Former Shaw Lane Aquaforce boss Craig Elliott is on move after quitting Matlock Town to take up a new post.
Ex-Shaw Lane boss on the move
Craig Elliott
Non League great Elliott back in the game
Non League great Craig Elliott is back in management after a six month hiatus following his departure from Boston United.
Elliott hopes for big turnout for Dan Wilkinson Memorial match on Sunday
Craig Elliott is hoping people turn out in force to raise money for the Dan Wilkinson Foundation on Sunday when the Shaw Lane Old Boys will take on a Brighouse Town X1 at Brighouse (kick off 1.30pm).
Elliott proud of Glasshoughton’s special promotion as tenth anniversary looms
Ten years ago Craig Elliott was spearheading Glasshoughton Welfare’s fairytale promotion from Division One of the Northern Counties East League. Their second place finish – sealed by a last minute goal during the final game of the pulsating 2011/12 campaign – brought a close to a magical period which is seen as Glasshoughton’s greatest era. read more→
Ex-Shaw Lane boss Elliott leaves Boston
National North Multi-title winner Craig Elliott, the former Shaw Lane Aquaforce manager, has left Boston United after four years in charge. The shock news was announced on Tuesday afternoon, a few days after the home defeat to Alfreton Town. Elliott will soon be in demand as his track record is superb. As the most successful read more→
Dan Wilkinson five years on
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Dan Wilkinson’s passing and the traumatic events of Monday 12th September 2016. Dan collapsed whilst playing for Barnsley-based Shaw Lane AFC in the Integro League Cup tie at Brighouse Town. The tragedy sent shockwaves throughout the football community. His passing from an underlying heart condition called Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular read more→
Dan Wilkinson remembered five years on by Craig Elliott
The fifth anniversary of the tragic passing of Dan Wilkinson is on Sunday. Ahead of the anniversary, former Shaw Lane AFC boss Craig Elliott remembers Dan and the events of Monday 12th September 2016. “He had everything in front of him and that’s what the tragic story is,” Craig Elliott, now manager of Boston United read more→
Dan Wilkinson never far from Elliott’s thoughts
Dan Wilkinson is never far from Craig Elliott’s thoughts and the ex-Shaw Lane AFC manager hopes next week’s Memorial Trophy game raises awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young. A Wombwell Town X1 – containing many of Dan’s Shaw Lane team-mates – will face Worsbrough Bridge at Wombwell Town on Monday night to raise read more→
Ruthless approach is key reason for Craig Elliott’s meteoric rise
Having a very ruthless side is a major reason why Boston United manager Craig Elliott has got to where he stands today. As arguably the most successful Non League Football manager of the last ten years, Elliott will celebrate an incredible sixth promotion in a decade if his Boston side beat Altincham in the National read more→
Craig Elliott was like a Messiah for Glasshoughton
Almost ten years to the day since taking on his first Non League Football managerial position, Craig Elliott is standing on the brink of taking Boston United back to the National League when his side face Altrincham in Saturday’s National North play off final. Go back to the 23rd July 2010 and a very ambitious, read more→