Mixed day for clubs in FA Cup action

It was a day for the underdogs in the Emirates FA Cup after some of the big guns were knocked out. Highly-fancied sides such as Tadcaster Albion, Handsworth Parramore, Shaw Lane Aquaforce and Ossett Town fell to defeats in their Preliminary Round ties. Barton Town Old Boys, AFC Emley and Pontefract Collieries have also exited  read more→

Leaders Stocksbridge win again

Leaders Stocksbridge Park Steels maintained their impressive start by beating Carlton Town 2-1 at Bracken Moor last night. Chris Hilton’s Stocksbridge have now won all of their opening four Evo Stik Division One South matches and four points clear at the summit. Stocksbridge made sure they were on their way to another win by scoring  read more→

Shaw Lane lose for the first time

Shaw Lane Aquaforce lost for the first time this season last night after a late comeback earned Lincoln United a 3-2 victory. Ten-man Aquaforce were leading until two goals in the final eight minutes saw a win turned into a defeat in the Evo Stik Division One South. Craig Elliott’s men had fallen behind in  read more→

Hinchliffe sends Stocksbridge to top

Adam Hinchliffe sent Stocksbridge Park Steels to the top of the Evo Stik Division One South table after the dramatic late winner at much-fancied Basford United. Stocksbridge, who have surprised many with their superb start which has seen them win all three of their opening matches, were behind at half-time. Basford restricted Stockbridge to only  read more→

Second half goals earns win for Lane

Shaw Lane Aquaforce left it until the last half hour to secure a 3-0 victory over Romulus. The Evo Stik Division One South new-boys and Toolstation NCEL Premier Division champions have made an excellent start to the new season. Aquaforce have now won two and drawn the other of their opening three games. Romulus made  read more→

Elliott did not expect signing spree

Craig Elliott has admitted that he did not expect to have be ringing round for extra bodies for the start of Shaw Lane Aquaforce’s season last week. Aquaforce won at Tividale on the opening day of the Evo Stik Division One South with three players who had signed for them 24 hours earlier. Injuries to  read more→

Stocksbridge continue good start

Stocksbridge Park Steels’ perfect start to the Evo Stik Division One South season continued as Chris Hilton’s men won 2-1 at Goole AFC. Building on Saturday’s opening day victory over Market Drayton Town, Stocksbridge were the better side against Goole. Rory Coleman fired Stocksbridge ahead in the 12th minute with a free kick that took  read more→

Turner nets late equaliser for Sheffield

Shaw Lane Aquaforce were unable to continue their winning start as Ben Turner’s second half equaliser earned Sheffield FC a 1-1 draw in Barnsley. Shaw Lane’s new signing Jonathan Wafula had given them a first half lead in the meeting of one of the country’s youngest Non League clubs and the world’s oldest club. The  read more→

Priestley scores late Aquaforce winner

Debutant Adam Priestley completed a sensational comeback for Shaw Lane Aquaforce after Craig Elliott’s men scored twice in the dying minutes to win 2-1 at Tividale on their Evo Stik Division One South debut. Shaw Lane, a huge attacking force, had applied a lot of pressure on the Tividale goal, but were unable to score.  read more→

New signings fail to inspire Frickley

New signings Sebastian Malkowski and Simon Lenighan were unable Frickley Athletic to a perfect start as Matlock Town scored in the last minute to win 2-1 at Westfield Lane. It was a heart-breaking finish for Karl Rose’s men, who had taken a 77th minute lead through Jameel Ible on the opening day of the Evo  read more→