Keightley breaks record in Penistone’s win

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Penistone Church 5-1 Knaresborough Town  Nathan Keightley became Penistone Church’s record goal-scorer in the NCEL era with two first half penalties in the straight-forward victory over Knaresborough Town. Keightley overtook club great Andy Ring to claim the title with an ever-growing tally of 92. His feat was the stand-out story for  read more→

Keightley double helps Penistone progress

Toolstation NCEL League Cup  Garforth Town 1-3 Penistone Church  In-form Nathan Keightley scored twice Penistone Church eased into the fourth round of the League Cup with a comfortable win at Garforth Town. But the victory came at a cost for Penistone as substitute Kieran Ryan was shown a bizarre red card for ‘swearing at the  read more→

Keightley hits hat-trick for Penistone

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Penistone Church 3-1 Emley AFC  Nathan Keightley scored a first half hat-trick as Penistone Church put local rivals Emley AFC to the sword. The Sunday afternoon fixture was a huge success all round for Church who took the lead in the 20th minute in front of over 800 people. The former  read more→

Keightley double ensures Church survive fright at Athersley

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Athersley Rec 2-4 Penistone Church  Nathan Keightley’s double helped ensure in-form Penistone Church survived a fright at Athersley Rec to record a fifth league win in six and move up to the lofty heights of sixth. Jimmy Whitehead’s Athersley, who were chasing a double over Church having beaten them back in  read more→

High and Keightley get doubles in Penistone’s impressive win

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up (2) Reece High and Nathan Keightley got doubles as Penistone Church bounced back from a defeat to impressively win 4-0 at Staveley Miners Welfare. Church were in control at the break as they were two up. Returning star left-back James Young crossed for Keightley to score the opener in the  read more→

Keightley secures first win for Penistone

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up Nathan Keightley got the goal as ten man Penistone Church finally recorded their first victory of the campaign at the sixth attempt. Keightley netted from the edge of the penalty area in the 1-0 win at Albion Sports. The win still contained some squeaky bum moments as Danny Howes saw  read more→

Emley and Penistone battle out stalemate

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Emley 2-2 Penistone Church Neither Emley or Penistone Church were able to secure their precious first league wins of the campaign in front of over 400 people at the Welfare Ground. The match was a terrific advert for Non League Football. Penistone manager Ian Richards made some changes and one of  read more→

Keightley back at Penistone for third time

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Nathan Keightley is back at Penistone Church for the third time after an unsettled summer. Keightley first joined Penistone in 2017 and enjoyed two goal-laden seasons with them – culminating in Penistone’s second place finish. A brief spell with Tadcaster Albion followed – but he was soon on his way ‘home’  read more→

Keightley goes back to where it all began

Striker Nathan Keightley has gone back to where his Non League journey started. Keightley has re-signed for Glasshoughton Welfare after four years away from Leeds Road. Keightley burst on the scene as a 16-year-old by scoring the 97th minute equaliser in the dramatic 3-3 draw with Yorkshire Amateur in December 2015. That was previous joint  read more→