A surprise phone-call to my dad on Thursday night from Allen Bethel, the former Stocksbridge Park Steels chairman, stirred up loads of memories. Allen hadn’t spoken to my dad for a couple of years, but their relationship goes right back to the 1980s when Allen worked for British Steel and my dad was employed by read more→
“The day I signed Paul Madeley was one of the best day’s work I ever did for Leeds United. Paul was as much responsible for the successes over the years as anyone else was.” That was Don Revie summing up his Rolls-Royce’s contribution to the greatest period of Leeds history. Madeley made over 700 appearances read more→
Knaresborough Town’s superb 3-0 beating of Toolstation NCEL Premier Division leaders Staveley Miners Welfare provided the latest twist in the top flight, while Winterton Rangers took control of the top spot in Division One. First half goals from Dan Thirkell, Rob Youhill and Luke Robinson secured a brilliant victory for Paul Stansfield’s men. In Division read more→
Returning talisman Steve Bromley instantly breathed new life into Harrogate Railway’s battle to avoid finishing in the bottom two by scoring the opener in the massive 3-1 victory over Ollerton Town. Railway are now seven points adrift of third bottom Worsbrough Bridge with 14 Toolstation NCEL Division One games to play. The victory was Mick read more→
Youngster Liam Owen and striker Calum Ward got the goals as Nostell Miners Welfare ended their five-match winless with a 2-0 home win over Harrogate Railway. Owen, the former Ossett Town starlet, broke the deadlock in the first half of the only Toolstation NCEL Division One clash in ‘Town’. Railway’s chances had earlier been weakened read more→
Popular striker Steve Bromley has returned to Harrogate Railway to boost their survival bid. Bromley heads back to Station View after nearly three years at Knaresborough Town who he helped win the Toolstation NCEL Division One title in 2018. He spent three years with Railway during his first spell and was a key member of read more→
Former top Non League striker Lutel James and Les Nelson have taken charge of Goole AFC. It is the pair’s first appointment on the NCEL stage. They are best known in the dugout for guiding Whitkirk Wanderers to promotion out of Division One of the West Yorkshire League and into the WYL Premier Division. James read more→
Luke Stewart scored twice as Penistone Church took advantage of leaders Staveley Miners Welfare’s surprise slip-up by closing the gap to three points with the 3-1 win over Bottesford Town. But Staveley, who lost at Barton still have three Toolstation NCEL Premier Division games-in-hand and remain in the driving seat for the title. Ian Richards’ read more→
Assistant manager Jonny Bruce said the ridiculous decision to send off star Selby Town right back Josh Rogerson in the 11-2 thrashing of East Hull is a “huge blow” as he will be suspended for the crunch clash at promotion rivals Campion next week. Rogerson, arguably Selby’s player of the year, saw red for ‘denying read more→
Selby Town 11-2 East Hull Casey Stewart got four, Liam Flanagan moved closer to 100 with a hat-trick, Josh Walker provided a brace and there were singles from Josh Rogerson and Sam Cable as Selby Town flew to the top of the Toolstation NCEL Division One table. There was no Danny Frost, not that Selby read more→
