HONOURS & WHO’S WHO Pre 1998 Merger
Post 1998 Merger
Doncaster & District Senior League
Wilkinson Sword Trophy Runners-Up 2010-11
as Rossington Main FC (formed 1919)
Northern Counties East League
Champions 1944-45 Cup Winners 1944-45 Premier Division Cup Winners 1973-74
Doncaster & District FA Challenge Cup
Central Midlands Football League
Doncaster & District Senior League
Premier Division Champions 1984-85 Premier Division Cup Winners 1984-85
Winners 2002-03
Doncaster & District Sunday Alliance League Shield Winners 1990-91 Shield Runners up 1989-90
Champions 1999-2000 Runners-up 2011-12 Cup Winners 1999-2000 Premier Division KO Cup Winners 2010-11 Premier Division KO Cup Runners-up 2005-06 Division 1 Cup Runners-up 1998-99
as Rossington/Station FC (formed 1974)
Doncaster & District Boys Sunday League
Central Midlands Football League
Premier Division Runners up 1992-93 Division 1 Champions 1987-88 Division 1 Cup Runners-up 1986-87, 87-88 Reserve Division 1 Cup Winners 1987-88 Reserve Division 2 Champions 1986-87 Reserve Division 2 Cup Winners 1986-87 Division 1 Sportsmanship Award 1986, 87, 88
Doncaster Senior League
Division 1 Cup Winners 1997-98 Division 1 Cup Runners up 1985-86 Division 2 Runners up 1982-83
Doncaster & District Sunday Alliance League Premier Division Champions 1986-87, 88-89, 89-90 KO Cup Winners 1983-84, 89-90 KO Shield Winners 1986-87 KO Cup Runners up 1988-89 Division 1 Runners up 1992-93
Sheffield & Hallamshire Junior League Junior Shield Winners 1983-84
Doncaster & District Boys Sunday League Under 18 KO Cup Winners 1991-92 Under 18 Division 3 Runners up 1990-91
Bentley League
Shield Winners 1974-75, 78-79
Retford Sunday League Shield Runners up 1987-88
Views expressed in this programme may not necessarily represent the views of Rossington Main FC.
Under 18 West Champions 1999-2000 Under 18 West Runners-up 2001-02 Under 18 Cup Winners 1998-99, 99-2000, 01-02 Under 18 East Runners-up 1998-99 Under 17 League Runners-up 2008-09 Under 17 Cup Runners-up 2008-09, 10-11
Sheffield & Hallamshire WRAGG League Division 2a Champions 2000-01 Division 1a Runners up 2001-02 League Cup Runners up 2004-05
President Vice President Chairman Secretary Treasurer Asst Treasurer Groundsman Programme Editor Website Editor
Gerald Murden Raymond Hughes Carl Stokes Ged Parsons Tommy Henderson Doug Lawton Ian Wilson Glen Wilson Pete Murden
Committee Members Keith Bell, Dave Billam, Dave Burley, Mick Cooke, Hugh Gibson, Rob Hastie, Alan Jones, Steve Lodge, Steve Pendleton, Carl Simpson, Ian Wilson
1st Team
Manager Steve Lodge Asst. Manager Ian Wilson Asst. Manager Daniel Lodge
2nd Team
Co Manager Keith Bell Co Manager Paul Colley
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CLUB HISTORY Like many local football clubs, the history of Rossington Main FC has been revised several times in recent years. Originally thought to have been formed in 1926, local knowledge has since revised this date to 1919 when ‘Rossington Colliery’ entered the Sheffield Association League, playing their fixtures on ground at the back of the Colliery offices. A club had competed under the Rossington Colliery name in 1917, but only since 1919 has the club been in continued existence. The club moved to their current Oxford Street ground in 1921, and just a few years later enjoyed their best ever run in the FA Cup, reaching the 4th Qualifying Round in the 1924-25 season, where they were beaten 3-0 at Lincoln City. The club continued under the name Rossington Colliery for thirty years, enjoying its most successful season at the end of the Second World War when they did the ‘Doncaster Double’, winning both the Doncaster Senior League and Cup in 1944-45. Following the nationalisation of the mines in 1948, the club endured a change of name to Rossington Miners Welfare, and under this moniker they lifted the Doncaster Senior League Premier Division Cup in 1974. In 1983, now known as Rossington Main, the club became founder members of the Central Midlands League, being promoted to the Premier Division as runners-up in their first season. The following year the club took the top flight by storm, winning the Premier Division title and completing the double with the Premier Division Cup. In 1991, following the erection of floodlights and a new Main Stand at Oxford Street which were christened with a friendly against Leeds United that attracted a crowd of around 1,200, the club made the step up to the Northern Counties East League and have remained in Division One ever since. In 1998, after lengthy negotiations, the club merged with near neighbours Rossington FC. Formed as Station FC in the 1970s (initially changing in a small building at the pub of the same name for games on the adjacent Tornedale field) they had begun life in local Sunday football, but had progressed rapidly, relocating to Rossington Welfare and joining the Central Midlands League in 1986. Here they excelled early on, lifting nine awards in their first two seasons in the league including the Division One title in 1987-88. Rossington FC continued to grow operating four teams; a Sunday side and an Under 18s team flanking their 1st and 2nd teams in the Central Midlands League. But, despite growth and development on the field the club
were unable to match the expectations of the Central Midlands League financially, and in 1998 they elected to leave the league; facilitating the merger. Immediately after the merger Main ran both an over 35s and an under 18s team to much success. The over 35s made good progress in the Wragg Sheffield & Hallamshire League finishing Division 2A Champions in 2001 and Division 1A Runners-up the following year. Whilst the under 18s enjoyed continued success in the Doncaster & District Boys League. The club’s reserves, competing in the Doncaster & District League, have also enjoyed much success since the merger. They achieved a League and Cup Double in 2000, have reached the Cup final on three other occasions in the past decade, and finished as League runners-up just last season. The early years of the 21st century weren’t as kind on the Rossington Main 1st team, but recently the club has enjoyed a revival of fortunes and reasserted itself at the heart of the community. In 2008 much work was done at Oxford Street to bring the club’s home back up to scratch, a job rewarded as the club hosted Doncaster Rovers,in a pre-season friendly.; the gate receipts from which enabled the club to regain a financially sound footing. Further ground improvements have followed each summer, as the club have looked to provide better facilities for players and supporters alike, most notable of which is the new clubhouse which has enabled the club to bring in much needed revenue. The pride in the club’s off the field set-up continued with the club’s programme picking up awards in both 2011 and 2012 whilst edited by Pete Murden. Off field progress has been matched on the pitch too, with Main reaching the final of the Wilkinson Sword Trophy in 2011. And in 2011-12 the club enjoyed its best ever season in the Northern Counties East League, breaking club goalscoring and points records to finish seventh, despite losing 11 members of the 1st team squad along the way. Rossington Main now operates two sides on a Saturday. The aims of the club are to provide a unified approach to football in the village so that there is a natural progression in the development of the game. The club strives to sustain competition at the highest possible and affordable level, to continue to provide excellent facilities for both players and spectators, to give opportunity for local players to progress, to reward loyalty and cater for the progression of football in the community of Rossington.
