Solihull Moors,

ARMCO Arena,

Damson Parkway,

Solihull,

B92 9EJ 

Solihull Moors’ crest dates back only to 2022, depicting a griffin—with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle—that represents “strength, military, courage, and leadership”. There is a griffin on the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, so there is a local connection.

Solihull is to the south-east of Birmingham, barely a mile away from Birmingham airport.  It’s a road journey of about 74 miles from Nailsworth with a journey time of around 1 hours 30 minutes.

By Supporters Club Coach.  For information about Away Travel, including precise details of pick-up locations – look here. For this match, the departure times are The New Lawn – 11.45 am, Sainsbury’s Dudbridge – 12.00pm, Stonehouse Brunel Way – 12.15pm

The prices for coach tickets to this match are as follows (Supporters’ Club members get a £3 discount): Adults £29, U-16 £17, U-11 £8

Visit this link to purchase your travel.

To book a seat with the supporter’s club discount, please call 0333 123 1889  on Monday, Thursday, or Friday at 11am to 2pm.  Please try to book early.

By Car – The address is Damson Park (current sponsorship name ARMCO Arena), Damson Parkway, Solihull B92 9EJ for sat navs.  There is a car-park at the ground but it’s not that big and it fills up early.  Supporters can make use of the NCP Car Park at Birmingham Airport Cargo Term (B26 3QT). This is a 15–20 minute walk away from the ground.  The club has a deal with NCP, which means supporters can park there for £6 for up to 5 hours on matchdays. You need to use the code S0L1HULL23 at the payment machines, NOT at the exit barrier.  The X12 bus runs to the ground every half hour from the NCP, Birmingham International railway station.  There is some street parking to the south of the stadium but generally, reports suggest that this isn’t the easiest ground to park near to.

There are eight easy access spaces for those with disabilities.  Contact the club on 0121 705 6770 or email info@solihullmoorsfc.co.uk to reserve.

By Train
There is an indirect hourly train service between Stroud and Birmingham International station, requiring changes at either Gloucester or Cheltenham Spa, and again at Birmingham New Street. From Birmingham International, it’s about a mile and a half to the ground — but the walk isn’t especially pleasant. A better option is to take the X12 bus, which runs every 30 minutes and stops right outside the stadium.

For the return journey, the last train with connections back to Stroud departs Birmingham International at 8:04pm. The total journey takes roughly two hours, and an adult return ticket costs around £39.

Alternatively, you can travel to Solihull station instead. From Birmingham New Street, trains to Solihull are frequent, and tickets are slightly cheaper (around £35 return). Solihull town centre also offers far more in terms of pubs and food options than either the ground or Birmingham International. From Solihull station, you can either catch the same X12 bus to the ground (every 30 minutes) or the hourly 601, or walk — though be prepared for a 40 to 50-minute walk, even if it is scenic in parts. The last train with connections back to Stroud departs Solihull at 7.54pm.

Solihull Moors play at Damson Park, also known as the ARMCO Arena. The ground has a capacity of around 5,500, with approximately 2,000 seats. Away fans are housed in part of a covered terrace behind the North goal (The Forest End, Blocks L and M) and in an uncovered seating area in the adjacent section of the MAN Commercial Protection (East) Stand (Block N). Some accessible seating is available in this area.

The stadium is somewhat isolated — surrounded on three sides by the sprawling Land Rover factory, Elmdon Nature Park, two golf courses, Birmingham Airport, and the NEC complex. While it’s an interesting setting, it does mean that nearby amenities are fairly limited.

That said, there is a clubhouse, and sometimes also a fanzone on-site, both of which are typically open to visiting supporters. You’ll also find the usual mix of food and drink kiosks around the ground.

Ticket prices for the 2025/26 season (including a £1 booking fee) are available here at the following prices:

• Adults: £21

• Seniors (65+): £18

• Ages 16–24: £13

• Under-16s: £10

• Under-12s: free with a full-paying adult

Children aged 14 or under are not allowed into the stadium without being accompanied by a full paying adult.

Last season, Solihull’s average home attendance was 1,417.

Solihull Moors will be aiming to bounce back into National League play-off contention after a disappointing 14th-place finish last season, with their manager attributing the midtable finish to a string of injuries. Despite recording 16 wins and notching the league’s biggest away victory — a 6-0 thrashing of relegated Ebbsfleet — the Moors fell short of their recent standards.

Having reached the play-off final at Wembley in both 2022 and 2024, losing to Grimsby after extra time and to Bromley on penalties, respectively, the club will be expected to mount another strong challenge.

Top scorer Conor Wilkinson, who netted 13 goals last season, has signed a new deal running until 2027, while a raft of summer signings has added depth across the pitch. New arrivals include forwards Callum McFarlane (from Fulham, previously seen in National League action for Wealdstone) and Dan Creaney (from Tamworth); defenders Oscar Rutherford (Dagenham & Redbridge), Tyler French (Sutton Utd) and Cameron Green and Brad Nicholson (both from Boston Utd); and midfielders Ben Worman (Gateshead) and Darius Lipsiuc — an Ireland U21 international on loan from Stoke City.

