No Clash Of Colours: Stocksbridge Park Steels

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Tuesday, 23 July 2013

16 April 2013 - Stocksbridge Park Steels v FC United Of Manchester

Our second visit of the season to Bracken Moor, home of Stocksbridge Park Steels. Originally arranged for New Year's Day, we were looking forward to this fixture since it was released. Park Steels were on the back of a three match winning run that helped considerably in their battle against relegation from the EvoStik Northern Premier League, Premier Division. FCUM had lost only one from their previous six games. Ultimately, this win for FCUM helped them reach third place in the League, but were denied promotion by defeat to Hednesford Town. Both clubs will meet again in the 2013/14 season, hopefully we'll be at The Look Local Stadium once again to photograph the day/night.

Look out for a photograph of a recent "Come Dine With Me" entrant and his dog!

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"High Moon At Bracken Moor"

Competition : EvoStik NPL Premier Division

Result : Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 FC United Of Manchester 3

Attendance : 406

"Steels v ..... "

"Line Ups"

"Heathens - Newton Heath Supporters Branch"

"Working Class Rebels - Eccles Branch"

"FC Fans... and a Steward"

"FC Supporters congregate around the food and drink bars"

"Songs Of Freedom"

"Droylsden Reds"

"FC FANS"

"I am an FC fan

I am Mancunian

I know what I want

And I know how to get it

I wanna destroy Glazer and Sky

'Cos I wanna be at FC"

"Anarchy In The UK"

Match Action

The 1000 Yard Stare

"The Mancs On The Bank"

Bracken Moor

The Look Local Stadium

"Moon Over One Tree Hill"

FCUM Photographer

Final Whistle

Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 FC United Of Manchester 3

"LOVE UNITED, HATE GLAZER"

Gerald (Come Dine With Me) & Ben The Dog

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Click Here : Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 FC United Of Manchester 3 : (FCUM - Video)

Click Here : Post Match Interview with Karl Marginson (FC United Of Manchester - Manager) : Audio

Click Here : Gerald (FCUM Supporter) : Come Dine With Me

All Photography : ©fotografica137

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.