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WELCOME / CONTENTS Good evening and welcome once again to Oxford Street for the first of two important Sheffield & Hallamshire Cup fixtures for the club this week. Tonight it is the turn of the 1st team in the County FA’s Senior Challenge Cup and we offer a warm welcome to the committee, officials, players and spectators of Staveley Miners Welfare as they join us here at Oxford Street. This is the first time we have met Staveley since their FA Vase heroics of a season ago when the club came within a match of a trip to Wembley Stadium when they lost to Dunston UTS in the semi-finals. Hillsborough may not have the appeal of Wembley (unless you’re a Wednesday fan obviously), but victory tonight will take either ourselves or Staveley to within one game of a trip to the county’s biggest football stadium.
Not that either side will need any extra incentive for silverware, with both sides looking for respite from league woes in the Cup; ourselves toiling away to keep our heads above the Division One relegation places, and Staveley currently struggling after a month of upheaval at the club. As I said, this is the first of two big cup fixtures this week, as on Saturday the 2nd team take on Kirkburton in the County Association Cup semi-final, again here at Oxford Street. The 2nds have caused a couple of upsets already along the way and who knows what they can achieve with home advantage behind them. So please do get down on Saturday (2pm, free entry) and lend your support as you have done tonight. Up the Main! Glen Wilson // Programme Editor
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NCEL DIVISION ONE ROSSINGTON MAIN 3-1 HEMSWORTH MW
On this day two years ago Main were continuing a remarkable second half of the season revival under Steve Lodge and Ian Wilson, with Hemsworththeir latest victims. Having lost just once in ten games coming into this match Rossington notched up a fourth successive win in front of a crowd of 62 here at Oxford Street.
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NCEL DIVISION ONE ROSSINGTON MAIN 3-3 LINCOLN MOORLANDS
Eight years ago today saw an eight goal thriller at Oxford Street as Lincoln Moorlands held the Colliery to a 3-3 draw. Remarkably this was Rossington’s second 3-3 draw in eight days as they’d been held by the same scoreline at Worsborough Bridge Athletic on the preceding Saturday, and the stalemates would continue
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Jake Vernon opened the scoring putting Main ahead on thirty-six minutes before soubling the advantage on the stroke of half-time. Five minutes after the restart an Ian Robinson goal threatened to make a game of it, but five minutes from time Jason Stokes struck the decisive third goal for Rossington.
the following weekend too with a 2-2 draw at South Normanton Athletic. Of those results this one with Moorlands was arguably the most impressive as the Lincoln side were still in the hunt for promotion at this stage of the season, but would eventually finish fourth. Main on the other hand would end the season 13th.
CENTRAL MIDLANDS RESERVE DIVISION ONE ROSSINGTON FC 11-1 LONG EATON UNITED
No game for the old Rossington FC 1st team nineteen years ago today, but the 2nd team more than made up for it with an 11-1 tonking of Long Eaton United’s reserves on the Welfare fields. The Rossington side featured current Main manager Steve Lodge in goal and started as they intended to continue posting a 7-1 lead before the half-time whistle had sounded. In the second half the goalscoring pace
lessened a little, but it was still the biggest win of the season by some distance. Leighton Lee struck five of the Main’s goals, with Michael Abonyi and John Griffiths each grabbing a brace. Neil Moran and Nigel Bray completed the scoring for Rossington, and no doubt Lodgey would have been very disappointed to concede the one!
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TODAY’S VISITORS A WARM WELCOME TO STAVELEY M.W.
Football has been played in Staveley for well over a hundred years, with a Staveley side beating Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 in the F.A Cup in 1883. In 1962 at nearby Barrow Hill a Sunday side was formed under the name Nag’s Head FC; they played friendlies for three years before being accepted into the Mansfield League. In 1968 they transferred to the Chesterfield League, and in 1989 a Saturday side was formed at the club’s current home of Inkersall Road with much success; finishing runners-up in the Chesterfield Amateur League, and winning the Byron Cup.
In 1991 the club moved up to the Sheffield County Senior League and won Division Three, then Division Two in consecutive seasons. Staveley by passed Division One and were welcomed into the Central Midlands League in 1993. They finished 4th, 12th, 5th and 3rd in the CML’s top flight and, after passing the necessary ground grading requirements, continued their rise up the pyramid with acceptance into the Northern Counties East League in 1997. In their very first season in the NCEL they finished runners-up in Division One, and secured their place in the Premier Division for the following 10
campaign. In 1998 the club also picked up their first piece of Northern Counties silverware, when winning the Wilkinson Sword Trophy, beating Harrogate Railway 8-3 on aggregate. In 2000/01 Staveley MW suffered the first relegation in their short history after finishing bottom of the NCEL Premier and then following another disastrous season finished 2nd bottom of Division One in 2002, but survived in the League by re-election. In 2003, a terrible pre-Christmas run which brought just one win saw the club still finish bottom of Division One, but were again duly re-elected, and their escapism continued in 2004, when they avoided the relegation places in the final minute of the final game of the season. After a succession of mid-table finishes the club suffered a set-back in May 2007 when the committee resigned en masse and Staveley MW came close to folding. The club were saved from extinction by current chairman Terry Damms and a host of helpers who manages to get the ground back up to NCEL standards ahead of the new campaign, and a youthful squad achieved a commendable 8th place finish.
