St Giles Park Guide Sandiacre Town

UK Stadiums: St Giles Park, Sandiacre, England

St Giles Park is the home of Sandiacre Town. — The ground is home to Sandiacre Town

St Giles Park in Sandiacre, on the Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire border is the home of Sandiacre Town in the United Counties League Division One. The ground takes its name from St Giles Church which overlooks the playing area.

The stadium is the home of Sandiacre Town. — Match action as Sandiacre Town take on Radford

Capacity

The stadium has a capacity of around 1,000 altogether with a single, covered stand behind one goal.

Facilities

The ground has pylon style floodlighting (installed in 1995 and updated to LED in 2023) and a natural turf pitch. The facilities include a single-gated entrance, and a single stand behind one goal with benches with a capacity for 250. There are rails around the perimeter of the pitch.

The club house serves tea and refreshments, can take card payments and has free WiFi. The turnstiles are cash only.

The brick club house was opened by Peter Taylor and Roy McFarland of Derby County fame in 1984.

Sandiacre Town in the all red kit. — Sandiacre Town in the all red kit

Club

Nicknamed 'The Saints' Sandiacre Town were formed in 1978. The team plays in red shirts, navy shorts and red and navy socks. Sandiacre has an annual exchange with Sparta 25 in The Netherlands.

The team began in the Central Alliance League in the 1970s and 1980s and were one of the founding members of the Central Midlands League in 1983. They now compete in the United Counties League Division One.

Sandiacre, the village, is in Derbyshire, situated on the boundary of Nottinghamshire. Though it is in Derbyshire, it has a Nottinghamshire post town and postcode (NG10) because its mail is sorted in Nottinghamshire.

The ground has floodlights and natural turf. — The ground has floodlights, covered areas for the substitutes and natural turf

Access - Getting There

Sandiacre on the Notts/Derbyshire border is 7 miles west of Nottingham Station and 10 miles east of Derby.

From Nottingham take an i4 bus from Friar Lane to the Blue Bell pub. Journey time is about 30 minutes. A Hucknall-bound tram will get you from Nottingham Station to near Friar Lane (get off at Old Market Square).

Parking spaces are available at the ground.

Address: Stanton Road, Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5DE

Standing areas. — Standing areas behind a perimeter rail

Accessibility

There is disabled access to the ground.

Nearby Hotels

Near Nottingham city center and Nottingham Station are several upmarket places to stay. These include the Leonardo Hotel Nottingham, the Bentinck Hotel and the Lace Market Hotel.

See here for a complete listing of hotels in Nottingham.