Josh Street has returned to Selby Town, adding power to their frontline. Street joined Christian Fox in the summer, but left to sign for Toolstation NCEL Division One rivals North Ferriby not long before the lockdown. He was ineligible for Ferriby’s FA Vase fixtures and was restricted to substitute appearances in the league. Before arriving read more→
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Substantial number of steps 3 and 4 clubs ‘vote to continue pause’ to season
The fate of Steps 3 and 4 clubs remains uncertain following a joint statement from the NPL, Southern League and Isthmian League. Clubs were asked whether the season should continue to be paused in light of the problems faced by clubs situated in Tier 3 areas. 224 voted and the three leagues say a “substantial 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→
Flanagan joins Yorkshire Amateur
Long serving star striker Liam Flanagan has left Selby Town and joined Yorkshire Amateur. The departure of Flanagan is a major blow to Selby as the forward had regularly scored over 30 times a season since joining in 2016. Last season he made it over the 100 goals mark for the club. He arrives at read more→
Steeton get green light to make Marley Stadium debut
Steeton have been given the green light to play their first competitive game at their new Marley Stadium home. Roy Mason’s side trained on the brand new 3g pitch for the first time on Tuesday night. The first game at Marley will on Saturday 14th November when Garstang visit for the North West Counties Division read more→
Boyle fires Brighouse to first win, while Frickley win by four
Northern Premier League Round-Up Jack Boyle’s first half double propelled Brighouse Town to their first Division One North West win of the campaign and to 2-0 victory over Pontefract Collieries. A ball over the top was eventually laid on a plate for the opener from Boyle in the ninth minute. The second arrived close to read more→
North West Counties clubs to vote on whether to pause season
The North West Counties League clubs were given until 12.00 BST on Wednesday to respond to a vote on whether to suspend the season. The League is besieged with problems because of the Tier 3 lockdown system placed on Merseyside and they have proactively acted to find solutions. Most of the rest of clubs are read more→
Jessop joins Pickering on loan
Scunthorpe United first year professional Harry Jessop has joined Pickering Town on loan for initially a month. The deal done between Steve Roberts and Scunthorpe under 23s boss Russ Wilcox enables Jessop to be in Pickering’s squad for the visit of Ossett United on Tuesday night. Scunthorpe are believed to have been looking to get 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→
Spiralling referee costs concern club
A club official from a lower Non League club has raised concern over spiralling costs for match officials. The un-named team paid out nearly £200 for three officials as two of them had a 120-mile round trip to get to the game. The full amount was roughly around 48% higher than an average match-day payout read more→