Star attacker Mikey Dunn has returned to Craig Rouse’s Pontefract Collieries. Dunn was a key catalyst of the success enjoyed by the Colls during the four glory years under Craig Parry and Rouse. Dunn scored lots of goals and provided countless assists during the consecutive promotions which catapulted Ponte from Division One of the NCEL read more→
New Pontefract Collieries manager Craig Rouse has named his scouting team. Under 19s boss Mark Robertson will take up the role of chief scout, whilst retaining his other job. Robertson returned to the under 19s job last summer having previously held the position during the early 2010s. One of his discoveries was Garforth Town legend read more→
Goalkeeper Ryan Musselwhite is heading back to Pontefract Collieries when restrictions are lifted. Some of the band are clearly getting back together as he is fifth man to return to Beechnut Lane since Craig Rouse was unveiled as the club’s new manager. Assistants Andy Seed and Jimmy Williams, plus striker Eli Hey and attacker Kane read more→
Double promotion winner Kane Reece is latest old boy to join Craig Rouse’s revolution at Pontefract Collieries. The intelligent attacker was a vital cog in the two promotions achieved between 2016 to 2018 which took the Colls from Division One of the NCEL to the Northern Premier League. New manager Rouse has vowed to bring read more→
Striker Eli Hey has become the latest ex-player to return to Pontefract Collieries for the Craig Rouse era. Rouse has promised to bring back an influx on old boys after replacing Andy Monkhouse in the hot-seat. Andy Seed and Jimmy Williams have also made a comeback as Rouse’s assistants. Hey was a key striker during read more→
New manager Craig Rouse has promised an influx of old faces and the return of “heavy metal football” to Pontefract Collieries. Rouse was named as Andy Monkhouse’s successor on Tuesday night and he is tasked with bringing back the kind of good times he helped create as Craig Parry’s assistant during the 2016 to 2019 read more→
Craig Rouse has returned to Pontefract Collieries as their new manager. Rouse, an ex-Colls striker during the Simon Houghton and Duncan Bray/Nick Handley eras, was the assistant to Craig Parry during the club’s incredible ascent from NCEL Division One to the Northern Premier League. He left last year to go with Parry to Worksop Town, read more→
SIMON HOUGHTON is one of the most highly-rated NCEL managers of the past 12 years. Although he has no trophies to his name as an outright manager, his work has constantly received great acclaim. He has drastically changed the fortunes of Glasshoughton Welfare and Nostell Miners Welfare, created a successful team at Shaw Lane and 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→
