Athersley Rec are preparing a bumper payday when a Barnsley X1 visit Sheerien Park tomorrow night. The Rec are hoping that it is a repeat of last year’s fixture when Sheerien Park was packed to the rafters. Ryan Smith scored the winner for them in a solitary goal win last year. It is Athersley’s fourth read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Strikers Lee Garside and Danny Cawley have committed themselves to Athersley Rec. Cawley have been with Athersley for nearly two years, while Garside has become a popular figure at the Rec since joining from Worsbrough Bridge last November. Both are experienced NCEL forwards. Garside has been a member of strong Pontefract read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Worsbrough Bridge defender Kieran Thompson has moved to local neighbours Athersley Rec. He is one of new Rec manager Wayne Thompson’s first signings since being promoted to the top job. Thompson was on the books at Ossett Albion before moving to Worsbrough at the turn of the year. Also signing for read more→
Evo Stik Premier Division Craig Elliott believes Shaw Lane AFC will continue sailing towards a bright future now that the ground-share deal with Athersley Rec has been signed, sealed and delivered. The Ducks have a new long-term home at Athersley after having to leave the Shaw Lane complex which is home to Barnsley Rugby Union read more→
Toolstation NCEL Division One Former Worsbrough Bridge coach Nev Hunt is the new assistant manager at Athersley Rec. The appointment ends a week-long search which began when Wayne Thompson was promoted to the top job after Sean Margison resigned. Highly-rated coach Hunt previously worked with Thompson at Worsbrough when Dave Mace was the manager during read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division The deadline for the assistant manager’s position at Athersley Rec closes on Sunday. The Toolstation NCEL Premier Division side are looking for a successor to Wayne Thompson who is now boss following the departure of Sean Margison at the weekend. Anyone wanting to put themselves forward is asked to email their read more→
The Toolstation NCEL have announced that Shaw Lane AFC are to ground-share with Athersley Rec. The deal was firmly confirmed over the weekend, days after it was revealed in the Barnsley Chronicle that one has been agreed in principle. Evo Stik Division One South champions Shaw Lane have been searching for a new home since read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Sean Margison has stepped down as manager of Athersley Rec after many years of loyal service to the club. His assistant Wayne Thompson has been swiftly appointed as his successor. Margison was originally a player before taking on coaching roles at the Rec, before eventually taking sole control of the first read more→
Evo Stik Division One North Grant Black has made his first headline signing of the summer by capturing Athersley Rec rising star Kai Hancock. Black has done well to sign the young forward, who hit 32 goals in his first season in semi-professional football and also had a trial with Barnsley. Black told Ossett’s official read more→
It wasn’t to be for our Yorkshire teams in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division teams this year. FA Vase heroes Cleethorpes were by far the best team in the Division and deservedly won the league. That doesn’t mean it hasn’t been a great year for Yorkshire though. There has been fantastic campaigns for Athersley Rec, read more→
