DEVA STADIUM
Deva Stadium was a League ground for 15 seasons
from 1 Jul 2004 to 30 Jun 2009
and from 24 Aug 1992 to 30 Jun 2000
The 179th ground used for a League game
Opened: 1992
TENANTS
Teams that have used this ground as a home
| Team | From | To | Notes | ||
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Chester | 24 Aug 1992 | Current | The club moved here from Moss Rose in 1992, was relegated to the Football Conference in 2000 and won promotion back into the Football League in 2004. |
LEAGUE EVENTS
Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground
GROUND HISTORY
adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"
Having left Sealand Road in 1990 and taken up temporary residence at Macclesfield Town FCβs Moss Rose ground, Chester City finally moved in to Deva Stadium in 1992. The unusual feature of this location is that the ground straddles the England-Wales border with part of the main office block being in England whilst the remainder of the ground is in Wales. All of the stands have cantilevered roofs and the capacity at the start of the 2007/8 season was 6,012 with 3,284 seats. The record attendance of 5,987 was set at the Football Conference Match v. Scarborough (1-0) on April 17th, 2004 and the pitch size was 115 x 75 yards
GROUND DETAILS
adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide"
- Ground address
- Deva Stadium Bumpers Lane Chester CH1 4LT
- Main phone
- 01244 371376
- Ticket prices
- Admission
Adults Β£12 Over 65's/Students Β£9 under 16's Β£5
Programme
Β£3.00
- If driving
- North
Stay on the M56 until you reach a roundabout at the end of the motorway. Follow the signs to North Wales & Queensferry A5117. After around one and a half miles you will reach a set of traffic lights where you need to bear left on to the A550 (signposted North Wales & Queensferry). Then from the A550, take the A548 towards Chester.
Head straight through the first set of traffic lights and after passing a Vauxhall and then a Renault garage on your left, turn right at the next lights into Sovereign Way, then Continue to the end of Sovereign Way and then turn right into Bumpers Lane and the entrance to the Club Car Park is just down on the right.
South
Take the M6 to Junction 16 then take the A500 exit to Nantwich/Crewe at the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A500 got straight through three roundabouts and at the fourth take the third exit onto A51 and go straight on at the next four roundabouts then turn right and follow the A51 and continue straight on at the next junction and follow the A49 Nantwich Road than at the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rode St/A51 then go straight on after two roundabouts then at the Triumph garage take a left into Challinor Street then after 600 yards at the Bars take a left up Grosvenor Park Road/ A5268 then at the roundabout take the third exit into Nicholas Street continue for just under a mile then turn left into Watergate Street continue straight on past Chester Race Course it becomes Seeland Road and then follow the sign for the football Club turn left down Bumpers Lane and the entrance to the Club Car Park is just down on the right.
- Public transport
- Train to Chester Central then walk out of the station turn right and walk down Station Approach then follow it round left and walk down past the Railway Inn till you get to the Stanley Arms at the bottom of Brook Street cross over at the pedestrian crossing and then walk back into Brook Street down to the end. Then turn left walk up to the next junction turn left cross at the pedestrian crossing and this will take you into George Street and follow it down until you get to the Bull and Stirrup pub. There cross the road and take a left down Canal Street the walk down the hill under the bypass till you get to the next junction then turn left into Raymond Road. At the Y-junction, take the right fork down South View Road to Sealand Road. There take a right and walk down to Tesco there cross over the road at the light and take a left into Bumper Lane the ground is on the right at the bottom. This is a 45 β 50 minute walk
The alternative is to take the train to Shotton and then take the number 10 First Bus Wales (westbound) to Tesco cross the road and walk down the lane. You can get the 10 First Wales Bus after walking 15 minutes from Chester Rail Station go turn right along Station Road Then After 140yds, turn left into Brook Street cross the road at the roundabout then follow the road to a T Junction then turn left over the canal bridge and follow the road left into Frodsham Street and then after 175yds, turn right into Kaleyards then continue into Abbey Street turn left into Abbey Square. Then continue into Princess Street follow Princess Street to right After 25yds arrive and at Stop 5 Lower Exchange, Bus Exchange take the 10 to Tesco and walk down Bumper Lane to the ground
MAP
Deva Stadium