FA Trophy FC Halifax Town could face a reunion with former promotion-winning manager Billy Heath if they beat Bradford (Park Avenue) in the rearranged FA Trophy Third Round tie. Either Avenue or Halifax will visit National North side Alfreton Town in the last 32 of the competition in mid-January. Ex-North Ferriby boss Heath was manager read more→
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From Reckitts to Wembley in 8 Weeks – Tom Nicholson’s Non League Journey
Not many players can say they were on the bench in an FA Trophy Final at Wembley literally eight weeks after paying £16 a week to play for Reckitts in the Humber Premier League. Serial promotion winner Tom Nicholson, the former Bridlington Town and FC Halifax Town ‘keeper, can. The goalkeeper answered Billy Heath’s call read more→
Chris Gowen hails Frickley’s 2008 great escape side
Billy Heath pulling off the great escape with Frickley Athletic in 2008 is an often forgotten achievement. When you study the table and Frickley’s results from the 2007/08 campaign, Harry Houdini would have been proud as it was an epic escapology act as Frickley were completely doomed at Christmas. The season began in disastrous circumstances read more→
Morris gets favour off friend Heath
Evo Stik Premier Division Lee Morris has used his friendship with FC Halifax Town manager Billy Heath to bring in a player on loan to Frickley Athletic. Morris and former Frickley boss Heath go back a long way and it has enabled the current Blues chief to be able to borrow Shiraz Khan for a read more→
Promotion hero Hone quits Ferriby
National League North Defender Danny Hone, the man who scored the goal to send North Ferriby up, has joined Billy Heath at FC Halifax Town. Promotion hero Hone is the fifth player to leave Ferriby for Halifax in the last month. Goalkeeper Tom Nicholson, Josh Wilde, Liam King and Tom Denton are the others. Heath read more→
Popular pair leave Ferriby for Halifax
National League North The mass exodus from North Ferriby United to FC Halifax Town is well underway as Liam King and Tom Denton have moved to The Shay. The pair will go down in history as two of Ferriby’s greatest players because of their involvement in the club’s most successful chapter. They helped Ferriby win read more→
FC Halifax boss Heath raids old club
National League North New FC Halifax Town manager Billy Heath has raided his old club North Ferriby United for left-back Josh Wilde. He is the second player to join the Shaymen since the appointment of Heath. Wilde joined Ferriby in March 2014 after two seasons with Gainsborough Trinity. Halifax have lost midfielder Samuel Walker as read more→
Heath leaves North Ferriby for Halifax
National League Premier Billy Heath has left North Ferriby United to take charge of FA Trophy winners FC Halifax Town. The expected appointment was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon, as was Jim Harvey’s departure. Heath and his assistant Bobby Carroll leave Ferriby after guiding them to promotion from the National League North – the latest chapter read more→
Ferriby boss Billy Heath set for Halifax?
National League Premier North Ferriby United manager Billy Heath is set to take charge of FA Trophy winner FC Halifax Town this week, according to reports. An announcement about Jim Harvey’s future at The Shay is expected today, 24 hours after Halifax beat Grimsby Town in the FA Trophy final at Wembley. Harvey was their read more→
Ferriby reach Non League’s top flight
National League North North Ferriby United 2-1 AFC Fylde North Ferriby United made history by reaching the National League after beating AFC Fylde after extra time in the play-off final. In a match with a great atmosphere it was Ferriby who started well with captain Liam King seeing an effort saved, but this was going read more→