AWAY DAYS | On the road again – 2019-2020!

    The Blues players, staff and you the fans will be travelling all around the country next season as the club hope for a memorable National League North campaign. Where are we off to?

    Stockport County and Chorley are two games the Blues will miss next season as they were promoted as Champions and via the Play-Offs respectively. Relegation for Ashton United, FC United of Manchester and Nuneaton Borough have been replaced with a few more long distance games.

    Kettering Town were the first team to make it to the sixth tier, cruising to the Evo-Stik Southern Premier Title. They won 30 of their 42 matches and finished 14 points ahead of their nearest rivals.

    The side closest to them were King’s Lynn Town, who had to do it the hard way – but were promoted through the newly introduced ‘super’ Play-Off.

    They were the best of the next four in the Southern Prem, and went into a winner takes all affair with Warrington Town who had won the Evo-Stik Northern Premier Play-Offs. ‘The Linnets’ were victorious which means a trip to Norfolk awaits.

    The Evo-Stik Northern Premier title winners also came up in Farsley Celtic. The Leeds-based side captured the Championship by finishing three points clear of South Shields.

    Initially, it appeared four southern teams being relegated from the National League in Aldershot, Havant, Braintree and Maidstone required two clubs bumped up from the South. However, Gateshead have been demoted following Saturday’s AGM and will face the Blues next season. Gloucester City are the team moving up to the North from the NLS. A lot of travelling next term!

    There’s only four miles between York’s Bootham Crescent home and their new Community Stadium they are due to move into during 2019/2020. It is unclear which ground the Blues will visit until the fixtures are released.

    The National League North fixtures are released at 1pm on Wednesday 3rd July!

    Miles to ground next season…

    Blyth Spartans (Croft Park) – 203 miles

    King’s Lynn Town (The Walks) – 187 miles

    Gateshead (International Stadium) – 186 miles

    Spennymoor Town (Brewery Field) – 165 miles

    Boston United (Jakemans Stadium) – 157 miles

    Darlington (Blackwell Meadows) – 152 miles

    Brackley Town (St James Park) – 131 miles

    Kettering Town (Latimer Park) – 131 miles

    York City (New Community Stadium, if new ground is complete when Blues visit) – 120 miles

    York City (Bootham Crescent, if new ground not complete when Blues visit) – 116 miles

    Gloucester City (Jubilee Stadium) – 113 miles

    Leamington (New Windmill Ground) – 110 miles

    Alfreton Town (Impact Arena) – 104 miles

    Hereford (Edgar Street) – 95 miles

    Guiseley (Nethermoor Park) – 89 miles

    Farsley Celtic (Throstle Nest) – 84 miles

    Bradford PA (Horsfall Stadium) – 79 miles

    Kidderminster (Aggborough) – 79 miles

    Curzon Ashton (Tameside Stadium) – 49 miles

    Southport (Merseyrail Community Stadium) – 48 miles

    AFC Telford (New Bucks Head) – 46 miles

    Altrincham (Moss Lane) – 36 miles