Barton Town Old Boys and Garforth Town shared the points in a scrappy affair that ended in a 1-1 draw at the Euronics Ground yesterday. The draw is a major dent in the home side’s hopes of finishing in the top six of the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division. The home side went into the fixture read more→
Graham Nicholas admits that there still “places to grab” for Garforth Town’s West Riding County Cup final date. Some players have already secured their spots in the starting line-up, but others have work to do if they want to play in the final against either Tadcaster Albion or Bradford (Park Avenue). The final is expected read more→
Brian Close believes reaching the West Riding County Cup final is a “reward” for everyone at Garforth Town. The shock 2-0 win at Vanarama North giants Harrogate Town on Tuesday completed a whirlwind two weeks at Wheatley Park. Chairman Mr Close and his consortium bought the club from Rupert Lowe and the news triggered a read more→
The hard work starts now for Garforth Town after a change of ownership at the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division club. That’s the message from chairman Brian Close, whose consortium of himself, his wife and treasurer Jane and local accountant Craig Bannister took complete control of Wheatley Park this week. The deal ended former Southampton chairman read more→
Garforth Town manager Graham Nicholas has praised winger Sinmi Oyebanji for his excellent recent form. Oyebanji has scored four times in three games and has cemented his place as a fans’ favourite at Wheatley Park. Nicholas said: “He’s been brilliant. “He’s on fire, the lad. He’s getting in good positions and he’s full of confidence. read more→
Sam Dobbs was the hero for Liversedge as his superb performance in the 1-1 draw with Garforth Town laid the platform for a dramatic last minute equaliser. Dobbs kept his side’s heart beating in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division encounter with a one-man show of goalkeeping brilliance. Without him, Liversedge would have been blown away read more→
Graham Nicholas has revised his season aims for Garforth Town to a top ten finish. Nicholas stated during pre-season that he wanted to win the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division title. Despite a positive start to the season, Garforth have fallen well short of those lofty goals and find themselves in 11th place. “The aim is read more→
Graham Nicholas believes Garforth Town have signed a player for the future in Mark Simpson. Leeds-based Simpson has signed for Garforth after a brief spell with Nostell Miners Welfare which saw him help them off the foot of the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division table. Nicholas has always strode to sign players from Leeds and he read more→
Garforth Town survived a late bombardment to reach the West Riding County Cup semi-finals by beating Silsden 3-2 at Wheatley Park. The pulsating game, which sprang to life in the second half, was full of wonder goals and an excellent advertisement for the often mocked competition. Both sides were desperate to win to secure a read more→
Chairman Brian Close is calling on Garforth Town supporters to turn out in their masses for the local derby at Tadcaster Albion tomorrow. The derby with Toolstation NCEL Premier Division leaders Tadcaster is one of the most eagerly-anticipated games between the sides in recent memory. Tadcaster, whose attendances have been growing each week are expected read more→
