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We are delighted to announce that planning permission has been accepted for our new state of the art Armstrong Park Redevelopment!
Read more here โฌ๏ธ
๐ด๐ด | CLUB STATEMENT - ARMSTRONG PARK REDEVELOPMENT
RFC are excited to share the news that planning permission has been submitted for our exciting development plans.
Please follow the link to the statement and log their support! โฌ๏ธ
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๐ด๐ด | OFF SEASON
Barring a few finishing touches (more Astro and signage) our undertaking of a big off season project is complete.
We would like to thank all tradesmen, businesses and volunteers who supported the building work to make this a reality.
They look ๐
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All of us at Rothbury Football Club are absolutely devastated to hear about the passing of club legend Mark Bruce.
Brucey is arguably the best player to ever Don the red jersey. He was a player who could make you fall in love with the game, just ...
๐ด๐ด | INTRODUCING THE COQUET CUP
Rothbury Football Club are pleased to announce our very own pre-season tournament that will become an annual event. All games will be hosted at Armstrong Park, with a double header on finals day ... read more hereโฌ๏ธ
All of us at Rothbury FC are devastated to hear about the passing of refereeing icon Barry Sweeney.
He was an absolute gentleman to deal with and a pleasure to have as an official. A true non-league legend gone too soon.
Our condolences go to Barryโs family.
RIP Barry
๐ด๐ด | RESULT
RFC 2-1
@spittalroversfc
๐
@nfalliance1890
Div 2
โฝ Gaz McCann (88)
@joellaviers
(92)
๐
@s9kyle
Our first NFA home game is a win! A tough game against a very hard working Spittal team. We eventually got our just rewards late on, scenes in the crowd!
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๐ด๐ด | NFA PRESENTATION
Please wish RFC luck tonight as we take the next big step in the clubs future. We present to the Northern Alliance management committee tonight in attempt to make history, and take Rothbury Football Club where it hasnโt been before!
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๐ด๐ด | RESULT
๐ Rothbury 1-0
@Jesmond_FC
๐
@nfalliance1890
Div 2
โฝ
@SammyyPeee
๐
@SammyyPeee
Another full blooded exchange where we were well deserved winners. Another red card between the two teams, luckily it wasnโt for us this time. Still top of the league!
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No football for us until December, so here is the magnificent Armstrong Park in all its picturesque beauty!
Thereโs no better place to play football in Northumberland ๐ด
Stay safe and well, and weโll see you in a month!
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Weโve accrued the full set of
@nfalliance1890
First Division club crests, converted to useful PNG files for match day graphics, and have put together a resource for our fellow league clubsโ designers to use.
Download them here:
๐ด๐ด | MARK BRUCE MEMORIAL TROPHY
Please keep Saturday (29th) free in your diaries. The game will be the first ever Mark Bruce Memorial Trophy game, between Rothbury and
@wallington1877
. It is planned to be a yearly event ... more on Facebookโฌ๏ธ
๐ด๐ด | NEW SIGNING
Chris Fawcett joined at the end of last season as cover for games, but has committed his Saturdayโs for the reds this season! A former FA Vase winner with Whitley Bay, heโs a dangerous and skillful attacker who will add goals to our front line.
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๐ด๐ด | ARMSTRONG GROUNDS
Here is some drone footage take from our own Gary Goals. This shows the hidden beauty that the club owns and continually improves year on year!
Weโre always looking for sponsors, committee members and volunteers. DM us if youโre interested!
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๐ด๐ด | RESULT
A fully deserved win for
@blythtownfc
tonight who thumped us 9-2. No complaints from us, outclassed all over the pitch and saved further blushes from some good saves.
We will now face
@wqsaints
on Saturday, and Blyth face
@AFCNewFordley
in the final!
#coquetcup
๐ด๐ด | NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM
The club are exited to announce weโve secured
@dannyolson13
and Rob Marshall as our management team from this point forward. Danny comes with the pedigree of an ex professional playing career whilst being a UEFA A Licensed P...
๐ด๐ด | APPLICATION PRESENTATION DONE โ
Thanks to all at the
@nfalliance1890
management committee for listening to our bid. Now the anxious wait to find out if weโre successful!
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๐ด๐ด | RESULT
We recorded our first win of the season with a depleted squad today. Nevertheless itโs good to get off the mark, and another good turnout!
@mins10ffc
collecting MOM with a goal, assist and red card ๐๐
All the best to
@FellingMagpies
for the season.
