A football used in the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football match 53 years ago has been sold at auction for £6,000. The ancient football match, which began in the 12th Century, sees two teams - the ...

The Up'Ards have secured a 3-0 victory in an ancient football game played in a town in Derbyshire. Royal Shrovetide Football, ...

A town in Derbyshire is prepared to once again host an ancient football game on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Royal Shrovetide Football, which began in the 12th Century, sees two teams, the ...

Since Royal Shrovetide Football began in the 12th Century, hundreds of balls have been made, carried across fields and fought over in rivers. For the first time, Carl Spencer has stitched and crafted ...

Hundreds of people have enjoyed watching a Shrovetide football match as part of a tradition dating back to at least 1762. The event, in Alnwick, Northumberland, is played on the fields by the River ...

The origin of the term derby match is debatable. Some claim it goes back to the Epsom Derby of 1780 and the 12th Earl of Derbyshire, while others advocate for a link with the Royal Shrovetide Football ...

A football used in the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide match 53 years ago has been sold at auction for £6,000. The ancient football match, which began in the 12th Century, sees two teams - the Up'Ards and ...