Match 58
West Yorkshire Premier
Oxenhope Rec 4 - 2 Ripon City
Venue The Recreation Ground
Formed 1912
Kit - Bright Orange
Programme £2
Att 200 est
Distance Travelled 45 miles
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| Touchline Pano View of lower elevated pitch |
Combined a trip to West Yorkshire taking in the Steam Railway and Haworth and what a superb day out it was too .
Oxenhope is close to Keighley and is set in the stunning countryside surroundings - it's the terminal for the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway made famous in the 1970 film - The Railway Children .
Today i'm taking in a West Yorkshire Premier match at Oxenhope Recreation FC back at their home pitch after a four year exile . There are two pitches set on two differentials of elevation .
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| Elevated view from behind the goal . |
It's Recreations centenary year and a commemorative programme has been produced which is selling well . There's a decent crowd on a sunny aftenoon and both sides have produced a top drawer match . Ox look more dangerous than a 'molotov cocktail ,' and that's just their bright orange shirts !
It's refreshing to see the club name everywhere -- making use of opportunities to display the brand .
Too often it's difficult to spot a club name and afterall , it's the main selling point . Believe me , you'd think this is pretty obvious but at some grounds locating the club name is near impossible .
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| All Hands To the Pump |
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| Keighley Cup Winners 2011-12 |
Thought i might be the rib of a few jokes coming from Lancashire but not so - the local punters were superb , extremely accommodating , pleased to see all visitors , hoppers and aliens .
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| Clubhouse |
More photos https://picasaweb.google.com/106951314873209777955/OxenhopeRecPhotos#
1 comment:
Love the pic with the youngsters watching the game !
After reading your post ive added this ground to my to-do list.
Keep up the good work.
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