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Holders See Off Proud Pinxton.

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Derbyshire Senior Cup 3rd Round Review. Pinxton, in blue, & Alfreton their first competitive meeting. The Derbyshire Senior Cup 3 rd round provided a glut of goals, some proper local derbies and a couple of unexpected results thrown in too. Unusually, all 8 ties were played on the same day with no need for rearranged games due to postponements as in previous years.   The Derbyshire Senior Cup. 41 goals were scored in this round as the more senior clubs joined the competition, including holders Alfreton Town whose game I attended, at Pinxton’s Roofsol Arena. Pinxton 0 Alfreton Town 4. This was a first competitive meeting between the clubs and was attended by a great crowd of 403. Aaron Brady and Aden Flint had played for both sides in the past and local football supporters will attend games of both clubs, as well as others in the area. 3.5 miles separate the respective grounds and it was fortunate the weather wasn’t the same as in the last round v Dronfield when it thre...
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Ford Escorts Pinxton Into Round 3.

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  Derbyshire Senior Cup 2nd Round. A rainy night in Pinxton On a rain soaked night at the Roofsol Welfare Arena Pinxton hosted Dronfield Town in the Derbyshire Senior Cup 2 nd Round. The home side fell at this hurdle last season to Staveley MW and though they had home advantage, they had recently lost 3-0 at Dronfield in the UCL Division 1. It wouldn’t be easy. Biblical When I say rain soaked, it was of biblical proportions throughout the first half only easing to heavy rain for the 2 nd period. Talk amongst most folk was when the game would be called off, would it be prior to kick off or what minute of the game. None of us expected it to finish. That it did was a testament to the efforts of the people who look after the pitch and that the game was so entertaining and without any serious injury was thanks to the performance of the players and match officials.   Ref Jack Simpson, his decision to play the game was vindicated. Despite losing at Dronfield in the League g...
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