Floodlit Pitch

The Derbyshire Senior Cup starts at The Roofsol Welfare Arena. Three ties start off this season’s Derbyshire Senior Cup and my choice was the very welcoming Pinxton for their tie against Holbrook Sports. I’d seen Sports in last season’s 1st round when they won at Borrowash Vics before losing heavily to Clay Cross Town in round 2.  This was going to be equally as tough with Pinxton being in the step 6 United Counties Division 1 and Holbrook being one step lower in the Central Midlands Alliance Premier South. Coincidentally, both sides play at grounds which were historically belonging to their local Miners Welfare and have paraphernalia for those historic links on their badges.  The Roofsol Welfare Arena.  Firstly a bit of background to the home club. Pinxton were formed in 1994 and starting off in the local Mansfield Bitter League before they decided to test themselves at a higher level and move to the Midland Regional Alliance (MRA). The MRA wasn’t a pathway into the pyra...