1st Team - Match Reports
Wells' double ends Wrens' season on a high
Won Rainworth Miners Welfare 2 vs. 1 Gresley FC Sat 4th May 2013
TWO goals by man of the match Kieran Wells earned Rainworth maximum points against Gresley, and saw the Wrens end their season unbeaten in five matches, in 14th place, and with their 50-point target surpassed. View Report »
Coalville’s Title Dreams Hang by a Thread.
Draw Rainworth Miners Welfare 1 vs. 1 Coalville Town Sat 27th Apr 2013
Coalville visited Kirklington Road needing a win and hoping that Market Drayton did them a favour to have a realistic chance of the title. The one time runaway leaders were now in second place behind Kings Lynn and facing the reality of the play-offs. View Report »
The Alamo Revisited.
Draw Rainworth Miners Welfare 0 vs. 0 Northwich Victoria Tue 23rd Apr 2013
At tonight’s re-enactment of the famous Siege of the Alamo at Kirklington Road, Northwich Victoria took the role of the Mexican Army and Rainworth the Texans; however William Travis, James Bowie and Davey Crockett weren’t present. View Report »
Kitchen stunner keeps Kirklington Road 'Indian sign' over Leek
Won Rainworth Miners Welfare 1 vs. 0 Leek Town Sat 13th Apr 2013
TWENTY-FOUR hours after announcing that they were to leave the Evo-Stik NPL at the end of the season, Rainworth achieved their highest league points tally since their promotion to Division One South. View Report »
The lights went out on Rainworth’s Cup dreams.
Lost Sutton Town AFC 2 vs. 0 Rainworth MWFC Wed 10th Apr 2013
Rainworth were dealt a blow just before kick-off when Alessandro Barcherini failed a late fitness test. With Adam Somes cup tied it meant club captain Mark Camm donned the gloves, not ideal in a game of such importance. View Report »
Carlton benefit from Referees April Fool joke!!.
Draw Carlton Town 0 vs. 0 Rainworth Miners Welfare Mon 1st Apr 2013
The laws of the game are open to the referee’s interpretation: and today Carlton where beneficiaries of one. In an incident as clear a red card offence as is possible in the law book the referee downgraded it to yellow! View Report »
Wrens 'clubbed' by Sheffield's second half double
Lost Rainworth Miners Welfare 1 vs. 2 Sheffield FC Sat 30th Mar 2013
THE UNSEASONAL snow break seems to have done nothing to halt Rainworth’s recent slump as visitors Sheffield overturned a 1-0 interval deficit to go home celebrating a 2-1 victory. View Report »
No Dunkirk retreat for Rainworth
Won Dunkirk 2 vs. 3 Rainworth MW Tue 5th Mar 2013
On a very foggy evening Rainworth knew that they must rediscover their scoring touch; if they were to continue to have any interest in the Notts Senior Cup. Tonight’s tie against a young and feisty Dunkirk side would be a much sterner test View Report »
Wrens can't halt Yeltz promotion surge
Lost Rainworth Miners Welfare 0 vs. 2 Halesowen Town Sat 2nd Mar 2013
PROMOTION chasing Halesowen Town stretched their winning sequence to seven matches against a Rainworth side which played attractive football up to the 18-yard line and then lost their way. View Report »
Below par Wrens are spot on in shoot-out
Draw Newark Town 1 vs. 1 Rainworth Miners Welfare Tue 5th Feb 2013
RAINWORTH licked their wounds and edged into the quarter-final of the Notts Senior Cup after a see-saw spot-kick shootout finally disposed of gutsy Central Midlands hosts Newark Town last night. View Report »
'Rainworth Strangers' in a stalemate
Draw Newcastle Town 0 vs. 0 Rainworth Miners Welfare Sat 2nd Feb 2013
RAINWORTH recorded their second successive league goalless draw, and their third blank at the front end in successive matches as their mini goals drought continued at the Aspire Stadium this afternoon. View Report »
Double blank for Wrens and Dynamo
Draw Rainworth Miners Welfare 0 vs. 0 Loughborough Dynamo Sat 12th Jan 2013
THE scoresheet remained blank after three hours of football between Rainworth and Loughborough this season as December’s goalless draw at Nanpantan Sports Ground was repeated at Kirklington Road. View Report »
The Wrens thwart the Bucks gamble.
Won Rainworth MWFC 2 vs. 0 Buxton Tue 8th Jan 2013
With both sides understrength due to injuries and most probably in Buxton’s a case of the league play-offs taking priority; which is understandable; the match was more competitive than it probably would have been. View Report »
It was all White on the day.
Won Rainworth Miners Welfare 2 vs. 0 Carlton Town Tue 1st Jan 2013
The visit of Carlton gave Rainworth the opportunity to atone for the Brigg game; where they managed to lose a game they should have won. There was one change from the Brigg game; Danny Bacon was unavailable which meant a debut for Dan White View Report »
It started as a football match and ended as a pantomime!!
