Royal Ashborne Shrovetide Football 2024

The game is played between the Up’ards, those born north of the River Henmore that divides the town, and the Down’ards, those born south of the river. The game is played with a hand-painted, cork-filled ball. The pitch is a no-man’s land between two watermills, Sturston Mill and Clifton Mill, which serve as the goals at either end of the town about three miles apart.