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๐ด๐ด | RESULT
๐
@spittalroversfc
1-2 Rothbury
๐
@nfalliance1890
Div 2
โฝ
@garrr77
, OG
๐
@D_Thompson1
A poor game for the neutral with 2 OGโs and a late red card for Spittal. We werenโt at our best but another 3 away points, 9 away league wins in a row now!
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Pitch preparation started this morning with a roll in the glorious sunshine, nearly ready for our return to football on Saturday in the
@NorthumFA
Minor Cup Round 3๐๐ด
๐ด๐ด | NEW SIGNING
@danny_lowes3
joins us for the 19/20 season, after having spells at Heaton Stannington and Alnwick Town in the Northern League and Alliance Premier respectively. An athletic defender who will bolster our solid defence from last year!
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๐ด๐ด | FIXTURE 8
Itโs 1st vs 2nd in a top of the table clash today, get down to Armstrong to watch what promises to be a classic!
๐ Rothbury v
@Jesmond_FC
๐ Armstrong Park
๐
@nfalliance1890
Div 2
๐ Saturday 8th September
โ๏ธ 2:30pm KO
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๐ด๐ด | RESULT
Still unbeaten in the Combination Cup with a win against a young
@ForestHallFC1
side who made it difficult for us,
@christopher_coe
with an emphatic hat trick.
Credit to
@TeasdaleMatty
for carrying on after a bizarre injury, all the best to
@makes86
too!
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๐ด๐ด | MATCH DAY
Donโt forget weโre in league action today. Itโs one of the most important games in the clubs history, where 1 point would see us promoted and champions of the
@nfalliance1890
Div 2 in our debut season.
Come along and support the lads!
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๐ด๐ด | FIXTURE 32
๐ Rothbury v
@Blyth_FC
๐ Armstrong Park
๐
@nfalliance1890
Division 2
๐ Saturday 27th April
โ๏ธ 2:30pm KO
1 point from our last 4 games clinches promotion and the title!
Follow the link for
@jonmarktait
โs match preview:
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๐ด๐ด | NEW SIGNING
Harry Felton joins us from Alnwick U17โs. A young and exciting prospect for the club. Harry has also shown promise in pre-season preparation and has the right attitude to succeed here!
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๐ด๐ธ | RFC IN 1903
A snapshot of the Rothbury team 117 years ago!
The club has a fantastic history, where we look forward to celebrating 150 years of football in the Coquetdale Valley in the year 2026!
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๐ด๐ด | RESULT
๐
@FCWhitburn
1-3 Rothbury
๐
@nfalliance1890
Div 2
โฝ
@garrr77
X2, Trav (P)
๐
@garrr77
A big win against an organised, hard working and resilient Whitburn. We werenโt at our best but defended well, barring a late penalty. Big Gar played a blinder๐ท
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Our tribute to Brucey today read by Chairman Dan Herron:
โThis is a short tribute for Mark from all at Rothbury FC. Everyone here knows how much football meant to Brucey, and as a club we were blessed to have him...
More here โฌ๏ธ
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๐ด๐ด | TRANSFER NEWS
This time we welcome
@SagarMarc
to the club. The strong defender is aggressive in the tackle and fits in with our passing philosophy. Marc previously played at
@PrudhoeTownfc
in the
@WearsideLeague
so brings plenty of pedigree to the squad.
Welcome Marc!
๐ด๐ด | 5 MINS WITH MINS
Hereโs an early Xmas present from RFC to all our followers. An insight into the mind of midfield maestro and dressing room legend
@mins10ffc
.
@jonmarktait
gives fans an insight into things behind the scenes at RFC, enjoy!
#UTR
Coquet Cup preparations are well underway, getting the magnificent Armstrong Park ready for tomorrow night including the return of the famous red and white nets! ๐
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@AFCNewFordley
@Blyth_TownFC
@wqsaints
๐ด๐ด | GROUNDSWORK
Armstrong is in fantastic condition given this time of year and the recent weather. We are so lucky and blessed to have Eric Cummings to nurture it into this state of perfection, itโs no surprise he won
@northumfa
groundsman of the year! ๐๐ป๐
๐ด๐ด ๐ค โซ๏ธโช๏ธ
An excellent day down at Armstrong Park today, where around 50 kids thoroughly enjoyed a
@NU_Foundation
football fun day. A huge thank you to the brilliant coaches, and to
@yeadaz
for organising.
