Southampton
Capacity: 32,689 (all seated)
Address: Britannia Rd, Southampton, SO14 5FP
Main Telephone No: 0845 688 9448
Ticket Office: 0845 688 9288
Team Nickname: The Saints
Year Ground Opened: 2001
Pitch Size: 112 x 74 yards
Home Kit Colours: Red and White
Meeting Place
Address: The Encore, 22/26 Commercial Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 1GE
Telephone: 08721 077 077
A decent, functional boozer very close to the railway station. Family friendly, sells real ale and food. Last time we were there our information officer decided to have a wee kip after the match. Despite being tempted, Croxy decided not to waste his beer.
Other Boozers and Food Outlets Worth a Visit
Tickets
Tickets are available on the day but are discounted by £2 if bought in advance.
Pre-sale prices are as follows:-
£22 Adult
£17 Senior (60+)
£10 Junior (16 and under)
£8 Child (12 and Under)
£17 Students (valid NUS card)
£17 Young Person (17- 21 years with ID)
£30 Family Adult and Junior (16 and under)
£28 Family Adult and Child (12 and Under)
£22 Family Adult and Young Child (8 and Under)
Please email tickets@carlislelondonbranch.org if you would like to pre order tickets through the branch.
How To Get There
There are a variety of means to get to St Mary’s including: Trains, Park and ride, shuttle busses and discounted day tickets on local bus routes. For a full list of the extensive methods of recommended transportation please click here.
The one option that doesn’t appear to be available if you’re an away fan is parking anywhere near the stadium.
Branch members coming from London will as usual be travelling en mass via train. There will be two different group save options from both Waterloo and Clapham junction.
Dept Waterloo 11.05, pick up Clapham Junction 11.12 – arrive Southampton 12.22.
Dept Southampton 18.00 – arrive Waterloo 19.20, dropping folk back at CJ en route.
Cost will be around £15 each return from Clapham Junction and £18 each return from Waterloo.
When We Last Met
Having been thrashed by Southampton at Wembley less than a month before, we lost 3-2 on our last visit to St Mary’s back in April 2010. Our Hit The Bar’s diarist had this to say on the matter at the time.
‘It looked as though we may be about to suffer as bad a defeat as at Wembley when the Saints took a 3-1 lead with about half an hour left. Madine scrambled a late consolation, to add to Harte‘s fantastic strike on the stroke of half-time, to make the score respectable. Great support from the 400 Blues fans keeps spirits high!’
The Ground
