Tameside Stadium: Curzon Ashton FC

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Based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Curzon Ashton is another example of a football club based in Greater Manchester, presumably where most of the Premier League referees did their training. One of the ties to the local area comes in the fact that Alex Ferguson, then the manager of Manchester United, opened Tameside Stadium, where Curzon Ashton play their games, back in 2005. It has been their home ground ever since, with a statue outside honouring three locally born players Geoff Hurst, Jimmy Armfield and Simone Perrotta, who were born in Ashton, Denton and Ashton again respectively.

Curzon Ashton as a football club was founded in 1963 as Curzon Amateurs, thanks to the merging of Curzon Road Methodists Football Club and Assheton Amateurs Football Club. They both played in the Manchester Amateur Football League, with the club joining the Manchester League for the 1970-1971 season. Over the years that followed, the newly created club bobbled around the lower leagues and gradually made its way through the divisions, enjoying numerous relative wins along the way. Playing in royal blue for their home kit and pink and black for the away, they try to please everyone in Manchester.

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Tameside Stadium Seating Plan and Where to Sit

The capacity of Tameside Stadium is 4,200, of which just 524 are seated. The Main Stand is in the middle of one side of the pitch, with a covered terrace on the opposite side. The Main Stand features all of the seats in the ground, with either end of the pitch being home to open terraces. In other words, it is basic in nature but it is modern and smart-looking.

Curzon Ashton FC Ticket Prices

Irrespective of where you want to be located in order to watch the match, the amount that you will pay for a Curzon Ashton match will be dictated by your personal circumstance. Here is what you need to know as far as the 2023-2024 campaign was concerned, giving you some idea of how much you’re likely to be asked to pay:

• Adults: £15
• Concessions: £10
• Students: £10
• 16 to 18-year-olds: £5
• Under 16s: Free with a Full paying Adult

How To Get Curzon Ashton FC Tickets

The majority of lower league sides have decent websites in order to try to appeal to those who would typically be used to operating online. Curzon Ashton are no exception to this and their site is decent, but what separates them from other lower league sides is the fact that you can’t buy tickets for home games through said site. Instead, all tickets are sold at the turnstiles, with either cash or card being acceptable methods of payment.

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Getting To Tameside Stadium

Train – Ashton-under-Lyne Railway Station is located about a mile or so away from Tameside Stadium. That means that it will be a 15 to 20 minute walk for most people, being served by trains from Huddersfield in one direction and Manchester Victoria in the other. Alternatively, there is a Metrolink station at Ashton West that runs from Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly and is a touch closer.

Bus – For those hoping to get a bus out to the ground, the best one to aim for is the 339, which stops just across the road.

Car – If you’re planning on driving to see Ashton Curzon play then you’ll want to take the M60 to Junction 23, then get onto the A6140 towards Ashton-under-Lyne, following the signs to the stadium once you get closer.

By Air – The bad news for those planning on flying to an Ashton Curzon game is that Manchester Airport is pretty much unavoidable. Consistently voted one of the worst airports in the world, it is where Dante would set his writing if he were born in the modern day. You can fly into Liverpool John Lennon Airport instead, making your journey nicer but having further to travel once you land.

Taxi – Given the fact that the stadium is only about a mile from the Train Station, you’d be unlucky if you got charged much more than a fiver for a journey between the two locations.

Parking Near Tameside Stadium

There is a large car park at Tameside Stadium that is free for people to use, so you’d have to consider yourself unfortunate if you couldn’t find a space. It negates the need to go searching the streets for a space that isn’t going to be patrolled by parking wardens.

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About Curzon Ashton FC

In 1963, it was realised that Ashton wasn’t really a big enough place to sustain two different football clubs. As a result, Curzon Road Methodists and Assheton Amateurs chose to merge, initially taking on the moniker of Curzon Amateurs before eventually being re-branded to become Curzon Ashton Football Club. Known as ‘The Nash’ to followers, the club joined the Manchester League ahead of the 1970-1971 season and were Manchester Intermediate Cup runners-up that year. They then secured a hat-trick of wins in that competition, becoming runners-up in the Manchester League Premier Division in 1973-1974.

In 1978, Curzon Ashton became founding members of the Cheshire League Division Two, winning promotion at the first attempt. The 1980s and 1990s saw similar progression through the lower leagues of the English game, with a combination of struggles and successes. In 2007, the club defeated Leamington 4-1 in order to reach the FA Vase semi-finals for the second time in their history, losing 3-2 over two legs to Truro City. At the same time, they were promoted into the Northern Premier League, once again demonstrating the feast and famine nature of football in the lower leagues of the English game.

Tameside Stadium History

For around 20 years, Curzon Ashton played their games at National Park. In 2005, however, a decision was taken to move to Tameside Stadium, which had cost £4 million to build. They were in their new home in time for the 2005-2006 season, with the stadium meeting the requirements of the National League before the club played in the division. Alex Ferguson, who was Manchester United manager at the time, was responsible for officially opening the new ground. Curzon Ashton then played a match against a Manchester United XI that featured the likes of Jonny Evans, Giuseppe Rossi and Gerard Piqué.

The nature of the ground is such that it doesn’t look out of place whichever of the lower league divisions Curzon Ashton happen to be playing their games in. Arguably the most interesting thing about the club is the statue that stands outside the ground of three people who never played for Curzon Ashton but just happen to be based locally. Geoff Hurst and Simone Perrotta were at least from Ashton, in spite of Perrotta’s name and that he played for Italy. It has been used as a ground to hosted matches for clubs other than Curzon Ashton, with FC United actually being responsible for the venue’s record attendance.