
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www.wiganlatics.co.uk
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THE SID BATHGATE APPRECIATION SOCIETY
This page has been prepared by the Sid Bathgate
Appreciation Society. In memory of a real footballer.
Sidney Bathgate was born on 20th December 1919 in
Aberdeen. Served in the RAF during the Second World
War. Career History - Chelsea Football Club, Hamilton
Academicals, Parkvale, Huntly, Keith, Elgin City, and
Deveronvale. Married with 3 sons & 2 daughters. Retired from Football 1958. Passed Away: Age 43 in 1963. He played 147 games
for Chelsea between 1946-53. A hard tackling
fullback who epitomises all those journeyman
footballers who graced the game. When we
started this column we were contacted by his
grandaughter who was delighted that her grandpop was
thus remembered as our man to represent football.
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From: Aymee Jo Charlton
Just found out my great great uncle was Sid
Bathgate and played for Chelsea FC. Will be showing
this page to my Grandad as he will find it very
interesting. thanks.
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