General Information and Directions...
WALSALL FOOTBALL CLUB
Banks’s Stadium
Bescot Crescent
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 4SA
Banks’s Stadium
Bescot Crescent
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 4SA
STADIUM
Walsall FC moved to the Banks's Stadium in August 1990 from Fellows Park, which had been the club's home for 104 years.
The Banks’s, originally known as the Bescot, is an all-seater venue comprising of four separate stands, with a total capacity of 11,300.
The two-tiered Tile Choice Stand, which was extended in 2003, is the largest stand in the ground, accommodating just under 5,000 supporters.
The remaining three stands – the Homeserve Stand, the Community Stand and the University of Wolverhampton Stand (away) – are of the same height and follow a similar single-tiered design.
The corners are filled in with advertising hoardings and refreshment kiosks, with a large TV screen situated between the Community and University of Wolverhampton Stands.
Corporate hospitality areas are available in the Tile Choice and Homeserve Stands, with disabled facilities at the front of the Community Stand.
The Banks’s Stadium is less than a mile from junction 9 of the M6.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
By Road…
From The M6 North: Leave the M6 at Junction 9 and take the A461 towards Walsall. Turn right onto the A4148 (Wallowes Lane) and turn right at the second set of traffic lights. The ground will appear on your left.
From M6 South: Leave the M6 at Junction 7 and take the A34 towards Walsall. At the end of the dual carriageway, turn left at the Bell Inn pub into Walstead Road and continue straight on this road for two miles. The stadium will appear on your right.
By Bus...
The Banks's Stadium is well served by buses. All buses leave from the Bradford Place Bus Station. Service numbers 401E (operated by Diamond) and 45 run every 15 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Friday and stop on Bescot Crescent outside the ground. The 45 now runs every 20 minutes during the daytime on Saturdays and every hour after 9.00pm. The 4 service runs every eight minutes and stops on West Bromwich Road, a short walk from the ground.
By Rail…
Bescot Stadium Railway Station is just a two minute walk from the stadium. It is served by trains from Birmingham Grand Central (New Street) and Wolverhampton.
PARKING
Car parking is available at the ground (cost £4) and the nearby Bescot Stadium Railway Station (£2).
The Banks's Stadium also has free parking facilities for cyclists outside the Main Reception.
TICKETS
Match tickets can be purchased in advance from the Banks's Stadium Ticket Office, alternatively you can order by telephone, with credit card, on 01922 651 416.
Savings are available if you purchase your ticket in advance of matchday.
There are no cash turnstiles available for home fans, except 340 seats in Block 6 of the Tile Choice Stand Lower Tier that will be available on a first-come-first-served basis (entry via Turnstiles 13 & 14).
You can still purchase tickets for all others areas of the ground on the day of the game, but only from The Ticket Office.
The Banks's Stadium Ticket Office is open after all Saturday first-team home games (closed after midweek home games).
SNACK PACKS
Snack Packs are available for children on matchdays around the Banks’s Stadium.
For just £3, children will get a delicious mini hotdog, a Freddo, a packet of Pom Bear crisps and an orange Fruit Shoot.
These meals deals are only available at home kiosks.
TEAM SADDLERS
Young Walsall supporters can visit our Team Saddlers website for competitions, cool downloads, news abouts events and more!
Team Saddlers members can also enjoy free entry to every home game.
For more information visit www.team-saddlers.co.uk
PROGRAMMES
‘The Saddler’ is available for £3 at programme kiosks around the stadium.
There is a programme shop located in the University of Wolverhampton Stand which is open on home matchdays.
VISITING SUPPORTERS
Tickets…
There will be a 50p credit card charge per transaction when booking tickets by telephone.
There will be a £1 charge if ticket(s) are posted out.
In the event that advance ticket sales are not available from your own club, tickets can be purchased direct from the Banks's Stadium Ticket Office on 01922 651 414/416.
Bar facilities…
There is a licensed bar area for visiting supporters in the University of Wolverhampton Stand at the Banks's Stadium.
Hot and cold snacks/drinks are also available.
Live football on Sky Sports and BT Sport will be shown around the ground.
HOTELS
Park Inn by Radisson Birmingham Walsall (0.03 miles from Banks’s Stadium)
The Bescot Hotel (0.57 miles)
Metro Inns Walsall (1.27 miles)
Premier Inn Walsall Town Centre (1.46 miles)
Holiday Inn Express Walsall M6, J10 (1.6 miles)
Village Urban Resort Birmingham Walsall (1.63 miles)
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Walsall Leather Museum
Walsall Arboretum
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Walsall Museum
Saddlers Shopping Centre