Guide to the Gardens: Saints vs Black Lion

• Tickets for Northampton Saints vs Black Lion are still available by clicking HERE!
• If you have purchased match tickets, these can be found in your purchase confirmation email. 
• Please ensure match tickets are either added to your smartphone’s digital wallet, viewable on your smartphone via the attachment on your purchase confirmation email, or printed on A4 paper before arriving at the stadium. Screenshots of your tickets are not accepted by the scanners on our turnstiles.
• For anyone who may require assistance to access their digital Season Tickets or Match Tickets, a gazebo will be set-up close to Main Reception to offer any technical support required.

• This game is included in your 26/27 Season Ticket package.
• Digital Season Tickets sent to all Season Ticket Holders by Ticketmaster on Wednesday 9 September can be used to gain entry to Franklin’s Gardens. Simply download your Season Ticket to your Apple Wallet or Google Wallet from that email, and scan the QR code at the turnstiles on arrival.
• For supporters who purchased a physical Season Ticket card, these were all posted on Friday last week via a 48hr delivery service and should be arriving imminently, if they have not already reached you.
• If your card has not arrived in Thursday’s post, you are planning to attend Friday’s match against Black Lion, AND you would prefer not to use the digital version of your Season Ticket, please contact the Ticket Office at ticketoffice@northamptonsaints.co.uk.
• Our team will be able to reissue your seat for Friday’s fixture, and send a match ticket via email that can be scanned for entry to the ground.
• PLEASE NOTE: If we issue a replacement ticket, your physical Season Ticket card will not work for Friday’s match (even if it arrives before kick-off) as that seat will have been reissued. You must use the replacement ticket, not your Season Ticket, for this match.
• For anyone who may require assistance to access their digital Season Tickets or Match Tickets, a gazebo will be set-up close to Main Reception to offer any technical support required.

The Saints Store, Village Stores, Ticket Office and Stadium will be open at the following times for Saints vs Black Lion.

• 12pm: Saints Store opens, with Ticket Office found inside the Store
• 4.30pm: Car Parks open
• 5pm: Ticket Office windows open
• 5.30pm: Stadium, Village Store and Trailer open
• 7.30pm: Saints vs Black Lion KO
• 7.30pm: Saints Store closes
• 7.45pm: Ticket Office windows close
• 8.15pm (approx): Saints vs Black Lion HT
• 9.15pm (approx): Saints vs Black Lion FT
• 9.15pm (approx): Saints Store re-opens
• 9.45pm (approx): Saints Store and Village Store close
• 10.15pm: Bars close
• 12am: Car Parks close

• The newly-redeveloped Supporter Village is opened for the first time for a Saints game!
• DJ Ben Howard will be performing pre-match and at half-time in the Supporter Village.
• Singer songwriter Kelly Jane will also be performing in the Village pre-match (6.30pm-7.15pm).
• Support the Northampton Saints Foundation by purchasing a raffle ticket, the draw will be made in Rodber Bar post-match.
• A Q&A session with a Northampton Saints player will be held in the Supporter Village pre-match.
• Test your rugby skills in the passing cage inside the the Family Zone.
• Also in the Family Zone, you can get your face painted and pick up your Northampton Saints trading cards!

• West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) took ownership of the Claret Car Park last summer and has now begun to build temporary accommodation on part of the site. This means there will be 400 fewer parking spaces than previously available – more information is available HERE.
• As such, the entrance to Claret Car Park has changed – as you approach from the Sixfields direction, use the first entrance on the right-hand side.
• Parking will remain available at £10.00 on the day, payable via contactless payment on arrival.
• Supporters also have access to use Northampton Town FC’s West Car Park (NN5 5QA) on Saints matchdays that do not clash with Cobblers’ games. Parking in this car park will be managed by Cobblers and is priced at £5 on the day via contactless payments upon arrival. Please note, Saints’ seasonal car parking passes are not valid for this Car Park. It will be open from 4.45pm.
• Seasonal car passes valid for the 2026/27 season will be accepted in the Club’s car parks for this match.
• Please also be aware that there will be no movement in the VIP Car Park from ten minutes before the full-time whistle for approximately 25 minutes. As usual, traffic management will be in place in Car Park D, Claret Car Park and on Edgar Mobbs Way.
• After the Car Parks close at 1am, there will be no access to any vehicle left behind until Monday morning.
• Given that Franklin’s Gardens sits in a residential area of the town, Saints strongly urge all supporters to use the Club’s car parks. Should they choose not to do so, supporters must park with due care and respect for the needs of local residents and businesses.