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STAVELEY M.W. In the 2008-09 season an incredible 23 game unbeaten towards the season’s end propelled the club to a fourth place finish in Division One and also helped secure the Wilkinson Sword Trophy for a second time. The club also added a reserve side who finished second in the Central Midlands Reserve League, whilst the under 19s secured promotion to their top-flight. In 2009-10 the club matched their previous season’s achievements, now under the stewardship of Billy Fox they again came fourth and lifted the Wilkinson Sword Trophy for a third time. In 2010-11 Staveley secured the Division One title, thanks in no small part to NCEL Top-scoreer Ryan Damms who netted 38 times, to earn promotion back up to the NCEL Premier; and the silverware didn’t end there with the reserves lifting the Central Midlands Reserve League title. In their first season back in the
top flight Staveley finished fifth, but the real highlights came in the FA Vase where, having reached the last 32 the previous season Staveley surpassed all expectations to reach the semi-finals. Having lost 1-0 at Northern League Dunston UTS in the first leg, the return fixture at Inkersall Road was drawn 2-2, Dunston’s winner six minutes from time ending Staveley’s dreams of Wembley. The FA Vase run was hoped to be the precursor of bigger things, with the club targeting promotion and further ground developments in the coming seasons, but just last month club sponsor Baris were forced to withdraw their backing and manager Billy Fox and a large number of the 1st team squad have since moved on meaning that Staveley will instead be targeting staying in the Premier Division on restricted means for the coming season rather than pushing on for further glory.
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MAIN IN ACTION SAT 2ND MARCH // NCEL DIVISION ONE ROSSINGTON MAIN 1-2 CLEETHORPES TOWN For the visit of high-flying Cleethorpes manager Steve Lodge kept faith with most of the side that had gained a result at Grimsby Borough the previous week. Liam Copley returned in goal with young Wildey away and Ben Clark replaced Rhys Brailey on the bench. On a glorious afternoon for football early exchanges were fairly even but the quick long ball was catching our defence out in our eagerness to get forward, and it was no surprise that this was how Cleethorpes took an early lead; the visiting forward getting clear to lob the on-rushing Copley from the corner of the 18-yard box. We pressed forward in search of an equaliser as had been the case the previous week, but often left ourselves exposed and we were fortunate that we did not find ourselves further behind. Without really testing the visitor’s keeper we actually scored from a quickly-taken corner midway through the half; Nathan Fraser’s kick met by Dean Thornton’s clever run and flick at the near post to be knocked over the line by Brandon Fallon with the Cleethorpes defence almost static. Copley saved well from a Cleethorpes header and Billam forced his counterpart into action with a shot from distance, but we went further behind before the break when a shot from the left hit the foot of the post, rebounded across the goal-line and was tapped in at the other post by the onrushing Mascall to record his second 12
goal of the game. Although we had not been at our best we were still in with a shout at the interval, Cleethorpes had threatened going forward but their defence looked vulnerable under pressure. Quite how the second half remained goalless surprises me as both sides went in search of the vital goal that might determine the final outcome. Copley had to make many timely saves and interceptions on the edge of his box, and the visiting keeper was in the right place as close range headers from both Holvey and Thornton were held right on the goal-line. A Cleethorpes free-kick shaved our post and Fallon’s effort under pressure from two defenders beat the keeper but had the same outcome at the other end. In the dying minutes under intense pressure the visitors’ defence was visibly panicking, and following the award of a free-kick the Cleethorpes No.11 was dismissed for verbal abuse aimed at the linesman. Sadly there was little time remaining to cash in on our numerical advantage, and the game ended with all players bar Copley in the Cleethorpes half. Perhaps we deserved a point for our late pressure but Cleethorpes should have had the game won before that.
Main Line-up
Copley; Taylor, Cook, Holvey, Billam; Fallon (Chipamunga), Tunney, Spencer (Wisdom), Doyle; Fraser, Thornton (Clark) Match report by of Ian Wilson
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FOOTBALL NEWS CLUXTON TAKES CHARGE AT STAVELELY Tonight’s opponents Staveley Miners Welfare have recently appointed a new manager, with Neil Cluxton stepping into the hot seat. Cluxton replaces Billy Fox who ended his very successful spell at Inkersall Road earlier this month to concentrate on work and business commitments.
A club statement, published on the Staveley Miners Welfare website read; “First team coach James Earl offered his services and full blown commitment as usual but the club felt it would in the short term be better for Neil and his reserves/under 19 management team to see the season out.
The club have been in a period of upheaval of late with an end to a sponsorship agreement with Baris, seeing finances tapered and as a result over fifteen players have left the club in the past month.
“A huge thank you to James for his great input and good luck to Neil and his team as we see how the young lads may now cope. It will, as usual, be an attempt to play football as we see it in the right way whatever team we put out.”
SHOWPIECE FA FINAL TO BE HELD IN DONCASTER It’s been a good week for local football in Doncaster with the Rovers maintaining their place at the top of League One, but there has also been a great boost for the women’s game too in the past few days.
This year marks twenty years since the FA took over the running of the women’s game and also twenty seasons since the Belles themselves last lifted the trophy, defeating Knowlsey United at Scunthorpe in 1994.
It was announced at the FA headquarters last week that the 2013 FA Women’s Cup Final will be held at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium on Sunday 26th May . The news is a great boost to both the town and to women’s football in the borough ahead of the Doncaster Rovers’ Belles third season in the FA Women’s Super League. The final will also return to terrestrial television too with BBC winning the rights to broadcast the final to the watching public.
The announcement that the final will be played at their home ground will give added incentive to the Belles who kick-off their season with a fifth round FA Cup tie at home to Bristol Academy on Sunday 17th March. If the Belles are to recreate the spirit of 1994 and Gillian Coluthard, Karen Walker et al then they may have to hope for a favourable draw that keeps them apart from Arsenal, who have won five of the last seven FA Cups.
