Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Russ Eagle has hailed assistant managers Jason Dodsworth and Aiden Spowage who led Handsworth to five wins in six games during his absence. Eagle, whose side are set for some Friday night football with the FA Vase tie with Golcar United at Olivers Mount, stepped aside after winning the opening day read more→
Their FA Cup second qualifying round ties lack razzmatazz but Handsworth and Pontefract Collieries have been handed winnable matches. Handsworth will head south to play Halesowen Town while Craig Rouse’s Pontefract will visit North West Counties League side Squires Gate. Both clubs are seeking to make history by reaching the third qualifying round for the read more→
Triumphant Russ Eagle placed Handsworth’s FA Cup first qualifying round victory over Coventry United alongside his best achievements during two spells as manager at Olivers Mount. Eagle was back in charge for the first time since the opening day of the season having had to stand aside temporarily due to a major operation. He couldn’t read more→
FA Cup First Qualifying Round Handsworth 2-0 Coventry United Jack Harrison and James Oliver enabled magnificent Handsworth’s fairytale FA Cup run to continue by scoring the goals to defeat Coventry United and put them in the hat for a potential draw against a National North giant. With Russ Eagle back at the helm after a read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up Kane Reece marked his Handsworth debut in spectacular fashion with a third minute goal to set them on the way to a 2-1 win at Athersley Rec. Intelligent attacker Reece joined the Ambers last week on dual registration terms from Pontefract Collieries. Mitch Dunne grabbed the second goal but Rec read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Joint stand-in boss Jason Dodsworth is pleased Handsworth are delivering for manager Russ Eagle. Assistants Dodsworth and Aiden Spowage have been overseeing the running of the first team since the second game of the season as Eagle is recovering from an operation. Eagle has watched the last two fixtures – the read more→
FA Cup Preliminary Round Handsworth 5-2 Stocksbridge Park Steels Mitch Dunne’s first half double kick-started the upset as Handsworth inflicted deja-vu on Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Steel City FA Cup derby battle at Olivers Mount. Northern Premier League side Stocksbridge suffered a 4-1 defeat to Handsworth in the same round five years and one read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up Tom Roebuck’s hour mark goal was the difference as Handsworth overcame in-form Garforth Town in the narrow 3-2 victory at Olivers Mount. That’s now three wins in four league matches and under-lines how much of a good job assistant bosses Jason Dodsworth and Aiden Spowage are doing whilst they stand read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Handsworth have swooped to sign young ex-Sheffield Wednesday forward Jordan Lonchar. The striker joins on a dual-registration deal with Carlton Palmer’s Grantham Town where ex-Ambers manager Jas Colliver is first team coach, Lonchar told Handsworth’s website: ”After hardly playing for 6 months due to covid and then missing majority of pre read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Russ Eagle is to take an enforced leave of absence from Handsworth due to a long-awaited hospital procedure. After leading the Ambers to opening day 4-2 win over Silsden, Eagle has temporarily handed the reins to first team coach Aiden Spowage and assistant manager Jason Dodsworth while he recuperates. Eagle told read more→
