Floodlit Pitch

  Derbyshire Senior Cup 1st Round Shirebrook Town (red & black) v Clay Cross Town. 174 days after Buxton lifted the Derbyshire Senior Cup this season’s competition gets underway. Like most County Senior Cup competitions the Derbyshire version is mostly midweek, which does create an atmosphere under the lights but it doesn’t help with the action photos, though that could be a training need. Two of the three 1 st round ties started on October 10 th , South Normanton Athletic hosted Belper United in a reversal of last season’s 1 st round tie, and the game I chose to attend, Shirebrook Town at home to Clay Cross Town. Two clubs linked to coal mining and, by coincidence, the hosts were formed in 1985, a landmark year for the mining industry. I’ve been to Shirebrook a few times but I always need to refer to the sat nav to get me there so it’s out with the trusty Non-League Club Directory for the club address and off we go. Langwith Road. Originally named Shirebrook Colliery the c