Harrogate Railway manager Mick O’Connell has called on the FA to restructure the pyramid this summer rather than next year. The FA’s original plan was to introduce various new leagues across the country for the 2020/21 campaign, but following the decision to expunge last season they pushed to restructuring to 2021. That surprised many as read more→
Harrogate Railway will focus on developing young players and giving them opportunities in men’s football next season and Mick O’Connell expects other clubs to follow the same philosophy. O’Connell is preparing his first full season in charge of Harrogate, whenever that may begin, and he has a clear plan of where he wants to take read more→
Ross Goodwin and his Stocksbridge Park Steels colleagues are embarking on an epic 100k run later this month to raise money for the Bracken Moor club. Goodwin and the whole Stocksbridge squad are determined to add at least £1000 to the club’s recently launched fundraising campaign for money towards essential ground maintenance work and equipment. read more→
The life and soul of it. That maybe sums up Craig Marsh, a man willing to have a wrestle with Mick Norbury while fitting PVC windows. Rob Ward loved Marsh’s presence in the changing room after a game. Dave Watts might not say the same considering the shock he got one morning in a Sheffield read more→
Not many players can say they were on the bench in an FA Trophy Final at Wembley literally eight weeks after paying £16 a week to play for Reckitts in the Humber Premier League. Serial promotion winner Tom Nicholson, the former Bridlington Town and FC Halifax Town ‘keeper, can. The goalkeeper answered Billy Heath’s call read more→
Chris Dolby is a football trailblazer on several fronts. He is recognised as the English Football League’s first professional footballer. Having served as a player and manager of Sheffield FC, the world’s first football club, he is currently the director of their foundation. As part of his remit, he’s taking the the club all the read more→
Jody Barford is liked by everyone he meets. The goalkeeper lives and breathes Non League Football and he has enjoyed a career spanning 20 years. He’s not a tracksuit collector as some make out. He’s had structured career with long spells with Tadcaster Albion, Brodsworth, Ossett Albion, Retford United and Brigg Town (as joint manager read more→
Amjad Iqbal. What a man. What a player. Iqbal never played professionally, but represented Pakistan ten times at International level and in World Cup qualifiers. A fine achievement, considering he started playing at 13 in Bradford, and he remains a role model for aspiring footballers in the Asian community. He also has a claim to read more→
Staveley Miners Welfare manager Brett Marshall has hit out at clubs who have launched ‘save our clubs’ fundraisers, but then announced big-name signings. Since government restrictions were placed on Non League clubs across the country, many have chosen to seek financial assistance via online fundraising pages. But a handful have caused upset by revealing major read more→
Emley’s incredible 3-2 comeback over title favourites Shaw Lane Aquaforce in late January 2014 remains one of their most memorable victories as a new club. They were 2-0 down at half-time. Basically dead and buried. But in almost biblical fashion, the extremely fiery Toolstation NCEL Division One clash swung Emley’s way. Ash Flynn had haunted read more→
