Midweek Round-Up Toolstation NCEL Premier Division FA Cup heroes Handsworth fell to a 4-1 defeat to Lee Elam’s red hot Eccleshill United who climbed to second place. Russ Eagle’s Handsworth were initially on course to bounce back from the Cup defeat at Pontefract Collieries as Mitch Dunne placed them into an 11th minute. However, Eccleshill read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Eccleshill United have confirmed the capture of Campion pair Ben Bodle and Aidan Day. Bodle and Day were two of the multiple departures from Campion who have had to rebuild their side ahead of the new North West Counties Division One North campaign. Midfielder Day’s exit was particularly disappointing for Campion read more→
Four more players have committed to remain with Lee Elam’s Eccleshill United. Alex Barnes, Sam Awty, David Bayoh and Allan Greenwood are the latest names to say they will stay. Striker Awty signed for the Eagles last season from Pontefract Collieries. But it was Greenwood who attracted a few headlines as he was the self-proclaimed read more→
Three players have followed returning star Andy Cooper in committing to Eccleshill United. Kelvin Bleau, Antony Leech and Sam Bradley have pledged their futures to Lee Elam’s side. Powerful defender Bradley has yo-yoed between Eccleshill and a few other clubs in recent times, but the captain of 2018 promotion-winning team is staying with them. Right-back read more→
Promotion-winner Andy Cooper has been lured back to Lee Elam’s Eccleshill United. Midfielder and former captain Cooper was a member of Sean Regan’s Toolstation NCEL Division One play-off final winning side of 2018. He first joined the club in 2015 and was a popular figure before departing in 2019 to join Knaresborough Town. Cooper played read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up Ten man Eccleshill United pulled off an incredible 3-2 victory at local rivals Silsden which saw defender Allan Greenwood having to play in goal for almost the entire second half. There was parity at half-time as Silsden centre-half Shaun Airey had headed home a corner to cancel out Luke Aldrich’s read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up (1) Debutant Oscar Radford’s late goal was decisive as brave Handsworth beat Eccleshill United 2-1 at Olivers’ Mount despite having to play with ten men for 70 minutes. The Ambers raced into an early lead when young debutant Chandler Gibson crossed from the left and it somehow flew into the read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Former Eccleshill United captain Sam Bradley has joined Albion Sports. Centre-back Bradley made his debut for Albion in the 2-1 defeat to Goole AFC. Ironically his last appearance for Eccleshill was against Goole last week. Bradley, who has also played for Knaresborough Town, is best known for his captaincy of Eccleshill read more→
Mark Simpson was the hero as Paul Marshall’s first game as Garforth Town manager and his 921st in management ended in a dramatic victory. The super-sub scored the winner with just two minutes remaining to secure the Miners a 2-1 comeback victory at Eccleshill United in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division. Marshall, the former Tadcaster read more→
Eccleshill United manager Lee Elam has pulled off a treble coup after signing Eli Hey, Nicky Boshell and Ryan Toulson. All three are top quality players and will only enhance Eccleshill’s squad. Deadly striker Hey has played for Eccleshill before, but long before he started grabbing headlines for Halifax Irish, Campion and Pontefract Collieries. Hey read more→
