Aroundtown Magazine November/December 2022 Edition
The bumper festive edition of Aroundtown Magazine, South Yorkshire's premier free lifestyle magazine
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SPORT<br />
You’re<br />
booked!<br />
Before the final whistle is blown on a spectacular<br />
125th anniversary year, the organisers of the<br />
Mexborough Montagu Cup are releasing a special<br />
book to commemorate the historic occasion.<br />
1915 Denaby United<br />
The Montagu Cup is a grassroots football<br />
competition that has involved teams in the Don<br />
and Dearne area since 1897. It’s thought to be<br />
the oldest football competition still played at its<br />
original venue, Hampden Road in Mexborough.<br />
The cup’s long history has been collated into<br />
an A4 book by established football author, Steve<br />
Penny, helped by the research of Montagu Cup<br />
volunteer, Chris Brook. It includes a record of<br />
every cup final result since the first one in 1897,<br />
as well as fascinating stories of some of the<br />
players who have competed over its 125-year<br />
history.<br />
On the day of this year’s final, the traditional<br />
Easter Monday fixture, the committee organised a<br />
special meet-up for past players and their families<br />
to mark the 125th anniversary. Over 100 former<br />
Mont finalists from across the decades gathered<br />
to meet old pals and reminisce.<br />
The final between Scawthorpe Athletic and<br />
Dog Daisy United went down in history as a hotly<br />
contested goal fest in front of a bumper crowd<br />
that topped 1,700. Dog Daisy had an early blast,<br />
netting three goals in ten minutes. But the game<br />
wasn’t over. Scawthorpe clawed it back to win 4-3<br />
in extra-time; the first time a team has ever gone<br />
from being 3-0 down to win the coveted trophy.<br />
The Montagu Cup continues to support the<br />
Montagu Hospital Comforts Fund and this year<br />
they have donated a record £5,000.<br />
The anniversary book is £15 and available<br />
from 15th <strong>December</strong>. Anyone who pre-orders<br />
a copy can get it for the reduced price of<br />
£10. The book can be ordered online at<br />
https://tinyurl.com/MontOrders or at<br />
Pettits in Mexborough.<br />
1937 Northcliffe captain<br />
Arthur Roberts<br />
1915 Denaby United<br />
1975 Houghton Main<br />
1975 Tom Gregory<br />
1986 Arthur Roberts presenting to Jeff Cooke<br />
Ian Smith goal 1988<br />
1988 Denaby & Cadeby CMW<br />
2012 Reece Wesley<br />
<strong>2022</strong> Sam Corner<br />
96 aroundtownmagazine.co.uk
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