Ashbourne, Ancient Football 2013.


The royal Ashbourne shrovetide football match over two days,Shrove Tuesday and Ash starts in the shawcroft car park in the center of Town .The goals are apart 2 teams Up'ards and Down'ards play against each other with the aim to score a goal on the old mill stone up river(Henmore)or down depending what team your starts at and must finish by murder or manslaughter is unnecessary ball may not be carried by a motorized ball may not be hidden in a bag coat or churchyards and town memorial gardens are strictly out of ,Playing after is score a goal the ball must be tapped 3 times in the area of the goal.


Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Ashbourne Derbyshire England UK
Photo credit: © Ian Francis stock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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