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After relegation at the end of the 2003/2004 season York found themselves in the Nationwide Conference and that meant that Accrington Stanley would be traveling to Bootham Crescent for a league game- so here is the ACCYSTAN guide to making the most of your trip.
Food and Drink
Before the match you will probably want to check out the local pubs and maybe get a bite to eat too and your best off getting your pre-match meal before you get into the ground as the prices for fod in Bootham Crescent are not the cheapest to say the least. Tony's Plaice on Newborough Street is a brilliant local chip shop which is not too far from the ground but if you prefer to eat from a name that you know and trust there are plenty of national fast food resteraunts based in York- McDonalds, Burger King and Pizza Hut being the most popular of them.
If you enjoy your drink or just want to meet up with a few of the home fans before the match then the Burton Stone pub is highly recommended by many York City fans and is very welcoming to fans of all clubs and regulars often share football stories with fans of the opposition before the games. Anoth visiting fans-friendly pub is the Corner House which is a little further away from the ground than the Burton Stone and is not as crouded on matchdays and is recommended for thosewho enjoy a quiet drink with little fuss.
Tickets
Tickets in the away terracing- The Grosvenor road Terracing- cost £13.00 for fans aged sixteen or over while those under the age of sixteen or over 65 are charged just £8.00
Disabled fans from the visitors are welcome in the home disabled enclosure for free but a helper is charged at £13.50 and it is recommended that you contact the club before setting off on your journey if you plan to do this.
The whole stadium holds a total of just under nine and a half thousand (9,459) of which 3,249 is seated. The away terrecing accomodates 2,960 supporters.
Additional Info
Programmes are on sale on matchdays for a price of £2.50 each. If you widh to get in conact with the club the club postal address is YORK CITY FOOTBALL CLUB, Bootham Crescent, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 7AQ. If you wish to contact the club by telephone the initial number that you will need to dial is 01904 624447. You will then be required to add an extention to the number and the possible extentions are:
Travel
Below is a step by step travel guide to getting from Acrington to Bootham Crescent. The trip takes approximatly one hour and twenty minutes. The following directions are taken from theAA.com
| Travel (miles) | and then | to take | total (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | Start out at Accrington,Lancs. Follow signs Baxenden A680 | A680 | 0.00 |
| 1.60 | Baxenden (post office) | A680 | 1.60 |
| 0.90 | Rising Bridge. At mini-roundabout forward | A680 | 2.50 |
| 0.30 | Junction with A56. At roundabout take 3rd exit A56 (signposted Bury, Manchester) | A56 | 2.80 |
| 5.10 | Junction with A676/M66. Forward joining Motorway M66 | M66 | 7.90 |
| 9.10 | Junction 4 (M60/M62). Branch left (signposted (M62) Leeds, Rochdale) and take left hand lane to join Motorway M62 | M62 | 17.00 |
| 1.80 | BIRCH SERVICE AREA. Travelodge (Manchester North) | M62 | 18.80 |
| 24.60 | HARTSHEAD MOOR SERVICE AREA | M62 | 43.40 |
| 5.90 | Junction 27 (M621). Forward (signposted Hull) TRAFFIC BLACKSPOT - CALL 401 100 from your mobile* | M62 | 49.30 |
| 5.90 | Junction 29 (M1). Branch left (signposted The North, Leeds) then take left-hand lane to join M1 | M1 | 55.20 |
| 1.80 | Junction 43 (M621). Take left-hand lanes (signposted The North, Leeds (East) | M1 | 57.00 |
| 5.40 | Junction 46 (A63/A6120). Travelodge (Leeds East) Forward (signposted The North, Wetherby) | M1 | 62.40 |
| 4.20 | Junction 48 (A1(M). Join Motorway A1(M) | A1(M) | 66.60 |
| 3.00 | Junction 45 (A64). Leave Motorway (signposted York, Leeds) then keep right (signposted York) to join A64 | A64 | 69.60 |
| 7.20 | Travelodge (York - East) (on left) | A64 | 76.80 |
