Chadderton FC

 A midweek trip to Manchester and Chadderton FC, for the visit of top of the table Padiham. Very impressed with the ground, excellent parking along the dugout side of the pitch, spanning around to the back of the goal, more than ample for most games I would say. Food wise, Wow, if you ever visit here you have to try some food from Marlowes. It was a bit on the pricey side but the chilli and rice really was immense, tasty and good portion, home made food, not mass produced rubbish. There was a variety of other options, jacket potatoes for one, along with other homemade specials.


Onto the game and you could see why Padiham were top, dangerous going forward and solid at the back, Chadderton are not mugs, on the fringes of the playoffs but this one was men against boys, even a red card couldn't knock Padiham and they saw the game out 3-2 winners.


Pin badge took some finding but once set up there was a decent merchandise stall at the bottom of the stairs to the bar. A plastic surface, like more and more nowadays, but certainly one of the better ones I've seen. I believe the ground has been upgraded recently as Chadderton were sharing with Avro last season. 


Really easy to find off the motorway if heading from Yorkshire, it's on the west side of Manchester. Alternatively if coming from Manchester on the train, there's plenty of buses will take you up towards the ground from the city centre. 










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