Harrogate Railway manager Mick O’Connell has called on the FA to restructure the pyramid this summer rather than next year. The FA’s original plan was to introduce various new leagues across the country for the 2020/21 campaign, but following the decision to expunge last season they pushed to restructuring to 2021. That surprised many as read more→
Harrogate Railway will focus on developing young players and giving them opportunities in men’s football next season and Mick O’Connell expects other clubs to follow the same philosophy. O’Connell is preparing his first full season in charge of Harrogate, whenever that may begin, and he has a clear plan of where he wants to take read more→
Paul Scholes was watching as Nathan Cartman’s second half penalty ensured Harrogate Railway completed the double over the Class of ’92’s Salford City and round off 2014 in style. Salford now sit proudly in the Football League, while Railway have sunk to the bottom of the Football Pyramid. The NPL Division One North victory over read more→
Returning talisman Steve Bromley instantly breathed new life into Harrogate Railway’s battle to avoid finishing in the bottom two by scoring the opener in the massive 3-1 victory over Ollerton Town. Railway are now seven points adrift of third bottom Worsbrough Bridge with 14 Toolstation NCEL Division One games to play. The victory was Mick read more→
Popular striker Steve Bromley has returned to Harrogate Railway to boost their survival bid. Bromley heads back to Station View after nearly three years at Knaresborough Town who he helped win the Toolstation NCEL Division One title in 2018. He spent three years with Railway during his first spell and was a key member of read more→
Harrogate Railway captain Toby Harris’ move to local rivals Knaresborough Town is the pick of the day’s transfers involving Toolstation NCEL sides. The physical forward’s decision to join Paul Stansfield’s Knaresborough is a major blow to Mick O’Connell Railway as he was one of the star players. Having taken over the captain armband from Joe read more→
Des Macorison’s reign at Harrogate Railway is over and his recently appointed assistant Mick O’Connell will take charge until the end of the season. Macorison, a former Railway player, has endured a torrid few months as his side have never recovered from the loss of star striker Joe Jagger to Brighouse Town, who offered him read more→
Des Macorison remains confident Harrogate Railway will move up the Toolstation NCEL Division One table during the second half of the season. Despite the early positive signs, Macorison has been unable to halt the slide that Railway have been on since the departure of Billy Miller in 2015 and they lie second bottom, two points read more→
Selby Town 7-3 Harrogate Railway Doubles from Josh Walker and Carl Stewart and a rampant second half display maintained Selby Town’s Toolstation NCEL Division One promotion bid. But it was far from plain-sailing for Selby as lowly Harrogate gave them a huge fright in the first half. Having overturned Stewart’s opener, Railway deservedly stole the read more→
Fraser Lancaster was Harrogate Railway’s hero as his header in the 3-2 win over Brigg Town at Station View ended a run of eight Toolstation NCEL Division One straight defeats. Luck has deserted Railway recently, with a combination of poor performances and bad refereeing to blame for results. It was far from plain-sailing for Des read more→
