16 February 2013 - Rossington Main v Shirebrook Town

"£4 & £2"

A second highest crowd of the season so far, 105 visit the Oxford Street Stadium.

Competition : Northern Counties East League Division One

Result : Rossington Main 0 Shirebrook Town 4

Attendance : 105

"Fencing, Trees & Floodlight"

A view from outside the perimeter of the Oxford Street Stadium.

"Vandalism"

Shirebrook Town

Their attendance is made evident by the draping of their flag under the small covered seating.

Oxford Street

The view from behind the goal to the left, Rossington Main (blue) on the defence against a rampant Shirebrook Town, who race into a 3-0 lead within twenty two first half minutes. 

"One of the 105"

"Polite Notice"

"Full Time Warmdown"

A comprehensive 4-0 victory for Mark Shaw's team takes them above Athersley Recreation to the top of the league and leaves Rossington Main looking down on the relegation zone in the battle for safety at the foot of the NCEL Division One.

Volunteers, essential at this level of football walk away for home after taking down the nets and pulling up the goalposts at Oxford Street.

"Please Watch Your Language"

"Legends Of The Main"

Matchday cameraman and Liverpool supporter and Ian Wilson, Assistant Manager (First Team), Groundsman and the proud owner of various other roles at the club.

 See Link below for Ian Wilson's profile on Rossington Main's official website.

Ian Wilson - Rossington Main

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"Oxford Street"

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Rossington Main 0 Shirebrook Town 4 : Match Report (Rossington Main)

Rossington Main 0 Shirebrook Town 4 ; Match Report (Shirebrook Town)

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Website Links To Both Clubs In The NCEL Panel At The Side

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03 November 2012 - Clipstone Welfare v Hemsworth Miners Welfare

Competition : Northern Counties East League - Division One

Result : Clipstone Welfare 2 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 1

Attendance : 78

"One Man & His Dog"

Hemsworth MW supporters announce they're here ... 

quite possibly the BIGGEST flags in the Northern Counties East League?

"From The Stags... ?"

"Odd Man Out"

"Clipstone Welfare"

"Home & Away"

"Local Derby in Three Days"

"Big Decision in The Tea Bar"

"Clipstone Welfare - The Committee"

"The Hospitality Suite"

The less a club have, the more they give. Not unusual at this level of football.

"If You Know The History ..... "

Bygone Clipstone Welfare Legends ....

"Looking Ahead ... "

Forthcoming Clipstone Welfare fixtures.

"The Winning Goal"

Clipstone Welfare 2 - Hemsworth Miners Welfare 1

"Home Win at The Lido"

"POEY IS INNOCENT"

Fitzy Whites & Hemsworth Miners Welfare supporters

make a BIG statement.

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Clipstone Welfare v Hemsworth Miners Welfare - Match Report (CWFC Official Site)

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Website links to both clubs in the NCEL clubs panel at the side.

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"No Clash Of Colours"

"We'll be Spurs then, Sir. They'll be no clash of colours" .... 
".... And it's Manchester United v Spurs in this vital fifth round cup tie"....
Taken from "A Kestrel For A Knave" - Barry Hines

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No Clash Of Colours isn't a football blog about the Premier League, The Champions League, European Football .... this isn't a blog about the exploits of BIG named "stars" earning more money in a week than the clubs photographed in this blog take in ten seasons, never mind one!

This is a website, focusing on a level of the sport that many supporters won't have discovered, teams that don't make the pools coupons and betting slips, Final Score/Sky Sports tickertape results sections, where attendances are frequently in double figures, where there's no segregation, where the price of admission is often less than a round of pre-match drinks, where many of the people associated with "their" club, work for nothing, from the tea ladies, raffle-ticket sellers, programme editors, social media admin, chairmen/chairwomen thru' to the players.

Primarily, this will be a photography blog with minimal writing, although there will be enough to provide any readers with information as regards the clubs and leagues covered.  Trying to steer away from match action, we'll be photographing the sights and scenes from each ground that make it unique.  The supporters, celebrities and club people who are as important in football as those currently plying their trade at the highest levels, not just nationally but internationally.

There will be links attached to all the clubs we get the pleasure of visiting and photographing,

If any club would be happy for the NCOC photographer(s) to visit, you can contact us via the details in the Contact Us details panel.

As you're reading this, please leave us comments, thoughts, ideas, maybe even write a feature for us and we'll put it online for all the world to read!  Look up your local non-league club and pay them a visit.  In these hard times, your support for them to survive matters, more than ever before.

Final thought, the rules of football do not differ from the levels on view here, than they do at the highest levels of the game.  The venues, technical skills, attendances, wage packets, celebrity stories do, but we're not interested in those aspects of the game.

Mark

No Clash Of Colours