Craig Elliott has yet to decide who will replace Ryan Qualter as captain of Ossett Town. Qualter left Ossett this week to join Skrill North side Bradford (Park Avenue) and Elliott is “gutted”. Qualter has been a major part of the Ossett team since arriving from Tadcaster Albion midway through last season. The move has read more→
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The key Non League moments of 2013
Sports Performer looks back the key moments in the last 12 months for our Yorkshire Non-League clubs. January – Garforth Town start a revival in their fortunes when Simon Clifford leads his side to victory at fellow strugglers Harrogate Railway. However, the win proves to a false dawn as Garforth soon collapse again a few read more→
Evo Stik Review: Scarborough win, but price hike is main talking point
Scarborough Athletic ensured their supporters got their money’s worth with comfortable 3-1 win at Goole in Division One South. 422 people were there to see the Boxing Day clash, but the Seadogs fans were up in arms over an unexpected admission price hike. Goole upped the entry fee from £7 to £9 which left them read more→
Craig Elliott looks back on playing at Harrogate Town
It was a great time. That is Craig Elliott’s verdict on his spell as a player at Harrogate Town at the beginning of the Bill Fotherby glory years, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). The current Ossett Town manager was playing elsewhere when former Leeds United chairman Fotherby swept into the club and promised to take read more→
Evo Stik Review: Richard Patterson scores winning goal for Ossett Town
Ossett Town pulled off a stunning 1-0 victory over Northwich Victoria to record a fourth consecutive Evo Stik Division One North win. A second half solo effort from midfield hard-man Richard Patterson was the difference between the two sides and the result moves Craig Elliott’s men up one place to 11th. Farsley AFC are still read more→
Harrogate Railway 0-1 Ossett Town
A quickly taken free kick gave Ossett Town a very narrow Evo Stik Division One North 1-0 win at local rivals Harrogate Railway, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Fernando Moke’s early second goal moved Town up two places in the league table and above Billy Miller’s Railway. Ossett have now won three league matches on read more→
Ossett Town boss Craig Elliott: We were playing well during bad run
Craig Elliott claims he remained confident that Ossett Town would overcome a poor November which left them in lowly Evo Stik Division One North position, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Ossett are now on a five match unbeaten run which includes their memorable victory over Curzon Ashton in midweek and the win at Darlington 1883 read more→
Winning at Darlington with a striker in goal was like a dream – Ossett Town boss Craig Elliott
Craig Elliott admits he could not believe his Ossett Town side beat Darlington 1883 last week with no registered goalkeeper. Retford United stopper Jody Barford was all set to help Elliott out with a one-off appearance, but the former Garforth player was struck down with illness. The late withdrawal left Ossett without a goalkeeper and read more→
Ossett Town 2-1 Curzon Ashton
Craig Elliott hailed his players after Ossett Town ended promotion hopefuls Curzon Ashton’s unbeaten Evo Stik Division One North record at Ingfield, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Two Jimmy Eyles goals, either side of half-time, put Ossett on their way to a memorable victory which lifts them to 14th in the table. Jonathan Hunt pulled read more→
Evo Stik Review: Five star Scarborough beat Kidsgrove
Scarborough Athletic broke into the Evo Stik Division One South top ten with a 5-0 victory over Kidsgrove Athletic. The win was Scarborough’s sixth straight league three points and Rudy Funk’s men turned on the style following a goal-less first half. Scarborough broke the deadlock on 52 minutes when Gary Bradshaw supplied the ball to read more→