THE66POW: Retro THE66POW Part 2 - Retford Town FC

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Retro THE66POW Part 2 - Retford Town FC - River Lane

Retro THE66POW Part 2

Retford Town FC - River Lane

A week before River Lane, the former home of Retford Town FC was demolished, to make way for a supermarket development, we bunked into the old place to get some photographs of what was still left of it.

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2025-26 Games Attended - Running Total:116

1) Sun 29 June - England 7 v Jamaica 0 - Women's International Friendly
2) Sat 5 July - Harrowby United 0 v Stamford AFC 3 - PSF
3) Sun 6 July - Rangers 2 v Bruges 2 - PSF
4) Tue 8 July - Retford United 0 v Mansfield Town 6 - PSF
5) Sat 12 July - Halls Athletic 0 v Falconwood 3 - PSF
6) Sat 12 July - Dartford 2 v Charlton Athletic 3 - PSF
7) Tue 22 July - Mansfield Town 0 v Oxford United 1 - PSF
8) Wed 23 July - Birmingham City XI 1 v Solihull Moors 0 - Arthur Cup
9) Sat 26 July - Port Vale 0 v Birmingham City 2 - PSF
10) Sat 26 July - Stoke City 1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - PSF
11) Sat 2 Aug - Birmingham City 1 v Nottingham Forest 0 - Trevor Francis Memorial Match
12) Tues 5 Aug - Nottingham Forest 0 v ACF Fiorentina 0 - PSF
13) Wed 6 Aug - Arsenal 2 v Villarreal 3 - Emirates Cup
14) Fri 8 Aug - Birmingham City 1 v Ipswich Town 1 - EFL Championship
15) Sat 9 Aug - Charlton Athletic 1 v Watford 0 - EFL Championship
16) Sat 9 Aug - Arsenal 3 v Athletico Bilbao 0 - Emirates Cup - 5pm
17) Tue 12 Aug - Chesterfield 0 v Mansfield Town 2 -EFL LC R1
18) Wed 13 Aug - Birmingham City 2 v Sheffield United 1 - EFL LC R1
19) Sat 16 Aug - Blackburn Rovers 1 v Birmingham City 2 - EFL Championship
20) Tue 19 Aug - Mansfield Town 2 v Blackpool 0 - EFL League 1
21) Wed 20 Aug - Notts County 4 v Shrewsbury Town 1 - EFL League 2
22) Sat 23 Aug - Charlton Athletic 0 v Leicester City 1 - EFL Championship
23) Tue 26 Aug - Birmingham City 0 v Port Vale 1 - EFL LC R2
24) Wed 27 Aug - Everton 2 v Mansfield Town 0 - EFL LC R2
25) Fri 29 Aug - Leicester City 2 v Birmingham City 0 - EFL Championship
26) Sat 30 Aug - Queens Park Rangers 3 v Charlton Athletic 1 - EFL Championship
27) Tue 2 Sept - Lincoln City 3 v Notts County 0 - EFL Trophy Northern Group D
28) Fri 5 Sept - England 1 v Italy 2 - U20 International
29) Sat 6 Sept - Huddersfield Town 3 v Peterborough United 2 - EFL League 1
30) Tue 9 Sept - Mansfield Town 0 v Harrogate Town 1 - EFL Trophy Northern Group F
31) Sat 13 Sept - Charlton Athletic 1 v Millwall 1 - EFL Championship
32) Sat 20 Sep - Sheffield United 0 v Charlton Athletic 1 - EFL Championship
33) Sat 27 Sep - Charlton Athletic 3 v Blackburn Rovers 0 - EFL Championship
34) Tue 30 Sep - Derby County 1 v Charlton Athletic 1 - EFL Championship
35) Sat 4 Oct - Preston North End 2 v Charlton Athletic 0 - EFL Championship
36) Thu 9 Oct - England 3 v Wales 0 - International Friendly
37) Sat 11 Oct - Gainsborough Trinity 1 v Hartlepool United 1 - FA Cup QR4
