Albion secure late draw at Hemsworth

Hemsworth Miners Welfare 4-4 Ossett Albion Nicky Matthews came off the bench to rescue a draw for youthful Ossett Albion with a fortunate last minute equaliser in the pulsating stalemate with Hemsworth Miners Welfare. Beginning with a missed penalty from Hemsworth captain Jason Yates, whose evening went from the ridiculous to the sublime, Albion held  read more→

Steers set to return to Hemsworth

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Popular centre-back Jack Steers is set to return to Hemsworth Miners Welfare at the end of this month. Steers is heading back from playing in Australia earlier than Wayne Benn expected and will compete with Harry Viggars and Luke Danville for the centre-back jerseys. He was given a heroes send-off in  read more→

Hemsworth striker to miss whole season

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division The search is on for a new striker at Hemsworth Miners Welfare as Danny Critchlow has been ruled out for the whole season. Critchlow has been diagnosed with a cruciate knee ligament injury. It is a major blow for Hemsworth as the former Nostell and Tadcaster forward was one of their  read more→

Baker the difference on champions day

Hemsworth Miners Welfare 1-2 Tadcaster Albion Tadcaster Albion reigned supreme on ‘champions day’ at Hemsworth Miners Welfare after Adam Baker’s late goal. It was a deserved victory for Tadcaster as their higher league status showed in the final half hour. The Wells still come out with a lot of credit as their captain Jason Yates  read more→

Wells and Pontefract to renew rivalry

Local rivals Pontefract Collieries and Hemsworth Miners Welfare will renew old acquaintances in the FA Vase first qualifying round in September. Hemsworth now have bragging rights over Pontefract since their title win, but both teams have strong sides so it is set to be a cracker. They haven’t played each other since Pontefract ended Hemsworth’s  read more→

Champions Hemsworth bring in two

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Brice Tiani and Sam Leigh have joined newly-promoted Hemsworth Miners Welfare. Midfielder Tiani is an eye-catching signing for Hemsworth because of his extensive experience of playing in the Evo Stik Leagues for clubs such as Bradford (Park Avenue), Guiseley and Farsley. He has also had a spell at Goole AFC when  read more→

Benn wins manager of the season vote

Title-winning Hemsworth Miners Welfare chief Wayne Benn has won Non League Yorkshire’s manager of the season vote for the second year running. Benn finished at the front of a competitive contest which attracted 950 votes. Benn was always a front-runner after guiding Hemsworth to the Toolstation NCEL Division One title with a few games to  read more→

Wells celebrate title win at awards bash

Toolstation NCEL Division One Champions Hemsworth Miners Welfare’s historic campaign ended with a memorable end of season awards bash. Young defender Harry Viggars was the big winner after collecting the supporters’ player of the year and the players’ player of the year award. Popular striker Billy Law got Wayne Benn’s managers’ player of the season  read more→

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→

Vote for your NLY manager of the year

The season is not quite over, but Non League Yorkshire’s manager of the year vote is open.  The managers are chosen from Non League Yorkshire’s covered leagues – the Evo Stik and the NCEL. Nearly 1000 votes were cast last year so it is likely that the 2016 vote will be a close-run contest. Voting will close on  read more→