Richards encouraged by Church form

Penistone Church have propelled themselves into the Toolstation NCEL Division One promotion mix, according to Ian Richards. Penistone endured a difficult opening month, but September has been really positive and Church have shot up to sixth in the table. The debacle at Emley started the month, but Church have since gone unbeaten and have collected  read more→

Richards finally gets his man

Ian Richards has finally ended his long pursuit of Worsbrough Bridge striker Ollie Fearon after persuading him to join Penistone Church. Richards has been on the striker’s tail for over a month having initially tried to lure him to Penistone during the second week of the Toolstation NCEL Division One season. Fearon was Worsbrough’s star  read more→

Penistone’s season starts tomorrow

Ian Richards wants Penistone Church to re-ignite their Toolstation NCEL Division One campaign tomorrow. Penistone have had a difficult start having only collected one win from their opening five matches. Although some would argue that the Barnsley-based side have faced some of the top team in the Division in Shirebrook Town, Hull United, Hallam and  read more→

Barlow is Penistone’s new signing

Former Shaw Lane Aquaforce playmaker Danny Barlow has signed for Penistone Church. He is expected to make his debut for Penistone tomorrow when they host Grimsby Borough in the Toolstation NCEL Division One. Barlow leaves Pontefract Collieries after a short spell with the club. Ironically he made his debut for Pontefract at Penistone in the  read more→

Richards hoping to sign new striker

Ian Richards is hoping to sign a new striker in time for Penistone Church’s Toolstation NCEL Division One home clash with Hull United tonight. If the un-named player does agree to sign for Penistone, Richards does admit it will be “touch and go” on whether he takes part against Hull. “We are interested in a  read more→

FA Cup game is a dream come true

Playing in the Emirates FA Cup for the first ever time underlines the progress Penistone Church have made in the last few years. That’s the view of proud manager Ian Richards, who leads his side into battle in the Extra Preliminary Round clash with Pontefract Collieries in Barnsley tomorrow. Richards told Non League Yorkshire: “It  read more→

Richards: Season all about p-word

Go to Penistone Church this season and the p-word is high on the agenda. Ambitious Church and their manager Ian Richards enjoyed a memorable debut campaign in the Toolstation NCEL Division One by finishing ninth. Now Richards wants to build on that and make a push for an historic Premier Division place. “It is our  read more→

Richards really happy with additions

Ian Richards is really happy with the additions he has made to his Penistone Church side. Penistone are hoping for a successful season in their second campaign in Division One of Toolstation NCEL and Richards has only added three new signings. He was forced to sign a goalkeeper as Joe Green has moved to America  read more→

Richards hoping to sign three players

Ian Richards is in talks with three un-named players as he plots Penistone Church’s promotion challenge. If he can persuade them to join his club then they have plenty to look forward to as Church are aiming to challenge at the top of the Toolstation NCEL Division One table. Church are also in the FA  read more→

Richards aiming high with Penistone

Ian Richards is going to throw down the gauntlet down to his Penistone Church players to go even further next season by aiming for promotion. Penistone have achieved Richards’ expectations of a Toolstation NCEL Division One top ten finish in their first ever season in the league. Richards always ruled out challenging the top two,  read more→