Accessible away days: the resource directory

Away days take more planning when you are a disabled supporter, and the information you need is scattered across club sites, charities and rail operators. This directory pulls the official resources into one place.

A rule for this page: we point you at the people who actually hold the answers rather than guessing stadium specifics ourselves. Access details change, and the club's own access team is always the source of truth for a given fixture.

The resources that matter

Level Playing Field

Level Playing Field is the charity for disabled sports fans, and their site is the single best starting point. They maintain club-by-club pages covering accessible seating, parking, toilets and sensory provision, plus a First Game Guide for supporters new to attending.

The club's Disability Liaison Officer

Every league club has a Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) or access officer. They can tell you where the accessible away seating is, how the view is from it, where accessible parking sits and what needs pre-booking. Contact details are on each club's accessibility page, and Level Playing Field lists them too. For away games, contact both clubs: yours for tickets, theirs for the ground.

Passenger Assist for the train

Passenger Assist is National Rail's assistance service: help boarding, ramps, luggage and station navigation. You can request it via the app or phone with as little as two hours notice, but for a matchday train, book it when you book the ticket. Busy football services stretch station staff, and the earlier request gets you looked after properly.

Disabled supporters associations

Many clubs have an active DSA run by fans who make away trips constantly. They know which away ends have decent sightlines from the wheelchair platform and which grounds to ring ahead about. If your club has one, join it: it is the best practical intelligence there is.

The practical checklist

1. Book tickets early. Accessible away allocations are small, often a handful of wheelchair bays and ambulant seats out of the standard away allocation. They go first.
2. Ask about carer tickets when you book. Most clubs issue a free or reduced personal assistant ticket with an accessible booking.
3. Sort parking before you travel. Away accessible parking is typically limited to a small number of spaces, booked through the home club. If you cannot get one, ask the DLO what the drop-off options are.
4. Check the last leg. Our station walk rankings show how far grounds sit from their stations. A 25-minute walk for one fan is a taxi booking for another, and matchday road closures can move the accessible drop-off point.
5. Pre-book the extras. Audio descriptive commentary headsets and sensory room slots usually need booking in advance through the DLO.
6. In London, check step-free status. TfL's step-free guides cover which stations have lift access, and lifts do fail: check on the day.

Help us improve this

Our ground pages carry the away-end basics for all 92 grounds. If you have first-hand access knowledge that would help other travelling fans, we want it: say less and accurate beats guessed detail, which is exactly why this page points at the official sources first.