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Ashbourne Shrovetide Football 2025

The first day of the Royal Shrovetide Football match The annual Royal Shrovetide football game is said to be the world's oldest, largest, longest, and perhaps angriest street football game. The game is played between the Up'ards, those born north of the River Henmore, the river that divides the town, and the Down'ards, those born south of the river. It is played with a hand-painted, cork-filled ball. The pitch is a no man’s land between two watermills, Sturston Mill and Clifton Mill, which serve as the goals at either end of the town about three miles apart. Any number of players may participate in this very thinly refereed game, providing they can claim to be Up'ards or Down'ard's. In today’s match, after nearly 6 and a half hours of “play,” the Down’Ards scored just before 8:30 PM with a goal from Martyn Taylor. The two-day game continues tomorrow - Wednesday (5th March). The Up’ards will be looking to get revenge for today’s defeat. So all to play for. #shrovetide #ashbournefootball #shrovetuesday #ashwednesday