Spennymoor
Town FC v Darlington
Monday 2nd April 2018, 3pm
EvoStik
First Division North
Monday 2nd April 2018, 3pm
Spennymoor
Town FC v Darlington
EvoStik
First Division North
| Spennymoor Town FC: The Brewery Field, Wood Vue, Spennymoor, DL16 6JN Tel: 01388 827248 Click for street map
Ticket prices (2017/18) Adults - £12; concession - £8 juniors - £3; Under 10s – free with a paying adult. We imagine it's likely to be all ticket with segregation, with Darlington fans to enter by Tees Crescent turnstiles.
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From
the North (14 miles from Darlington): Take the A167 north. At Thinford
roundabout take the first exit onto the A688 towards Bishop Auckland. At
the roundabout take the third exit onto Saint Andrew's Lane, and then into
King Street and left into Durham Road.
Parking: Extra parking provision has been made but it is still
limited and everyone is encouraged to use public transport, taxis and
group up as much as possible. If you are bringing the car then it's recommended
that you use the Town Hall and the Kingfisher car parks both of which
are just a short walk from the ground. Fans are asked to respect the surrounding
neighborhood . A warning though not to use the Iceland/Home Bargains car
park as you are liable to get a fine or clamped after a couple of hours.
Darlington
FC Supporters' Club TBC 01325 243911 or book via the club shop in person or by text
to 07717 345004. All texts will be acknowledged.
K&T Taxis Tel: 01388 812111 |
The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland, nearly five miles
away.
The Number 8 bus from Darlington (Prebend Row, stand F) to
Spennymoor (High Street) will take you there, although it takes an hour.
The official Spennymoor
Town FC website is OK for basic information.
SpennyNews community website
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At the ground:
Spennymoor Town has a bar is located in the main stand towards
the far end of the ground. But for this match it is not available to Darlington
supporters due to segregation. A temporary bar will be available elsewhere
inside the ground for Darlo fans. Hot and cold, food and drinks are also
available beyond the main stand. Facilities in the ground are an outside
bar, Clems Fish Bar wagon and extra toilet facilities for Darlington supporters.
Town centre:
The Frog and Ferret, Coulson Street, Spennymoor, County Durham
DL16 7RS Real ale/surrounding area:
The Black Horse, 4 Attwood Terrace, Tudhoe, nr Spennymoor Co Durham DL16 6TD
The Ship Inn, Middlestone, south of Spennymoor © DAFTS 2017 |
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History:
Spennymoor Town FC was formed in 2005 out of the collapse of UniBond Premier
Division club Spennymoor United and a merger with Northern League club
Evenwood Town FC. The club was originally formed in 1904, United went
on to be six times Northern League champions, four times winners of the
old North Eastern League, and 16 times winners of the Durham Challenge
Cup. Their FA Cup record includes a third round performance against West
Bromwich Albion in front of a 23,000 crowd in 1937. The club's hopes in
the Unibond League were shattered by an arson attack on Christmas Day
2003, leaving the club with no income and by 2005 the club could not fulfil
its fixtures and was removed from the league, with the club folding. Evenwood
Town moved to the Brewery Field and took the name Spennymoor Town FC,
playing in United’s black and white stripes. The club was reborn under
the name of Spennymoor Town after the merger with Evenwood Town who also
folded that year. Moors won the Northern League over
three successive seasons, and were in an epic fight with Darlington for the title in
2012/13, which included a memorable midweek victory here for the Quakers and a play-off defeat. The same season, despite finishing runners-up, there was the consolation of a FA Vase win. But they have since sealed two promotions themselves to join Darlo in Conference North and ensure a local derby.
