Rossington Main Football Club is an English football club based in

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. They play in the

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Division One, at level 10 of the

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History

The club came into existence in 1919 as Rossington Main Colliery, making their

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debut in 1921.Rossington Main
WildStat They competed in the FA Cup until the Second World War, reaching the 4th Qualifying Round in 1924, losing 0–3 to Lincoln City. They played in local leagues such as the

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and

Sheffield Association League The Sheffield Association League was an English association football league based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. History The league was founded in 1897 to fill the void left by the disbandment of the Sheffield & District Football League, whic ...

up to the 1970s (having changed their name to Rossington Miners Welfare in 1948), before entering the Yorkshire League in 1975.Rossington Miners Welfare
Football Club History Database Their stay in this league lasted just five seasons, finishing in the lower echelons of Division Three on each occasion. The club entered the

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(CMFL) in 1983 after renaming themselves Rossington Main.Rossington Main
Football Club History Database They won the Premier Division title in 1985 and were promoted to the Supreme Division a year later. In 1991 they joined the

(NCEL), entering Division One. In 1998, the club amalgamated with

Rossington F.C. Rossington is a civil parish and former mining village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England and is surrounded by countryside and the market towns of Bawtry and Tickhill. Geography Historically part of the W ...

,History
Rossington Main FC who had been members of the CMFL (although never in the same division as Main). Although officially a merger, Main were the senior partner and their name and league placing was retained. They have remained in Division One since joining the league, only finishing as high as 7th, in 2012. In 2022, Rossington Main had their most successful season since going division 1, finishing 5th in the league with 81 points from 40 games. They lost 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs to North Ferriby FC.

Season-by-season record

Notable former players

Players that have played in the

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either before or after playing for Rossington Main – *

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Ken Hardwick Kenneth Hardwick (6 January 1924 – 4 June 1977) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United and Barrow. Playing career Hardwick first played for Rovers during the war, 26 games in total. From ...

* Gary Jones *

Joe Lievesley Joseph Lievesley (25 July 1883 – 13 October 1941) was a footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Netherthorpe, England he spent the bulk of his career at Sheffield United for whom he made over 280 competitive appearances in twelve year ...

Leslie Lievesley Leslie Lievesley (July 1911 – 4 May 1949) was an English football player and manager. During his playing career, his regular position was at full-back. Born in Staveley, Derbyshire, Lievesley started his career as an amateur with Rossingto ...

Brian Makepeace Brian Makepeace (6 October 1931 – June 2024) was an English footballer who captained and played as a right-back for Doncaster Rovers. Career Youth Whilst working at the pit, Makepeace played for Rossington Miners Welfare before moving to ...

* George Shaw *

Wilf Shaw Wilfred Shaw (21 April 191220 February 1945) was an English footballer who played as a right back mainly for Doncaster Rovers. He was killed in action in World War II. Playing career Shaw signed to Doncaster from local club Rossington Col ...

Ron Spence Ronald Spence (7 January 1927 – 24 April 1996) was an English footballer who played as a wing half. Career Born in Spennymoor, County Durham, Spence played for Tudhoe Colliery and Rossington Colliery before signing for York City in March ...

* Zephaniah Thomas *

Jack Teasdale John George Teasdale (15 March 1929 – 3 February 2018) was a footballer who played as a wing half for his local teams, Rossington Miners Welfare and Doncaster Rovers. He died on 3 February 2018, aged 88. Playing career Club career He was pl ...

* Bobby Faulkner

Ground

The club plays at Oxford Street in Rossington,

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DN11 0TD.

Honours

League

Premier Division **Champions: 1984–85 **Promoted: 1985–86 *

**Champions: 1944–45

Cup

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Cup **Winners 1983–84 *

Cup **Winners: 1944–45 *

Premier Division Cup **Winners: 1973–74

Records

*Best League performance: 5th in

Division One, 2011–12 *Best

performance: 4th Qualifying Round, 1924–25 *Best

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performance: 2nd Round, 1988–89 *Record attendance: 1,425 vs.

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, pre-season friendly, 2016–17

References

External links

Official website
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