Walshaw nets 2nd half treble for Celts

Garforth Town 2-4 Farsley Celtic A second half hat-trick from headline summer signing James Walshaw pulled Farsley Celtic out of the fire at Garforth Town. Despite hitting the woodwork several times during a frustrating opening 45 minutes, Farsley found themselves two goals down after Mitch Hamilton and Mark Simpson had scored for the Miners. Hamilton,  read more→

Farsley hold on against the Ammers

Yorkshire Amateur took a lot of heart out of the 3-2 defeat to Evo Stik Division One North side Farsley Celtic. The Ammers trailed by three goals until a spirited fightback. A first minute tap-in by Peter Davidson set Farsley on their way. Former Ammers defender Paddy Miller then rose exceptionally to head home a  read more→

Syers plays in Guiseley’s clash with Leeds

National League Premier Former Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers midfielder Dave Syers featured for Guiseley during the 4-3 defeat to Leeds United. Syers is a free agent after his short-term contract with League One side Rochdale ended recently. His Football League career began with Bradford in 2010 and spells with Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Rochdale have  read more→

Goalkeeper Taylor returns to Brighouse

Evo Stik Division One North Tom Taylor’s move back to Brighouse Town from Farsley Celtic has been confirmed. Taylor called time on his two-year stint as Farsley’s number one goalkeeper last week and he played for Brighouse in their 3-2 win over Buxton on Friday night. Taylor is an immensely popular figure at the Dual  read more→

Deacey named as Farsley joint boss

Evo Stik Division One North Neil Parsley and John Deacey are officially working together again after the latter was appointed as the club’s joint manager. The former Bradford (Park Avenue) chief has been helping Farsley out, without a title, since last November. He has a long association with Farsley, stretching back to the 1990s when  read more→

Connor steps down from Farsley

Evo Stik Division One North Lee Connor has ended his stint as assistant manager at Farsley Celtic after nine months in the position. The popular ex-defender, who had three spells at Farsley as a player, has stood down for personal reasons. Celtic manager Neil Parsley said: “Lee has given so much to the club both  read more→

Farsley Celtic add even more quality

Evo Stik Division One North Farsley Celtic’s new-look squad looks even more impressive after the capture of Nathan Turner was announced. The Garforth-born midfielder left Bradford (Park Avenue) at the end of last season and he joins his former team-mates James Walshaw and Richard Marshall at Throstle Nest. “I spoke with Neil (Parsley), and he  read more→

O’Brien’s move to Farsley confirmed

Evo Stik Division One North Luke O’Brien’s move from Shaw Lane AFC to Farsley Celtic has been confirmed. O’Brien ended his 18-month association with the Barnsley-based side last week to find a new club closer to his West Yorkshire home. The former Bradford City left-back will be remembered at Shaw Lane for being in the  read more→

More attacking guile added to Farsley

Evo Stik Division One North Bradford (Park Avenue) striker Richard Marshall has become the second new face through the door at Farsley Celtic this week. The promotion-chasing side made their initial statement of intent with the capture of James Walshaw on Tuesday night. Marshall is another attacking threat, with great pedigree from stints with Harrogate  read more→

Danger man Walshaw heads to Farsley

Evo Stik Division One North Farsley Celtic have made a statement of intent with their first capture of the summer by persuading prolific striker James Walshaw to join them. Walshaw previously played for Farsley between August 2008 and November 2008, the season that saw the club hurtle towards administration. He has since gone onto become  read more→