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Away Day Guides: Part Two

Away Day Guides: Part Two

Callum Chadwick17 Aug 2018 - 16:10
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Part two of our away day guides for Widnes supporters ahead of the 2018/19 Evo-Stik League season

With the 2018/19 season underway this weekend, widnesfootballclub.co.uk is profiling all 19 of the EVO-STIK League Division One West away days that Widnes fans will encounter during the next nine months.

Working in alphabetical order from A, and after covering the first nine trips yesterday, part two of our 'Away Day Guides' feature will see us profile the final nine away days, starting with Leek Town. Widnes travel to Harrison Park on Tuesday 25 September.

LEEK TOWN
Stadium Name: Harrison Park
Opened: 1972
Capacity: 3,600
Record Attendance: 3,512 (vs Macclesfield Town – FA Cup, 1973-74)
Distance from Halton Stadium: 46.6 miles (1 hour 5 minutes)
Fixture date: Tuesday 25 September
Nearest train station: Chemical Works (0.2 miles)

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MARKET DRAYTON TOWN
Stadium Name: Greenfields Sports Ground
Opened: 1969
Capacity: 1,000
Record Attendance: 440 (vs AFC Telford United – friendly, 11 July 2009)
Distance from Halton Stadium: 46.1 miles (1 hour 24 minutes)
Fixture date: Tuesday 1 January
Nearest train station: Prees (10.7 miles)

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MOSSLEY
Stadium Name: Seel Park
Opened: 1912
Capacity: 4,000
Record Attendance: 6,640 (vs Stalybridge Celtic – Cheshire League, 1946)
Distance from Halton Stadium: 41.7 miles (1 hour 12 minutes)
Fixture date: Tuesday 21 August
Nearest train station: Mossley (0.4 miles)

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NEWCASTLE TOWN
Stadium Name: Lyme Valley Stadium
Opened: 1964
Capacity: 4,000
Record Attendance: 3,948 (vs Notts County – FA Cup first round, 1996 – at the Victoria Ground)
Distance from Halton Stadium: 48.1 miles (1 hour 22 minutes)
Fixture date: Saturday 23 March
Nearest train station: Stoke-on-Trent (2.5 miles)

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PRESCOT CABLES/SKELMERSDALE UNITED
Stadium Name: Volair Park
Opened: 1906
Capacity: 3,200
Record Attendance: 8,122
Distance from Halton Stadium: 8.8 miles (15 minutes)
Fixture date: Saturday 30 March (Prescot) / Saturday 6 October (Skelmersdale)
Nearest train station: Prescot (0.6 miles)

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RADCLIFFE
Stadium Name: Neuven Stadium
Opened: 1970
Capacity: 4,000
Record Attendance: 2,495 (vs York City – FA Cup first round, 2000)
Distance from Halton Stadium: 30.7 miles (57 minutes)
Fixture date: Saturday 22 December
Nearest train station: Radcliffe metrolink (1.1 miles)

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RAMSBOTTOM UNITED
Stadium Name: Harry Williams Stadium
Opened: 1966
Capacity: 2,000
Record Attendance: 2,104 (vs FC United – Northern Premier League Premier Division, April 2015)
Distance from Halton Stadium: 36.2 miles (57 minutes)
Fixture date: Saturday 2 March
Nearest train station: Ramsbottom (0.1 mile)

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RUNCORN LINNETS
Stadium Name: Millbank Linnets Stadium
Opened: 2010
Capacity: 1,600
Record Attendance: 890 (vs Squires Gate – North West Counties Premier Division, May 2018)
Distance from Halton Stadium: 6.0 miles (11 minutes)
Fixture date: Monday 22 April
Nearest train station: Runcorn East (0.9 miles)

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TRAFFORD
Stadium Name: Shawe View
Opened: 1990
Capacity: 1,500
Record Attendance: 1,374 (vs FC United – Northern Premier League Premier Division, August 2013)
Distance from Halton Stadium: 25.3 miles (44 minutes)
Fixture date: Saturday 10 November
Nearest train station: Urmston (1.0 mile)

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