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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09 February 2013 - Teversal v Rossington Main

Our first ever visit into the heart of rural Nottinghamshire, a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon at Teversal FC.

Competition : Northern Counties East League Division One

Result : Teversal 5 Rossington Main 0

Attendance : 53

The legacy from a former life, a winding wheel situated close to the Teversal FC ground.

Pre-Match Warm Up

"George & Tiger"

Carnarvon Street

"Team Sheet"

Teversal's Dave Cockerill challenges Rossington Main's goalkeeper Jordan Wildey.

"The Fourth Official"

"Goal Post Architecture"

"Cig Ends"

"Trolley Park"

"Generations"

Teversal Goalkeeper, Danny Herring (centre) with father and grandfather after keeping a clean sheet in the 5-0 defeat of Rossington Main.

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Teversal 5 Rossington Main 0 : Match Report (Teversal)

including match photographs

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

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My Hero - My Inspiration : Tony Greenall

Tony Greenall was born within half a mile of the nearest football pitch, grew up even closer to another one and now lives within a wayward free kick of Doncaster Rovers home, the Keepmoat Stadium.

He will probably end up dropping dead on a halfway line somewhere.

Thanks Tony for that introduction .. 

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It's a truth the world over that as a  child, sporting influences like so many others will come from the parents. It's no less true in my case. My Mum is a big sports fan, she played hockey for Yorkshire, was a scorer at a local cricket club & her father was a Tic-Tac man at various racetracks.

However, it was my Dad who started my love of football at all levels. He had played himself for a number of Yorkshire League clubs including Bentley Victoria and Doncaster United before going on to coach successful local junior clubs and refereeing both on a Sunday morning and in local Saturday Senior leagues.

I would travel with him and watch as he became the focus of abuse from players and fans alike. I'd keep quiet in case anyone spotted I was the ref's kid, then we'd laugh about the comments and discuss the game on the journey home. The faces and characters of local football felt almost like an extended family. A walk through town rarely passed without an "Hello Bill" or "'Ey up George" to some player or club official he knew, as they mulled over the latest events on the field.

  

Feethams

Dad took me to watch Doncaster Rovers from an early age. I was barely five years old when my first away trip to Darlington beckoned, The late lamented Feethams still holds a strong place in my memory. Though my father doesn't visit the Keepmoat Stadium so often, Rovers is a passion I hold to this day, one I have Dad to thank for.

  

Tales of obscure, often ramshackle grounds played at during his Yorkshire League days also instilled in me a love of Non-League football which has grown greater as time goes on. We would regularly watch local sides such as Brodsworth, Rossington Main and Bentley, eagerly looking out for their results each weekend. Their oddly named opponents from curious sounding towns seemed from the other side of the world. Now I know they're not so far away and have visited many of them too.

  

Today it's at the Non-League clubs I find the football my Dad introduced me to. A truly beautiful game with a purity rarely found among the big boys on television, playing for the love of football, running clubs selflessly for communities, being a part of something important and ensuring it survives for future generations.

  

My own son will be of an age to go to games soon, he already shows an interest in the mysteries of where I disappear to on a Saturday afternoon. I only hope he can take something of what my Dad gave to me and find that love of Football himself.

Maybe he'll even write about it.

06 November 2012 - Parkgate v Rossington Main

"Pre-Match Handshakes"

 Competition : Sheffield & Hallamshire FA Senior Cup Round2

Result : Parkgate 1 Rossington Main 2

Attendance : 65

"The Best View ...."

Houses overlooking Roundwood Stadium.

Parkgate play in an all red strip, Roundwood Stadium is painted blue...

Why?

**Answer at the bottom of the photography **

"Steward, Committee Member, Owl"

"No Press In Attendance"

"Bar Open - All Welcome...."

An early kick off, at 7.15pm compared to many matches that start at 7.45pm.

"Val "

Just one of her duties is to sell the half-time raffle tickets at Parkgate.

She also pays for the winning prize out of her own money!! Every club at this 

level and below depend on the good work of volunteers such as Val.

"Meat Tray .... Raffle Prize"

"Notice To Spectators ... Tea Bar"

"In Conversation ... "

"Albert & Bruce"

The Chairman of all but two years since 1969 and the club secretary

in a pre-match discussion" ...

Talking to Albert during the second half, I asked what his finest moment was/is as 

Chairman of Parkgate so far..

"Building the club and it's facilities up to the standard they are today ... "

"Parkgate .... The Future"

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

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Answer to Question ...

Parkgate were formed from the old steelworks football club who played in blue...

The painting of the ground blue is in honour of the steelworks club...

20 October 2012 - Rossington Main v Askern Villa

Competition : Northern Counties East League : Division One

Result : Rossington Main 1 Askern Villa 1

Attendance : 53

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A low-autumnal sunshine on the main notice board at the Oxford Street 

home of Rossington Main FC.

"Ball Games ..... "

Q - What's in the black bin liner?

A - at the bottom of the blog!!

 "Blue Army"

"Match Officials Only" 

"Club House Tea Bar"

"Hospitality"

"Signed ...."

A Doncaster Rovers signed home shirt, proudly on the Rossington Main

club house wall.  There are two other Doncaster based NCEL clubs,

Askern Villa, today's opponents and Armthorpe Welfare.

(see club links in the right hand panel)

"No Segregation"

"Willie Carson & Claire Balding"

"Sniffer"

"Remove All Football Boots .... "

"Seats From 'The Love Match'... "

From the old Burnden Park ground, Bolton Wanderers.

"The Love Match" was an Arthur Askey film that was filmed at Burnden Park

in the 1950s, maybe he sat in one of those above?!!"

"Assistant Manager, Groundsman, Committee Member"

Ian Wilson

"The Assessor in the 'Sunshine Stand' ... "

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The Doncastrian Derby - Match Report (Rossington Main OS)

All Photography : ©fotografica137

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

The answer to the question .... 

PA Speaker.