Less is more!  This result summoned a deep throated growl of defiance from players, management and visiting fans alike - who contributed at least a third of the attendance of 294.

Ramsbottom United twice came from behind to snatch all three points thanks to two goals in the last ten minutes.

A game that was seemingly progressing to a comfortable Ramsbottom United victory suddenly exploded with controversy as the final few minutes were played with a series of decisions that had the home crowd mystified and the away supporters wondering if a miraculous escape was on the cards.

All winning teams have a good shape; each team without shape will find a way of losing.  So it proved in the depths of the South Yorkshire coalfields on Saturday.

A disastrous first half saw Ramsbottom United crash out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle.

Ramsbottom United’s difficult start to life at Evo-Stik Premier level was hardly helped by the absence of four influential regulars, all out through injury.

With a record of five wins and five defeats from their first ten matches so far this season, the Rams have been slower to the draw than Gary Cooper at the OK Corral but will have come away from this fiercely contested match content with a point that puts them up into fifth position.

The Rams made the long journey to the north Yorkshire coast but returned empty-handed after losing out to a big physical Whitby Town team by two goals to nil.

Ramsbottom United broke their duck at the third time of asking with a convincing victory at much-fancied Rushall Olympic.