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[Alonzo Drake]

Born Hamilton Lodge
0-23: Balby
23-25: Doncaster
26: Adwick Le Street
27-38: Balby
38-55: Connecticut
56: Pennsylvania
57 - current: Massachusetts

[Dutch Uncle]

Since we are doing life history of locations I'll add a bit more:

0-4: Gorseinon (near Swansea, with a short interlude in Chester)
5-18: Bessacarr
18-23: Oxford
23-26: Aachen (Germany)
27-30: Brunssum (NL, near Maastricht)
30-36: 's-Gravenhage (a.k.a. The Hague)
37-39: Leiden
40-...:(longer than I want to make public) Leidschendam (anonymous suburb of The Hague)

To summarise - probably the only Plaid Cymru voting Doncaster Rovers supporter living in Leidschendam

and a lovely, lovely man too!

Aww Thanks JB - I am not often stumped for a reply but I certainly am right now

[RedRover]

Born In Lincoln, raised and still live in Gainsborough. My dad's originally from Balby and has followed Rovers since the 50's but moved to Gainsborough in the late 70's for work. He took me to my first match in 92 and we've been going together regularly since.

[Donnylass]

Born and raised Leytonstone, East London
         21-23  Bulford, Wiltshire
         23-25  Northolt, West London
         25-27  SHAPE, Mons Belgium
         27-29  Deepcut, Camberley  Surrey
         29-31  Detmold, Germany
         31-32  Millhill, North London
         32-34  Whetstone, North London
         34-36  Balby
         36-41  Askern

Ex Army wife. People in the North, compared to the South, have the same welcome and friendlyness that Army life gave me.

[ravenrover]

0 - 2   Princess Street Woodlands
2 - 12  Danesway Scawthorpe
12 - 13 High St Bentley
13 - 15 Coppice Rd Highfields
15 - 23 Kingsley Rd Adwick - le - Street
23 - 27 Rotherwood Close Scawsby
27 - 31 Brookside Rotherham
31 - 37 Highfield Rd Pontefract
37 - present Ravenshead

Schools
Jossey Lane Primary and Juniors (Beaten in the 1963 Gundrie Shield Cup Final)
Don Valley High School
Donny Tech
West Notts College

Football
Brodsworth
Sun FC / Scawsby Rangers
Skellow Grange
Lodge FC
Coal House Wanderers

[hoolahoop]

Born Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey (misfortune of Dad's army life)
0-3 Ipoh Malaysia +Singapore
4-11 Sussex/Hampshire & Germany BAOR various
12-16 Hatfield
17-26 Wheatley/Balby
27-39 Tickhill
40-49 Stockport
50-.Thorne
Not Stainy I grant you but I'm getting there, seems to be a downward trend here:)
Spiritual home is Tickhill though , I love the place.

[Goldthorpe Rover]

Err Goldthorpe..aye

[RTID75]

Surprised by how many here were born outside of Donny, or now live outside of Donny!

Kind of makes me feel a bit happier about making my admission:

Born - DRI
0-3 Edlington
3-5 Rawmarsh, Rotherscum
5-35 Bulkington, Warwickshire
35-36 Bedworth, Warwickshire

Having said all that, my Dad has remained in Donny throughout my travels and I have spent a lot of time in Donny with him during all my exiled years. I have never identified with 'south' and remain proudly Donny & Yorkshire through and through, even retaining an accent - if a little diluted. If I could afford to move back, I'd not think twice. Bloody hate it down here and always have.

[hoolahoop]

Surprised by how many here were born outside of Donny, or now live outside of Donny!

Kind of makes me feel a bit happier about making my admission:

Born - DRI
0-3 Edlington
3-5 Rawmarsh, Rotherscum
5-35 Bulkington, Warwickshire
35-36 Bedworth, Warwickshire

Having said all that, my Dad has remained in Donny throughout my travels and I have spent a lot of time in Donny with him during all my exiled years. I have never identified with 'south' and remain proudly Donny & Yorkshire through and through, even retaining an accent - if a little diluted. If I could afford to move back, I'd not think twice. Bloody hate it down here and always have.

You're a Yorkie in my eyes, it's more about informative years. I've travelled to many parts of the world but can't shake Donny and more especially the Rovers out of my heart. You don't have to be born here, bred here or a combination of both to feel part of it being YOU.
Many Donny folk never realise what they have until they look/live elsewhere, I think it only strengthens that bond.

