Former Rotherham United player Andy Monkhouse is the new manager of Pontefract Collieries. It is the 39-year-old’s first managerial role and he replaces Craig Parry who moved to Worksop Town two weeks ago. Monkhouse played over 400 games in the Football League for clubs such as Rotherham, Swindon Town, Hartlepool United, as well as a read more→
Pontefract Collieries want to appoint Craig Parry’s successor as soon as possible. The recruitment process has begun after Parry, assistant Craig Rouse and the entire backroom team departed for Worksop Town after four extremely successful years in charge. The deadline for applications for job at the BetVictor North West is the 9th April and interested read more→
Craig Parry and Craig Rouse have been confirmed as manager and assistant at Worksop Town after their departure from Pontefract Collieries. Luke Jeffs, Mark Whitehouse and Jon Hood will also move to Sandy Lane as head coach, first team coach and goalkeeping coach. They replace Kyle Jordan and James Kay who have been in charge read more→
Craig Parry and his assistant Craig Rouse have ended their hugely successful period in charge of Pontefract Collieries to take over at Worksop Town. The pair guided the Colls to two successive unprecedented promotions and onto the cusp of promotion to the NPL Premier Division over four years. The era will go down as the read more→
Craig Parry has bolstered his Pontefract Collieries forward line with the signing of prolific striker Sam Agar. Agar, who is in back in his home county, has served in the Army. He is also a former Bradford City and Halifax Town apprentice. He played for Selby Town many years ago during the Bob Lyon era, read more→
Pontefract Collieries sprinted into the FA Cup first qualifying round with a stunning 4-0 victory at Northern League leaders Hebburn Town. The victory continues a good run of results in the Cup this year for Yorkshire clubs against the might of financially-strong Northern League sides. Northern League clubs are not used to Yorkshire sides winning read more→
Pontefract Collieries have reacted in quite spectacular style to losing Tom Corner by signing lethal goal-scorer Joe Lumsden. Corner agreed to sign for the Colls, but has since had a change of heart and says he is taking a year out of Non League football because of work commitments. But instead of settling for second read more→
Evo Stik East Pontefract Collieries cruised to a 3-0 victory over old NCEL adversary Cleethorpes Town at Beechnut Lane. The result heaped more misery on former FA Vase finalists and basement side Cleethorpes and secured the Colls their first win in six league matches. Craig Parry’s history-makers flew out with blocks with Mikey Dunn netting read more→
Evo Stik East Craig Parry believes Pontefract Collieries will be written off as relegation fodder in the Evo Stik, just like the club has been throughout his glory-filled reign. Parry has been Non League Football’s equivalent of Marco Polo after leading the Colls on an incredible and historic adventure by winning back-to-back promotions since taking read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Pontefract Collieries are one win away from their historic promotion to the Evo Stik after the incredible 3-0 victory at rivals AFC Mansfield. The Colls will secure back-to-back promotions if they win at Maltby Main on Saturday. A further victory out of their final two matches would be enough to clinch read more→
