Netherford Athletic is a fictional club, built as a demo site by Towpath Studio

Millbrook
Lane

Home since 1902, when the club moved off the rec and put up the first stand with timber from Millbrook's yard. Hold your ticket money, find a barrier, order a pie.

Tickets & prices

  • Adults £9
  • Concessions (65+, students, NHS) £5
  • Under-12s, with a paying adult Free
  • Season ticket, adult £120
  • Season ticket, concession £60

Pay at the turnstile, cash or card. No booking needed; the Lane has never sold out, though Harwick at home gets close. Turnstiles open at 1.30pm for a 3pm kick-off.

Getting here

Millbrook Lane, Weaver's Row, Netherford NF2 4DL.

On foot or by train: ten minutes from Netherford station. Out of the station, left down Mill Street, follow the floodlights.

Driving: free parking on Mill Street and Weaver's Row after 1pm. The clubhouse car park is for officials and away staff.

Away fans: no segregation. Stand where you like, the tea bar serves everyone.

At the ground

The Mill Side is the covered standing along the near touchline, and where the noise comes from. The Brook End is open terracing behind the town goal. Seats in the 1902 stand are first come, first served.

Tea bar: pies from Cropper's bakery on Mill Street, Bovril, proper tea. Pie and a programme, £4.

The clubhouse opens at 1pm, home and away supporters both.

Access

Level access at the Weaver's Row entrance, with a flat standing area and a good view on the halfway line. Accessible toilet by the clubhouse.

Carers come in free with the person they are supporting.

If you need anything sorting before you come, ask for the trust's access volunteer at the clubhouse, or catch a steward on the day.

An empty floodlit pitch at night, white lines bright against the dark trees
Millbrook Lane at nightFollow the floodlights from the station.