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