Month: November 2013

Graham Nicholas: Garforth should have won at Glasshoughton

Garforth Town head coach Graham Nicholas explained his half-time changes that turned the 3-3 draw at ten-man Glasshoughton Welfare on its head, writes James Grayson. Garforth were trailing 1-0 at half-time, but a 55th minute Josh Cartman penalty changed the course of the game and the Miners led twice before a 94th minute Glasshoughton equaliser.  read more→

Glasshoughton salvage late draw in drama-filled Garforth Town clash

Never-say-die Glasshoughton Welfare salvaged a point with a 94th minute equaliser in a dramatic drama-filled 3-3 draw with local rivals Garforth Town, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Glasshoughton captain Darrell Young was also sent off with five minutes to go in the see-saw Toolstation NCEL Premier Division encounter which saw Welfare lead 1-0 at the  read more→

Bradford City sign Scarborough Athletic striker Lewis Clarkson

Bradford City have snapped up free-scoring Scarborough Athletic forward Lewis Clarkson. Clarkson may have only made five starts since joining Rudy Funk’s team, but he scored nine times which saw him attract attention from the likes of Leeds United and Everton. It is the second blow to Funk after the departure of his assistants Darren  read more→

Midweek review: Matt Dempsey is the hero for Farsley AFC

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqS1gb0q_wE] Matt Dempsey scored the only goal as Farsley AFC beat local rivals Ossett Town 1-0 to move back into the Evo Stik Division One North play-offs. On a cold night at Ingfield, Dempsey headed home a corner on 65 minutes to earn Neil Parsley’s men all three points. Brighouse Town are neatly positioning themselves  read more→

Farsley AFC striker Adam Priestley plays for Gibraltar in friendly

Adam Priestley made an international appearance for Gibraltar in their historic friendly with Slovakia, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). The Farsley AFC striker played most of the game and also had Gibraltar’s best chance in the 0-0 draw which took place in Portugal. The match was Gibraltar’s first International encounter since being granted UEFA membership  read more→

Garforth Town 3-2 Parkgate

Stand-in captain Andy Hawksworth scored a late winner as Garforth Town overturned an early 2-0 deficit to beat Parkgate, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). After just 13 minutes strugglers Parkgate had taken a comfortable lead through Scott Whittington and Ben Langford. Connor Bower pulled one back for Garforth and 15 minutes into the second half  read more→

We have ammunition to win promotion, says AFC Emley boss Darren Hepworth

Darren Hepworth remains convinced that AFC Emley can win promotion to the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Emley are eighth and ten points from the top two of Shaw Lane Aquaforce and Cleethorpes Town in the Division One table. Emley host Retford United in the NCEL League Cup second round tomorrow  read more→

John Reed will be back, says Paul Sykes

AFC Emley captain Paul Sykes expects his former gaffer John Reed to get another job in Non-League football, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Reed quit his position as a coach at Evo Stik Division One South side Scarborough Athletic this week, claiming that he did have enough input. Sykes played under Reed at Harrogate Town  read more→

Evo Stik and FA Trophy review: Scarborough lose at AFC Telford

Scarborough Athletic’s challenging week ended with a crushing 6-0 defeat at AFC Telford United in the FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round tie. Scarborough were huge underdogs against their Skrill North opponents, but the huge scoreline will have hurt the Seadogs, who lose assistant manager Darren France and coach John Reed this week. An early Sean  read more→