[BarnbyDunnyRover]

Born & bred in Barnby-Dun now live in knottingley......

[copps123]

0-19 Stainforth
19-21 Balby
21-22 Crewe
22-25 Hatfield
25-...present (30) Dunsville


Amanda x

[scuzzer]

0 - 20 Springwell Lane, Balby
20 - 20 and 3 months Armthorpe (too far away)
20 - 29 Berrington Close, Balby
29 - 30 Darlington
30 - 32 Ripponden, West Yorks - absolutely stunning place
33 - 39 (present) Harlow Wood nr Mansfield - what a shithole of a town i've landed in!!

[graingrover]

Dunsville,
 Dunscroft
 Wheatley hills,
 Aberystwyth,
  London,
  Barcelona,
   Milan,
    Fontainebleau
     Amsterdam,
      Brussels,
       Provence,
        Brussels.

[danumdon]

Born in Hamilton lodge,

Hyde Park 0-19
Balby 19-23
Leytonstone London 23-28
Belle Vue 28-36
Bessacarr 36-present

Interesting to note that even though many have moved on in their lives it was their formative years that cemented their love for the Rovers. With that in mind its good to know that of all the initiatives the club has promoted these last few years the correct pricing of the junior and youth prices has ensured that after losing fans for years to other clubs a good legacy has been put in place that will reap its full rewards in the future for the club.

[DonnyRTID]

Woodlands 0-22
Bentley 22-24
Woodlands 24 to present

[Donnylass]

Born in Hamilton lodge,

Hyde Park 0-19
Balby 19-23
Leytonstone London 23-28
Belle Vue 28-36
Bessacarr 36-present

Interesting to note that even though many have moved on in their lives it was their formative years that cemented their love for the Rovers. With that in mind its good to know that of all the initiatives the club has promoted these last few years the correct pricing of the junior and youth prices has ensured that after losing fans for years to other clubs a good legacy has been put in place that will reap its full rewards in the future for the club.

Where in Leytonstone did you live?

I grew up on a road just off of Whipps Cross Road, near Leytonstone School and the Church

[auckleyflyer]

0-2 Rampton (dad was a farm labourer nr there) born in DRI tho
2-18 woodlands (princess st)
18-27 in navy so plymouth / portsmouth but had a house in Gosport
27-38 old camp at auckley
38-now (40) Bessacarr love it but got itchy feet allready!!! fancy Sheffield as its afordable at the min.

[RTID75]

Many Donny folk never realise what they have until they look/live elsewhere, I think it only strengthens that bond.

Oh yes.

I think I have become more and more 'from Donny' / 'from Yorkshire' the longer I've been away. My work colleagues would certainly all agree!

[Norfolk N Chance]

Scawsby born and bred and still there!

Or Cusworth if your a snob!:woot:

[aspiers]

Born DRI
4 months in Scawsby
7 years in Sprotbrough
17 years in Sunbury On Thames
5 years in Ashford, Middlesex
13 years in Ascot, Berkshire

[podrover73]

Born Hamilton Lodge

0-35 Rosington
35-42 Edenthorpe
42-47 Rotherham (what was I thinking)
47-now Off York Road

[idler]

born hamilton lodge
0-24  balby
24-29 sprotborough
29-32 bradford
32-33 balby
33-63 bradford

[danumdon]

Born in Hamilton lodge,

Hyde Park 0-19
Balby 19-23
Leytonstone London 23-28
Belle Vue 28-36
Bessacarr 36-present

Interesting to note that even though many have moved on in their lives it was their formative years that cemented their love for the Rovers. With that in mind its good to know that of all the initiatives the club has promoted these last few years the correct pricing of the junior and youth prices has ensured that after losing fans for years to other clubs a good legacy has been put in place that will reap its full rewards in the future for the club.

Where in Leytonstone did you live?

I grew up on a road just off of Whipps Cross Road, near Leytonstone School and the
Church[/quote


I lived further down the road in Acacia road, just behind the fire station on Leytonstone High road.

[weststander]

Born Hexthorpe (Urban Road)
1-14 Balby
14-19 Wheatley
19-21 Dunscroft
21-32 Coventry
32-60 Solihull
60- now Metheringham (Lincs)