A sneaky chip while the game’s been temporarily stopped, muddy six-yard boxes, colour clashes, balls in hedges, having to put up the nets, refs wearing overcoats, smiles in the midst of a defeat, triumph and despair - a microcosm of parks football played throughout the land.
All these pictures were taken between 2001 and 2011 for a regular feature in The News called Parklife, focusing purely on those who played on a Saturday afternoon and/or Sunday morning just for the love of the game.
We hope they bring back some great memories.
25. Carrying the nets back to the changing rooms, March 2001
Picture by Malcolm Wells Photo: -
26. Purbrook Sports Reserves players use a sharp stick to retrieve the ball from a hedge at Bartons Green
Picture by Mick Young Photo: -
27. Coach & Horses 'keeper (left) John Allard with Lee Rangers counterpart Lee Bowman - both scored penalties against each other in a game
Picture by Mick Young Photo: -
28. A Coach & Horses player (green) during a game with Lee Rangers
Picture by Mick Young Photo: -
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