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Tuesday, 29 January 2013

08 January 2013 - Stocksbridge Park Steels v Blyth Spartans

Competition : Doodson Sport Cup - Round 3

Result : Stocksbridge Park Steels 3 v Blyth Spartans 5 (after extra time)

Attendance : 32

The Main Stand
Blues & Yellows

Bracken Moor - Under The Floodlights

Katie Perkins

Katie sets out the SPS "club shop" table in the warmth at a bitterly cold Bracken Moor.

Women Of The Steels ....

Angela and Jenny.

The Food Bar at Steels, on this particular evening match, when SPS played in front of their lowest crowd of the season, only 32, was kept busy by the girls preparing and making the after match food for both clubs and officials. Both working at the club at night after a full days work, club's like Stocksbridge Park Steels and many others in the world of non league football, are indebted to the service these ladies provide. We at No Clash Of Colours will be proposing a "Women In Non League Football Day of Celebration" in the 2013/2014 season.

SPS goalkeeper, Adam Billard punches through a crowd of players as a Blyth Spartans corner comes to nothing.

Match Action

Richard Haigh and Chris Bettney (Stocksbridge Park Steels) give chase to a Blyth Spartans attack.

The players entrance at Bracken Moor.

Half Time Discussion

In the Main Stand at Bracken Moor

The Main Stand

Bracken Moor

Ballboy At The Cricket Pitch Gate

Goal Post Architecture

Every goalpost at every ground has it's own unique character. We're fascinated by the design of each one we see, from the netting used to the framework structure. The character of the goalposts change with the light, look at any at a daytime match and then go back and look the next time you're at a night game.

Away Team Dugout - Bracken Moor

Bracken Moor - Stocksbridge Park Steels

The following photographs capture the atmosphere and essence of Bracken Moor on a bitterly cold January evening. A sparse crowd are entertained to an eight goal thriller, which Blyth Spartans eventually run out 5-3 winners after extra time.

Extra Time : The Match Cameraman

Father & Son

Season ticket holders at Stocksbridge Park Steels.

Full Time At Bracken Moor

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Links

Match Report

Stocksbridge Park Steels 3 Blyth Spartans 5 : (Blyth Spartans)

Stocksbridge Park Steels - Official Site

Blyth Spartans - Official Site

All Photography : ©fotografica137

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Monday, 17 December 2012

09 December 2012 - Crookes v Royal Earl

"Rusty Goalposts & Sticky Tape"

Competition : Meadowhall Sunday League - Premier Division

Result : Crookes 5 Royal Earl 2

Attendance : Unknown

Venue : Sheffield University Playing Fields - Warminster Road, Sheffield

The following photographs for this feature are a representation of a number of fixtures played at this venue on 09 December 2012. I hope they convey to you, the spirit of what Sunday League Football is all about, not just in Sheffield, but across the football pitches, playing fields and sports-centres all over the UK.

Where the identity of any club shown, is known, there will be a description on that photograph.

Royal Earl subs watch on as they go on the offensive in the first half.

Ken ...

His grandson was playing for Royal Earl this particular Sunday. At 78, Ken told me about his passion for the game, which he passed onto his son and grandson. From a sporting family, he was extremely proud of his grandson, Tom (see photograph below) and what he had already achieved. Ken then went onto to regale me with stories of his military background, most notably his ability to hit a target from 600yds with a rifle. It was a pleasure to meet Ken, listen to his stories, which he told with a sense of pride and with a passion that many young people would struggle to keep up with.

Ken & Tom

"Bruno"

"Solitary Confinement"

Royal Earl in Yellow, Crookes in Orange. Half Time on Pitch 6 ...

"The Long Walk Back ... I "

Royal Earl players, having been beaten 5-2 by Crookes, troop off, dejected... but knowing that there's always next Sunday ... An off day for the men in yellow and blue.

"The Long Walk Back II"

"The Long Walk Back III"

Four pitches were in use today, some teams will reflect on what might have been, questioning refereeing decisions, personal mistakes and man of the match performances. Most importantly after almost two hours out in the bitter cold, the question every player will ask, "Is there any hot water in the showers?"