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REMEMBERING THE In this article, reprinted with the kind permission the Doncaster Rovers’ fanzine popular STAND, John Coyle looks back at another County Cup. I started supporting Doncaster Rovers in the autumn of 1969, not long after we won the Division Four Championship under Lawrie McMenemy. The years that followed were hardly trophy-laden and for a long time I had to admit that Rovers had lifted only one cup during my tenure as a fan. That came on 7th May 1976, when Rovers beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Bramall Lane to win the County Cup. That trophy, not to be confused with the Senior Challenge Cup for which Rovers competed in during their Conference years (and won it twice), is now a relic of a bygone era, but it provided some memorable local derbies in an era where the football calendar seemed at least to be less crowded than it is today. The Sheffield & Hallamshire Football Association County Cup, to give it its full title, was conceived at a meeting of the S&H FA in August 1920. It followed the example of similar competitions being run in Lancashire and the West Riding in which the ‘senior clubs’ from the county were invited to play. By ‘senior clubs’ they meant those in the Football League - Sheffield United, Wednesday, Barnsley and one of the Football League’s recent additions, Rotherham County. The aim was to raise funds for the Association. Four teams meant two semi-finals and a final, the original plan being that the games be played in May, at the end of the regular football season. In May 1921, having squeezed past Barnsley in 16
a replayed semi-final, Sheffield United beat their neighbours at Hillsborough in front of 20,000 people to become the first winners of the County Cup. The competition was all completed within a week, and the County FA must have thought they were onto a winner. In 1923, the Sheffield FA’s ‘senior clubs’ increased to five when Rovers were elected to Division Three North of the Football League. However, the newcomers were not invited to participate in the County Cup and when they applied to join the party in 1925 they were rebuffed. A year later Rovers were accepted, but they were forced to play a preliminary round against Rotherham (now United) who must have been equally delighted by their treatment! The Rovers’ first County Cup game took place at Millmoor on 27th September 1926 and although Tom Keetley put the visitors in front they ended up losing by the odd goal in three. Rovers had little joy in these early years, and when Rotherham were excluded in 1930-31 due to an administrative error, Rovers were seen off at Oakwell in the semifinal. By 1932 the County FA decided that the competition needed shaking up, as attendances were falling, especially for games that did not pit the two Sheffield sides together. It was resolved that Wednesday and United alone would compete for the County Cup, with the other clubs relegated to an Invitation
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SHEFFIELD COUNTY CUP Cup. Rovers and Barnsley were “invited” and after a 2-2 draw at Belle Vue, Barnsley won the replay at Oakwell to be the only winners of the Invitation Cup. The 1932-33 “final” at Bramall Lane, won by United, had drawn a disappointing crowd, so the Sheffield FA reverted to a five-team format and now adopted an open draw for the preliminary round. The new format suited Rovers and in 1934 they reached the final for the first time, losing 3-0 to Wednesday at Hillsborough after a thrilling replay victory over Sheffield United. The crowd of 4,832 that saw goals by Ronnie Dodd and Stan Burton give Rovers a 2-1 extra time win over the Blades was higher than that for the final. Two years later Rovers won the Cup for the first time. Having beaten Barnsley 3-0 in the semi-final at Belle Vue in November 1935, they won the final at the same venue in May 1936, overcoming Sheffield United 2-1 with both goals coming from Reg Baines. In May 1938 Rovers won the cup for the second time, Mick Killouhry’s goal being enough to overcome Barnsley at Belle Vue. The County Cup enjoyed something of a revival during and after World War Two. During the latter it was played over two legs, games sometimes doubling up as Regional League fixtures. Rovers won the Cup in 194041, beating Rotherham 3-2. The postwar boom saw the County Cup’s largest attendance, 49,980 witnessing an allSheffield semi final in 1948-49.
However, attendances soon tailed away again. When Rovers won the Cup for the fourth time in May 1956, only 3.048 saw them spank Sheffield United 4-0 in the Final at Belle Vue (Ronnie Walker (2), Johnny Mooney and Alick Jeffrey were the scorers). Falling gates and other football competitions (from 1960 the Football League Cup was introduced) meant that for three seasons the Cup was not contested and from 1963 Sheffield Wednesday agreed to pay an annual fee to the S&H FA rather than competing in the Cup. The competition was clearly in decline, but it still had its moments. Not least in 1965 when in a replayed semi-final at Belle Vue Rovers were trailing 0-2 to Rotherham with a few minutes left. Keith Ripley, normally a defender, was sent forward and scored twice to send the game into extra time. He then completed a hat-trick from the penalty spot to win the tie. Over 11,000 turned up a week later for the final, but Rovers lost 0-4 to Sheffield United. In the 1967-68 competition Rovers reached the final which was held over until the following season and in October 1968 Roger Barrett’s goal gave them a 1-0 win over Barnsley. Rovers’ skipper Stuart Robertson was handed a Cup, but it was the Senior Challenge Cup as the County Cup had gone missing! It was eventually found but Rovers were not to receive it again until May 1976 when two goals from Peter Kitchen secured victory over a Sheffield United side just relegated from the First Division. Continued on page 18
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REMEMBERING THE SHEFFIELD COUNTY CUP (...CONTINUED) The County Cup continued to be played until the early 1990s, although increasingly teams chose to pay a fee to the Association rather than participate. For 1985-86 Rovers and Rotherham elected to play rather than pay and the “Final” was played as a curtainraiser to the following season, Rovers winning 1-0 via a Neil Woods goal. That was Rovers last success in the competition, though they did have the honour of participating in the last-ever final at Oakwell in May 1993. Despite a spirited showing, Rovers lost 3-2 to their higher-division opponents, meaning that Barnsley remain “holders” of the County Cup.
the pre-season period this year Rovers met Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham. With a little co-ordination it might be possible to set up a preseason “mini-league” involving all five local Football League clubs and reintroduce the Cup. It might give the pre-season game the edge they sometimes lack and increase public interest. For the record, Rovers won the County Cup seven times, including the wartime win in 1940-41, some way behind Sheffield United’s 21 triumphs. It would be nice to be given another chance to catch the Blades up - assuming the County FA can find the trophy, that is.
While it is unlikely that the County Cup will ever be revived in its old form, such is the proliferation of other competitions, it is worth noting that in
*The Sheffield & Hallamshire FA County Cup by Andrew Kirkham (SoccerData, 2011, ISBN 978-1-90589149-8).
Article by John Coyle First printed in issue 61 of popular STAND fanzine; November 2012. (‘a football fanzine for the likes of Doncaster Rovers’) and reprinted here with their kind permission. Visit the fanzine website at: www.popularstand.wordpress.com
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MAIN STATISTICS 2012-13 CLUB GOALSCORERS PLAYER 1. Niall Doyle 2. Nathan Fraser 3. Scott Maughan 3. Dean Sidebottom 5. Ben Clark 5. Jonathan Mirfin 5. Brandon Fallon 8. own goal 9. Scott Spencer 9. Dean Thornton 9. Marcel Chipamunga 9. David Holvey 13. Brad Billam 13. Dean Jones 13. Tom McLaughlin 13. Shaun Pendleton 13. Richard Spears 13. Adam Wisdom
LEAGUE 6 3 1 5 3 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CUP FRIENDLY 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
TOTAL 8 7 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
2012-13 CLUB GOALKEEPER STATS GOALKEEPER 1. Lee Appleby 2. Jordan Wildey 3. Liam Copley
STARTS CONCEDED CLEAN SHEETS 20 45 1 11 27 1 6 13 -
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This isn’t the only big Sheffield & Hallamshire Cup game at Oxford Street this week as this coming Saturday the 2nd team host Kirkburton in the semi-final of the Association Challenge Cup in a 2pm kick-off. The 2nds have done incredibly well to reach this stage so please come down and support them if you can, especially as there is no admission cost for this fixture.
