The historic Atherstone Ball Game. Played after a years abscence in 2022 due to a break for Covid. The Atherstone Ball Game is a "medieval football" game played annually on Shrove Tuesday in the English town of Atherstone. Pictured are scenes at the end of the match when the ball is held. At 5pm the klaxon sounded and whoever holds the ball is the winner.
The Atherstone Ball Game is a "medieval football" game played annually on Shrove Tuesday in the English town of Atherstone, Warwickshire. The game honours a match played between Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1199, when teams used a bag of gold as a ball, and which was won by Warwickshire.
Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: Ling Street, Atherstone, North Warwickshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © David Warren / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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