I'm thinking of putting together a fancy typographic book-type-thing about the Dons history, like a print version of the video I did. It could possibly become a 60th anniversary book.

If possible I would like to include some memories from fans. Obviously promotion to The Big League etc will be in there somewhere but I'm more interested in any unusual or slightly different memories people might have. Such as when the bus broke down at Whitehaven or the trip to South Wales when the game was called off.

So if you have any particular memories of following the Dons please post them here or pm me them. I've got plenty of my own so you lot must have a fair few between you.

When the posts blew down in a downpour against York at Belle Vue.
That was funny.
'Has anyone got a hacksaw?' was the plea over the public address system.

Tommy Saxton throwing the ball at us during our game at Fev.
Bless his little cotton socks.

Turning up at Haven with big afro wigs on for P.J only for him to have a mare and be told don't come monday mate your finished here.

Remember the final whistle and running onto the pitch at the Batley promotion winning game.

Remember a certain young lad

being served with strong larger in large beer glasses from a tent at the Toulouse game------ way before he was old enough to drink in the uk.

Remember when we had more fans than Donny Rovers

The celebrations after Gaz Handfords try at St. Helens in the cup were another mental one that I can rememer, as well as Gaz's massive up and under at Oldham, which Craig Miles caught after some sort of superman effort in midair.

Victory away at Rochdale in 2002 when playing something like 70 minutes a man short (Paul Mansson sent off). Players and supporters celebrating together at the end of the match behind one of the sets of posts and Jamie Fielden in tears.

The Keighley away comeback a few years ago, with Neil Bennett getting hatrick in dying minutes was awesome.

The weekend away in Whitehaven, playing touch rugby on a tiny stretch of beach, finding a match ball floating in the harbour fishing it out with some nifty DIY skills. Boring any player that would listen with the tale as they signed it...



The bus breaking down in Haven spending the night playing touch rugby, with karoke, free bar and chips....

The weekend away in Blackpool as we celebrated our ever first final



Singe jumping over the railings at Featherstone as he thought we were in trouble; the poor guy that was mouthing off, never seen anyone brick it as much!!!

The game getting called off in S Wales on arrival; a long way for a pint and a curry

Paul McNicholas broke the line away at Leigh...you couldn't make it up

He threw the ball at you ... you were the one goading him.

As I recall, having seen both, Gaz's kick was a measured one that any half back would have been proud of, not at all an up and under.
I can remember getting to my feet and singing something inane about his silky skills. He was an half back trapped inside a fat man's body.

picking the players up cos their bus had broke down on the way to Nottingham

McNicholas scoring a try under the posts at Belle Vue.
I think that he actually stepped over the final defender who had fallen down in front of him.


I could have imagined this ... but I think I saw it.

John Desmond lending us a bus to take the Dunscroft supporters to Carlisle, when it turned up it was a builders crew bus with two wooden benches either side.
Not the most comfortable of rides.

The look that referee Dawber gave Donny Plumber at Whitehaven when he asked him a simple question!

Johnny Singer hanging out of a stretch limo waving a dons flag on Blackpool front before the final.

Both Toulouse away trips.

Dale and Big Bazs funbus to Toulouse.

All the funbus crew watching the ladies of the night hard at work outside the hotel at about 3am in Toulouse!!!

The pitch invasion at the end of the semi at Batley after another classic match mobbing Ellery Hanley.

Stopping the team coach at London Skolars cos they wouldnt stop for a drink with us!

Watching Dons v Swinton (away at Swinton) in torrential rain, you could hardly see across the pitch.. the players made a tidal wave when they went over for a try

Good win for Donny though, so went home soaked to the skin but happy

Apart from the wins at Batley in the promotion season & Saints the following season, what about the 30-0 win at HKR .

the win at widnes (when miller took out crowthers) was pretty special.

and Karlos on rugby league raw talking about morrisons with the tv debut of D-O-N-C-A-S-T-E-RRRRRRRRR

Billy Conway diving in a 'puddle' on the whitehaven pitch which needed a life guard to pull the little man out of.

One of my best memories of the Dons was on October 26th 1963 at Headingley when the Dons defeated a star studded Leeds team by 22pts to 11pts Dons winger Brian Tasker scored four tries equalling the Dons tries in a match record set by Vernon Grace against Rochdale Hornets on October 4th 1952. John Buckton again equalled this record by scoring four tries also against Rochdale Hornets on August 30th 1981.
Carl Hall broke this long standing record by scoring five tries against Hull amateurs Mysons on October 31st 1993

I have a few memories.

The last ever game at Tattersfield. Mark Roach in tears.

The door into the bar under the stand at Tattersfield - the result of a thrown bottle.

Graham Idle's Training Session - running around the pitch - that was it.

Travelling all the way up to Carlisle, only for the game to be called off when we got there. Then sitting and watching a match on BAE (Can anyone else remember them), with both sets of players before setting off home.

Parky going into the crowd to stop a fight.

Beating Hull KR Iin 1986.

Tony Kemp playing for us as a 16 year old. I still think he is the best player to ever have played for use, closely followed by Ian French.

I'm sure I'll come up with more.

Cheers everyone and keep them coming.

the dons beating salford in a cup game at tattersfield in the 60,s in ankle deep mud the celibrations were on apar with winning promotion at batley great days!! think the score was 16....6 i stand to be corrected.