Longest football match in the world? Guess who was involved?

[Wiltshire Exile]

Sorry if this has been posted before, but reading through some Rovers history yesterday, I was reminded of this interesting fact: in 1946 Rovers were involved in a match with Stockport County that lasted 3 hours 23minutes, and still remains the longest match in the world. In fact the game didn’t actually, officially, finish...........but see all the details here:

http://tdifh.blogspot.com/2010/03/30-march-1946-marathon-match.html

I was amused to read that they “instantly removed their shoes”after the game..........I assume that they didn’t wear boots in those days? 

[Boomstick]

Sheffield United lose appeal 

[Wiltshire Exile]

I had this idea that it might have been posted before!.........probably years ago!    

[Dutch Uncle]

Still reckon it is well worth repeating any World Record with Doncaster Rovers Wilts 

https://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=263819.msg731560#msg731560

A longer summary of several other Rovers weird and wonderful records can be found in Glen's Fanzine number 80 from 2016.

[roversdude]

Wilts it’s always worth reading about our history thanks for posting that

[the vicar]

I knew that but when some managers have been here it seemed we played longer games than that, a lot longer

[Drover]

The club did a special program to celebrate the record,when we played Stockport more recently.Not sure if it was an anniversary or not.Think it was a game at Belle vue.
The articles about it makes really interesting reading,Parents ringing the club asking why their kids had not come home,Men going home to have their tea and coming back to carry on watching it! Etc.

[drfchound]

Nothing special about going home to eat and then coming back.
We used to do it every weekend .........when we were kids.

Ask the score and carry on playing.

[AlonzoDrake]

Action from that famous game at Edgeley Park in 1946. The Rovers player on the left is Cec Stirland, who was the landlord of the Hexthorpe House for many years.

[Donnywolf]

Nothing special about going home to eat and then coming back.
We used to do it every weekend .........when we were kids.

Ask the score and carry on playing.

Was a bugger if three or so went home at the same time and took their Coats - leaving only 1 post

[Wiltshire Exile]

Still reckon it is well worth repeating any World Record with Doncaster Rovers Wilts 

https://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=263819.msg731560#msg731560

A longer summary of several other Rovers weird and wonderful records can be found in Glen's Fanzine number 80 from 2016.

Thanks, Dutch. A mate of mine has quite a number of Glen’s Fanzines, and he might just have No. 80.......hoping so!

[Wiltshire Exile]

Wilts it’s always worth reading about our history thanks for posting that

Cheers, roversdude, I see that you posted the original thread more than 2 years ago!

[Lesonthewest]

Great picture, Duggie looks a bit young there like.

[roversdude]

You’re welcome Wilts good to keep it in the spotlight

[idler]

Action from that famous game at Edgeley Park in 1946. The Rovers player on the left is Cec Stirland, who was the landlord of the Hexthorpe House for many years.

He was running the Hatfield Chace in the mid sixties. He always seemed a really nice guy.

[Dutch Uncle]

Still reckon it is well worth repeating any World Record with Doncaster Rovers Wilts 

https://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=263819.msg731560#msg731560

A longer summary of several other Rovers weird and wonderful records can be found in Glen's Fanzine number 80 from 2016.

Thanks, Dutch. A mate of mine has quite a number of Glen’s Fanzines, and he might just have No. 80.......hoping so!

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[Wiltshire Exile]

Still reckon it is well worth repeating any World Record with Doncaster Rovers Wilts 

https://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=263819.msg731560#msg731560

A longer summary of several other Rovers weird and wonderful records can be found in Glen's Fanzine number 80 from 2016.

Thanks, Dutch. A mate of mine has quite a number of Glen’s Fanzines, and he might just have No. 80.......hoping so!

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