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Crown Oil Arena
Home of Rochdale in Rochdale, capacity 10,249. Away fans get the Willbutts Lane Stand, all of it. Thirty minutes on foot from the station or about eight quid in a cab.
Crown Oil Arena away guide
Away fans get the Willbutts Lane Stand, which Rochdale's own ticketing map marks away fans only, so the whole stand is yours. The three home areas are the David Kilpatrick Main Stand, the Smith Metals Family Stand and the Sandy Lane Standing Terrace, and their admissions policy says the club can cancel a home-area ticket bought by a visiting fan with no refund, so do not try the workaround. Turnstiles open an hour and a half before kick-off and there are no cash turnstiles, so sort your ticket before you reach the gate.
Rochdale do not publish a bag rule for the Crown Oil Arena, so travel light and expect to be searched on the way in.
Based on standard Football League ground policy. Check the club's official site before travel.
Rochdale station has trains from Manchester and Leeds, and the club put it at a 30-minute walk, or about £8 in one of the taxis outside. Trams from Manchester Victoria and St Peter's Square run into Rochdale town centre, which leaves a 20-minute walk. Driving, the ground is just over two miles from junction 20 of the M62 and the sat nav postcode is OL11 5DR.
Upcoming visitors to Crown Oil Arena
Every Rochdale home league fixture this season. Pick a game for a personalised away brief.
All 23 home fixtures
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- Rochdale vs Oldham→
- Rochdale vs Swindon Town→
- Rochdale vs Grimsby→
- Rochdale vs Accrington ST→
- Rochdale vs York→
- Rochdale vs Barnet→
- Rochdale vs Bristol Rovers→
- Rochdale vs Salford City→
- Rochdale vs Chesterfield→
- Rochdale vs Crewe→
- Rochdale vs Port Vale→
- Rochdale vs Colchester→
- Rochdale vs Walsall→
- Rochdale vs Newport County→
- Rochdale vs Northampton→
- Rochdale vs Rotherham→
- Rochdale vs Exeter City→
- Rochdale vs Tranmere→
- Rochdale vs Fleetwood Town→
- Rochdale vs Cheltenham→
What a personalised brief adds
Weather at kick-off
Hourly forecast pinned to Crown Oil Arena, not just the city.
Travel from your door
Train, tube, or driving route from your postcode to the ground.
Full away-friendly pub list
Six nearest pubs, ordered by walking distance, with away-friendly flags.
Matchday entry checklist
Doors-open time, route timing and the entry notes that matter for your fixture.
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