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Shrovetide 2020
Will Shrovetide Football ever be banned?
Former Shrovetide footballer James Horrobin has defended the game after calls for it to be banned.
After this year's event in which there were a...
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Blog: Shrovetide, dumb Decisions and the discovery of ladness
Fun fact, to start with, I have the mental backbone of a noodle soaked in magma.
I can adamantly think over an action for several...
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The story behind the last-minute Down’ards goal at Shrovetide 2020
There was a dramatic conclusion to this year’s annual Shrovetide event – as the Down’ards snatched a last-minute equaliser to deny the Up’ards a...
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Why FIFA were inspired by Ashbourne’s Shrovetide football game
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on the face of it has very little to do with Ashbourne, the Derbyshire market town more...
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This is the moment Tom Leighton became a Shrovetide legend
As darkness descended on day one of this year’s annual Shrovetide, a hero emerged and etched his name in the competition’s folklore.
Tom Leighton, from...
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Five key moments from day one of Shrovetide 2020
It's been an action-packed first day of this year's Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide - with thousands of people descending on the town to get involved.
Every...
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12 great photos from day one of Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide 2020
It's been an action-packed day one of Shrovetide in Ashbourne - and these great photos sum up the event perfectly.
Our reporters have been out...
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This is the big change planned for Ashbourne’s Royal Shrovetide event
Organisers of the annual Ashbourne Shrovetide match have confirmed that 2020 will be the final year the ball is turned up from the current...
