Scoring the Hales (also known as The Alnwick Shrovetide Football Match) is a large scale Shrovetide football match played yearly in the English market town of Alnwick, Northumberland. Once a street contest, it has now moved to a field named The Pastures across the River Aln from Alnwick Castle.
Scoring the Hales (also known as The Alnwick Shrovetide Football Match) is a large scale Shrovetide football match played yearly in the English market town of Alnwick, Northumberland. Once a street contest, it has now moved to a field named The Pastures across the River Aln from Alnwick Castle.
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