Rossington Main Football Club is an English football club based in Rossington, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. They play in the Northern Counties East League Division One, at level 10 of the English football league system.
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Full name | Rossington Main Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Colliery | |
Founded | 1919 (as Rossington Main Colliery) | |
Ground | Oxford Street Rossington South Yorkshire | |
Capacity | 2,000 (250 seats)[1] | |
Chairman | Daniel Linstrum | |
Manager | Ben Hunter | |
2021–22 | Northern Counties East League Division One, 5th of 21 | |
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The club came into existence in 1919 as Rossington Main Colliery, making their FA Cup debut in 1921.[2] They competed in the FA Cup until the Second World War, reaching the 4th Qualifying Round in 1924, losing 0–3 to Lincoln City.
They played in local leagues such as the Doncaster & District Senior League and Sheffield Association League up to the 1970s (having changed their name to Rossington Miners Welfare in 1948), before entering the Yorkshire League in 1975.[3] Their stay in this league lasted just five seasons, finishing in the lower echelons of Division Three on each occasion.
The club entered the Central Midlands League (CMFL) in 1983 after renaming themselves Rossington Main.[4] They won the Premier Division title in 1985 and were promoted to the Supreme Division a year later. In 1991 they joined the Northern Counties East League (NCEL), entering Division One.
In 1998, the club amalgamated with Rossington F.C.,[5] who had been members of the CMFL (although never in the same division as Main). Although officially a merger, Main were the senior partner and their name and league placing was retained.
They have remained in Division One since joining the league, only finishing as high as 7th, in 2012.
In 2022, Rossington Main had their most successful season since going division 1, finishing 5th in the league with 81 points from 40 games. They lost 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs to North Ferriby FC.
Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Vase | Notes | |
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Formed as Rossington Main Colliery | |||||||
1920–21 | Doncaster & District League | – | 3rd/11 | – | |||
1921–22 | Doncaster & District League South Yorkshire League | - - | PR | – | |||
1922–23 | Sheffield Association League | – | 11th/16 | PR | – | ||
1923–24 | Sheffield Association League | – | 16th/18 | PR | – | ||
1924–25 | Sheffield Association League | – | 11th/15 | 4QR | – | ||
1925–26 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | 2QR | – | |||
1926–27 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | 1QR | – | |||
1927–28 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | PR | – | |||
1928–29 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | PR | – | |||
1929–30 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | PR | – | |||
1930–31 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | PR | – | |||
1931–32 | Sheffield Association League | – | 12th/12 | PR | – | ||
1932–33 | Sheffield Association League | – | 9th/12 | PR | – | ||
1933–34 | Sheffield Association League | – | 10th/16 | 1QR | – | ||
1934–35 | Sheffield Association League | – | 3rd/12 | EPR | – | ||
1935–36 | Sheffield Association League | – | 6th/12 | EPR | – | ||
1936–37 | Sheffield Association League | – | 10th/15 | EPR | – | ||
1937–38 | Sheffield Association League | – | 12th/17 | PR | – | ||
1938–39 | Sheffield Association League | – | EPR | – | |||
1938–39 | Sheffield Association League | – | EPR | – | |||
1939–40 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | – | – | |||
1947–48 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | 1st | – | – | ||
1948–49 | Doncaster & District Senior League | – | – | – | |||
1950–51 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
Changed name to Rossington Miners Welfare | |||||||
1952–53 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | Relegated | ||
1953–54 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 2 | – | - | – | Promoted | ||
1954–55 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1955–56 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1956–57 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1957–58 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | – | – | |||
1958–59 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 7/13 | - | – | ||
1959–60 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 10/13 | - | – | Relegated | |
1960–61 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 2 | – | 6th/13 | - | – | ||
1961–62 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 2 | – | - | – | |||
1962–63 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 2 | – | 8th/11 | - | – | ||
1963–64 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 2 | – | 2nd/11 | - | – | Promoted | |
1964–65 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 10/12 | - | – | ||
1965–66 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 9/12 | - | – | ||
1966–67 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | 12/15 | - | – | Relegated | |
1967–68 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 8th/12 | - | – | ||
1968–69 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | - | – | Promoted | ||
1969–70 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | - | – | |||
1970–71 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | - | – | |||
1971–72 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | - | – | |||
1972–73 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | - | – | |||
1973–74 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | - | – | |||
1974–75 | Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division | – | - | – | |||
1975–76 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | – | 14/16 | – | – | ||
1976–77 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | – | 12/16 | – | – | ||
1977–78 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | – | 16/16 | – | – | ||
1978–79 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | – | 15/15 | – | – | ||
1979–80 | Yorkshire League Division 3 | – | 13/14 | – | – | ||
1980–81 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 4/16 | – | – | ||
1981–82 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 4/14 | – | – | ||
1982–83 | Doncaster & District Senior League Division 1 | – | 3rd/14 | – | – | ||
Changed name to Rossington Main | |||||||
1983–84 | Central Midlands League Division 1 | – | 3/16 | – | – | Promoted | |
1984–85 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 1/16 | – | – | ||
1985–86 | Central Midlands League Premier Division | – | 5/16 | – | EPR | Promoted | |
1986–87 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | – | 13/13 | – | EPR | ||
1987–88 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | – | 13/17 | – | PR | ||
1988–89 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | – | 16/17 | – | 2R | ||
1989–90 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | – | 19/20 | – | EPR | ||
1990–91 | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | – | 8/17 | – | PR | Transferred | |
1991–92 | Northern Counties East League Division1 | – | 7th/16 | – | EPR | ||
1992–93 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 7th/14 | – | EPR | ||
1993–94 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 7th/15 | PR | PR | ||
1994–95 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 11th/16 | PR | PR | ||
1995–96 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 10th/16 | PR | 1QR | ||
1996–97 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 9th/15 | 1QR | 2QR | ||
1997–98 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 9th/15 | – | 1R | ||
1998–99 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 12th/13 | 1QR | 1R | ||
1999–00 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 15th/16 | PR | 1R | ||
2000–01 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 15th/16 | PR | 2QR | ||
2001–02 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 8th/16 | PR | 1R | ||
2002–03 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 12th/17 | 2QR | 2QR | ||
2003–04 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | – | 12th/18 | PR | 1QR | ||
2004–05 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 14th/16 | EPR | 2QR | ||
2005–06 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 13th/16 | EPR | 2QR | ||
2006–07 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 17th/17 | EPR | 2QR | ||
2007–08 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 16th/17 | EPR | 1QR | ||
2008–09 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 11th/19 | EPR | 1R | ||
2009–10 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 10th/18 | PR | 1R | ||
2010–11 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 14th/20 | EPR | 2QR | ||
2011–12 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 7th/20 | EPR | 2QR | ||
2012–13 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 18th/22 | EPR | 1QR | ||
2013–14 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 13th/22 | – | 2QR | ||
2014–15 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 15th/22 | – | 1QR | ||
2015–16 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 20th/21 | – | 2QR | ||
2016–17 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 15th/22 | – | 2QR | ||
2017–18 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 13th/22 | – | 1QR | ||
2018–19 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | 14th/20 | – | 2QR | ||
2019–20 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | – | – | 2QR | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
2020–21 | Northern Counties East League Division 1 | 10 | TBC | – | TBC | ||
Season | Division | Level | Position | FA Cup | FA Vase | Notes | |
Source: Football Club History Database |
Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Rossington Main –
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The club plays at Oxford Street in Rossington, postcode DN11 0TD.
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