Hemsworth Miners Welfare pair Jordan Greaves and Rikki Paylor are among the new faces at Handsworth. Young goalkeeper Greaves had been with the Wells for two seasons, while Paylor spent the solitary one. It is a return to Handsworth for versatile Paylor as he previously played for the club during the 2018/19 campaign. Former Worksop read more→
Football managers are notorious for refusing to change their methods or admitting they are wrong. The list of bosses naturally thrown out of the Professional game for their out-dated methods is endless. Some do change. Ian Holloway after his departure from Leicester City in 2008, aside from looking after his chickens, spent his year’s sabbatical read more→
Joe Thornton has joined Russ Eagle’s coaching staff at Handsworth, a club he had two spells with as a player. The Barnsley Non League icon, whose is most associated with his stints with Athersley Rec, Shaw Lane Aquaforce and Staveley, will join Eagle and Aiden Spowage in the Handsworth dugout when Non League Football is read more→
Garforth Town recorded their biggest opening day victory since 1996 – and marquee summer signing Adam Priestley wasn’t even on the team-sheet. Adam Porritt, Sean Hunter and Mark Simpson all scored as Garforth beat new-look Handsworth 3-0 at home in front of a bumper crowd of 155. Priestley was unavailable as Garforth won by three read more→
Popular Joe Thornton is one of just four players retained by Handsworth. Thornton, who can play in almost every position, from striker, left-winger, left-back and even stand-in goalkeeper, remains with the Ambers along with Leon Howarth, Harry Mitchell and Parirs Dixon. Thornton has now been playing in the semi-professional game for over ten years and read more→
Defender Josh Dacre is back playing for his spiritual club Handsworth FC at the start of the club’s new era. Russ Eagle is back at the helm of Handsworth, assisted by Luke Forgione, and the pair are effectively building from ground zero as only four players remain from last season. Versatile Dacre came up through read more→
