The Styrrup Rats FC

The Styrrup Rats FC are looking to arrange pre‑season fixtures throughout July and August ahead of the 26/27 season.
We’re aiming for a good mix of opposition from a variety of levels to help prepare the squad properly.

As our home pitch isn’t available yet, we’re ideally looking for away fixtures or games played on a neutral ground.

If your team is interested in hosting us or arranging a neutral‑venue match, drop a comment below and we’ll get something sorted. Could possibly arrange midweek games too.

July 5th - FC Ivanhoe
July 12th - Albert Sports Bar Reserves
July 19th - Carcroft Village FC
July 26th - Aston Swallownest
August 2nd -

🐀🚨Rats Review 🚨🐀
By Cameron Clarke

Doncaster & District Sunday League | April 2026

Here are the reviews for the last two games of the season, both midweek fixtures.

Ivanhoe FC 3-3 The Styrrup Rats FC
GUTSY. RELENTLESS. BUT IT NEEDED TO BE MORE.

23/04/26 – Theglassstrawberry Championship

(Apologies for the late post on this one, it's been a busy week and last night's fixture meant double duty today. Better late than never!)

A midweek trip to Ivanhoe and the Rats produced a performance full of quality and character, but it's the two dropped points that will sting the most, with the league title now effectively out of reach. Still, what the Rats showed was a refusal to lie down, finding a way back three times against a side they were the better team against for large stretches.

It was the hosts who broke the deadlock first, going 1-0 up despite the Rats' dominance. The response was swift. Grayson got on the end of things to tap home and restore parity, 1-1, and the Rats were level before the break. The first half was encouraging, but a soft penalty award handed Ivanhoe a 2-1 lead at the interval that the scoreline didn't deserve.

The Rats came out for the second half with a point to prove. Gelder delivered, a cool left-footed finish across the keeper, composed and clinical. 2-2. Game on.

Then came the moment that hurt. A slip from Vinter at the back, nothing malicious, just one of those nights, let an Ivanhoe man through, and the square ball was tucked away for what looked like the winner. 3-2 down, time running out.

But the Rats had one more in them. Watson stepped up, cut in from the left, and unleashed an absolute rocket into the top corner in the dying minutes. 3-3. The equaliser it deserved, even if the three points had gone.

The resilience was there. The quality was there. But against a team you're better than, you can't be handing out soft penalties and gifting goals from defensive errors. A point on the road, and three times coming back, there's character in this squad.

𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: Nick Howcroft
A composed head throughout the game, keeping the team together by example. Controlled the midfield, always an option, always an outlet. Won all his challenges a leading performance. Like a prime Roy Keane.

𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 ⚽: Callum Grayson, Josh Gelder, Luke Alexander Watson.

𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 💁‍♂️: Callum Grayson, Nick Howcroft,

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Murphy's FC 2-5 The Styrrup Rats FC
WHAT A WAY TO END THE SEASON. GOAL OF THE YEAR TO SIGN OFF.

30/04/26 – Theglassstrawberry Championship

The final game of the season. A trip to Murphy's, a side with games in hand who could have leapfrogged us in the table, so regardless of where the title race stood, this one mattered. The Rats weren't going to let the season fizzle out. They made sure of that.

Murphy's drew first blood and went 1-0 up, but Bask responded with a composed finish, Gelder with the assist, to level it at 1-1. The Rats were the better side throughout the first half but couldn't quite find that clinical edge when it mattered most. Familiar story. Different second half.

The second half was a completely different game. Owen picked out Kez wide, and he caught the keeper off guard at the near post to put the Rats ahead for the first time, 2-1. From that point there was only one winner. Gelder drove a right-footed strike across the keeper to make it three, and Bask wrapped up a brilliant personal display with his second of the game shortly after. 4-1, and the Rats were out of sight.

Murphy's pulled one back to make it 4-2 and briefly threatened a comeback, but this Rats side had one final statement to make, and what a statement it was.

Step forward Josh Gelder. Picked out by Bask, the ball popped up, and rather than kill it, Gelder juggled it around a defender, manoeuvred into space, and without the ball ever touching the floor, hit a volley into the far corner. Outrageous. Goal of the season. Possibly goal of the decade. The Rats' top scorer signing off for the campaign in the most Josh Gelder way imaginable. 5-2. Season done.

It's a strange feeling ending the year with five goals away from home and wondering what might have been. But the Rats have given everything this season, and if the title does slip away, it won't be because of what happened last night. To the rest of the league, you've got games in hand. The ball's in your court now. Do the business if you can.

What a season, Rats. What a way to end it.

𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: Josh Gelder
Moments of magic, the man with the midas touch, Josh delivered some special moments. A well deserved MOTM.

𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 ⚽: Kieran Baskervillex2, Josh Gelderx2, Kieren Edwards

𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 💁‍♂️: Kieran Baskerville, Owen Greenall, Josh Gelderx2

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🐀🚨Rats Review 🚨🐀
By Cameron Clarke

The Styrrup Rats FC 3-0 SFC Glasshouse
THREE GOALS. CLEAN SHEET. JOB DONE.

