The return of local football at the weekend after lockdown reminded Brigg Blog of how things were 40 or more years ago at our own Recreation Ground.
Barnetby United's Sunday team played a 'double header' in the Scunthorpe League on Sunday (April 11), meaning successive games against the same opponents at the village's Silver Street ground.
This reminded us Aprils in the 1970s and 1980s when Brigg Amateurs and other local clubs used to play midweek (evening) 'double headers' at the Rec, usually to catch up on games postponed earlier due to bad winter weather.
There used to be some surprising scores, too, between the same sides on the same night!
Barnetby's Lee Fielden has kindly provided these reports on this weekend's 'double'...
SUNDAY FOOTBALL BACK WITH A BANG AS THE RAILWAYMEN COLLECT 6 POINTS
There was drama aplenty at Silver Street as Tony Gowing’s Sunday side emerge from lockdown 3 to collect all 6 points on offer in a double header against fellow strugglers Balin Sports.
In the first game, Ryan Frankish put The Railwaymen in front and looked set to seal the points despite a rusty and laboured effort until Balin Sports were thrown a lifeline with a last kick of the match penalty.
Custodian of the Barnetby goal Joel Jackson, though, was in no mood to give up 2 points and pulled off a stunning save to seal himself a clean sheet and his team 3 points.
The second game was a more open affair, most likely due to weary legs following over 3 months' inactivity.
Balin Sports took the lead but James Hannabuss drew The Railwaymen level before Kyle Sylvester put them 2-1 up.
Balin Sports struck again to level matters up before Sylvester sealed the points with an audacious chip for his 2nd and Barnetby’s 3rd as the game finished 3-2.
SCUNTHORPE LEAGUE RESULTS - SUNDAY, APRIL 11
Division 2
Blyborough Utd 1 Messingham Jrs. 5
Redbourn 0. Mulligans 7.
Black Beauty 1 BFC. 1.
Division 3
Barnetby Utd 1 Balin Sports 0.
Balin Sports 2 Barnetby Utd. 3.
Trinity FC 1 App-Frod. 3.
Ashby FC 16 FC Crown 3.
Division 4
Hibaldstow 1 Duffs Dynamos 1.
Scawby Rovers 0 CDF Republic of Heslam 2 (played at Brigg Rec)
Winterton Rovers 9 AFC Galacticos 0.
PICTURED: A trophy-winning Brigg Amateurs team at the Rec in the 1960s.