Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Rob Hunter twice offered to resign as Garforth Town manager and was ready to “walk away from football” for good earlier this season after receiving a 120-day ban. Hunter was slapped with the suspension after being charged with making physical contact with an assistant referee in the tunnel following the FA read more→
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Super ‘Sedge deservedly win at Garforth
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town 1-3 Liversedge Joe Walton hit two as powerful Liversedge started their epic month of fixtures with a deserved victory at Garforth Town. In the first instalment of a marathon of games – 12 more to be precise – ‘Sedge were by far the better side. Garforth were surprisingly lacklustre, read more→
Black back on the Non League scene
Toolstation NCEL Division One Former Garforth Town and Tadcaster Albion striker Nick Black is back on the Non League scene after joining title favourites Knaresborough Town. Black has been on a sabbatical since the summer of 2016 after helping Tadcaster Albion win the Premier Division title. Although he did briefly step out of it in read more→
Brilliant Garforth ease to home win
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town 3-2 Worksop Town The score-line should have been a lot bigger not as brilliant Garforth Town eased past a very poor Worksop Town side. Prodigal son Mark Simpson was credited with two goals, but the second looked suspiciously like an own goal. Calum Ward’s goal after some kamikaze defending read more→
Fox’s Selby superheroes bounce back
Toolstation NCEL Division One County Cup heroes and promotion-chasers Selby Town bounced back from defeat last time out in the league by romping to a comfortable 4-0 win at AFC Emley. Christian Fox’s free-scoring side, who stunned the Non League world in midweek with the West Riding County Cup semi-final victory at Tadcaster Albion, had read more→
Hunter the last gasp hero for Garforth
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Maltby Main 2-3 Garforth Town Super-sub Sean Hunter capped a crazy finale by scoring the winner for Garforth Town in the 93rd minute at Maltby Main, who failed in their attempt to climb to second place. Sixty seconds earlier, Garforth thought they had blown it after conceding a late equaliser – read more→
Full-Back Allsop heads back to Nostell
Toolstation NCEL Division One Young left-back Jamie Allsop has returned to Nostell Miners Welfare after over a year away. Allsop, the son of club chairman Kevin, is back during the hour of need as Simon Houghton and Jason Dodsworth aim steer the club to safety. The free kick specialist left Crofton Community Centre in July read more→
Simpson’s hat-trick helps Garforth win
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Prodigal son Mark Simpson scored his second hat-trick of the season as Garforth Town secured back-to-back victories for the first time since September. Simpson’s treble earned them a 4-3 victory over Albion Sports. Jack Lazenby got Garforth’s other goal. Danny Facey, Sam Denton and Omar Habeeb also hit the target for read more→
Parry slams ‘Sand Gate’ referee Hunt
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Craig Parry accused referee David Hunt of showing a “lack of respect” to Pontefract Collieries because of the way he postponed the derby clash with Garforth Town at 2.06pm. There were extraordinary scenes as a wheelbarrow of sand – personally requested by Hunt a few minutes earlier – was being carted read more→
Lawrie’s one-man show defeats Ponte
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town 2-1 Pontefract Collieries Best mates Pete Lawrie and Calum Ward were the heroes as Garforth Town produced a Herculean effort to defeat free-scoring promotion candidates Pontefract Collieries. Goalkeeper Lawrie was the real star turn as the ‘performance of his life’ and almost one-man show prevented the Colls from winning read more→