Ground 33
Match 34
Evo-Stik League Division 1 North
Skelmersdale United 2-2 Clitheroe
Ground - The west Lancashire College Stadium
Ground Capacity 2,500
Founded 1882
Admission £8
Programme £2
Distance travelled 21 miles
Attendance 167
Clitheroe Nickname 'The Blues' playing in away kit red
Skelmersdale is a town in West Lancashire and lies on high ground on the River Tawd .
Its well known for its mininig , shopping concourse and probably , roundabouts .
It was designated a new town in 1961 and is close to Liverpool and Wigan .
The first recorded use of the name skelmersdale appears in the Domesday Book 1086 .
Printed my directions using the club website location information and followed it directly to the ample club car park without a hitch , negotiating several roundabouts after exiting junction 4 on the M 58 .
An ex player chatted to me outside the turnstile entrance and helped with my photos . This was much appreciated and a great welcome to the club as the entrance sign states . Once inside the ground the locals were jovial , funny and relaxed .
The programme hut is between the turnstile , toilets and club house . There's a covered seated grandstand adorning the far touchline . Grass banked verges are behind one goal and run the length of the opposite touchline with neatly inserted advertising boards . The grass verges are sectioned off with hoarding probably due to health and safety reasons ; seems a shame as they are neatly trimmed and beautifully tended . The pitch is immaculate considering all the rain lately and is a credit to the groundsman whom i was pleased to meet before the game started .
Skem are doing well in the league but have stuttered a little lately albeit , mainly against the teams around them . Clitheroe are near the botttom so skem will be hoping for a victory to keep the pressure on the other table toppers .
Main Seated Covered Grandstand and stuning pitch .
Citheroe , in all red , started briskly and soon sent their following contingent into rapturous applause when centre forward Hine netted with a cool finish from inside the box .
The 'Skem' supporters were still upbeat and somewhat amused with the Clitheroe fans . What a great atmosphere and rapport amongst the crowd . Terrific !
Full Match Report - see the excellent club website .
One club official asked me not to take photos with flash so i explained i'd only take normal shots ; no flash which he agreed was fine .
A couple of minutes later , as i was hovering around the snack hutch , the guy came back and asked me not to take anymore photos ; said he was fed up and sick of groundhoppers . A bit of a contradiction to say the least but i suppose thats his prerogative . I decided to leave early . Apart from this incident the fans were great and filled me in with information and history about the club .
Burscough FC also use this venue as their temporary home ground . Season tickets have been frozen for Skelmersdale United season 2011-2012 and there's a special offer for Skem fans attending Burscough home games .
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