By the 1990s, the upper valley boasted two amateur rugby league clubs playing in the Pennine League.
March 1993 saw them meet head-to-head in a derby match at Centre Vale Park, Todmorden.
Here Calder Valley’s second rower Lee Potter tries to fend off a challenge from two Todmorden stalwarts, Barry Connor and Billy Collier, determined to get to grips with their opponent.