Matt Taylor took over as Moors manager in January. A former Premier League player, he’s now in his fourth full-time role as a manager or head coach. He joined from Wealdstone, and before that had spells in charge at Walsall and Shrewsbury Town — where he succeeded none other than Steve Cotterill.

Matt Taylor, when playing for West Ham

Solihull Moors are a relatively young club, formed in 2007 through the merger of two older sides: Solihull Borough (founded in 1953) and Moor Green (founded in 1901). Borough were originally based on the opposite side of Solihull from Damson Park, while Moor Green played in Hall Green, a suburb of southern Birmingham.

Borough had previously groundshared at Moor Green’s ground, the Moorlands, but after an arson attack in 2005 destroyed the ground, the arrangement reversed — Moor Green became the tenants at Damson Park of Borough, where they had played since 1999. The Moorlands site is now a housing estate.

After the merger, Solihull Moors took Moor Green’s spot in the National League North and earned promotion to the National League in 2016. Since then, the club’s away kits have honoured its roots — typically alternating each season between Solihull Borough’s red and white and Moor Green’s light blue.

There’s been some speculation in recent years that Jaguar Land Rover, whose factory surrounds much of Damson Park, may eventually expand into the site, potentially forcing the Moors to relocate. However, any such move appears to be some way off.

Solihull is definitely ‘posh’ Birmingham, though the locals would say it is entirely separate from its big-city neighbour.  It is widely accepted as one of the most prosperous areas in the UK.  It is set in the historic Forest of Arden, on the banks of the River Blythe, and much of the borough is within the West Midlands Green Belt.

The town is 8 miles southeast of Birmingham and 14 miles west of Coventry.  It is the original home to Land Rover and Triumph motor cycles.

The name Solihull is commonly thought to have come from its arden stone parish church, St Alphege. The church was built on a hill of stiff red marl, which unfortunately turned to sticky mud in wet weather – hence ‘soily’ hill.

Solihull High Street, together with St Alphege’s Church on the ‘soily’ hill.

Despite the relatively short distance between Nailsworth and Solihull, the footballing paths between the West Country and this part of the West Midlands have been relatively untrodden. At present there are no ex-Rovers players with the Moors. Tahvon Campbell is the most recent connection, but in common with several other ex-FGR folk who played under Mark Cooper, he has now found his way to Yeovil Town.

Teddy Jenks celebrating his match-winning goal at Damson Park last season with Sean Long

The roll-call of famous names of people with a Solihull connections is enormous!  Here are a few;

• W. H. Auden (b. 1907), Anglo-American poet, lived on Homer Road in Solihull
• Jeremy Bates (b. 1962), former UK tennis number 1, born in Solihull
• Karren Brady (b. 1969), vice-chairman of West Ham United F.C., lived in Copt Heath, Solihull
• Michael Buerk (b. 1946), BBC News reader, born and brought up in Solihull, attending Solihull School
• Karen Carney (b. 1987), Birmingham, England and Great Britain women’s footballer, born in Solihull
• Nick Drake (b. 1948), musician/poet, brought up in Tanworth-in-Arden, in Solihull
• Jack Grealish (b. 1995), professional footballer, plays for Manchester City and the England national team, brought up in Solihull
• Richard Hammond (b. 1969), television presenter (Top Gear, The Grand Tour etc.), born in Solihull and attended Solihull School
• Dave Hill (b. 1946), Slade’s guitarist, lived in Solihull
• Tony Iommi (b. 1948), lead guitarist of Black Sabbath, lives in Solihull
• Martin Johnson (b. 1970), England rugby union player and captain, born in Shirley, Solihull
• Felicity Kendal (b. 1946), actress and TV star, born in Olton, Solihull
• Nigel Kennedy (b. 1956), violinist, brought up in Solihull
• Justin King (b. 1961), former CEO of J Sainsbury plc, educated in Solihull
• Nigel Mansell (b.1953), former British racing driver and Formula 1 Champion, attended Solihull College
• Simon Mayo (b. 1958), broadcaster, attended Solihull School
• Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet Peel of Drayton Manor and Bury (b. 1788) former British Prime Minister, founded modern English police force, Lord of the Manor in Hampton-in-Arden in Solihull
• Graham Potter (b. 1975), professional footballer and former Head Coach of Chelsea, born in Solihull
• Mandy Rice-Davies (b. 1944), famed for her role in the Profumo affair, attended Sharmans Cross Junior School in Solihull
• Andy Townsend (b. 1963), broadcaster and TV pundit, and former Aston Villa, Chelsea and Ireland footballer, lives in Solihull
• Johnnie Walker (b.1945), broadcaster, radio host and DJ, educated in Solihull
• William Wilberforce (b. 1759), Abolitionist, lived in Elmdon in Solihull
• John Wyndham (b. 1903), science fiction author born in Dorridge in Solihull