We look forward to hosting more in the future, so keep an eye out!
๐ด๐ด | COQUET CUP FINALS DAY
The fixtures are set for tomorrowโs Coquet Cup Finals Day, proceedings starting at 12:00. Two games of football to take in, with food and drink supplied by The Queens.
Thanks to Covered Events for supplying our marquee!
See you there!
#coquetcup
Armstrong Park looking perfect after its well deserved rest and renovation work in the off season๐ We have a few more pieces of work to complete before the season commences too! ๐ฑโฝ๏ธ
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#offseason
#nonleague
๐ด | ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ
The fixtures are set for tomorrows Coquet Cup finals day!
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น
@FCRothbury
v
@AFCNewFordley
๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ
@wqsaints
v
@NorthSunderland
๐ด๐ด | RESULT
A great reaction to Saturdayโs opener. A first half blitz saw us race ahead 4-0 at half time on the 4G pitch that very much suited our play.
Credit to
@Bedlington_FC
they pressed us well in the 2nd half but the lads managed to hold the four goal lead.
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๐ด๐ด | ARMSTONGโS 1ST NFA GAME
Tomorrow marks the first ever
@nfalliance1890
tie on the hallowed Armstrong Park turf, and itโs sure to be a belter!
Rothbury v
@spittalroversfc
๐ Armstrong Park
๐ NFA Div 2
๐ Wednesday 15th August
โ๏ธ 6:15pm KO
Spread the word!
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๐ด๐ด | TROPHY DAY๐
Today we host the first ever Mark Bruce Memorial Trophy game with
@wallington1877
, 2pm KO at Armstrong Park.
We hope to see a big crowd (observing social distancing of course) there to celebrate the life of Mark in the way he would want!
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๐ด๐ด | THANKS TO STEPH & FAMILY
All of us at Rothbury Football Club would like to offer a massive thanks to Steph Bruce and family. Following the passing of former club legend Mark Bruce, Steph offered all of the dontation money raised from ...CONTโฌ๏ธ
๐ด๐ด | MATCH REPORT
Follow
@jonmarktait
โs link to the match report from Saturdayโs defeat to Whitburn, making our unbeaten run finish at 27 games.
Again massive thanks to supporters, sponsors and the juniors for making it such a great day!
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๐ด๐ด | RESULT
A massive win for the lads today with a squad of 12. We were well worth the lead in the first 60 minutes, with 2 Coe goals disallowed - 1 an absolute screamer that shall not be mentioned again!
Moreโฌ๏ธ
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๐ด | ๐ฐ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต
Gosforths win over Willington Quay last night confirms our 4th place finish in the
@nfalliance1890
1st Division, the highest in the clubs 147 year history.
A massive achievement for all the players, management team and committee!
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Thanks to all who came across to the Gap yesterday to celebrate the life of a true legend, very well hosted by
@wallington1877
The result didnโt go our way but yesterday wasnโt about that, it brought everyone together in remembrance of Bruceyโค๏ธ๐
๐ด๐ดFIXTURE: TOMORROW๐ด๐ด
After our week off we look to make it 9 league wins in a row tomorrow when travelling away to Alnwick Reserves.
โฝ๏ธ Alnwick Reserves v Rothbury
๐ St Jamesโ Park, Alnwick
๐ North-Northumberland League
๐ Saturday 17th February
โ๏ธ 2pm KO
๐ด๐ด | RESULT
An efficient performance from the lads today against a very young
@ForestHallFC1
side. Fair play to them they kept working hard until the death for a consolation.
That puts us through to the semi-finals to face
@Prudhoeycfc
next week!
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All of us at Rothbury Football Club are devastated to hear the news that Sammy Lough has passed away.
Sammy was a true gentleman who played for the club for many years, and also returned as a coach in 2009 where he was instrumental in winning the โฆ
๐ด๐ด | RESULT
๐
@NewcUniFootball
2-0 Rothbury
๐
@nfalliance1890
League Cup
โฝ -
๐
@mins10ffc
A tough game against good side of a higher calibre than us, a penalty after 5 mins made it hard. The whole squad gave 110% which showed we can compete at this level.
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๐ด๐ด | RESULT
A good run out for the first game back. The lads played some good stuff against a strong
@AFCNewFordley
side.
Good to get back on the pitch but a killer to concede with the last kick of the game! All the best for the season lads!
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