NWCFL Division One
Attendance: 38
Admission: £5/£3
Atherton Laburnum Rovers were formed in 1956 and they
play their home games at Crilly Park. The ground has 2 stands, the main seated
stand at the side of the pitch behind the dugouts which is a large raised blue
stand. Opposite to that is a small covered standing area.
So we were heading to Atherton. The Barnoldswick Town v
Stockport Sports game was called off but the options were plentiful for another
game; a 3 train trek from Hyde and Atherton Laburnum Rovers was the destination.
£4.20 on the train, particularly cheap fare, but when getting into Atherton
came the adventure as honestly, we didn’t know where we were going. Eventually
we did find Crilly Park, 25 minutes after leaving station, (we realised on the
way back to the station it was just around the corner). We got into the ground
paid the admission usually £5 for adults, £2 for me with my NWCFL director’s
pass, grabbed a Crilly Park Review and went for a little tour of the ground. The admission is pretty standard at this
level, £5 for adults, £3 for concessions and under 16’s. £3 seems a bit much
for under 16’s though. The programme is
pretty good, a 24 page programme which decent content for £1. Early before
kick-off, we picked up a Steak pie for £1.50 which was quite nice for the money
it cost. 
The entertainment available was of a good standard, the
game started to be quite scrappy but the actual drama came late on into the
game as Chadderton equalised in the 92nd minute but Atherton managed
a win with a 94th minute win. At half time we picked up a cone of
chip for £1 which were all right so the admission/programme/chips combo is £7
at Atherton. There was some parking just outside the ground and of course some
good transport links with a bus going right past the ground and the train
station just around the corner. The staff all around the ground were really
friendly and the playing staff seemed really friendly people. There was a nice,
large social club in the ground which was showing the sky football.
Overall the visit to Atherton LR was a long one, but one
which was worth it, a really nice ground and backdrop to watch the match and I
should be coming back soon.
Price: 6.5pts
Programme: 7pts
Food: 7pts
Entertainment: 9pts
Parking: 2.5pts
Staff: 3pts
Facilities: 2pts
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