Rothbury
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Rothbury
FOOTBALL CLUB
Rothbury FC is based at Armstrong Park and their first team
currently competes in the Northern Alliance after they joined
for the 2018/19 season. They had previously competed in the
Northumberland League for many years but have now made the
move to the Second Division of the Alliance.
After being accepted to the league,
the club released the following
statement, “We would like to take this
opportunity to say a huge thank you to
those responsible for putting together
Rothbury’s application bid and for
presenting it in person to the Northern
Alliance last week.”
“Rothbury Football Club would
also like to extend its thanks to the
North Northumberland League, its
management committee and officials
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and to the clubs we have played against,
both past and present.
“Rothbury has been a part of the
North Northumberland League since
1968 and it has been an absolute privilege
to work with the current management
committee, their predecessors and all of
the clubs who we have competed against
over the last 50 years.
“The General Committee also wishes
to thank the current Rothbury team for
what can only be described as a season
of two halves. The latter half, under
the stewardship of Dan and Tom, has
proved to be very successful for us.
“We would also like to thank our
sponsors and the community for their
continued support, not just this season,
but over many decades. We look forward
to what we hope will be an extremely
successful future for Rothbury Football
Club.
“Moving into the Northern Alliance
is a positive step for the club going