KoolSport Northern Counties East Premier Division

Shirebrook Town 0 Rainworth MW 4

A quick geography lesson. Shirebrook and Rainworth are opposite sides of Mansfield.


What the more observant of readers will notice is the absence from this map of the metropolis of Leicester. This is because it is a good hour away from Rainworth, and approx 60 miles from Langwith Road, Shirebrook. So why then is it that the PA was blasting out the latest from the Hit Parade courtesy of Leicester Sound ...
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There's a quiz at the end of this, so stick with it.

Due to the unique way the Unibond football league is managed, I found myself with a free weekend, as Retford were made to feel as welcome at the opening round of fixtures as a referee at Warnock family barbeque. Still, never one to let the suits win, I manfully scoured the press for a suitable wet nurse. It being the first round of the FA Cup, I was fairly spoilt for choice. But being the fa...
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Shirebrook 5 Eccleshill 1

No game for Retford today, and as it turned out, we didn't need to play to strengthen our position at the top of the table. But with the onset of spring, and with Mrs Oops insisting on doing some decorating, I sought solace down at Langwith Road.

It was never going to be a classic. Shirebrook were second bottom of the NCEL. Eccleshill were third bottom. And truth be told the omens weren't good. The pre match "entertainment" consisted of piping Mansfield 103.2 FM thru t...
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