Ashforth named permanent Ossett chief

Evo Stik North Caretaker boss Lee Ashforth has been appointed as the new permanent manager of Ossett Town. Former Harrogate Railway chief Ashforth replaces Grant Black, who resigned last week after nearly two years in charge at Ingfield. Ashforth has been at Ingfield for a few months after joining as Black’s assistant. Ossett chairman James  read more→

Shock as Black resigns at Ossett

Evo Stik North Grant Black has reflected on the past two years after bringing down the curtain on his fantastic period at the helm of Ossett Town. Black resigned from his Ingfield post on Tuesday night for reasons that he declined to speak about. The former Buxton right-back took charge of Ossett in February 2016,  read more→

Black hopes to add reinforcements

Evo Stik North Grant Black is hopeful of adding reinforcements to his injury and suspension hit Ossett Town squad ahead of two big fixtures. With suspensions looming for Kai Hancock, Issac Assenso and Anthony Mackie, combined with the fact that talismanic captain Alex Peterson is going to be out injured for a while, Black knows  read more→

Black hails character of Ossett players

Evo Stik North Grant Black hailed his Ossett Town players for showing the character required to end their six-match losing streak. The deserved 3-1 victory at Brighouse Town on Boxing Day ended the slump, the first since Black swept through the doors at Ingfield in February 2016. “Questions” were hanging over his players following the  read more→

Ossett end six-match losing streak

Evo Stik North Brighouse Town 1-3 Ossett Town Ossett Town comfortably ended their six-match losing run, but the victory at Brighouse Town was marred by another red card. Jason Yates, Kai Hancock and Issac Assenso got the goals. However, young Hancock’s late dismissal following a reckless lunge on former AFC Emley defender Iwan Heeley means  read more→

Owen and Hancock lead Ossett to win

Evo Stik North Ossett Town 3-1 Colne Second half goals from Liam Owen and Kai Hancock secured a very deserved victory for play-offs chasing Ossett Town. The headlines belonged to substitute Owen, whose star continues to shine brighter and brighter each week as he hit the magnificent and crucial second goal – which incredibly came  read more→

Well-travelled Ashforth is back

Evo Stik North  Former Harrogate Railway manager Lee Ashforth is back in the game as Ossett Town boss Grant Black’s assistant. The appointment ends a six-month break which began when he and Paul Quinn left Brighouse Town. To replace Mick Norbury, Black has appointed someone who boasts a lot of contacts and has lots of  read more→

Black lures Ellam back to Ossett

Evo Stik North Ossett Town manager Grant Black has re-signed midfielder Jake Ellam from Tadcaster Albion. There will be many Ossett fans jumping for joy as Ellam was a very popular figure at Ingfield last season. He also won the goal of the season award. The midfielder moved to Tadcaster in the summer, but has  read more→

Mawson moves to Black’s Ossett

Evo Stik North Up-and-coming young striker Jack Mawson has joined Grant Black’s Ossett Town from Sheffield FC. Mawson has emerged as a bright young talent this year from stints with Sheffield and Worsbrough Bridge. He was a key cornerstone of the Worsbrough team which successfully avoided relegation at the end of last season. He is  read more→

Wycombe dream is on for Ossett

Emirates FA Cup The potential prize for Ossett Town if they beat Solihull Moors in the fourth qualifying round replay is a home tie against League Two side Wycombe Wanderers. Ingfield is bound to be packed tomorrow night as Grant Black bids to lead Ossett into the first round proper for the first time in  read more→