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Ground Name: A-Line
Arena
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| Contents |
| What's The Ground
Like? Main Stand (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Britannia Road Terrace (photo) Where To Drink? How To Get There And Where To Park By Train Cowper Street End Admission Prices Programme Price What Do The Kettering Fans Sing? Local Rivals Ground Layout Fixtures 2008-2009 Record & Average Attendance Fans Reviews Of the A-Line Arena Hotel Accommodation Feedback |
| What's The Ground Like? |
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A proper football ground whose traditional looking floodlights can be seen for
miles around.
A fairly open ground that has open terracing at
either end. Both are small terraces, however the home terrace the Cowper Street
End is larger than the Rockingham Road End Terrace, which is allocated to away
supporters. A number of houses can be seen behind the home end (some of which
get a free view of the game), whilst the away end has a number of trees situated
behind it. On one side is the large Main Stand. It is a large cantilever stand that is covered and all seated. This stand extends for just over half the pitch in length. Unusually, rather than the stand straddling the half way line, it is located towards the Rockingham Road End of the ground. To the other side of the stand is the Club House and in the corner with the Cowper Street End, there are the two storey club offices that overlook the ground. Opposite the Main Stand is the partly covered (to the rear) Britannia Road Terrace. Again this is a small terrace, that has a small TV gantry perched on the front of its roof and a fair number of supporting pillars. The ground has some interesting looking floodlights, that at one time must have been arranged as the letter 'K''. |
| Main Stand |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
| Away fans are mainly housed in the Rockingham Road Terrace at one end of the ground, where up to 1,000 supporters can be accommodated. The facilities in this end of the ground are rather basic and the terrace shallow. However the food wasn't bad with burgers, hot dogs & chips being available at reasonable prices. I was informed that at one time the Rockingham Road Terrace was covered, but alas no longer, so hope that it does not rain for your visit. If demand requires it then part of the covered Main Stand is allocated to visiting supporters (the black area in the photo above). I had a fairly pleasant visit to the ground and there was a good atmosphere generated within it. |
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| Where To Drink? |
| At the ground itself is the Poppies Social Club which admits visitors for a small fee. The Club has a large screen showing SKY Sports and serves real ale. On my visit there was a pleasant mix of both home and away supporters inside. The entrance to the Club can be found outside the ground, beside the Main Stand. Next door to the ground is a Bowling Alley which also has a small bar and fast food outlet. The nearest pub is the Beeswing which is a five minute walk away. This Everards pub is located on the main A6003, going away from the Town Centre, back towards the A43. |
| How To Get There And Where To Park |
| Leave the A14 at Junction 7 and take the
A43 towards Corby/Kettering. At the first roundabout turn right onto the
A6003 towards Kettering and the ground is located down this road on the
left. There is limited parking at the ground, but plenty of street parking
is to be found. For a map showing the location of the ground click here (to take you to the Street Map website). To go to a simplified page, containing the directions and pub info, which you can print out click here. |
| By Train |
| Kettering train station is about a mile
away from the ground and is around a 15 minute walk. It
is served by trains from London St. Pancras & Nottingham. Walk up the hill from the station entrance and take the first left into Northfield Avenue This road takes you all the way to the ground. Carry on past the Morrison's petrol station, Nissan Dealership and then finally past the Co-Op. At the top of the road you can see the large, green Main Stand of the ground. Thanks to Pete Short for providing the directions. |
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| Admission Prices |
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Seating*: |
| Programme Price |
| Official Programme £2.50 |
| Local Rivals |
| Rushden & Diamonds. |
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| Fixtures 2008-2009 |
| For the Kettering Town fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website) |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: 11,526 v Peterborough United 1947/48 Average Attendance: 2007-2008: 1,497 (Blue Square North) |
| Fans Reviews Of the A-Line Arena |
| Visited the A-Line Arena recently as an away fan or general football supporter? Then submit your own review of the ground and general day out click here. |
| Hotel Accommodation |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Kettering page click here. |
| Feedback |
| If anything is incorrect or you have something to add,
please
e-mail me and I'll
update
the guide. |