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MAIN APPEARANCES 2012-13 DATE OPPONENT 04 Aug Selby Town 07 Aug Teversal 11 Aug Atherton L.R. 14 AUG KNARESBOROUGH TN 18 Aug Hemsworth M.W. 25 AUG CLIPSTONE WELFARE 27 Aug Louth Town 01 Sep Congleton Town 05 Sep Shirebrook Town 08 SEP TEVERSAL 12 Sep Albion Sports 22 SEP GRIMSBY BOROUGH 25 SEP DINNINGTON TOWN 29 Sep Cleethorpes Town 06 OCT AFC EMLEY 09 OCT KIVETON PARK 13 Oct Yormshire Am. 16 Oct Pontefract Coll. 20 OCT ASKERN VILLA 27 Oct Hallam 03 NOV ATHERSLEY REC. 06 Nov Parkgate 10 Nov Worsborough B.A. 13 NOV BOTTESFORD TOWN 17 NOV SELBY TOWN 24 Nov Appleby Frod’ham 01 DEC ALBION SPORTS 08 Dec Dinnington Town 15 DEC PONTEFRACT COLL. 26 Dec Askern Villa 12 Jan Knaresborough T. 02 FEB LOUTH TOWN 09 Feb Teversal 12 FEB HEMSWORTH M.W. 16 FEB SHIREBROOK TOWN 23 Feb Grimsby Borough 02 MAR CLEETHORPES TOWN 05 MAR STAVELEY M.W. 09 Mar AFC Emley 16 MAR YORKSHIRE AM 20 Mar Eccleshill Utd. 23 Mar Clipstone Welfare 26 MAR ECCLESHILL UTD 30 MAR HALLAM 06 Apr Athersley Rec. 13 APR WORSBOROUGH B.A. 20 Apr Bottesford Town 27 APR APPLEBY FROD’HAM
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Competition Index NCEL (League) FAC (FA Cup) LC (League Cup) FAV (FA Vase) SHC (Sheffield Hallamshire Cup)
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Guide to Table Wisdom10 Sub on for number shown Wisdom 2 Denotes goalscorer 2-1* Includes own goal for Main Home fixtures in Capitals
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FOOTBALL’S FAULTS CONTINUING MAIN ISSUE’S LOOK AT FOOTBALL’S UGLY SIDE NO. 12. IDENTI-KIT MODERN FOOTBALL STADIA I have long come to accept that modern football is not for the likes of me, something you’ll have no doubt gleaned if you’ve been reading this feature throughout the season. I don’t go in for the hype you see, I don’t view Sunday clashes between Stoke and Sunderland as being all that ‘Super’, I don’t understand the idea of football clubs as businesses, and I couldn’t care a jot what Harry Redknapp thinks about anything. I’ve tried to examine and determine the route of this disdain for the game at its top level, and aside from the obvious – money, hyperbole, Alan Shearer’s analysis – I think it may be down to the arenas in which it is increasingly played. And that is the increasing similarity of each and every new stadium that is built. Another corporate concrete bowl, more corrugated sheeting, waves of more plastic seating, the only differential between one and the other being the colour of the seats and the sponsors name picked out within them. Each of them built further and further from town and city centres, designed for access for the car drivers in a world where increasingly more of us cannot afford to drive. The fact is that if I plonked you down now in a grey concourse between a food concession stall and a queue for a toilet you would have no way of knowing 24
whether you were in the Ricoh Stadium or Pride Park, Keepmoat Stadium or St Marys. I think this is what puts me off, the fact that I won’t be seeing anything I haven’t seen before. In the non-league game though there remains quirks a plenty, with grounds built and developed over decades through grants, unexpected windfalls and more often than not volunteers; grounds that have evolved naturally rather than been copied and pasted from lego plans. It is at these grounds you get gems like Teversal’s Trolley Park terrace, our own Allotment End stand, the high hill of Worsborough Bridge Athletic and the sloping sides and dry-stone walls of Hallam. Give me Oxford Street over Oxford United’s Kassam Stadium any time. Of course not all new stadia are formulaic, some have retained an element of individuality; Huddersfield’s arced ground (whatever it is called now), Brighton’s fantastic Falmer Stadium, or Dartford’s unique ecofriendly stadium. All new grounds with that key, too often, missing ingredient; character. Of course it’s unlikely that any new ground will incorporate the oddities like Worcester City’s ‘changing cottage’ or The Dell’s diagonal end stands into their plans, but at least, to keep us on our toes, stray from the blueprint once in a while.
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LEAGUE TABLES NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE DIVISION ONE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
Athersley Recreation Knaresborough Town Shirebrook Town Albion Sports Cleethorpes Town Pontefract Collieries AFC Emley Teversal Worsborough Bridge Ath. Louth Town Clipstone Welfare Hemsworth M.W. Hallam Eccleshill United Grimsby Borough Bottesford Town Dinnington Town ROSSINGTON MAIN Appleby Frodingham Yorkshire Amateur Askern Villa Selby Town
P 34 34 33 30 31 33 31 34 31 32 32 32 31 30 34 31 31 32 32 33 30 29
W 21 19 20 18 18 18 18 16 16 15 13 13 11 11 11 9 9 8 7 6 7 5
D 7 8 3 6 6 4 3 8 7 8 7 5 8 7 4 9 4 4 4 5 2 3
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L 6 7 10 6 7 11 10 10 8 9 12 14 12 12 19 13 18 20 21 22 21 21
F A 79 44 69 42 73 52 79 35 84 50 58 40 79 42 82 54 76 48 67 56 57 50 57 57 57 55 58 51 46 65 50 60 49 78 39 74 42 99 44 95 42 103 37 74
DONCASTER & DISTRICT PREMIER LEAGUE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Shafton Villa Bramley Sunnyside Denaby United Sutton Rovers Hemsworth Town South Elmsall United Serv. Kinsley Boys Bawtry Town ROSSINGTON MAIN Carcroft Village South Kirkby Colliery
P 15 16 14 12 14 12 11 14 11 14 13
W 12 11 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 0 0
D 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
L 1 5 3 2 6 5 5 9 5 13 13
F 71 62 68 43 27 25 20 45 34 14 8
A 19 36 24 17 32 19 22 53 18 71 106
GD Pts +35 70 +27 65 +21 63 +44 60 +34 60 +18 58 +37 57 +28 56 +28 55 +11 53 +7 46 = 44 +2 41 +7 40 -19 37 -10 35* -29 31 -35 28 -57 25 -41 23 -61 23 -37 18
GD Pts +52 38 +26 33 +44 31 +26 26 -5 20 +6 17 -2 16 -8 15 +16 13* -57 1 -98 0
Scawthorpe & Bentley Rhinos have withdrawn - their record has been expunged *3 points deducted
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RESULTS SERVICE TUESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE CUP THIRD ROUND Thackley Worksop Parramore
2-0 2-1
Barton Town Old Boys Bridlington Town
NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Arnold Town Liversedge Nostell Miners Welfare Parkgate
1 1 3 0
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Long Eaton United Hall Road Rangers Staveley Miners Welfare Retford United
NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
AFC Emley Grimsby Borough Hall Road Rangers Teversal Worsborough Bridge Athletic Yorkshire Amateur
3 0 1 0 6 0
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Dinnington Town Eccleshill United Athersley Recreation Knaresborough Town Askern Villa Bottesford Town
WEDNESDAY 27TH FEBRUARY NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE CUP THIRD ROUND Winterton Rangers
1-4
Tadcaster Albion
NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE DIVISION ONE Albion Sports Louth Town
1-0 3-1
Pontefract Collieries Selby Town
TONIGHT’S FIXTURES
NORTH RIDING CUP SEMI-FINAL
Pickering Town vs Guisborough Tn
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AFC Emley vs Stocksbridge P.S Frickley Athletic vs Athersley Rec. ROSSINGTON MN vs Staveley M.W. Worsborough BA vs Sheffield FC
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Liversedge Scarborough Ath. Tadcaster Albion Thackley Worksop Parra.
