Harrogate Railway manager Des Macorison says he fears for the future of adult grassroots football, particularly the West Yorkshire League and Yorkshire Amateur League. Premier Division side Leeds City resigned from the West Yorkshire League this week, following in the footsteps of five-time champions Bardsey who packed up in 2015. Knaresborough Celtic, who used to read more→
Des Macorison believed Harrogate Railway’s end product was their undoing in the FA Vase defeat to West Allotment Celtic. Macorison’s Railway controlled the possession count, but failed to take advantage and lost 4-0 – with two of Celtic’s goals coming in the final ten minutes. “I’ve said to the players that we’re having all this read more→
Harrogate Railway 0-4 West Allotment Celtic Harrogate Railway were unable to turn tons of possession into chances as West Allotment Celtic made it through the FA Vase first qualifying round tie at Station View, Two late goals made the score-line more emphatic and it didn’t reflect Railway’s presence in the game – in truth it read more→
Harrogate Railway won for the first time under new manager Des Macorison after holding onto a 2-1 lead at Armthorpe Welfare with ten men for an hour. It has certainly been a positive start for Macorison as the Rail’ have four points from two Toolstation NCEL Division One games. Having taken an early lead from read more→
Des Macorison says Harrogate Railway have laid a solid platform to build on after the Toolstation NCEL Division One opening day 1-1 draw with Campion. Railway were just minutes away from beating last season’s runners-up at Station View until Andy McCreadie equalised. It was a cruel finish for Railway, whose performance was one of their read more→
Toolstation NCEL Division One Harrogate Railway 1-1 Campion Andy McCreadie rescued a last gasp point for last season’s runners-up to deny new Harrogate Railway manager Des Macorison his dream start on the NCEL opening day. Brave Railway had led for 82 minutes as star summer signing Joe Jagger, living up to his pre-season billing, burst read more→
New Harrogate Railway manager Des Macorison is desperate to reward the club’s volunteers with success on-the-field at Station View this season. Railway, a club that enjoyed the riches of two runs to the FA Cup second round proper inside the past two decades, find themselves in Toolstation NCEL Division One for the first time since read more→
New-look Harrogate Railway fought back twice from two goals down to earn a 4-4 at Garforth Town and spoil Adam Priestley’s homecoming. Gibraltar International Priestley, in his first home game since his much-heralded return, had seemingly set Garforth on the road to a straight-forward victory with two early first half goals. However, Railway fought back read more→
Eccleshill United 4-0 Harrogate Railway Des Macorison was given a glimpse of the big task ahead after watching his side fall to defeat at Eccleshill United in his first friendly in charge of Harrogate Railway. But it was not all negative for the new Railway manager. Although they were two goals down after just five read more→
New Harrogate Railway manager Des Macorison is delivering on his promise to give proven Step 7 players a chance in the NCEL. The ex-goalkeeper, who earned his managerial stripes with Littetown in the now defunct WRCAL, said when he took charge at Station View he had lined up four strikers with 120 goals between them read more→