Lost Brigg Town 3 vs. 2 Rainworth Miners Welfare Sat 29th Dec 2012
In conditions more suitable for ducks; both sides provided an entertaining match with moments of pure class. Only for it to deteriorate in the final minutes into a pantomime; spoiled by the villain in black and his two ugly sisters. View Report »
Holmes goes nap in Wrens' biggest win for 10 years
Won Hucknall Town 1 vs. 8 Rainworth Miners Welfare Wed 26th Dec 2012
RAINWORTH recorded their biggest win for 10 years at troubled Hucknall Town, whose gutsy rearguard action on Boxing Day was nowhere near enough to keep the Wrens at bay. View Report »
Rainworth find the Pleasure Grounds to their liking.
Won Goole AFC 0 vs. 4 Rainworth MWFC Tue 18th Dec 2012
Rainworth’s record against Goole in the two seasons they had met in the league; showed no victories. As Goole have since moved to the Northern section; that looked like how it would remain. View Report »
Santa visited Kirlington Road today.
Won Rainworth Miners Welfare 4 vs. 2 Mickleover Sports Sat 8th Dec 2012
The game today against Mickleover Sports was full of presents from Santa. Fortunately for Rainworth they received the majority of them. What it lacked in quality it certainly made up for in entertainment. View Report »
League goals drought goes on but clean sheet earns point at Loughborough
Draw Loughborough Dynamo 0 vs. 0 Rainworth Miners Welfare Sat 1st Dec 2012
RAINWORTH were unable to find the same shooting boots that they wore in Tuesday’s dramatic Doodson Sport Cup win at Coalville, and had to settle for a point at lowly Loughborough Dynamo. View Report »
On a night the lights’ went out on Rainworth.
Lost Rainworth Miners Welfare 0 vs. 4 Stamford Tue 13th Nov 2012
After seven games unbeaten; you don’t beat the third placed team by gifting them three goals. It would be wrong however to say that Stamford didn’t deserve to win for they converted nearly all their chances and played extremely well. View Report »
Wrens in seventh heaven after first win over Nailers
Won Belper Town 1 vs. 2 Rainworth Miners Welfare Tue 6th Nov 2012
RAINWORTH catapulted themselves into the Division One South play-off zone with their first ever competitive victory over neighbours Belper Town at Christ Church Meadow on Tuesday night. View Report »
Five without defeat but Wrens are kicking themselves
Draw Rainworth Miners Welfare 2 vs. 2 Market Drayton Town Tue 30th Oct 2012
RAINWORTH may have stretched their unbeaten run to five matches, but there was disappointment in the Kirklington Road camp that they were unable to stretch their winning run to four following a 2-2 home draw with Market Drayton Town. View Report »
It snowed and Rainworth thought it was Christmas!!
Won Rainworth Miners Welfare 3 vs. 2 Newcastle Town Sat 27th Oct 2012
Rainworth who were attempting to go four matches unbeaten for the first time in the league at this level: entertained Newcastle Town who were just above them; courtesy of a better goal difference. View Report »
The Conundrum that is Rainworth.
Lost Northwich Victoria 2 vs. 0 Rainworth Miners Welfare Sat 13th Oct 2012
What team has more corners; more shots on goal; more possession and still loses the match? To stop you wracking your brain; I’ll tell you; Rainworth. Oh I forgot to mention they didn’t score the most goals, could that be the answer to why? View Report »
'Mount Hempenstall' just too steep for Wrens
Lost Rainworth Miners Welfare 3 vs. 4 Lincoln United Tue 9th Oct 2012
RAINWORTH gave themselves a mountain to climb against hitherto winless bottom club Lincoln United, and although they came close to scaling it, in the end it proved just too steep as they went down by the odd goal in seven. View Report »
Sometimes the performance is secondary!!
Won Rainworth Miners Welfare 3 vs. 1 Kidsgrove Athletic Sat 6th Oct 2012
Rainworth gave probably their most disjointed performance of the season so far; but came away with three points. Which was the more important; after so much heartache with no reward from good performances; the fans will probably say the points!! View Report »
Wrens let early lead slip
Lost Sheffield FC 4 vs. 1 Rainworth Miners Welfare Sat 22nd Sep 2012
Rainworth having taken a well earned lead on 13th minute with a goal from EWAN CLARKE let the game slip away in the last 5 minutes of the first half with soft goals on 40 and 45 minutes, writes Les Lee. View Report »
Leighton Town Give Rainworth A Helping Hand.
Won Rainworth MWFC 3 vs. 0 Leighton Town Sat 15th Sep 2012
It has been well documented that Rainworth haven’t progressed in the FA Trophy in the 2 years they have been eligible for it and with captain Mark Camm crying off with a virus just before kick-off; the omens didn’t look good. View Report »
Wrens too wily for youthful Stags
Won Rainworth MWFC 3 vs. 0 Mansfield Town Wed 1st Aug 2012
MANSFIELD were reduced by injury and illness to send a youth side to Rainworth to fulfil what was expected to be a first team fixture, but the Stags youngsters gave a good account of themselves despite a 3-0 win for the more experienced Wrens. View Report »
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