THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

The ‘War on the Moor’ was a football match played between Fryup FC and Fryup Athletic in 1982.  Due to an ongoing feud, the manager of Fryup FC, Jed Sprule, refused to select any members of the Siskin family. The Siskins responded by setting up their own team, which joined the Moor League for the start of the 1982 season. Their first meeting was abandoned after ten minutes due to fighting between rival players and supporters. Three players and two supporters required hospital treatment.  Such was the extent of the violence that both teams were immediately banned from the league and had their records expunged. Both managers and six players were issued with sine die banning orders.  Two years later, a new team, the current Fryup United, was formed.

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