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Gone (up) for a Burton Burton Albion v Darlington Coca-Cola League Two Saturday 3rd April 2010, 3pm
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Away fans are usually in the Coors East
Stand terrace, with some seats in the Main Stand. Prices for 2009/2010have
risen by £1 but are still reasonable. Seats: Adults £15, over 65 and students
17-22yrs £13; under 16 £6. Terraces: Adults £13 over 65 and students 17-22yrs
£11; under 16 are £4
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Albion FC: Pirelli Stadium, Burton Upon Trent, Staffs, DE13 0AR Tel: 01283 565 938 Click for Streetmap for ground and town centre map |
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 From the North: Exit the M1 at Junction 24 and follow the signs for the A50 (Stoke and Uttoxeter). Keep on this road, heading west until you reach the Toyota island and the junction with the A38. Head south on the A38 (Burton and Birmingham) until you reach the first Burton turn off. Take this exit (A5121) and proceed along Derby Road, passing McDonald's and the Pirelli factory on your right and a BP Garage and Cash & Carry on your left until you reach a roundabout. Turn right at this roundabout into Princess Way and the entrance to the ground is 300 yards on your right. There is parking at the Ryknild industrial estate off Derby Road (£2), take your chance at the ground (£2) or street parking. |
 The ground is a mile and a half from the station and a 25-30 minute walk As you leave the station turn left, then next right into Derby Street. Keep going on this road for about 1.5miles, straight across the first roundabout by the Derby Turn Pub (on the left), then immediately left at the next roundabout into Princess Way and the entrance to the ground is 300 yards on your right |
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TRAIN TIMES |
Tourist Information Point, Market Place, Burton upon Trent Staffordshire DE14 1HA. There is also a town centre map you can download. The tourism website also has an accommodation list, including chain hotels.
 Real ale:
Being a beer town, you won't have
to go far for some ale. Although dominated by the big brewery names, there
are some smaller breweries thriving in Burton.
Also recommended are: The Alfred on Derby Street, The Great Northern
on Wetmore Road and the The Plough Inn on Ford Street
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In the country:
Monsal Head Hotel, Monsal Head, B6465 near Bakewell Alternatively, try Lathkill Hotel, Over Haddon, near Bakewell Near the ground:
The Beech Inn, Derby Road, Stretton, DE13 0DL
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Surfing there... The Official Burton Albion site is easy to navigate. There is also the unofficial Clough The Magic Dragon which is easy on the eye and has plenty of updated information, as well as the glamorous Brewers Babes sectionor 101 ways to wear a Burton scarf. Perhaps we could do something on DAFTS with strategically placed packets of pork scratchings? Next away match: Rochdale (Tuesday 13th April, 7.45pm) No responsibility is taken for accuracy, if in doubt check before travelling.
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History: Founded in 1950, after a gap of a decade without a club
in the town. Started as a Birmingham League club, with a FA Cup third
round appearence against Charlton in 1956. Moved to a new ground and
Southern League in 1958. Burton also played for a period in the Northern
League. Their big change in fortunes and the long climb to the Football
League came after ex-Forest and Liverpool striker Nigel Clough took
over as manager in 1998 and earned Burton their first championship in
the Unibond Premier in 2002. In 2005, the club moved to a new stadium
and a highlight was a 0-0 draw with Manchester Utd in the FA Cup 3rd
round in 2006. Clough left Albion in January 2009, in what proved an
unassailable position at the top of the Blue Square Premier, although
it was a slightly nail-biting final day before promotion was confirmed.