12/04/26 – Theglassstrawberry Championship

A belated post but the Rats were back in action last Sunday and delivered one of their most composed performances of the season, dominant, disciplined, and devastating on the break.

It didn't take long for the Rats to announce themselves. Owen picked out Kez with a perfectly weighted ball to the left, and cutting in from the right, Kez took his time, showed composure, and found the far corner with a stunning strike. 1-0, and the Rats were up and running.

The remainder of the first half was all Rats. Kez was a constant menace, finding pockets of space and threatening with every touch, while Mikey forced a brilliant stop from the Glasshouse keeper with a thumping volley that deserved a goal. The middle three linked up throughout, tidy, connected, and controlling the tempo.

Vinter then produced the moment that summed up the defensive effort, a goal line challenge that denied what looked like a certain equaliser and kept the clean sheet intact. There were periods where the Rats switched off and allowed Glasshouse back into it, but when it mattered, the backline held firm.

With ten minutes left on the clock, Gelder settled any nerves in style. A moment of individual brilliance, dribbling through on goal and finishing with confidence near post, made it 2-0 and put the game to bed.

The Rats weren't done. In the closing minutes, Nick spread it wide, Bask killed it dead with a perfect first touch and fed it inside to Mikey, who drove forward and finished low, the ball bobbling under the keeper and into the net. 3-0. Game over.

Three goals. A clean sheet. Solid from back to front. The Rats mean business 🐀⚽️

𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: Patrick Slaven
A composed head throughout the game, delivering saves when needed in key moments. There could've been moments to switch off due to the Rats high possession but he kept cool, calm and collected. He was prepared when needed. Talked the team through the game from back to front, well played Pat.

𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 ⚽: Kieren Edwards, Josh Gelder, Mikey Hannan.

𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 💁‍♂️: Owen Greenall, Nick Howcroft, Kieran Baskerville

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🏆Theglassstrawberry Championship
🆚SFC GLASSHOUSE
🗓️Sunday 12th April
🕚10:30am KO
🏟️Rossington All Saints Academy, Bond Street, DN11 0BZ

🐀⚽️Ｇａｍｅｗｅｅｋ Ｔｗｅｎｔｙ！⚽️🐀

🔵 Get your Sunday football fix! 🟡

The Rats are back at it this Sunday after being given a 5-0 win from Barge Inn last week. The Rats have three games to go, with 9 points available the Rats can hold the top of the table and put pressure on the chasing pack with their games in hand. SFC Glasshouse will be a tough opposition this Sunday with plenty of experience and threats all over the pitch.

Come down and show your support!

ULTRATS!
ROSSO RATS!
UP THE RATS! 🐀

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🐀🚨Rats Review 🚨🐀

Shireoaks Sports FC 1 - 5 The Styrrup Rats FC

REDEMPTION, THREE POINTS, FIVE GOALS, THE RATS DELIVERED.

29/03/26 - Theglassstrawberry Championship

Having been knocked out of the cup by this very side in their last encounter, there was an edge to this one from the off, and the Rats made sure they sent a very clear message.

The opener arrived via set piece. Kez stepped up to whip in a pinpoint corner and skipper Stan, marshalling from centre back, rose to power a header home. Captain’s header. Exactly what you want from your leader.

The second came from Mikey, who showed real composure in the box, finding a pocket of space and tucking a cool finish into the bottom corner. Clinical.

But Owen might have saved the best for himself. With a first-time Cruyff turn right in front of the keeper, he left the stopper rooted to the spot and rolled the ball into an empty net. Pure class, and it’ll be talked about for a while.

Kez then capped off a man of the match display with a powerful strike from around 12 yards, rounding off a performance that touched every corner of the pitch.

Watson wrapped it up in style, reacting sharply to a Bask cross that dropped kindly at his feet and tapping home the fifth. Bask with another assist, a real thorn in Shireoaks’ side all game.

A dominant, well-rounded performance and three more crucial points in the championship push.

𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: Kieren Edwards
Relentless from start to finish, constant threat running at their defence, whipping balls in the box, making life tough for defenders, and a well earned goal from his performance too.

𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗦 ⚽: Luke Stannard, Mikey Hannan, Owen Greenall, Kieren Edwards, Luke Alexander Watson
𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 💁‍♂️: Kieren Edwards, Kieran Baskerville x2, Mikey Hannan

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🏆Theglassstrawberry Championship
🆚Shireoaks Sports & Social Club FC
🗓️Sunday 29th March
🕚10:30am KO
🏟️Shireoaks Sports & Social Club , 88 Shireoaks Road, S81 8NA

🐀⚽️Ｇａｍｅｗｅｅｋ Ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎ!⚽️🐀

🔵 Get your Sunday football fix! 🟡

After an impressive win last Sunday, the Rats will be looking to carry that momentum into their clash with Shireoaks. Having exited the cup against the same opponents in their last meeting, there’s a clear sense of redemption on the cards along with three important points up for grabs.

Come down and show your support!

ULTRATS!
ROSSO RATS!
UP THE RATS! 🐀

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