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Hallam vs Bottesford Town Selby Town vs Askern Villa
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RESULTS SERVICE SATURDAY 2ND MARCH
NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Bridlington Town Brighouse Town Glasshoughton Welfare Heanor Town Long Eaton United Nostell Miners Welfare Parkgate Pickering Town Retford United Tadcaster Albion Winterton Rangers
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Lincoln Moorlands Railway Armthorpe Welfare Worksop Parramore Scarborough Athletic Liversedge Barton Town Old Boys Hall Road Rangers Thackley Arnold Town Maltby Main Staveley Miners Welfare
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Appleby Frodingham Clipstone Welfare Dinnington Town Eccleshill United Grimsby Borough Hallam Knaresborough Town ROSSINGTON MAIN Teversal Worsborough Bridge Athletic Yorkshire Amateur
1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 6 4 0
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Selby Town Athersley Recreation Pontefract Collieries Albion Sports AFC Emley Louth United Bottesford Town Cleethorpes Town Askern Villa Hemsworth M.W. Shirebrook Town
DONCASTER & DISTRICT FA CHALLENGE CUP QUARTER FINALS FC Central Kinsley Boys South Elmsall United Service Sutton Rovers
5-3 2-3 3-1 HOME
Bawtry Town Hemsworth MW (Res.) Ackworth United Carcroft Village
DONCASTER & DISTRICT SENIOR LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Deneaby United Shafton Villa
7-0 2-0
Bramley Sunnyside Hemsworth Town
*Carcroft Village under suspension for non-payment of fines. Match awarded to Sutton Rovers
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AWAY DAY TRAVEL BACK THE BLUES ON THE ROAD
Saturday 9th March
AFC Emley
The Welfare Ground
Off Upper Lane, Emley Huddersfield, HD8 9RE
NCEL Division One Kick-off: 3:00pm Admission: £4 / £2 Programme: £1 Cover for 1,000 (330 seats)
Directions
From M1 J38, Take the A637 Huddersfield Rd through Bretton. At the 1st roundabout take the 1st exit signposted Denby Dale. After about one mile turn right at road signposted Emley. After two miles enter the village of Emley. Entrance to the ground is opposite a white bollard in centre of road. (Narrow entrance).
Wednesday 20th March
Eccleshill United
The Rapid Solicitors Stadium Kingsway, Wrose Bradford, BD2 1PN
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M62 J26 onto M606, right onto Ring Road (A6177), left on to A650 for Bradford at 2nd roundabout. A650 Bradford Inner Ring Road onto Canal Rd, branch right at Staples (Dixons Car showrooms on right), fork left after 30mph sign to junction with Wrose Road, across junction - continuation of Kings Rd, first left onto Kingsway. Ground is 200 yards on right.
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MEET THE MAIN MEN Steve Lodge (Manager) Steve took over the reigns for the end of the 2010/11 season, leading the club to the Wilkinson Sword Trophy. Last season, Steve’s first full season in charge, was also successful as the first team broke a number of club records to achieve their best NCEL finish. A firm believer in club spirit, which is why most players and officials at the club are local. Ian Wilson (Assistant Manager) A former Wales youth and amateur international Ian also does an excellent job as club groundsman amongst other roles. Previously in charge of Rossington FC, he took that club from local Sunday football to the top flight of the Central Midlands League Lee Appleby Now in his 7th season at the Main, making him one of the top appearance makers in recent years Lee was instrumental in our record breaking season last year with some outstanding performances and 12 clean sheets. Dedicated, honest and hardworking as well as agile, quick and boasting superb handling Lee is one of the best keepers the NCEL has to offer. Jordan Wildey Young Jordan will provide competition for the number one shirt this year after some impressive displays in tough games for both 1st and 2nd teams last season where he performed maturely and competently. He is a fantastic shot stopper, agile and very confident. Bradley Billam Flying full back Brad continues to grow at left back; combining athleticism, confidence and consistency with a willingness to work forwards and backwards to become a valuable member of the Main squad. His attacking prowess was clear to see last year as he was credited with 8 assists. Dan Elcoat Primarily a central defender, Dan can play anywhere across the back four and also in
central midfield. He is strong in the air and tenacious in the tackle, boasting good communication skills and a strong desire to play. Chris Hanson Chris joined the Main late last season from Yorkshire Main, playing a versatile role in the Rossington defence. Chris is calm in possession and is a good reader of the game. Tom Harte Very good on the ball and well organised Tom came back to football last year after some time away from the game. He played with the Reserves last season but has shown during pre-season that he is capable of becoming a 1st team player. David Holvey 2011/12 Manager’s Player of the Year; Club Captain Dave lead by example last year and his never say die attitude and loyalty to the club make him an invaluable asset. A great leader and robust defender Dave is also capable of pin-point long range passes that turn defence quickly into attack. Dean Jones Dean can play in any position across the back four, as he has done for the Reserves. Another player to return to the game after some time away, Dean is a good footballer and very good in the air. Will Rowley 2011/12 Reserves Players’ Player of the Year. Long-time Main man Will is an old school central defender who provided some excellent displays last season. Solid in the air, well-timed in the tackle and a threat at set pieces he is reliable and extremely valuable for both sides. Richard Spears Very hard working, committed and energetic, Richard played an important role in the club’s strong 2011/12 campaign. Richard will no doubt look to continue working hard to cement his place in the team.
