Darren Holmes

Welfare have to be happy with great start – Holmes

Toolstation NCEL Division One  Notorious poor starters Glasshoughton Welfare have enjoyed their best points return from the opening eight games since 2018. The Welfare are eighth with 14 points after eight games and only two points outside the play-offs so it is hardly surprising joint manager Darren Holmes is a happy man. Although he admits  read more→

Glassy joint boss Holmes calls for play-offs push

Season Preview  Toolstation NCEL Division One  Glasshoughton Welfare  Nathan Perks is gone, but Nathan Keightley is back and ready to score goals.  There can be no doom and gloom around Glasshoughton Welfare.  For the first time in a few years Glasshoughton – who celebrate the tenth anniversary of the promotion to the Premier Division under  read more→

Hayton returns to Glasshoughton

Midfielder Adam Hayton has returned to Glasshoughton Welfare after four years away from Leeds Road. The former Ossett Albion and Wakefield FC man played for Welfare during Darren Holmes and Lee Vigars’ first season in charge – the 2016/17 campaign. He was an integral part of the team which surprised many by finishing in the  read more→

Inspirational Cunliffe hailed by Glassy joint boss Holmes

Glasshoughton Welfare joint manager Darren Holmes has heaped praise on stand-in captain Matt Cunliffe.  The experienced left-back has been wearing the armband recently because of stalwart Adam Walsh’s injury problems. Although Cunliffe has been with the Leeds Road club for a few years – bar a very brief stint with Armthorpe Welfare – he has  read more→

Holmes prefers summer loving option so season can be finished

Summer football would be a blast for Glasshoughton Welfare joint manager Darren Holmes. Tell me more. Although he accepts a few clubs would have genuine objections because of cricket, Holmes believes dragging the 2020-21 Toolstation Northern Counties East League into the middle of the summer is one of only two options if there are further  read more→

Holmes demands more from Glasshoughton players

Darren Holmes has told his Glasshoughton Welfare players to stop the Jeykll and Hyde performances. In the first two Toolstation NCEL Division One games at Campion and Hall Road, Welfare have lost both, but have been the dominant side in one of the two halves. Joint manager Holmes says Glasshoughton need to perform for the  read more→

Holmes pays tribute to Frank Maclachlan

Glasshoughton Welfare joint manager Darren Holmes has paid tribute to long-serving secretary Frank Maclachlan whose sudden passing last week has rocked the club. Glasshoughton honoured Mr Maclachlan prior to the Toolstation NCEL Division One visit of Hall Road Rangers last night six days on from the shocking news.  Holmes admits he and the club were  read more→