Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Penistone Church 0-1 Athersley Rec Athersley Rec can start believing in miracles after Jimmy Whitehead’s men staged an astonishing victory in the derby clash at Penistone Church. Josh Brown was the hero with the winner in the 66th minute. Athersley also had their goalkeeper to thank after two great saves in read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Nottingham Forest’s rise from the Second Division to being European Cup champions inside three years under Brian Clough was immortalised in the 2015 book and film ‘I Believe in Miracles’. Now new Athersley Rec manager Jimmy Whitehead isn’t going to be delivering ‘old big ears’ to the Sheerian Park trophy cabinet. read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Former Worsbrough Bridge under 21s boss Jimmy Whitehead is the new manager of Athersley Rec. Whitehead was announced as Shane Kelsey’s successor this morning. It has been a whirlwind period for Whitehead as he only he took on the job as the manager of their reserves in the Sheffield & Hallamshire read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Shane Kelsey has resigned as manager of Athersley Rec after 18 months in charge. The ex-Ossett Albion forward Kelsey has stepped down from the post along with assistant Ryan Eastwood. They have been replaced by a management team of Jimmy Whitehead, Dean Shirt, Dave Woodcock and Kevan Locke. Kelsey has been read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Jason Dodsworth is like an excited kid at Christmas this morning as he prepares to return to Athersley Rec this evening as a member of an opposition management team. The Handsworth assistant manager, who is in temporary charge with Aiden Spowage whilst Russ Eagle recovers from an operation, has never entered read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up Jaydan Sandhu was the Albion Sports hero as he hit the last minute winner in their miracle 4-3 comeback victory at Athersley Rec. Albion looked dead and buried with 20 minutes left as Athersley were winning 3-1 and on course for their first win of the campaign. Muhamet Gashi’s penalty read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Athersley Rec manager Shane Kelsey has signed six new players this week. Three – Centre-back Cole Patrick (Pontefract Collieries) and strikers Charlie Clegg (Pontefract Collieries) and Carl Clarkson (Ossett United) – made their debuts in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Sherwood Colliery. Wakefield AFC’s midfielder Jed Wilkinson, Liversedge’s left back Finn Morgan read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Athersley Rec manager Shane Kelsey says he is shocked that the pandemic hasn’t triggered a financial reboot of Non League Football. Kelsey predicted in April that clubs would significantly cut their spend on player wages and reconnect with their communities by using local lads. However, the Rec head honcho has yet read more→
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Athersley Rec 1-4 Campion Campion comfortably won at Athersley Rec to secure their historic first ever win in the FA Cup and book a Preliminary Round tie with Prescot Cables. The omens were good at half-time as Nicky Boshell and Jay Carney gave Campion a commanding lead. A bizarre Connor read more→
Season Preview Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Athersley Rec The youth strategy remains in place as Athersley Rec buck the trend in the boom and bust world and many are rooting for the community club to pull off a few surprises this year. Manager Shane Kelsey Appointed in spring 2020, ex-Shaw Lane Aquaforce star Kelsey has read more→
