Lee Turner’s curling stunner secured a late 2-1 victory for Garforth Town at West Yorkshire League Division One side Whitkirk Wanderers. Whitkirk gave Garforth a huge test and really made them work for their third victory of pre-season. The first half saw Turner go close with a strongly-hit effort. The deadlock was broken straight after read more→
Garforth Town 2-5 Knaresborough Town Three goals in 15 second half minutes guided Knaresborough Town to another high-scoring pre-season victory. It had been a tight affair until an Ollie Maude own goal put the visitors in front as half-time approached. Lee Turner briefly drew the scores level before goals from Dom Wilson, Blaine Hobson, Sam read more→
New Garforth Town striker Calum Ward introduced himself to his new fans in spectacular style with a magnificent goal from distance in the 2-0 win over Harrogate Railway. Ward has chosen to leave Selby Town and link up again with Rob Hunter who previously brought the best of him at Glasshoughton Welfare in 2013. Garforth read more→
Former Shaw Lane AFC, Ossett Town, Garforth Town and Frickley Athletic right-back Gary Stohrer has joined Kettering Town. Stohrer left Frickley at the end of last season after deciding to move back to his home county of Northamptonshire – having left home a few years ago to attend Leeds Beckett University. Stohrer entered the West read more→
A Garforth Town team made up mostly of trialists eased to a 3-0 victory at York Premier League side Huntington. Huntington were better side for most of the first half until former Selby and Glasshoughton man Ollie Maude’s long screamer gave Garforth the lead. Sean Hunter doubled their advantage early in the second half before read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town have one of York City’s most popular strikers of the last 25 years helping them in pre-season. Miners head honcho Rob Hunter his old pal Ian Blackstone to come out of the wilderness and return to Non League to replace Mark Greaves who has taken charge of West Yorkshire read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Former Garforth Town midfielder Josh Greenhalgh has been given an opportunity at Liversedge. Greenhalgh, who has had three spells at Garforth, has been in-and-out of the game in the past two seasons. However, Liversedge manager Jonathan Rimmington has offered him a way back. “Josh has said now that he is local read more→
Evo Stik Premier Division Two dangerous Toolstation NCEL Premier Division strikers – Mark Simpson and Steve Hopewell – have agreed to join Frickley Athletic. Simpson, who was Non League Yorkshire’s Crawford HR January Player of the Month, leaves Garforth after a record-breaking season. The young former Pontefract Collieries forward hit 30 goals – ten of read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town’s record-breaker Mark Simpson was rewarded with three awards for this efforts during a landmark campaign. Simpson’s 30 league goals is a new Garforth club record, just like when he scored in ten successive Garforth matches earlier in the season. The exciting striker went home with supporters’ player of the read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Former Glasshoughton Welfare physio Sam Crawford has taken up the same role at Garforth Town. Crawford, who is well known for raising thousands of pounds for Cystic Fibrosis UK, replaces Paul Cavell who stepped down after nearly 30 years service. As well as a long stint at Glasshoughton under several managers read more→
