Athersley Rec manager Shane Kelsey reckons leagues should award 3-0 wins to the opposition team if clubs cannot field sides, to help prevent a third season being curtailed. Major concerns over the viability of the 2021/22 campaign are growing because of the number of pre-season friendlies being postponed across the country due to positive test read more→
Brian & Judith Bradley Memorial Cup Final Silkstone United 0-1 Athersley Rec Reserves Kyle Wordsworth was the last gasp hero for Athersley Rec Reserves after scoring with almost the last kick of the Final to win the Brian & Judith Bradley Memorial Cup for his side. Wordsworth’s low finish inside the penalty area sparked scenes read more→
Shane Kelsey was left speechless by Athersley Rec’s “game-changer” Boxing Day victory over local rivals Hemsworth Miners Welfare. Lee Garside’s fifth minute was enough for the Rec to record their first three points of the campaign and move within a point of Bottesford Town in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division table. Their incarcerated manager Kelsey, read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Lee Garside’s early goal handed Athersley Rec their first victory of the season as Shane Kelsey’s men stunned Hemsworth Miners Welfare in the solitary goal derby win. Athersley proved handy on the break against leaders Yorkshire Amateur and that theme continued against Luke Danville and Luke Potter’s Hemsworth. The Rec countered read more→
Stalwart captain Liam McFayden’s dual-registration deal with Athersley Rec has benefits for both clubs, Stocksbridge Park Steels manager Chris Hilton says. McFadyen recently ended his sabbatical from the Non League scene and with Stocksbridge not playing over Christmas, it provided a bedroom-sized window of opportunity for him to be lent to the Rec to get read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Athersley Rec 2-4 Yorkshire Amateur Gibraltar International Adam Priestley scored two first half goals as leaders Yorkshire Amateur comfortably maintained their superb start to the campaign with victory at Athersley Rec. Priestley, Casey Stewart and an unbelievable scissor kick from Roy Fogarty secured the three points by the hour mark for read more→
Kieran Scargill is back playing with Athersley Rec and Stocksbridge Park Steels captain colossal Liam McFadyen has joined them on a short-term basis. The pair are two of the five new arrivals to Athersley ahead of the home Toolstation NCEL Premier Division clash with leaders Yorkshire Amateur on Saturday. 2014 Senior Cup winner Scargill is read more→
Athersley Rec manager Shane Kelsey believes the Tier 3 lockdown rules have created an unsustainable financial situation for many clubs. Toolstation NCEL Premier Division side Athersley are operating under the Tier 3 rules which affect the whole of South Yorkshire and are expected to hit West Yorkshire later this week. Clubs in Tier 3 cannot read more→
Danny Blacker and Muhamet Gashi have joined Shane Kelsey’s Athersley Rec squad. The pair are further additions to the Rec following the recent captures of Jack Bennett and Marcel Chipamunga. Bennett, an Hemsworth under 23s player, and Chipamunga have been involved for several weeks. Bennett has impressed heavily and has scored three times in five read more→
Central-defender Josh Bucknall has made the short journey from Athersley Rec to Luke Forgione’s Worsbrough Bridge. Forgione is radically overhauling the Bridge and has made a substantial number of the signings since being hoisted to the throne last week. Only four of the starting line-up in Lee Morris’ final game started Worsbrough’s 3-0 smashing of read more→
