Hell yeah! ‘A good idea’! That’s passion, right there. Not recorded on the Wiki page is what else happened at the meeting: the village committee decided it would be a ‘good idea’ to plant five new shrubs in a flower-bed recently cleared by Mr Campbell-Reeves, the retired teacher who had taken up gardening as a means to escape the evil clutches of his wife; that it would be a ‘good idea’ to fix the broken light bulb in the kitchen and a ‘absolutely marvellous idea’ to paint the fascia boards.

The club folded some years later, only to be reformed after the war, when they entered the East Riding Amateur League. After a number of years winning, the club entered the Northern Counties East League. Promotion would have been secured in just their first season but the usual ground problems kept them where they were. However, the necessary work was completed in time to allow their 85/86 title win to be rewarded with elevation to the top NCEL division.

The club’s trophy cabinet was, in the mean time, being stuffed with the 1991 NPL Presidents’ Cup and various East Riding Senior cups. The cabinet almost saw the addition of a prestigious national cup – the FA Vase – in 1997, but a hefty 3-0 defeat at the hands of Whitby Town meant North Ferriby had to console themselves with runners-up medals.