In the third of our interviews with current and former managers, Non League Yorkshire speaks to Garforth Town manager Adrian Costello. Club(s) managed: Garforth Town (2015-present) Few semi-professional managers will be able to say that their coaching career began as bizarrely as Adrian Costello’s did. Eleven years on since becoming manager of his daughter’s under read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Mick Jones has won the hearts and minds of everyone involved at Garforth Town, according to Adrian Costello. Jones has become a key cog of the Garforth side which has been rebuilt by Costello since he was appointed by the club’s owners in November. The former Selby Town defender also led read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town 0-2 Barton Town Old Boys Gareth Owen’s double strike on the stroke of half-time was all Barton Town Old Boys needed to secure their victory in East Leeds. Owen’s goals keep Barton in with a chance of climbing into the top six, whilst continuing Garforth’s bad run which stems read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Adrian Costello is urging his Garforth Town players to show the defensive resilience from the draw at Nostell in their home game with Cleethorpes Town tomorrow. Garforth are yet to win in 2016, but the goal-less draw at Nostell one week ago was a huge step in the right direction after read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Nostell Miners Welfare 0-0 Garforth Town Interim manager Kev Allsop took charge of Nostell after the resignation of Paul Lines on Thursday afternoon. A draw was a fair result after few chances were created by both sides. Garforth striker Curtly Martin-Wyatt did hit the crossbar. A draw was probably right and read more→
Adrian Costello is urging Garforth Town to defend from the front to plug the leaks at the back. The Miners have conceded ten goals in three Toolstation NCEL Premier Division matches so it is an area of concern for Costello. Their defensive woes were at the forefront of the 3-2 defeat to struggling Parkgate in read more→
Former Glasshoughton Welfare manager Rob Hunter is the new assistant manager of Garforth Town. The appointment has timed superbly as Hunter’s first game at Adrian Costello’s side will be against his former club Tadcaster Albion on Boxing Day. Former Leeds United midfielder Mark Ford has been confirmed as their first team coach. Ford has been read more→
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that certainly proved the case for Garforth Town on Saturday. Manager Adrian Costello brought his players in at 12:30 on the day of their game against Brigg Town at the J.S White & Co. Community Stadium. This gave Costello the opportunity to spend read more→
An early Ash Preece strike and a late Danny Harris belter came just at the right time to Garforth Town, who arrested a five-game losing run with a 2-0 win over bottom side Brigg Town. In truth, Brigg competed well and dominated for long periods, but the Miners forged ahead in the key moments, earning read more→
Garforth Town chief Adrian Costello has thanked rival managers Paul Marshall and Lee Ashforth for their assistance in the last few weeks. The pair have provided Costello with players to help the Miners field a side after it was decimated by a heavy wave of departures to Ossett Town. Harry McMillan arrived from Pickering Town, while Ashforth allowed read more→
