He has been a part of the club for eight seasons. He has enjoyed some sensational highs and some shattering lows, but Jamie Rother has etched his name firmly on the list of Ramsbottom United ‘legends’.

Captain Tom Kennedy, a player who has seen highs and lows in league and non-league football, looks at the situation at the club in this exclusive interview with the new club website.

In the fourth of this series where we feature current Rammy players, we are delighted to have the chance to 'get to know' the club captain Tom Kennedy.

9 points, 12 goals, third in the table and doubt subsiding, Ramsbottom United manager Lee Donafee was a happy enough man after the 3-0 win over Mossley on Monday afternoon.

There was a real buzz around Ramsbottom United Football Club when Lee Donafee was announced as the new first XI manager on Friday, following the exit of Chris Willcock just 24 hours previously.

Saturday's return to action was the end of a 286-day long, hard, difficult and challenging period recovering from an injury sustained just prior to half-time in the FA Trophy victory over Ossett United at the back end of September 2020.

Saturday 14th March 2020. The Rams had lost just one of their last 17 league games and were sat menacingly in second place with games in hand over leaders Workington at the top of the Bet Victor NPL Division One North-West.

It is New Year’s Eve and what does every party start with? A goal from Billy Priestley because “we’re having a party when Billy scores!”