38) Mon 13 Oct - England 1 v Andorra 0 - UEFA Euro U21 Qualifier Group D
39) Tue 14 Oct - Hartlepool United 1 v Gainsborough Trinity 3 - FA Cup 4QR Replay
40) Sat 18 Oct - Charlton Athletic 2 v Sheffield Wednesday 1 - EFL Championship
41) Preston North End 0 v Birmingham City 1 - EFL Championship
42) Sat 25 Oct - Hull City 1 v Charlton Athletic 1 - EFL Championship
43) Tue 28 Oct - Mansfield Town 2 v Plymouth Argyle 0 - EFL League 1
44) Sat 1 Nov- Charlton Athletic 1 v Swansea City 1 - EFL Championship
45) Sun 2 Nov - Gainsborough Trinity 1 v Accington Stanley 2 - AET - FA Cup R1
46) Tue 4 Nov - Charlton Athletic 1 v West Bromwich Albion 0 - EFL Championship
47) Sat 8 Nov - Wrexham 1 v Charlton Athletic 0 - EFL Championship
48) Thu 13 Mar - England 2 v Serbia 0 - UEFA World Cup Qualifier Group K
49) Sat 15 Nov - Brazil 2 v Senegal 0 - International Friendly
50) Mon 17 Nov - Barnsley 0 v Mansfield Town 1 - FA Youth Cup R2
51) Tue 18 Nov - Sheffield United 3 v Hull City 0 - PDU21L
52) Thu 20 Nov - Peterborough United 3 v Stockport County 0 - EFL League 1
53) Sat 22 Nov - Charlton Athletic 1 v Southampton 5 - EFL Championship
54) Tue 25 Nov - Stoke City 3 v Charlton Athletic 0 - EFL Championship
55) Wed 26 Nov - West Bromwich Albion 1 v Birmingham City 1 - EFL Championship -
56) Sat 29 Nov - Coventry City 3 v Charlton Athletic 1 - EFL Championship
57) Mon 1 Dec - Birmingham City 2 v Watford 1 - EFL Championship
58) Tue 9 Dec - Charlton Athletic 1 v Middlesbrough 2 - EFL Championship
59) Sat 13 Dec - Birmingham City 1 v Charlton Athletic 1 - EFL Championship
60) Sat 20 Dec - Sheffield United 3 v Birmingham City 0 - EFL Championship
61) Fri 26 Dec - Barnsley 2 v Mansfield Town 3 - EFL League 1
62) Sat 27 Dec - Retford FC 0 v Retford United 2 - UCL Div 1
63) Mon 29 Dec - Birmingham City 1 v Southampton 1 - EFL Championship
64) Thu 1 Jan - Charlton Athletic 1 v Coventry City 1 - EFL Championship
65) Sat 3 Jan - Retford United 4 v Sleaford Town 2 - UCL Div 1
66) Sat 10 Jan - Fulham 3 v Middlesbrough 1 - FA Cup R3
67) Sat Jan 10 - Charlton Athletic 1 v Chelsea 5 - FA Cup R3
68) Sun Jan 11 - Sheffield United 3 v Mansfield Town 4 - FA Cup R3
69) Sat Jan 17 - Charlton Athletic 1 v Sheffield United 0 - EFL Championship
70) Tue Jan 20 - Sheffield Wednesday 0 v Birmingham City 2 - EFL Championship
71) Sat Jan 24 - Millwall 4 v Charlton Athletic 0 - EFL Championship
72) Tue Jan 27 - Notts County 2 v Swindon Town 1 - EFL League 2
73) Sat 31 Jan - Leicester City 0 v Charlton Athletic 2 - EFL Championship
74) Fri 6 Feb - Charlton Athletic 0 v Queens Park Rangers 0 - EFL Championship
75) Sat 7 Feb - Birmingham City 2 v Leicester City 1 - EFL Championship
76) Tue 10 Feb - Birmingham City 0 v West Bromwich Albion 0 - EFL Championship
77) Wed 11 Feb - Charlton Athletic 1 v Stoke City 0 - EFL Championship
78) Sun 15 Feb - Birmingham City 1 v Leeds United 1 (Leeds won on pens AET) - FA Cup R4
79) Tue 17 Feb - Charlton Athletic 1 v Portsmouth 3 - EFL Championship
80) Tue 24 Feb - West Bromwich Albion 1 v Charlton Athletic 1 - EFL Championship
