Former Pickering Town centre-back Jamie Barkway has joined Garforth Town. The tall and powerful defender played 36 times for Pickering in the NPL during the 2018/19 season and will no doubt form a formidable partnership with Sam Denton. Prior to joining Pickering he had played for Dringhouses in the York League and enjoyed four years read more→
Top goalkeeper Toby Wells is among the players who have re-signed for Paul Marshall’s Garforth Town. Former Pickering Town stopper Wells will enter his third season with Garforth, and the fans will be delighted as he has been one of their star players over the last two years. Also confirmed to return are Dan Coupland, read more→
As journeys go, Simon Clifford’s ownership of Garforth Town was a thrilling adventure and one that will never be forgotten. Pioneer Clifford, the founder of the Brazilian Soccer Schools and whose coaching methods have proven to have been ahead of their time, threw his heart and soul into delivering success for the East Leeds club. read more→
Liam Ormsby was one of the best midfielders in the lower reaches of Non League Football until his career was untimely cut short because of injury in August 2016. Ormsby, the son of Leeds United legend Brendan, won title medals with Tadcaster Albion and Albion Sports. He was a hugely important member of the Tadcaster read more→
Paul Marshall’s bid to manage 1000 Non League matches will continue as Garforth Town have confirmed that he will stay in charge of the East Leeds club. As it is unclear whether his 23 games in the Garforth Town dugout last season officially count, Marshall technically remains on 920 – the number he was on read more→
Andy Brooke was a defender’s nightmare. Not the opposition’s, his own! Brooke terrorised his Worsbrough Bridge and Garforth Town defensive team-mates during his ten-year Non League playing career by continually shouting instructions during a game, earning the unofficial title of ‘world’s loudest goalkeeper’. But on a serious note, Brooke was the very reliable stopper for read more→
Spectacular goals, lots of red cards and plenty of fights are littered throughout Shane Kelsey’s Non League Football career. The new Athersley Rec manager has retired at least twice, but Non League Football has always lured back the attacker, who openly admits he was a loose cannon in his early doors with Worsbrough Bridge. But read more→
DUNCAN BRAY’S Non League journey began with FA Cup fever at Emley as a 16-year-old and ended on a major high after guiding Pontefract Collieries to their first promotion in 19 years as joint manager with Nick Handley. Along the way he scored tons of goals, upset a few rival fans with some theatrical falls read more→
The sight of chain-smoking Brazilian football legend Socrates with a blanket covering his knees in the Garforth Town dugout will live long in memory of those present on that bitterly cold and windy late November day in 2004. The 50-year-old Socrates smiled and waved frequently and maybe wondered what all the fuss was all about read more→
Adrian Costello inherited a decimated Garforth Town squad in November 2015 after six players followed previous manager Graham Nicholas to Ossett Town. In the latest ‘My Greatest Game’, Costello re-lives the seven days between taking the job and the 5-0 West Riding County Cup triumph over Armthorpe Welfare with just 11 eligible players – one read more→
