Elliott to make Leeds Road return

Craig Elliott will make his first competitive return to struggling Glasshoughton Welfare since his greatest triumph tomorrow. Elliott will take Shaw Lane Aquaforce to the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division bottom-placed side as he looks to close the gap on leaders Tadcaster Albion. Glasshoughton had endured several awful years until Elliott arrived to lift them out  read more→

Fish misses out on making Emley debut

New AFC Emley signing Regan Fish has missed out on making his debut tonight. Emley’s top of the table clash with Pontefract Collieries was postponed earlier today because of a waterlogged pitch. Midfielder Fish has signed from Toolstation NCEL Premier Division basement side Glasshoughton Welfare where he had been since the start of the season.  read more→

Miles vows to keep Glasshoughton up

Jon Miles admits Glasshoughton Welfare have fallen short of expectations so far this season, but remains convinced he can keep his club in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division. Miles, who says he is “not one to walk away”, won the backing of Welfare chairman Phil Riding yesterday. Riding said his manager is “under no pressure at  read more→

Glasshoughton chairman backs Miles

Glasshoughton Welfare chairman Phil Riding has publicly backed his first team manager Jon Miles after the club’s poor start to the season. Mr Riding has also urged the club’s players to pull together to ensure that Glasshoughton do not get stranded at the bottom of the Division. Glasshoughton’s season has swung from some positives to  read more→

Glasshoughton blown away by Farsley

Farsley AFC coasted into the second round of the West Riding County Cup with a 7-0 demolition of struggling Glasshoughton Welfare at Leeds Road. The Evo Stik Division One North high-flyers were in complete control of the tie against Toolstation NCEL Premier Division opposition and were never troubled in a totally one-sided affair. The goals were  read more→

Nicholas happy with Garforth’s start

Graham Nicholas is content with the way his Garforth Town team have started the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division season. Garforth are seventh after seven games – eight points from the highly-fancied top five pack – but are brimming with confidence last Saturday’s 5-0 demolition of Glasshoughton Welfare. Garforth make the trip to crisis club Thackley, who  read more→

Glasshoughton Welfare sign Pontefract Collieries striker Kingsley Wetherald

Kingsley Wetherald has left Pontefract Collieries and joined Glasshoughton Welfare ahead of tomorrow’s FA Vase trip to Runcorn Town. Wetherald had an exceptional record at Collieries having scored 27 times in 62 appearances, but, the striker has found opportunities limited this season. The former York City youth team striker returns to the club he played for  read more→

Glasshoughton face fine after fielding just ten players at Tadcaster

Glasshoughton Welfare face recieving a fine after fielding only ten players at Tadcaster Albion on Saturday. Glasshoughton tried to postpone the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division fixture last week due to Castleford Tigers’ appearance in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley which had left them struggling to put a side together. The request was refused and  read more→