• A wide selection of bars and food stalls are open within the newly redeveloped Village and stadium throughout matchday – please see the map above for full details of all the outlets around the Stadium.
• Food offerings can be found across the stadium bars as well.
  • Rodber Bar: Pasties and sausage rolls.
  • Members Bar: Pulled pork baps, pasties, loaded fries, loaded dogs and sausage rolls.
  • Kiosk bars: Pasties and sausage rolls
• Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are all available around the ground.
• Please be aware that Franklin’s Gardens is a cashless stadium; all bars and food outlets will only accept card payments.
• There will be a staggered bar closure around the stadium, ending in the Rodber Bar at 10.15pm.

• Northampton Saints’ matchday programme is available to all supporters, free of charge, via a digital-only format.
• Containing exclusive interviews and features with Saints’ first-team squad, all the latest news from around the Gardens, as well as online games, statistics and team line-ups for the match, Saints’ matchday programme is not to be missed.
• Scannable QR codes will also be situated around the Gardens so supporters can open and read the programme on their mobile devices on matchday.
• From 4pm on Thursday 17 September, the matchday programme for Saints vs Black Lion will be available to view HERE.

• Northampton Saints have updated the EcoCup system at Franklin’s Gardens.
• Following supporter feedback, the £1 deposit has been removed. EcoCups should now be returned to any stadium bar or placed in the dedicated EcoCup return bins located throughout the ground.
• Supporters are kindly asked not to take cups home, as their reuse is essential to the Club’s sustainability efforts.

• Supporters can now ‘Be A Saint’ by Ordering One For The Foundation. A voluntary £1 donation will then be added to their order at stadium bars, with all proceeds going directly to Northampton Saints Foundation.
• Additional donation options are available throughout the ground. A large QR code in the south-east corner allows supporters to make mobile donations directly from their seats, and QR codes will also be displayed around the stadium.
• Supporters can further engage with the Foundation by taking part in the matchday raffle. Representatives will be located in the Rodber Bar and across the Supporter Village on Friday, with the draw taking place approximately 30 minutes after the final whistle in the Rodber Bar.

• Are you bringing a mini-Saint to their very first match at Franklin’s Gardens? If so, we want to make it extra special with a First-time Fan Certificate, so they will never forget their first time watching the men in Black, Green and Gold. Fill out THIS FORM to be sent a certificate via email.
• Test your rugby skills in the passing cage inside the the Family Zone!
• Also in the Family Zone, you can get your face painted and pick up your Northampton Saints trading cards!

• Franklin’s Gardens is a NO SMOKING stadium. Smoking and the use of e-cigarettes is not permitted anywhere in the stadium or Supporter Village pre, during or post-match.
• Supporters wishing to smoke will be allowed to exit the stadium during half-time to use one of the designated smoking areas outside Gates 1, 2, 3 and 4 – stewards will be on hand to direct you and will manage exit and re-entry into the stadium.

• Northampton Saints asks all supporters attending Saints vs Black Lion to familiarise themselves with the Club’s Supporter Charter.
• Whether it’s your first time coming to a match at Franklin’s Gardens or you’re a seasoned supporter, please also take a minute to read our Ground Regulations – which include information on what you can and cannot bring into the stadium.

• ​The Club requests that supporters refrain from standing at the side of the pitch to watch the warm-up to prevent congestion. Please watch the warm-up from your seat.
• As Franklin’s Gardens is a front-loading stadium, Northampton Saints asks supporters to avoid moving around the stadium while the match is in play to avoid blocking the view of your fellow supporters. Please note, you may be held back from returning to your seat by our stewards until there is a break in play.

• All hospitality options are closed for this game.