Glasshoughton Welfare

Midweek Review: Ossett Town end winless run

Ossett Town ended their four-game losing run with 3-2 victory at Sheffield FC in the Doodson Sport Cup first round tie. The World’s Oldest Club took the lead through Zephaniah Thomas, but defender Nick Wood levelled for Ossett on 11 minutes. Calum Ward then scored his second goal in a week to put Craig Elliott’s  read more→

Glasshoughton chief Rob Hunter criticises NCEL fixture list

Glasshoughton Welfare boss Rob Hunter has hit out at the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division fixture list, writes James Grayson. Glasshoughton make the 68-mile trip to Long Eaton United tomorrow night – the furthest south team in the league – with a threadbare squad. James Beaston begins his three-match ban for violent conduct, while Dave Ward  read more→

Vote for your Sports Performer ‘Team of the Weekend’

We’re introducing a ‘Team of the Weekend’ vote at Sports Performer, covering all the Yorkshire Non-League teams. Simply tweet @SportsPerformer with your choice before 11pm on Wednesday to register your vote. The winner will be announced on Thursday afternoon. This week’s nominees are: Scarborough Athletic – Rudy Funk’s team were trailing 1-0 to Halesowen with  read more→

Glasshoughton captain Darrell Young facing five match ban

Glasshoughton Welfare captain Darrell Young is facing a massive five match ban after his red card in the 3-3 draw with Garforth Town. Young was sent off for violent conduct for pushing Garforth utility player Logan McDaniel and will receive a three-game ban for the dismissal. Young was also yellow carded at Brighouse Town on  read more→

Graham Nicholas: Garforth should have won at Glasshoughton

Garforth Town head coach Graham Nicholas explained his half-time changes that turned the 3-3 draw at ten-man Glasshoughton Welfare on its head, writes James Grayson. Garforth were trailing 1-0 at half-time, but a 55th minute Josh Cartman penalty changed the course of the game and the Miners led twice before a 94th minute Glasshoughton equaliser.  read more→

Glasshoughton salvage late draw in drama-filled Garforth Town clash

Never-say-die Glasshoughton Welfare salvaged a point with a 94th minute equaliser in a dramatic drama-filled 3-3 draw with local rivals Garforth Town, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Glasshoughton captain Darrell Young was also sent off with five minutes to go in the see-saw Toolstation NCEL Premier Division encounter which saw Welfare lead 1-0 at the  read more→

Midweek review: Matt Dempsey is the hero for Farsley AFC

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqS1gb0q_wE] Matt Dempsey scored the only goal as Farsley AFC beat local rivals Ossett Town 1-0 to move back into the Evo Stik Division One North play-offs. On a cold night at Ingfield, Dempsey headed home a corner on 65 minutes to earn Neil Parsley’s men all three points. Brighouse Town are neatly positioning themselves  read more→

Glasshoughton boss Rob Hunter slams referee after Armthorpe victory

Glasshoughton Welfare chief Rob Hunter slammed the performance of referee Ben Ballantyne after the controversial 1-0 victory over Armthorpe Welfare last night, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). James Beaston is facing a three-match ban for his red card in incident-filled which also saw Hunter sent from his dugout during the second half. Liam Tuck, Russell  read more→

Glasshoughton beat Armthorpe, despite James Beaston’s dismissal

Rob Hunter spoke of his admiration for his Glasshoughton Welfare players after the against the odds 1-0 victory over Armthorpe Welfare in a controversial match at Leeds Road, writes James Grayson. Welfare had to play with ten men for 50 minutes following James Beaston’s bizarre red card for allegedly elbowing Chris Davies during a mad  read more→