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1919 Q & A AS ROSSINGTON MAIN WERE FORMED IN 1919, WE PROVIDE 19 QUESTIONS & 19 ANSWERS TO HELP YOU GET TO KNOW THE MAIN MEN This afternoon’s interviewee is last season’s 1st team Assistant Manager and this season’s 2nd team goalkeeper; DAN LODGE Q1. When was your debut for Rossington Main & who was it against? A1. I was 15 when I made my reserves debut at Mexbrough. My first team game came when I was 16 (August 2005) in the FA Cup, at home against Washington Nissan where we lost 2-1. Richard Sennett was in charge, he saw me training with the Over 35 team and asked me if I would be interested in playing in the FA Cup…and I jumped at the chance, of course! Q2. First footballing memory? A2. My first training session with my junior side at 9 years old. Q3. First team you played for? A3. Rossington Juniors FC, loved every minute of it! Q4. Which team do you support? A4. Although I’m not a die hard, I do follow Sunderland. I’ve never really had a club, just a general football fan I suppose.
Q7. What was the first professional game you ever went to watch? A7. I went to watch Sheffield Wednesday play Man United at Hillsbrough, I think it was 1995, about 7 years old. Q8. If you could travel in time to attend any match ever which would you choose? A8. It would have to be the 1966 World Cup Final! The biggest game in English football history! Q9. What is your favourite ever football kit? A9. My brother had an away Newcastle shirt. It was purple and dark blue hoops with a cream round neck collar! Cream shorts and blue and purple hooped sock. Very smart.
Q5. Which footballer was your boyhood hero? A5. Zinedine Zidane. I loved watching him play, the man was a genius. Q6. Who do you consider the greatest player in your position? A6. I would have to say Gary Neville. A very good right back and a fantastic attitude, the man was a winner! 34
Ferdinand & Ginola in Lodge’s favourite kit
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Q10. What make of boots do you prefer to wear? A10. I have always been an adidas predator fan, until the most recent version! I’m hoping they go back to their earlier versions next time around. Q11. Favourite ground you have ever played at (apart from Oxford Street obviously)? A11. I played at Glandford Park when I was at Scunthorpe as an under 16, had a nightmare. My favourite NCEL ground would be Winterton, I like the surface there. Q12. If you could play at any ground in the world which would it be? A12. The Nou Camp! Q13. What is your most prized footballing possession? A13. I have the match programme from the last game to be played at the Old Wembley! It was a fantastic occasion, despite the result Q14. What is your proudest achievement in football so far? A14. Serving as the Main’s Assistant Manager last season alongside my Dad. We had the most successful season in the Main’s NCEL history. I would love to go back into the coaching and management side of the game when my playing time comes to an end… again. Q15. Sum what Rossington Main means to you in 5 words or less. A15. Proud to be a Blue
Q15. What has been your favorite moment whilst with Rossington Main? A15. Watching the lads reach the Wilkinson Sword Trophy final after an amazing game at Louth. I wasn’t involved because of injury but was there watching. A brilliant night. Q17. Who is the best player you have ever played alongside? A17. Tough question….I am going to have to say my brother Matt. I have played with some very good players, but I am very proud of his achievements. Q18. Who is the best player you have ever played against? A18. An ageing Chris Waddle once sat me on my backside without even touching the ball. He was playing for Staveley. He barely moved but he was class! He ran the game from the left wing, I struggled big time! I was about 17 years old, great education! Q19. Lastly, which other players would make up your dream 5-a-side team? A19. Moore, Pele, Maradona, Zidane (don’t need a keeper with that side!) Thanks to Dan Lodge for doing the honours. Hopefully we’ll bully another member of the squad into ‘volunteering’ in time for the next Main Issue
Quiz Answers (from page 42): 1. Worksop Town (defeated Frickley Athletic 3-2), 2. Doncaster Rovers, 3. Sheffield Wednesday (14 wins), 4. Parkgate, 5. Athersley Recreation, 6. Hillsborough, 7. Never, 8. True (five wins to Rovers’ four), 9. Sheffield (five wins to Hallam’s four). 10. Brodsworth Welfare, 11. Emley (1996) and Stocksbridge Park Steels (1992)
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MEET THE MAIN MEN Shaun Pendleton Shaun played the majority of last season at centre back before moving into central midfield where he put in some great displays. Versatile and very professional in his approach, Shaun is a hard worker. His defensive attributes are as impressive as his offensive ones. A very strong passer of the ball, he can play a vital role in playmaking from deeper positions. John Tunney John joins the club from Yorkshire Main after several very successful seasons there. A versatile player who is equally capable of playing anywhere in defence or midfield. Marcel Chipamunga Young local lad Marcel is making his first steps into senior football this season, hoping to gain experience and develop as a player. Marcel has already shown the management team that he has bags of potential and willingness to learn. Ben Clark Young and enthusiastic with a good attitude to learning the game. wide man Ben is also making his first step into senior football. He is full of pace and positive running which will no doubt cause a problem for defenders. Niall Doyle As the Reserve team captain Niall has become an important part of the club, helping the Reserves to a close title race last season. Niall likes to keep the ball moving and push forward into goal scoring positions whenever possible. Nathan Fraser Another very versatile player who is naturally gifted, Nathan loves to attack and run at players and his creativity could prove important . Nathan’s ability to play out wide, down the middle, up front and even at the back makes him a key squad member. Jonathan Mirfin Main’s 2011/12 Supporters’ Player of the Year. Jonathan continues to impress at the Main with consistent displays in the centre of 36
midfield. Jonathan rarely gives the ball away, starting attacks and creating chances for his team mates. The controlled midfielder is also useful from free-kicks. Danny Taylor Danny joins the club from Askern this season and can play across the midfield and at full back, is very confident in possession and looks after the ball well. Brandon Fallon Brandon burst into the Main squad in March. Tall, powerful and very quick and for such a young lad he fits in very well at this level. After only seven appearances last season, we are waiting to see even more of Brandon this year. Tom McLaughlin Pace, dribbling and finishing are just three attributes that make Tom a very dangerous opponent for defenders. He can play up front or on either wing. Tom joins after several seasons with Askern Villa and will be looking to cement a starting role at the Main this term. Scott Maughan The club’s overall top scorer last season.as he make his return to football after some time away from the game. It proved very successful as he fired the Reserves into a title chasing spot. Scott is a natural finisher who comes alive around the penalty area. Dean Thornton A former regular scorer for the Reserves, Dean has returned to force his way into the 1st team. Dean is excellent with his back to goal and good in the air, but equally as effective running past the back four. A natural finisher and confident in front of goal. Adam Wisdom Adam is blessed with pace and power and his physical attributes and appetite to work make him a handful for opponents. A threat running beyond defenders, but really comes alive from close range, where he scored all of his goals last season.
