Shirebrook Town F.C. won the 2018/19 payonthegate Chip League with the highest score of 85 against 26 other teams.
I wrote at the time of tasting, ‘These were the best chips of the season so far and were provide by a lady from the host club, Shirebrook Town, who is at the ground every week. They were tasty, thick, hot, not spoilt by an oily taste, a score of 85. I was offered American Red salt on the chips which I tried separately and was pleased I didn’t ruin the chips with this spicy condiment.’
This was at a Bolsover home game as they have this season shared the ground with Shirebrook their hosts. The Chips are supplied by the Shirebrook team and I again ate them (this time with gravy on – although I tried some without to check the taste) at the end of the season at a Shirebrook home game and they were still the best. Amazing work by the lady who runs the food hut and to all the others around the grounds who help add a worthwhile extra to the football experience and garner a little extra income for the clubs.
The pictures show the food Kiosk at Boston United, the most professional I visited, the best chips at Shirebrook and the amazing ‘Only Foods and Sauces’at Crook Town on a cold Friday night.
| Payonthegate 2018/19 Chip League | |||
| Teams | Points | ||
| FC Bolsover / Shirebrook | 85 | ||
| Notts County | 80 | ||
| Buxton | 78 | ||
| Penistone Church | 75 | ||
| Sheffield United | 74 | ||
| Boston United FC | 73 | ||
| Worksop Town FC | 70 | ||
| Crook Town | 68 | ||
| Lincoln Uniteed | 68 | ||
| Staveley Miners Welfare | 67 | ||
| West Aukland Town FC | 65 | ||
| Alfreton Town FC | 63 | ||
| Salford City | 57 | ||
| Dronfield Town FC | 56 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers FC | 56 | ||
| AFC Mansfield | 45 | ||
| Retford United | 43 | ||
| Aston Villa Football Club | 0 | ||
| Carlisle United | 0 | ||
| Chesterfield Football Club | 0 | ||
| Maltby | 0 | ||
| Parkgate | 0 | ||
| Retford FC | 0 | ||
| Rotherham United | 0 | ||
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 0 | ||
| Sunderland | 0 | ||
| Vauxhall Motors | 0 | ||
A special mention has to go to one of the readers of ‘payonthegate’ who sent us this picture from a French League Two game between Nice and Montpellier. They seem to do chips big in France
