Yorkshire North West Counties sides fail to win

NWCL Division One North  Campion and Ilkley Town both tasted defeat in their historic first games in the North West Counties while ten men Golcar United drew at Holker Old Boys. New-look Campion lost 3-2 at Garstang, despite a late fight-back. Lee Ashforth and James Bicknell’s side fell two goals behind before Tom Robinson pulled  read more→

Connor expects Golcar to push for promotion

Season Preview North West Counties Division One North  Golcar United  Ambitious Golcar United have armed themselves with an array of lethal Non League players in Ash Flynn, Leon Henry and Daniel Naidole and the progressive club are hoping to push for promotion. Joint Managers  Ash and Gav Connor  The Connor brothers have overseen the extraordinary  read more→

Goal machine Flynn joins Golcar

Goal machine Ash Flynn has finally confirmed his destination for the new season after joining Golcar United. Flynn’s movements this summer have been of intrigue to some since his exit from Liversedge. But that’s hardly surprising given his status as one of the greatest Toolstation NCEL strikers of all-time. Golcar already had Leon Henry and  read more→

Golcar recruit four well-known faces including Henry

Brighouse Town’s 2014 title-winning captain Leon Henry has joined Golcar United. The full-back, who has also won two promotions with Yorkshire Amateur, is one of four new recruits to Ash and Gav Connor’s North West Counties outfit Golcar. Henry captained Brighouse to the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division title in 2014. He also scored the goal  read more→

‘Sedge to face Penistone in Yorkshire Trophy Final

Liversedge are to play Penistone Church in the final of the Yorkshire Trophy on Saturday. Both sides cantered to 3-0 victories in their respective semi-finals to set up the tie. ‘Sedge won at Brighouse Town thanks to goals from Mitch Dunne, Alfie Raw (penalty) and Ollie Fearon. Nick Guest, Brad Kemp and Luke McGinnell were  read more→

Yorkshire Trophy semi-finalists confirmed

Brighouse Town, Golcar United, Liversedge and Penistone Church will compete on Wednesday for the two places in the Yorkshire Trophy Final. Brighouse will host Liversedge while Golcar will welcome Penistone. ‘Sedge booked their slot after coming from behind to beat Nostell Miners Welfare 2-1 at Clayborn. Mitch Dunne and Ollie Fearon scored for ‘Sedge. Golcar  read more→

Golcar-Nostell ticket money to go to Lang

The ticket takings from Golcar United’s home Yorkshire Trophy clash with Nostell Miners Welfare will go to injured player Josh Lang. Lang was seriously injured in a friendly between the two sides several weeks ago. 575 people watched Golcar draw 2-2 with Liversedge in Group B on Tuesday night and the club are hoping to  read more→

Naidole makes Golcar move

Yorkshire Amateur playmaker Daniel Naidole has joined ambitious Golcar United. The midfielder has been a top player for the likes of Brighouse Town, Emley and the Ammers in the past few years. He first came to prominence as a vital cog in Paul Quinn’s unforgettable Brighouse Town side which won the 2014 Toolstation NCEL Premier  read more→

North West Counties suspended for second time

The North West Counties League has been suspended for the second time following the new Tier allocations. Most of the clubs have been placed into Tier 4 which means they cannot play fixtures. Our Yorkshire clubs Golcar United and Steeton remain in Tier 3. The League have set no end date for the suspension with  read more→

Connor proud as 200th Golcar game nears

Ash Connor is immensely “proud” of Golcar United’s rise from amateur football to Non League football as he and his joint manager brother Gavin close in on 200 games in charge. Saturday’s North West Counties League Division One North clash with Holker Old Boys is their 199th at the helm, with the 2nd January home  read more→