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STARTING ELEVEN THIS ISSUE’S XI... THINGS MODERN STADIA LACK Proper Floodlights
Proper lights on proper metal structures in the proper corners of proper grounds. Not simply a traditional aesthetic, but also more often than not how you would find the ground too.
Terracing
Often lamented, but amongst the arguments for terracing’s return they always seem to overlook the obvious one; not ‘atmosphere’, not ‘cost’, but the fact you can easily move away from the annoying pillock next to you.
Pillars
Never great when they obstruct your view, but you’re hard-pressed to beat the hilarity of seeing a mate get lumbered with a seat bang behind one.
A Sensible Location
There was a time when football grounds existed in the communities to which their team belonged, surrounded by the houses of those who supported them. Now each new ground is plonked in an industrial estate in the middle of nowhere.
Cottages
some reason the Findus Family Stand doesn’t instil the same fear… unless you’re allergic to horsemeat I suppose.
Less Corporate Seating
Hard to word, but it’s not that long since the fancy dans and the bid wigs had to endure the same weather as us commoners, sat in a small walled off portion of seating straddling the halfway line. Now they get glass boxes and canapés. Hardly football.
Away Fans Getting Wet
You’re playing awful, you’re getting tonked at home, but it doesn’t matter, because you can at least enjoy the schandenfreude of seeing the away fans get a soaking on the uncovered terrace.
Snack Bars With a View
Concourses never used to exist at football grounds, just airports, and so snack bars sat on the terraces meaning that anyone queuing at them would be able to do so without missing any of the action on the field. Plus there was the added bonus of the potential for a hoofed clearance to go flying in over the fried onions.
Fulham maybe the obvious one, but they weren’t the only club to have a semidetached house in the corner of their ground housing their changing rooms, the practice is also used at Worcester City, the referee escorting out the teams from their respective front doors.
Anecdotal Toilets
Foreboding Ends
I suppose all of the above adds up to this; an air of individuality amongst stadia that meant when they appeared on television you could identify instantly which ground it was.
Nothing daunts an away side like having to play towards a menacing enclosure; the Cold Blow Lane end at The Den, the Cemetery End at Bury’s Gigg Lane. For
Everyone has a story of the open trough at Rotherham, he brick wall with a pipe at York, plus the portacabin at Doncaster, the middle urinal of which actually offered the best view from the Pop Side.
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HALF-TIME TEASERS TACKLE THIS XI RELATED TO SHEFFIELD COUNTY CUPS 1. Who are the reigning Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup holders? 2. Which current Football League team won back to back Senior Cups in 2001 and 2002? 3. Which club has won the most Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cups? 4. Who did Rossington Main knock out in the previosu round to reach tonight’s quarter final? 5. The 2nd team play in the Association Cup on Saturday, which current NCEL side has twice lifted that trophy?
6. Where will this season’s Senior Cup final be held? 7. How many times have Rossington reached the final of the Senior Cup? 8. True or false; Denabyhave won more Senior Cups than Doncaster Rovers? 9. Which side has won more Senior Cups; Sheffield FC or Hallam? 10. Which Doncaster side reached the 2009 Senior Cup Final? 11. Since 1990, only two (one-legged) Senior Cup Finals have not been staged at Hillsborough, where were they played?
Answers can be found at the foot of page 35.
SPECTATOR NOTICE The committee, officials and all volunteers involved at Rossington Main have worked hard in recent years to establish a positive reputation for the club in both the local community and the wider footballing fraternity. We are rightly proud that this club is appreciated as one which upholds the true values of grassroots community football, and that Oxford Street is seen as a welcoming and friendly ground to visit. We ask that you help us to maintain this reputation during your time with us at the ground, ensuring that all present have a positive experience, regardless of the match result, and leave more than happy to visit us at Oxford Street again. Football is, after all, a game to be enjoyed by players, spectators and officials alike. Rossington Main is a keen supporter of both the ‘Respect’ and ‘Kick It Out’ campaigns, as such foul, racial or obscene language will not be
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tolerated within the ground. Please respect the right of all supporters, both home and away, to enjoy the game of football. Please do not; - Ride bicycles in the ground - Smoke in the Main Stand or any club buildings - Stand in front of the seated areas - Allow dogs off their leads - Consume alcohol from glass containers at pitchside. - Enter the field of play before, during or after the game, other than at times necessitated for Health & Safety. All vehicles parked at Oxford Street are done so at the vehicle owner’s risk, though our shooting has improved in recent seasons. Thank you for supporting your local football team, and for purchasing this matchday programme.
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TODAY’S TEAMS MATCH OFFICIALS
ROSSINGTON MAIN vs STAVELEY M.W. Steve Lodge Ian Wilson George Spears Jordan WILDEY Liam COPLEY Richard SPEARS Bradley BILLAM Danny TAYLOR Nathan COOK David HOLVEY John TUNNEY Chris HANSON Jonathan MIRFIN Ben CLARK Niall DOYLE Brandon FALLON Dean THORNTON Nathan FRASER Adam WISDOM Scott MAUGHAN Scott SPENCER Reece BRAILEY Marcel CHIPAMUNGA
MANAGER ASST. COACH
OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO O O O O
Neil Cluxton Richard AYRES Kyle FORES-CHAMBERS Danny CLARIDGE Ian GEE Ashley EMSON Joe BARRETT Pat LINDLEY Brad JONES Ryan DAMMS Scott ELLIS Martin BRISSETT Korey NIX Ryan WATTER Kurtis MORLEY Jake SMITH Jamie SMITH
UPCOMING FIXTURES HERE AT OXFORD STREET Sat 9th March // 2:00pm
Sat 16th Mar // 3:00pm
vs Kirkburton
vs Yorkshire Amateur
2ND TEAM
(S&H Cup Semi-Final)
1ST TEAM
(NCEL Division One)
Duncan Carratt (South Yorkshire)
Ashley Royston
(South Yorkshire)
Luke Tomlinson
(South Yorkshire)
Teamsheets for today’s game are available at a cost of 20p at the far end of the Main Stand from just prior to kick-off
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