Rosso return home for the final game of the Northern Counties East League Premier 2024/25 season as they host the champions Silsden AFC in Doncaster.

Doncaster’s highest ranked Non-League side for the first time in four seasons will end the campaign after the regular 38th game today. In the last three previous seasons, Rosso have had play-off football to content with albeit, the two seasons before last was in the below NCEL Division One. While mathematically the play-offs aren’t in Rossington’s reach today, Greg Young’s side will be hoping to round off a second season at Non-League step 5 against the title winners.

The Cobbydalers visit Doncaster having been crowned NCEL Premier champions two games ago following a 1-2 away victory at Pickering Town which at the time meant they had a seven-point cushion over Hallam in second place with just two games to go. While Matt Cavanagh’s side have the excitement of Non-League step 4 football next campaign, Silsden also have the excitement of an NCEL JCP Construction Cup semi-final on Tuesday away at Beverley Town who defeated Rosso in the quarterfinal.

With Rosso drawing away against Silsden back in mid-February after coming from two-goals behind, a victory this afternoon could see Doncaster’s highest ranked Non-League side finish the season as high as 9th place presuming other results go our way around us.

Current Form in All Competitions

Rosso: LWLLWW
Silsden: WWWWW

Top Scorers

Casey Stewart & Kayle Price: 26 goals
Ross Hannah: 16 goals

Admission Prices

Admission into Oxford Street for both home and away supporters is priced at £6 for adults, £4 for concessions, £3 for children under-16, £2 U12 and free for accompanied U5s. A family ticket is also available for £15 which consists of x2 adults and x2 children. Members of the 50:50 club can receive discounted entry rates of £5 for adults and £3 for concessions. Limited parking is available inside the stadium for players and officials with the rest operating under a first come first serve basis. All visitors must refrain from parking on Oxford Street and York Street if the designated car park at the ground is at maximum capacity. Additional parking is available at The Miners Welfare car park or on West End Lane. The kick-off time for this game is 15:00.

Last Time Out v Silsden

Rosso surprised The Cobbydalers last time the two sides met for the rearranged fixture at The Regal Interiors Stadium in mid-February. Silsden thought it was usual service after a Jake Cassidy brace inside 32 minutes put the hosts in front however, a rapid Rosso response with a goal from each of Ross Hannah and Paul Sherburn six minutes later eventually saw the game finish 2-2 in front of 133 spectators.