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Despite the Downies 'spectacular Saturday win, the Uppies were the series victors, having won the Good Friday and Tuesday games.
News round-up 2009
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In one version, in Workington, in Cumbria, the teams are called the "Uppies" (traditionally these were the colliers who lived at the top of the town) and the "Downies" (those who lived and worked around the quay) and the "goals" are a mile apart.
Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World Telegraph 2009
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As recently as several years ago, I wrote a blog in the self-help genre: “Hippies, Yuppies and Re-Uppies”:
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The men of the town divide into two the Uppies and Doonies, a ball is hurled into the crowd and then they kick and shove each other through the streets to get the ball to their own side of town.
The Guardian World News Bibi van der Zee 2011
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In Workington, the annual Uppies and Downies match will start tomorrow.
News round-up 2010
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In Workington, the annual Uppies and Downies match will start tomorrow.
News round-up 2010
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In Workington, the annual Uppies and Downies match will start tomorrow.
News round-up 2010
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