FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round Pontefract Collieries 0-0 FC Halifax Town They will have to win the replay but Pontefract Collieries are on the national stage and in the hat for the first round proper with Football League giants such as Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford City and Ipswich Town. Just let that sink in for read more→
FC Halifax Town
Pontefract plan to take game to Halifax as Rouse targets monumental FA Cup upset
Pontefract Collieries will adopt the fortunate favours the brave approach in a bid to cause a monumental FA Cup upset against National League giants FC Halifax Town. That’s the message from Craig Rouse whose club are set to host the biggest game in their history as 1,500 people will squeeze into a sell-out Beechnut Lane read more→
FA Cup glory was distant dream for Pontefract in 2008
Pontefract Collieries have enjoyed some phenomenal success in recent years and the FA Cup fourth qualifying round showdown with FC Halifax Town tomorrow is the biggest game in the club’s history. But there is a strong argument that the 2008/09 season is the most important campaign in Pontefract’s history as it lifted them out of read more→
Player Profile – Derry Robson
With Pontefract Collieries preparing to attempt to pull off the impossible dream on Saturday in the historic FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie against FC Halifax Town at Beechnut Lane, it seems only right that one of their key players is this week’s Player Profile. So step forward midfielder Derry Robson who has enjoyed a read more→
Rothery would rank a Pontefract win against Halifax as one of his greatest moments
The magnitude of a Pontefract Collieries victory against FC Halifax Town in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round showdown would be so great that their most experienced player Gavin Rothery would rank it as one of his greatest moments. An expected sell-out crowd of 1500 people will cram into Beechnut Lane for the biggest game read more→
Pontefract handed exciting Halifax tie in the FA Cup
FA Cup Pontefract Collieries have been handed a money-spinning FA Cup fourth qualifying round home tie against National League high-flyers FC Halifax Town. The derby clash is a fantastic reward for Craig Rouse’s heroes who have caught the imagination of many. If they can cause a major upset inside a packed Beechnut Lane then they read more→
Baldwin and Harrison loaned to Albion
Evo Stik Division One North Former Brighouse Town attacker Issac Baldwin is one of two players that been loaned to Ossett Albion from FC Halifax Town. Attacking midfielder Baldwin burst onto the scene at Brighouse two years ago and he impressed, leading to a move to Halifax in the summer of this year. Harrison has read more→
Morris gets favour off friend Heath
Evo Stik Premier Division Lee Morris has used his friendship with FC Halifax Town manager Billy Heath to bring in a player on loan to Frickley Athletic. Morris and former Frickley boss Heath go back a long way and it has enabled the current Blues chief to be able to borrow Shiraz Khan for a read more→
Captain Clarke wins it for Ferriby
National League Danny Clarke’s second half goal secured back-to-back wins for newly-promoted North Ferriby United Clarke’s strike was all Ferriby needed in the solitary goal win over Torquay United. Guiseley surrendered a winning position late-on in the 3-2 defeat at Solihull Moors – a result that cost Mark Bower his job. Will Hatfield and Adam read more→
Promotion hero Hone quits Ferriby
National League North Defender Danny Hone, the man who scored the goal to send North Ferriby up, has joined Billy Heath at FC Halifax Town. Promotion hero Hone is the fifth player to leave Ferriby for Halifax in the last month. Goalkeeper Tom Nicholson, Josh Wilde, Liam King and Tom Denton are the others. Heath read more→