Toolstation NCEL Division One Darren Holmes and Lee Vigars have taken over as the new joint managers of Glasshoughton Welfare. The pair replace Simon Houghton and Craig Wilkinson who resigned shortly after the end of the season. Former Nostell and Ossett Albion reserves boss Holmes returns to Leeds Road after spending time there during his read more→
Alan Semley has pledged to give his young Goole AFC players time to prove they can produce the goods in the Evo Stik Division One South. The new Goole boss has overseen a win and a defeat since taking the helm two weeks ago following the departure of Curtis Woodhouse because of radical budget cuts. read more→
Former Barnsley striker Alan Semley is the new manager of Goole. Semley arrives at Goole two days after the departure of Curtis Woodhouse following discussions about reducing the wage bill. Semley was most recently Darren Holmes’ assistant manager at Nostell Miners Welfare in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division. Holmes and Keith Mackie will assist Semley, read more→
Darren Holmes has left Nostell Miners Welfare after their 3-0 defeat to Heanor Town today. Holmes leaves Crofton by mutual consent and a spokesman said that the club wished him all the best for the future. A discussion between Holmes and Nostell’s committee took place after the Heanor defeat and the meeting ended with Holmes’ departure. read more→
Darren Holmes has warned his Nostell Miners Welfare side not to get carried away as there is still a lot of work to do in their survival battle. Wednesday night’s exceptional 2-0 win at Albion Sports lifted Nostell off the foot of the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division and up to fourth bottom after a dramatic read more→
Resurgent Nostell Miners Welfare will visit Albion Sports tonight full of confidence and with “nothing to lose”, Darren Holmes claims. Nostell could exit the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division relegation zone with a win at ninth-place Albion – a possibility that seemed impossible ten days ago. Holmes’ men got their first victory of the campaign over read more→
It is not “make or break” just yet, but Darren Holmes admits that Nostell Miners Welfare need to start winning sooner rather than later as they prepare to return ‘home’. Nostell will play at Crofton for the first time this season after a major pitch renovation meant they had to play their first ten Toolstation read more→
Nostell Miners Welfare manager Darren Holmes is facing a stadium ban after being charged with violent conduct by the Sheffield & Hallamshire FA. Holmes, who is pleading guilty, has until Thursday to respond to the charge which relates to a serious incident during Nostell’s 5-0 defeat at Handsworth Parramore last month. The Sheffield & Hallamshire read more→
Nostell Miners Welfare fell at their first hurdle in the FA Vase, losing 2-0 at North West Counties Premier Division side St Helens Town in the second qualifying round clash. Darren Holmes’ Nostell lacked quality in the final third and although there were few chances in the game, St Helens took theirs. A strike on read more→
‘Sorry the game is off because of a waterlogged pitch’ is a statement neither Roy Winfield or Granville Marshall should have to say as often when Nostell Miners Welfare return ‘home’ next week. The main pitch at the Crofton Community Centre struggled to cope with the smallest amount of rain last season and a ridiculous read more→
