Coast Railway (later part of the Great Central Railway and subsequently the London & North Eastern Railway) in March 1897 and closed in September 1955. By then only one of the four routes converging on it was left- that to Lincoln: the Great Northern Railway's "Leen Valley Extension" line to Pleasley and Sutton-in-Ashfield had closed in September 1931; the LD&ECR line to Beighton via Clowne in September 1939, and that to Chesterfield via Bolsover in December 1951, due to the unsafe condition of Bolsover Tunnel. The filling in of the tunnel began on 10 October 1966, and used waste from Bolsover Colliery. The mouth of the old tunnel can be found on the southern edge of Scarcliffe, emerging just south of Ridgdale Road, Bolsover. Shirebrook South station was on the Great Northern Railway's "Leen Valley Extension" line mentioned above, opened in November 1901 and closed in September 1931. Sport The town's football club Shirebrook Town play in the First Division of the Northern Counties East Football League, and are based at Langwith Road. Before the current club was formed, Shirebrook Miners Welfare F.C. was the senior team in the area, competing in the FA Cup on occasion. Notable people Mason Bennett, footballer, born in nearby Langwith and attended school in Shirebrook John Hurt, actor, born in nearby Chesterfield and lived in Shirebrook as a child Jason Statham, actor, born in Shirebrook Colin Tarrant, actor, born in Shirebrook Ray Wilson, footballer, born in Shirebrook See also Listed buildings in Shirebrook References External links Local information Colliery Fire Station Shirebrook Town Council Shirebrook Miners Welfare Unison Band Photos of Shirebrook Photographs of Shirebrook Towns in Derbyshire Civil parishes in Derbyshire Bolsover District