81) Fri 27 Feb - Darwen 0 v Colne 0 - NWCFL Div 1 N
82 ) Sat 28 Feb - Fulwood Amateurs 2 v Garstang 2 - NWCFL Div 1 N
83) Sat 28 Feb - Blackpool Wren Rovers 4 v Astley & Buckshaw 0 - West Lancs League, Richardson Cup R3
84) Sat 28 Feb - Squires Gate 3 v Nelson 5 - NWCFL Div 1 N
85) Sat 28 Feb - AFC Blackpool 3 v Holker Old Boys 0 - NWCFL Div 1 N
86) Sun 1 Mar - Atherton LR 2 v Euxton Villa 0 - NWCFL Prem
87) Sun 1 Mar - Daisy Hill 2 v Steeton 0 - NWCFL Div 1 N
88) Mon 2 Mar - Birmingham City 1 v Middlesbrough 3 - EFL Championship
89) Tue 3 Mar - Rotherham United 0 v Mansfield Town 0 - EFL League 1
90) Sat 7 Mar - Charlton Athletic 1 v Birmingham City 0 - EFL Championship
91) Wed 11 Mar - Middlesbrough 0 v Charlton Athletic 1 - EFL Championship
92) Sat 14 Mar - Birmingham City 1 v Sheffield United 1 - EFL Championship
93) Sat 21 Mar - Charlton Athletic 0 v Norwich City 1 - EFL Championship
94) Sat 28 Mar - Retford United 3 v Coalville Town 0 - UCL Div 1
95) Tue 31 Mar - Retford FC 3 v Pinxton FC 1 - UCL Div 1
96) Thu 2 Apr - West Auckland Town 4 v Thornaby 0 - Northern League Div 1
97) Fri 3 Apr - Grangetown Boys Club 0 v Redcar Town 1 - Northern League Div 2
98) Fri 3 Apr - FC Hartlepool 0 v Seaham Red Star 1 - Northern League Div 2
99) Fri 3 Apr - Easington Colliery 2 v Horden CW 1 - Northern League Div 1
100) AFC Newbiggin 1 v Alnwick Town 1 - Northern League Div 2
101) Sat 4 Apr - Newcastle Blue Star 2 v Carlisle City 1 - Northern League Div 1
102) Sat 4 Apr - Tow Law Town 1 v Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 1 - Northern League Div 2
103) Sun 5 Apr - Billingham Town 0 v Billingham Synthonia 2 - Northern League Div 2
104) Sun 5 Apr - Crook Town 1 v Shildon 2 - Northern League Div 1
105) Sun 5 Apr - Durham United 4 v Esh Winning 2 - Northern League Div 2
106) Mon 6 Apr - Jarrow 2 v Boldon CA 2 - Northern League Div 2
107) Mon 6 Apr - Sunderland West End 2 v Sunderland RCA 4 - Northern League Div 2
108) Sat 11 Apr - Charlton Athletic 1 v Preston North End 2 - EFL Championship
109) Sat 18 Apr - Sheffield Wednesday 1 v Charlton Athletic 1 - EFL Championship
110) Sat 25 Apr - Charlton Athletic 2 v Hull City 1 - EFL Championship
111) Sat 2 May - Retford United 3 v Coalville Town 3 (United won 4-1 on penalties) - UCL Div 1 Play Off Final
112) Tue 5 May - SJR Worksop 3 v Teversal 3 - Central Midlands Alliance North
113) Thu 7 May - Mansfield Town 1 v Notts County Res. 0 - Nottinghamshire Women's County Cup Final
114) Sat 9 May - Ollerton Town 1 v Teversal 3 - Central Midlands Alliance North
115) Fri 15 May - Notts County 0 v Chesterfield 0 (Agg: 1-0) League 2 Play-Off Semi-Final Second-Leg.
116) Sun 17 May - Mansfield Town Ladies 1 v Loughborough Foxes Vixens 0 - East Midlands Women’s Regional League Cup Final

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Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Retro THE66POW Part 2 - Retford Town FC - River Lane

Retro THE66POW Part 2

Retford Town FC - River Lane

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