Glasshoughton Welfare pulled off a stunning FA Vase upset at Handsworth, beating their higher league opponents 2-1 at Sandy Lane. Nathan Perks and Aaron Kitao were the Welfare heroes with two fantastic finishes inside the opening six minutes. Lee Vigars and Darren Holmes must have been delighted with the shock victory. Holmes, whose last trip read more→
Deadly striker Nathan Perks scored four times as Glasshoughton Welfare won 6-3 after extra-time in the FA Vase at Litherland, who ended up with seven men on-the-field at one point. Welfare were coasting after Perks completed his hat-trick inside the opening half-hour. The home side hit back just before the break and two second half read more→
Fidel Mhlolo is back at Glasshoughton Welfare who celebrated a dramatic first Toolstation NCEL Division One win of the season. Mhlolo has left Worsbrough Bridge to go back to Leeds Road to play for Darren Holmes and Lee Vigars. He went straight into the starting eleven as Glasshoughton won 2-1 at Dronfield Town following Issac read more→
Selby Town escaped from Glasshoughton Welfare with a victory for the first time during the Christian Fox era. Selby won 3-2, with Joe Dale coming off the bench to score the decisive goal in the Toolstation NCEL Division One local derby. But the real hero was Glasshoughton’s 17-year-old goalkeeper Jordan Leatham who made a series read more→
Magic man Joe Dale is available again for Selby Town and ready to make Glasshoughton Welfare defenders quake in their boots on Tuesday night. Dale and fellow key player Chris Bilton are leading local cricketers so cannot play on Saturdays until the beginning of September. But they are available for selection for midweek fixtures and read more→
Glasshoughton Welfare 1-5 Yorkshire Amateur Yorkshire Amateur continued their perfect start to pre-season with an easy victory at Glasshoughton Welfare. The promotion-chasing East Leeds outfit had all their stars out playing and goals from Niall Heaton, Harrison Blakey, Aiden Savory, Steve Crawford and Adam Field led them to victory. A peach of a strike from read more→
Darren Holmes insists Glasshoughton Welfare start pre-season with a solid spine as he and Lee Vigars begin assembling their fairly new-look squad. Glasshoughton fielded a youthful side in the 2-1 victory over Rothwell Town, with only a handful of older bodies. Some may say the squad was light on experience, but Holmes dismissed that, highlighting read more→
Striker Nathan Perks scored twice and missed a penalty as Glasshoughton Welfare won 2-1 against Rothwell Town in their opening friendly. The former Pontefract Collieries frontman looked sharp and struck in both halves for his local side. The only downer was the penalty fail which meant he was unable to add the match-ball to his read more→
Aiden Tyas is to be Glasshoughton Welfare’s goalkeeper for the new season. Tyas, rated as one of the best goalkeepers in Toolstation NCEL Division One, made his first appearance on a team-sheet for Glasshoughton in the 2-1 friendly victory over Rothwell Town on Tuesday night. The young stopper is best known for his association with read more→
Toolstation NCEL Division One Glasshoughton Welfare 1-3 Worsbrough Bridge Surprise-package Worsbrough Bridge are up to fourth after coming from behind to condemn Glasshoughton Welfare to another defeat. Lewis Pickering’s early strike was cancelled out by Jack Wilson, and young Bridge dynamos Jack Mawson and Liam went onto seal the victory for Lee Morris’ side. Glasshoughton read more→
