WHADDON ROAD
LCI RAIL STADIUM (Sponsorship name)
Home Of: Cheltenham Town
Ground Opened: 1932
Previous Grounds: Agg-Gardner's
Ground Opened: 1932
Previous Grounds: Agg-Gardner's
Recreation Ground &
Carter's Field
Carter's Field
Other Uses: None
VENUE #107
NEAREST RAILWAY STATION
Cheltenham Spa Railway Station is over two miles from the Whaddon Road ground, so best to jump in a taxi.
If you don't mind a 40 minute walk then here are the directions. Turn right out of station car park and follow Queens Road for around half a mile. At end of Queens Road and turn left into Lansdown Road. At the next (Montpellier) roundabout, turn left into Montpellier Walk (which later becomes the Promenade). At the end of the Promenade, turn right into the High Street. Go along High Street for around 100 yards and then turn left into Winchcombe Street (by a branch of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Building Society). Continue straight along Winchcombe Street and into Prestbury Road. Straight across the next roundabout and then first right into Whaddon Road.
WHADDON ROAD STADIUM
At one end of the ground is the newest addition to the stadium. The Hazlewoods Stand which was built by Barr Construction, was opened in December 2005 and has a capacity of 1,100 fans. It is particularly steep in its design, has a perspex windshield to one side and perspex panels incorporated into its roof, to allow more light to reach the pitch. The stand is unusual in the respect that it has a couple of more rows of seats on one side of it. There is also a small electric scoreboard on its roof. On one side of the ground is another relatively new stand. The Colin Farmer Stand (as it is know under corporate sponsorship) was opened in November 2001 and was built by Barr Construction. This stand sits proudly at one side of the pitch and houses 2,034 supporters. It is a covered, all seated, single tiered stand, part of which is given to away supporters. The ground is now enclosed in one corner where the two new stands meet, although it is not used for spectators. On the other side of the pitch is the Autovillage (Jelf) Main Stand, which was opened in 1963. It has seating to the rear and terracing at the front. Straddling the half way line, it does not extend the full length of the pitch, having open spaces to either side. At one end is the small covered terrace, called the Speedy Skips Stand, which is the home end of the ground.
Away supporters are housed in the Hazlewoods Stand. The view of the playing area from the Hazlewoods Stand and the facilities inside are good, plus it has good leg room. If demand requires it, then part of the Colin Farmer Stand can also be allocated to away fans.
At one end of the ground is the newest addition to the stadium. The Hazlewoods Stand which was built by Barr Construction, was opened in December 2005 and has a capacity of 1,100 fans. It is particularly steep in its design, has a perspex windshield to one side and perspex panels incorporated into its roof, to allow more light to reach the pitch. The stand is unusual in the respect that it has a couple of more rows of seats on one side of it. There is also a small electric scoreboard on its roof. On one side of the ground is another relatively new stand. The Colin Farmer Stand (as it is know under corporate sponsorship) was opened in November 2001 and was built by Barr Construction. This stand sits proudly at one side of the pitch and houses 2,034 supporters. It is a covered, all seated, single tiered stand, part of which is given to away supporters. The ground is now enclosed in one corner where the two new stands meet, although it is not used for spectators. On the other side of the pitch is the Autovillage (Jelf) Main Stand, which was opened in 1963. It has seating to the rear and terracing at the front. Straddling the half way line, it does not extend the full length of the pitch, having open spaces to either side. At one end is the small covered terrace, called the Speedy Skips Stand, which is the home end of the ground.
Away supporters are housed in the Hazlewoods Stand. The view of the playing area from the Hazlewoods Stand and the facilities inside are good, plus it has good leg room. If demand requires it, then part of the Colin Farmer Stand can also be allocated to away fans.
In 2016 the Whaddon Road ground was renamed the LCI Stadium, in a corporate sponsorship deal.
GROUND LAYOUT
A AUTOVILLAGE MAIN STAND (JELF)
B COLIN FARMER STAND
C SPEEDY SKIPS STAND
D HAZLEWOODS STAND (AWAY)
Today's Visitors CARLISLE UNITED are currently 10th in the league two table on 57 points with a very slim chance of making the play-offs at the end of the season as they did last losing narrowly 6-5 on aggregate to Exeter City in the semi finals.
Carlisle won this fixture at Brunton Park back in August 3-0, Cheltenham getting off to a bad start conceding an own goal by Harry Pell in the 5th minute. Reggie Lambe made it 2-0 thirteen minutes later and Tom Miller completed the scoring with the third goal on the hour.
The Cumbrians have made only 11 visits to Whaddon Road in competitive football and haven't fared too well at all on their long trips to Gloucestershire losing 7, drawing 2 with only 2 victories to their credit.
Their last win here was on the 17th September 2005 beating the Robins by 3 goals to 2. John Joseph Melligan, (better known as JJ), opened the scoring for the Robins on 19 minutes with Karl Hawley equalising 3 minutes later. Hawley completed a brace 7 minutes after the break with Zigor Aranalde making it 3-1 on 79 minutes to the visitors. A penalty from Grant McCann completed the scoring 3 minutes from normal time. The match was a league two fixture played in front of a 3,282 crowd.
Jamie Devitt's second-half penalty was enough to earn in-form Carlisle a battling 1-0 win at Cheltenham.
Clint Hill handled the threat of Eisa well thereafter and the closest Cheltenham were to taking the lead was a looping header from Will Boyle which cleared the bar. After going ahead, Richie Bennett nearly made it 2-0 with a low show which beat Flinders' dive, but bounced back off the right post. Flinders also saved well from Hope twice late on as Carlisle finished the game strongly.
Today's Visitors CARLISLE UNITED are currently 10th in the league two table on 57 points with a very slim chance of making the play-offs at the end of the season as they did last losing narrowly 6-5 on aggregate to Exeter City in the semi finals.
Carlisle won this fixture at Brunton Park back in August 3-0, Cheltenham getting off to a bad start conceding an own goal by Harry Pell in the 5th minute. Reggie Lambe made it 2-0 thirteen minutes later and Tom Miller completed the scoring with the third goal on the hour.
The Cumbrians have made only 11 visits to Whaddon Road in competitive football and haven't fared too well at all on their long trips to Gloucestershire losing 7, drawing 2 with only 2 victories to their credit.
Their last win here was on the 17th September 2005 beating the Robins by 3 goals to 2. John Joseph Melligan, (better known as JJ), opened the scoring for the Robins on 19 minutes with Karl Hawley equalising 3 minutes later. Hawley completed a brace 7 minutes after the break with Zigor Aranalde making it 3-1 on 79 minutes to the visitors. A penalty from Grant McCann completed the scoring 3 minutes from normal time. The match was a league two fixture played in front of a 3,282 crowd.
CHELTENHAM TOWN ... 0 CARLISLE UNITED ... 1
Jamie Devitt's second-half penalty was enough to earn in-form Carlisle a battling 1-0 win at Cheltenham.
The result keeps the Cumbrian's play-off hopes alive as they made it eight matches without defeat. Cheltenham looked the more likely winners for long spells at a wet Whaddon Road, but Carlisle's backline stood firm.
And in the 73rd minute, substitute Hallam Hope was brought down in the box and Devitt sent Scott Flinders the wrong way to seal the three points. It was the midfielder's 10th goal of the campaign. Jack Bonham saved early efforts from Mo Eisa and Jerell Sellars and Eisa saw another effort turned around the post by the Carlisle goalkeeper.
MATCH DETAILS
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