Atkinson joins up with brother

Evo Stik Premier Division Young Brighouse Town midfielder Ben Atkinson has joined up with his brother Chris at Farsley Celtic. Atkinson was a star in the Brighouse team last season and he is reunited with Adam Lakeland as the pair worked together at Curzon Ashton nearly two years ago. “Ben is a player with the  read more→

Reeves completes Shaw Lane switch

Evo Stik Premier Division  Newly-promoted Shaw Lane AFC’s strike-force has got even more scarier as lethal Non League front-man Damian Reeves has also signed for the club. Reeves made his name playing for Farsley Celtic and Altrincham. With Farsley, he won promotion to the Conference National by being in the team which beat Hinckley United  read more→

League AGMs set to take place

The AGMs for the Evo Stik League and Toolstation Northern Counties East League are taking place on Saturday. Clubs in the Evo Stik are meeting in Blackpool, while the NCEL annual conference is being held at the Royal Hotel in Scarborough at 2pm. The NCEL AGM is expected to be a straight-forward affair, rather than  read more→

Striker Stewart becomes a Duck

Evo Stik Division One South Predatory Tadcaster Albion striker Carl Stewart has linked up again with Craig Elliott at champions Shaw Lane AFC. He previously played for Elliott at Ossett Town a few years ago. Since then Stewart has made his name for scoring lots of goals for Tadcaster in both the Evo Stik Leagues  read more→

Ible and Darker sign for Frickley

Evo Stik Premier Division Frickley Athletic have re-signed Jameel Ible and also added experienced Non League footballer Nicky Darker to their squad. The double signing continues the major overhaul of the Frickley squad for next season. Centre-back Ible, a popular figure at Westfield Lane, played for Scarborough last season. Darker arrives from Spencer Fearn’s old  read more→

Powerful striker joins Shaw Lane

Evo Stik Division One South Champions Shaw Lane AFC appear to have found a more than capable replacement for the departed Gavin Allott. Harrogate Town legend Chib Chilaka will line up for the Ducks in their inaugural campaign in the Evo Stik Premier Division. Chilaka has played National League North football for the majority of  read more→

Seven more commit to Shaw Lane

Evo Stik Division One South Seven more key players from the title-winning side have committed themselves to Shaw Lane AFC for another season. The well-known Lugsden brothers, Kieran and Kelvin, are on the latest list released by the Ducks. In terms of the long-serving players, midfielder Stevie Istead and defender Oscar Radford extend their stays  read more→

Left-back Serrant becomes a Duck

Evo Stik Division One South Long-serving Farsley Celtic left-back Ryan Serrant has signed for champions Shaw Lane AFC. Serrant, the cousin of former Newcastle United left-back Carl, was almost ever-present for Celtic for ten years after arriving at Throstle Nest in 2007 after being released from Leeds United. He stayed loyal to Farsley during their  read more→

Another old favourite is back at Frickley

Evo Stik Premier Division Spencer Fearn has recruited another one of Frickley Athletic’s most popular players back to Westfield Lane. Jacob Hazel, a member of the Frickley team which finished seventh in 2016, is back after spells with Gainsborough Trinity, Scarborough Athletic and Farsley Celtic. The St Kitts & Nevis International, who recently featured in games  read more→

Yates, Nodder, Patterson join Frickley

Evo Stik Premier Division Spencer Fearn had added even more muscle to his Frickley Athletic midfield with the captures of Jason Yates, Josh Nodder and Danny Patterson. Yates, a former Frickley player, leaves Ossett Town to join up with Frickley. He is best known for being the captain of Hemsworth Miners Welfare during the 2016 title-winning  read more→