Steel Park Stadium

Steel Park is a fairly open ground, with only stands on two sides and open spaces on the other two. The stadium opened in 2011 and retains that modern feel. It is located on the outskirts of Corby.

Normally, segregation is not enforced inside the stadium. If fans have to be segregated, then away fans are given the James Ashworth V.C. Terrace at one end of the ground, as well as a portion of the Main Stand seating (around 120 seats) and the flat standing area to one side.

Food on offer includes burgers, hot dogs, chips and pies, while alcohol and soft drinks are also served.

On one side of the stadium is the Peter Mallinger Foundation Stand. This small all-seated Main Stand sits astride the halfway line. Situated below its unusual curved roof are 12 rows of seating with a capacity of 557. It is free of supporting pillars, making this the area of the stadium with the best view of the pitch.

To either side of this stand are flat standing areas for spectators. Opposite is a largely open area which is overshadowed by the back of the adjacent Athletics Stadium Stand (which, incidentally, the club used as their home ground prior to Steel Park being built). Oddly, the team dressing rooms are situated inside this stand, meaning that the team dugouts are located out front.

At one end is the fair-sized James Ashworth VC Memorial Stand, which has a capacity of 1,575. This covered terrace was named after a local Corby man, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross after serving in Afghanistan. The opposite end is an open one, just having a flat standing area. On one side is a large building, which houses the Clubhouse bar.

There is a Social Club located inside the stadium, which welcomes visiting supporters. In terms of pubs, the following places are worth checking out:

• The White Hart – High St, Corby NN17 1UX
• Sondes Arms – Main St, Rockingham, Market Harborough LE16 8TG
• Chequered Flag – Causeway Rd, Corby NN17 4DU

By car

From the north:

Leave the M1 at Junction 21 and take the A5460 towards Leicester. After a quarter of a mile, leave the left-hand slip road and join the A560 Leicester South ring road.

Continue on the ring road until you reach the roundabout that is the junction with the A6. At this roundabout, take the second exit towards Market Harborough.

Follow the A6 for 21 miles until you reach a roundabout just before Market Harborough. At this roundabout, take the first exit onto the A427 towards Corby, then at the next roundabout, take the first exit towards Rockingham/Uppingham.

At the next roundabout, take the second exit onto the A6116 towards Corby. Then take the next right at the Rockingham Forest Hotel onto the Sports Complex. Steel Park is down on the right.

From the Midlands:

At the end of the M6, just before it joins the M1, take the left-hand filter lane and join the A14 towards Kettering. After 22 miles, leave the A14 at Junction 7 and take the A43 towards Kettering and Corby.

Follow the A43 for three miles and then take the A6003 towards Corby. Stay on the A6003, crossing two roundabouts. At the third roundabout, take the second exit onto the A6116 towards Corby. Then take the next right at the Rockingham Forest Hotel onto the Sports Complex. Steel Park is down on the right.

From the south:

Leave the M1 at Junction 15 and take the A45 first towards Northampton and then on towards Wellingborough. Then take the A43 towards Kettering. On reaching the junction with the A14, take the first exit onto the A14 towards the Midlands. Leave the A14 at the next Junction (number 7) and take the A43 towards Kettering and Corby (then as from the Midlands above).

By public transport

Corby Railway Station is situated just over two miles away from Steel Park Stadium. It is served by trains from London St Pancras International. It can also be reached from the North from either Nottingham or Leicester and then changing trains at Kettering for Corby.

All areas of the stadium:

Adults £10
Concessions £6
Under 16’s £2

Please note that there is no extra charge to sit in the Main Stand.

Record Attendance

At Steel Park Stadium:  2,290 v Glasgow Rangers. Friendly 8th November 2011

Average Attendance

2017-2018: 362 (Southern League Division One East)
2016-2017: 473 (Northern Premier League)
2015-2016: 602 (National League North)