Soccer Club Location

Year 9 unit 2 - Geography of Sport Premiership clubs 2007-8 1. In pairs discuss whether you think there is a spatial pattern to the major football clubs in England & Wales Club Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Derby County Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Reading Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wigan Athletic

City/Town North London North Birmingham Central Birmingham Blackburn Bolton West London Derby Liverpool West London Liverpool Manchester Manchester Middlesbrough Newcastle Portsmouth Reading Sunderland North London East London Wigan

2. Carefully map the Premiership clubs on a blank map of Great Britain (http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/images/userImages/misc/outlinemaps/ou tlinec.pdf ). You may use an atlas to ensure accuracy. 3. Describe fully the location of these clubs. 4. Compare the location of these clubs to the population density map (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/downloads/density.pdf ). Do you notice any similarities? 5. Are there differences that you have noticed? Can you offer any explanations for this? 6. Write a summary paragraph describing and explaining the spatial pattern of Premiership football clubs. 7. Extension – To what extent does this spatial pattern exist when considering the location of lower level clubs? Use the interactive map at: www.pencoedgeography.co.uk/footballclubslocation.htm