Kane Swinburn’s double helped Athersley Rec complete a sensational 4-1 victory over Grimsby Borough to continue their revival. Toolstation NCEL Premier Division bottom side Rec are now four points behind Bottesford Town and showing real signs of pulling off the great escape. Rec have taken five points from a possible 12 – with the only read more→
Striker Kai Hancock has left Athersley Rec and joined Worsbrough Bridge. Hancock, once as touted as a future Football League player, arrives ahead of tonight’s home clash with Toolstation NCEL Division One bottom side East Hull. He has had a variety of clubs since emerging on the scene at Athersley three years ago, including Ossett read more→
A hat-trick from Jay Davis secured a third straight win for promotion-chasing Hemsworth Miners Welfare and a 5-1 success at Athersley Rec. Hemsworth did not waste time in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division clash as it was 2-0 very quickly. Steven Jeff crossed for Nash Connolly to slide the ball home from close range to read more→
Shane Kelsey clearly retired far too early as he came off the bench and scored an unbelievable hat-trick in the final 17 minutes to overturn a 2-0 deficit and earn Athersley Rec their first win of the season. The Rec were on course to lose at Bottesford until half-time replacement Kelsey rolled back the years read more→
Young playmaker Calan Rollinson has left Worsbrough Bridge to join Toolstation NCEL Premier Division outfit Athersley Rec in search of more game-time. Rollinson has been a Worsbrough player from toddler to now a man, but he has decided to swap his Bridge tracksuit for a Athersley one. He has struggled to break into the Worsbrough read more→
Graham Nicholas has left Athersley Rec after just one competitive game in charge. The former Garforth Town manager leaves the Rec following the disastrous Toolstation NCEL Premier Division opening day 6-0 defeat at Goole AFC. Prior to the Goole match, Athersley had endured a torrid pre-season because of the poor weather during July. The Rec read more→
Former Garforth Town captain Jassim Alali has been reunited with Graham Nicholas at Athersley Rec. The defender is close to Nicholas and has been a key player for him at Garforth and Parkgate. Last season Alali played for Eccleshill United. Nicholas said: “Jassim is a player who I have been very fortunate to work with read more→
Young centre-back Joe Singleton is back on the Non League circuit after rejoining Athersley Rec. Singleton was with Athersley until deciding to take a season out last year. The forceful centre-back, once tipped to be a future Evo Stik star defender, is best known for his stint with Worsbrough Bridge where he was vice-captain under read more→
Tenacious young striker Kai Hancock has returned to Athersley Rec after two seasons away. The striker, who once had trials for Barnsley during his first spell with the Rec, has played for Grant Black at Ossett Town and Belper Town, as well as for Nostell Miners Welfare in the last two years. Hancock is the read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Two of Pontefract Collieries’ title-winning midfielders Kane Reece and Kieran Scargill have joined Athersley Rec. In Scargill’s case, it is a homecoming as he played for the Rec for a number of years until the last couple of years. Barnsley-born Reece won two promotions with the Colls, and has also played read more→