| 0.40 | Bilbrough Services (on right) | A64 | 77.20 |
| 3.60 | Junction with A1036 (west). Branch left A1036 (signposted York (west) In 0.4 mile at traffic signals forward (end of one-way) shortly at T-junction turn left | A1036 | 80.80 |
| 0.90 | Junction for Bishopthorpe. Keep in left hand lane and at traffic signals turn left (signposted City Centre) | A1036 | 81.70 |
| 0.40 | Askham Bar (Park and Ride). At roundabout take 3rd exit | A1036 | 82.10 |
| 0.60 | Dringhouses (post office) | A1036 | 82.70 |
| 0.60 | Junction for York Racecourse | A1036 | 83.30 |
| 0.30 | Junction with A59. At traffic signals forward | A1036 | 83.60 |
| 0.10 | York (Micklegate Bar). At traffic signals turn left into Queen Street (signposted Station) | A19 | 83.70 |
| 0.20 | York Station (on left). Shortly at traffic signals forward then under City Wall and take left hand lane | A19 | 83.90 |
| 0.30 | Lendal Bridge. Shortly at traffic signals turn left | A19 | 84.20 |
| 0.30 | York - Bootham Bar. At traffic signals turn left A19 (signposted Thirsk) | A19 | 84.50 |
| 0.40 | Junction with Burton Stone Lane. Turn right into Burton Stone Lane unclassified | Unclassified | 84.90 |
| 0.30 | Arrive at York City Football Club | Unclassified | 85.20 |
| - | Section time 1:31, Total time 1:31 |
| Travel (miles) | and then | to take | total (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | Start out at Accrington,Lancs. Follow signs Baxenden A680 | A680 | 0.00 |
| 1.60 | Baxenden (post office) | A680 | 1.60 |
| 0.90 | Rising Bridge. At mini-roundabout forward | A680 | 2.50 |
| 0.30 | Junction with A56. At roundabout take 3rd exit A56 (signposted Bury, Manchester) | A56 | 2.80 |
| 5.10 | Junction with A676/M66. Forward joining Motorway M66 | M66 | 7.90 |
| 9.10 | Junction 4 (M60/M62). Branch left (signposted (M62) Leeds, Rochdale) and take left hand lane to join Motorway M62 | M62 | 17.00 |
| 1.80 | BIRCH SERVICE AREA. Travelodge (Manchester North) | M62 | 18.80 |
| 24.60 | HARTSHEAD MOOR SERVICE AREA | M62 | 43.40 |
| 5.90 | Junction 27 (M621). Forward (signposted Hull) TRAFFIC BLACKSPOT - CALL 401 100 from your mobile* | M62 | 49.30 |
| 5.90 | Junction 29 (M1). Branch left (signposted The North, Leeds) then take left-hand lane to join M1 | M1 | 55.20 |
| 1.80 | Junction 43 (M621). Take left-hand lanes (signposted The North, Leeds (East) | M1 | 57.00 |
| 5.40 | Junction 46 (A63/A6120). Travelodge (Leeds East) Forward (signposted The North, Wetherby) | M1 | 62.40 |
| 4.20 | Junction 48 (A1(M). Join Motorway A1(M) | A1(M) | 66.60 |
| 3.00 | Junction 45 (A64). Leave Motorway (signposted York, Leeds) then keep right (signposted York) to join A64 | A64 | 69.60 |
| 7.20 | Travelodge (York - East) (on left) | A64 | 76.80 |
| 0.40 | Bilbrough Services (on right) | A64 | 77.20 |
| 3.60 | Junction with A1036 (west). Branch left A1036 (signposted York (west) In 0.4 mile at traffic signals forward (end of one-way) shortly at T-junction turn left | A1036 | 80.80 |
| 0.90 | Junction for Bishopthorpe. Keep in left hand lane and at traffic signals turn left (signposted City Centre) | A1036 | 81.70 |
| 0.40 | Askham Bar (Park and Ride). At roundabout take 3rd exit | A1036 | 82.10 |
| 0.60 | Dringhouses (post office) | A1036 | 82.70 |
| 0.60 | Junction for York Racecourse | A1036 | 83.30 |
| 0.30 | Junction with A59. At traffic signals forward | A1036 | 83.60 |
| 0.10 | York (Micklegate Bar). At traffic signals turn left into Queen Street (signposted Station) | A19 | 83.70 |
| 0.20 | York Station (on left). Shortly at traffic signals forward then under City Wall and take left hand lane | A19 | 83.90 |
| 0.30 | Lendal Bridge. Shortly at traffic signals turn left | A19 | 84.20 |
| 0.30 | York - Bootham Bar. At traffic signals turn left A19 (signposted Thirsk) | A19 | 84.50 |
| 0.40 | Junction with Burton Stone Lane. Turn right into Burton Stone Lane unclassified | Unclassified | 84.90 |
| 0.30 | Arrive at York City Football Club | Unclassified | 85.20 |
| - | Section time 1:31, Total time 1:31 |