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→
Evo Stik Division One South
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→