Yorkshire NCEL Div One team of the year

The exciting Toolstation NCEL Division One season after a brilliant promotion race which also included the bonus of the inaugural play-offs system. Hemsworth Miners Welfare were the only Yorkshire-based promotion winner, but the likes of AFC Emley, Penistone Church, Hallam and Knaresborough Town made good fists of it. Every year we bring you our NCEL  read more→

A bridge too far for Hindley’s Hallam

Toolstation NCEL Division One Bottesford Town 2-0 Hallam The play-offs semi-final with Bottesford Town was a bridge too far for Hallam, who were beaten by two late Wayne Graves goals. AFC Emley will now travel to Bottesford on Saturday for the final. The defeat for Hallam does take anything away from a magnificent campaign under  read more→

Sides set for play-offs semi-finals

Shaw Lane Aquaforce and Hallam are set for crucial play-offs semi-finals and both are playing sides have done the double over them this season. Aquaforce are hosting Lincoln United in the Evo Stik Division One South play-offs, bidding to face Coalville in Saturday’s final. Shaw Lane controversially lost at Lincoln in August. Lincoln then went  read more→

Mission accomplished for Selby bosses

Toolstation NCEL Division One Selby Town 1-0 Hall Road Rangers It was mission accomplished for Nigel Emery and Reuben Pearse as Selby Town booked their ticket to the FA Cup next season. The pair are now totally in the driving seat to become the permanent bosses at the Fairfax Plant Hire Stadium after fulfilling their targets since  read more→

Blythen scores a hat-trick again

Toolstation NCEL Division One Hallam 4-1 Dronfield Town Michael Blythen scored his second hat-trick in three days as Hallam assured themselves a play-offs spot. The task was simple for Hallam. A victory would secure a place in the top six and the signs were good after Blythen scored just six minutes into it. Lee Anthony  read more→

Hallam on the brink of the play-offs

Toolstation NCEL Division One Hallam 3-1 Selby Town The Michael Blythen show has placed Hallam’s destiny in their own hands as his hat-trick downed Selby Town with a stirring second half comeback. One more victory out of their final two matches will take Hallam’s brilliant season into extra-time with the lottery of play-offs. The night  read more→

Last play-offs spot in Hallam’s hands

Toolstation NCEL Division One Hallam 4-2 Knaresborough Town The final play-offs spot is Hallam’s to lose after Ryan Hindley’s men ended Knaresborough Town’s faint hopes. Two wins out of their final three matches this week will see them pip rivals Shirebrook Town to the post. Hallam had to work hard for the vital victory as  read more→

Brammer rescues draw for Hallam

Toolstation NCEL Division One Eccleshill United 2-2 Hallam Steve Brammer rescued a point for Hallam after Ryan Hindley’s men mounted a very comeback at Eccleshill United. Jermaine Springer and Lee Smith’s first half goals appeared to put Eccleshill on course for victory against Hallam, who have only lost once on the road in the league  read more→

Hallam “deserve” final play-offs spot

Toolstation NCEL Division One Ryan Hindley believes Hallam have a brilliant opportunity to snatch a play-offs place at the final hurdles, an achievement he says his players “deserve”. The fact Hallam have three games in hand on sixth-placed Shirebrook Town make Hindley’s dream a very realistic possibility. The Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup semi-finalists could  read more→

Hallam progress into the semi-finals

Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup Houghton Main 1-2 Hallam Hallam booked their semi-final date with Frickley Athletic by over-coming an early deficit. Danny Burkinshaw gave Main hope of causing another major upset, but their lead was cancelled out by the in-form Micah Bishop. Handsworth Parramore’s ‘loaned’ youngster Harry Bamforth then scored the decisive goal on  read more→