Damson Park: Solihull Moors

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Known as the The Automated Technology Group Stadium because of a sponsorship deal, the home of Solihull Moors is better-known to most simply as Damson Park. A basic football ground, even for the English lower leagues, Damson Park had to undergo numerous changes and improvements when Solihull Moors began making their way through the divisions. The main stand of the stadium allows for a seating area for supporters on the bottom tier, with corporate boxes and ‘posh seats’ on the upper tier. This isn’t somewhere that you’re going to go for luxury, but footballing purists will no doubt enjoy the experience.

The club that plays its games at Damson Park is Solihull Moors, which was formed in 2007 when Moor Green and Solihull Borough decided to merge. That makes it one of the youngest clubs in the National League, winning one of the first games that it played against the Birmingham City reserves. Initially, that match was a regular one thanks to an agreement between the two clubs that saw Birmingham City’s reserve side play its matches at Damson Park, but that stopped when the rules around reserve football in England were completely overhauled. The side has enjoyed numerous relative successes over the years.

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Damson Park Stadium at Night
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Damson Park Stadium View from the Stands

Damson Park Stadium Entrance

Damson Park Seating Plan and Where to Sit

The ground at Damson Park is quite simplistic, so you’re unlikely to get too confused as to where your ticket is located. The Damson Homes Stand can be described as the main stand for the stadium, boasting the reception, hospitality area and directors’ box. Away supporters tend to be housed in the Draintech Terrace behind one of the goals, with some seats in the Gas Centre Stand that runs along the side of the pitch. It certainly not the case that football fans expecting luxury will be pleased with what they find at the home of Solihull Moors.

Solihull Moors Ticket Prices

You won’t exactly be spending a fortune to go and see Solihull Moors play football, but how much you’ll pay will depend on two things: your age and the game that you’re wanting to watch. That is because the club splits its matches up into Category A and Category B, depending on the opposition.

Here is a look at the prices for the 2023-2024 season, to give you some sense of what to expect:

In terms of which matches fit into which category, here are the teams that were in Category A for the 2023-2024 campaign:

• FC Halifax Town
• Oxford City
• Bromley
• Rochdale
• Aldershot Town
• Oldham Athletic
• Chesterfield
• Kidderminster Harriers
• Hartlepool United
• Barnet
• Southend United
• York City

And here are the fixtures that fitted into Category B:

• Eastleigh
• Dorking Wanderers
• AFC Flyde
• Wealdstone
• Maidenhead United
• Gateshead
• Woking
• Dagenham & Redbridge
• Altrincham
• Ebbsfleet United
• Boreham Wood

How To Get Solihull Moors Tickets

If you’re looking to get tickets to watch a Solihull Moors match then you’ll save yourself a little bit of money by getting them through the club’s website, which promised a reduced rate. You can buy them in person on the day of the game, though, should that prove to be easier.

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Getting To Damson Park

Train – Trains from Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone arrive at Solihull Railway Station, which is about two and a half miles from the ground, so you’re very much covered when it comes to getting to Solihull Moors matches. If you want even more options, though, then Birmingham International Station is actually only about a mile and a half away and is served by trains from London Euston.

Bus – The X12 is the bus to get if you’re hoping to head to Damson Park that way, running from Solihull town centre as well as Birmingham International.

Car – Anyone hoping to drive to the home of Solihull Moors will want to leave the M42 at junction 6 onto the A45. The best thing to do is to put the stadium’s post code into your sat-nav and follow the instructions that way.

By Air – As mentioned, Birmingham International Airport is not far at all from Damson Park, so if you’re looking to fly into the country in order to watch a Solihull Moors game then that is always going to be the best airport for you to aim for.

Taxi – Taxis from the centre of Solihull out to the stadium will cost you in the region of £10, depending on what the traffic is like on the day.

Parking Near Damson Park

There is limited parking at the ground itself, but if you can get a space then you’re like you have to pay around £6 for the privilege. Spaces are taken on a first-come, first-served basis, but they’re really close to the ground. There is also an NCP car park that can be found at the Birmingham Airport Cargo Terminal, so that might be a better one to aim for.

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About Solihull Moors

In 1901, a club called Moor Green was formed in the Hall Green area of south Birmingham. Look 52 years later and you’ll discover the creation of Solihull Borough, with both teams happily existing in the outskirts of Birmingham for the next five decades or so. On the tenth of July 2007, however, it as announced that the two clubs were going to merge, with details about the likes of their kits and club logo being released in due course. The club entered the Conference North, which was the sixth tier of English football at the time, remaining there for nine years until it was promoted in 2016 under Marcus Bignot.

It is fair to say that Solihull Moors are somewhat limited in terms of achievement and ambition, especially when compared to other sides that play their games in the Birmingham area. That being said, just because supporters of Aston Villa or the likes my sneer at what the club has achieved since its creation doesn’t mean that there is anything to be ashamed of. In 2015-2016, for example, the club won the National League North title, allowing for promotion to the National League itself. What followed was a period of relative stability, even having a title charge in the 2018-2019 campaign that saw them come second.

Damson Park History

Known variously as the ARMCO Arena or the Automated Technology Group Stadium because of sponsorship deals, the venue known to most football fans simple as Damson Park can be found next to the Land Rover car plant, around two miles outside of Solihull’s town centre. It is a basic football ground, with two seated stands running along either side of the pitch and a covered mix of seated area and terrace at the south-eastern end. In the 2014-2015 campaign, Birmingham City Ladies chose to play their Super League matches at the stadium, whilst also competing in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

There have been numerous small improvements to the ground over the years, such that in April of 2017 the FA Ground Grading Panel awarded it Grade A status. It is relatively small in comparison to some other grounds that are used in the National League, being able to seat just 770 people across the three different seated areas on offer. As well as Birmingham City Ladies, the ground was also used by Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Football Club for a time, whilst Birmingham City’s reserve side also played its matches at Damson Park until the rules around reserve football changed and the matches were moved to be played elsewhere. It hosted the Midland Football League Cup final in 2016.