‘We are top of the league’, the triumphant Parkgate players belted out in their dressing room as the ‘wounded’ Farsley Celtic players sat listening on. Doug Shelley’s Parkgate had just gone one point clear at the top of the NCEL Premier Division table with three games-in-hand after beating huge title favourites Farsley 3-2 in the read more→
FARSLEY CELTIC under Lee Sinnott just did know when they were beaten. That was typified the night Simeon Bambrook scored the legendary last minute penalty in the 4-3 victory over Hinckley United in the 2007 Conference North Play-Off Final at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium to send the West Leeds village club into the top flight read more→
A BARNSTORMING run of eleven wins, one draw and no defeats had taken Farsley Celtic (or AFC as they were known then) to the brink of the NCEL Premier Division title in their first season as a reformed club. The 3-2 loss at nearest challengers Parkgate and the events at full-time in the January of read more→
Simeon Bambrook had a brilliant career, according to the man who discovered him. Bambrook recently retired from semi-professional football after a glorious 19-year-career which began with Garforth Town under Dave Parker in the mid-1990s. Fireman Bambrook had left the British Army and joined his local team Garforth in the Northern Counties East League. He went read more→
Instead of a Player Profile this week, Sports Performer is starting a new feature ‘Greatest Non-League team’. Myself (James Grayson) is the first up and if you’re a player, manager, official, volunteer or supporter and you would like to take part, please send your teams (following the format below) to jamesagrayson@yahoo.com. It would be great read more→
Name: Simeon Bambrook Age: 41 Occupation: Fireman Current Club: Farsley AFC (player/assistant manager) Previous Clubs: Garforth Town, Emley and Worksop Town Best mate in football: Ryan Crossley Career Highlight and most memorable game: Scoring the winning last minute penalty in the 2007 Conference North play-offs final for Farsley Celtic to make it 4-3 to us. read more→
Farsley AFC boss Neil Parsley is under no illusions of how tough the home game with Northwich Victoria will be. Farsley welcome Northwich to Throstle Nest on the back of extending their unbeaten run to 14 games after the 3-0 win at Wakefield last week. The result maintained their Evo Stik Division One North play-offs read more→
Promotion-contenders Farsley AFC missed two penalties, but still managed to find three second half goals to beat Wakefield FC at Belle Vue and go joint top of the Evo Stik Division One North. Paddy Miller, Aiden Savory and Adam Priestley goals completed a victory that looked far from certain at half-time in a match played read more→
Neil Parsley says he is still waiting for the FA’s response to a complaint made about a referee in mid-October, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). The Farsley AFC chief reported the referee of the Evo Stik Division One North game at Northwich Victoria which finished 3-3. Parsley’s complaint revolved around an incident that happened next read more→
Farsley AFC defender James Riley is set for a lengthy spell on the side-lines, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Riley has been out of Farsley’s side since the beginning of October because of a ongoing shoulder problem. He did return to the fold for the last two games with Radcliffe Borough and Burscough as a read more→
