A group of Kirkby bowlers measure a shot back in 1970.A group of Kirkby bowlers measure a shot back in 1970.
A group of Kirkby bowlers measure a shot back in 1970.

These 15 captivating black and white pictures show Mansfield and Ashfield's sports scene all the way back in the 1970's and 1980's

We’ve dug deep into our archives to step back down the sporting decades.

These pictures cover the 1970’s and 80’s with a few more from the more current era.

We’ve got plenty of team pics from local football side’s from all those years ago, as well as bowls, sailing and athletics.

Check out our gallery and see if you can sport a familiar face from the local sporting scene from all those years ago.

You can send your retro pics to [email protected]

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