Title-winner Baker returns to Tad

Evo Stik North Title-winner Adam Baker has returned to Tadcaster Albion after a year away at Brighouse Town and Hyde United. Winger Baker was a key member of Billy Miller’s 2016 Toolstation NCEL Premier Division title-winning Tadcaster team. “It’s great to see Adam back in a Tadcaster Albion shirt” said current manager Mike Morton. “His  read more→

Team spirit to be key for Bridge – Morris

Toolstation NCEL Division One Lee Morris believes team spirit will drag Worsbrough Bridge up the table and away from the bottom end. The new Worsbrough manager admits there may be a few difficult weeks ahead, but he has been so impressed with his squad’s attitude, that he reckons the corner will be turned soon. “It  read more→

Runaway leaders Town win at Retford

Toolstation NCEL Division One Will Lenehan’s header enabled runaway leaders Knaresborough Town to open up a ten point gap on third-placed Yorkshire Amateur. Paul Stansfield’s men won 1-0 to Retford United to continue their unbelievable start to the season. Knaresborough had to dig deep for the three points. Early signs were good for Knaresborough and  read more→

Leach joins Hemsworth from Garforth

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Reliable right-back Sam Leach has swapped Garforth Town for Wayne Benn’s Hemsworth Miners Welfare. Leach lost his place in Rob Hunter’s Garforth side at the beginning of the season and he has been unable to reclaim it. He was a popular player at Garforth, having won the Ralph Backhouse Trophy at  read more→

Cotton hits 96th minute winner for Colls

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Pontefract Collieries 3-2 AFC Mansfield  Glyn Cotton scored a stunning 96th minute winning free kick as leaders Pontefract Collieries sent out a real message. The victory is Pontefract’s first against a so-called title challenger. The Colls are three points clear of second-placed Pickering Town with a game-in-hand. In the see-saw encounter,  read more→

Shelton to carry on as acting manager

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Ross Shelton has been told to carry on as the acting manager of Parkgate until further notice following the resignation of Graham Nicholas. Shelton has been holding the fort for the past two weeks after Nicholas decided to take a break after the 2-1 defeat to the pair’s former side Garforth  read more→

Black lures Ellam back to Ossett

Evo Stik North Ossett Town manager Grant Black has re-signed midfielder Jake Ellam from Tadcaster Albion. There will be many Ossett fans jumping for joy as Ellam was a very popular figure at Ingfield last season. He also won the goal of the season award. The midfielder moved to Tadcaster in the summer, but has  read more→

Knaresborough get North Shields in Vase

FA Vase  Toolstation NCEL Division One leaders Knaresborough Town’s reward for beating Garforth Town in the first round is a trip to former FA Vase winners North Shields. Gregg Anderson’s extra-time goal secured a 3-2 win for Knaresborough at Garforth on Saturday. There will be definitely one NCEL side progressing into the next round as  read more→

Nicholas calls time on Parkgate tenure

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Graham Nicholas has called time on his tenure as manager of Parkgate to spend more time with his family. Nicholas has been taking a “break” from the role for the past two weeks, leaving Ross Shelton in charge. After a period of reflection, the former Nostell Miners Welfare and Ossett Town  read more→

Scargill joins Colls on day of movement

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Talented former Athersley Rec midfielder Kieran Scargill has joined free-scoring league leaders Pontefract Collieries. Scargill joins the Colls from Evo Stik North outfit Ossett Albion. The Pontefract management team said: “We are delighted to get Kieran on board. He’s a player we’ve targeted on a few occasions and we are happy  read more→