Mark Pitts has wasted no time in returning to the Non League scene as he has joined Ian Walker’s Nostell Miners Welfare management team. Serial winner Pitts and Simon Portrey were amazingly sacked by Goole AFC over Zoom on Bank Holiday Monday after just six games in charge and despite an upturn in form during read more→
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Sloppy goals condemn Nostell to defeat
*Please note: Because of the new Tiered lockdown system, picking and choosing the main match is now extremely difficult. Toolstation NCEL Division One Nostell Miners Welfare 1-3 Skegness Town Ian Walker’s Nostell Miners Welfare gave away three sloppy goals in the defeat to promotion-chasing Skegness Town at Crofton Community Centre. Skegness did not have to read more→
23-year-old Smith “loving” transition from playing to coaching
Just four years ago, Ryan Smith was one of several young pretenders driving Athersley Rec’s attack during a great start to the 2016/17 Toolstation NCEL Premier Division season. Speed sorcerers Smith, Liam Owen and Kai Hancock were ripping opposition defenders to shreds and were all seen as ‘ones for the future’. Smith even hit the read more→
Walker wants to reward Nostell volunteers
Toolstation NCEL Division One Ian Walker wants to reward the Nostell Miners Welfare volunteers who are working like trojans during difficult times. Like most clubs, Nostell are finding it hard running a home match-day because of a limited volunteer base and the strict Covid-19 safe rules and Walker wants his players to run through brick read more→
Scintillating Nostell defeat unbeaten Swallownest
Toolstation NCEL Division One Nostell Miners Welfare 3-1 Swallownest Scintillating Nostell Miners Welfare celebrated back-to-back wins after butchering previously unbeaten Swallownest in torrential rain. Ash Austin’s close range goal and Brett Smith’s penalty created a dream first half lead to set up the headline grabbing victory which arguably should have been by far a greater read more→
Berchill and Smith ensure perfect start for Walker era at Nostell
The Ian Walker era at Nostell Miners Welfare began in perfect fashion as they won 2-0 at Rossington Main in their FA Vase first qualifying round tie. Amir Berchill and Brett Smith got the goals, but evergreen Lee Kelsey wins the plaudits after rolling back the years with his tremendous first half penalty save. That read more→
Striker Austin commits to Nostell
Beeston St Anthony’s striker Ashley Austin has committed to Nostell Miners Welfare. The striker is one of the top forwards in the West Yorkshire League and Nostell chief Ian Walker is giving him a chance in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League. Austin played for runaway leaders Beeston last season and prior to joining them, read more→
Nostell continue to unveil squad
Nostell Miners Welfare manager Ian Walker has continued to unveil the club’s new-look first team squad. The latest set of names are all from Walker’s youth teams and all have experience of men’s football. Alex Haigh, who captained Walker’s U19s, U21s and U23s over the last few years is one of them. The midfielder has read more→
Lumsden joins as Nostell start revealing squad
Attacker Billy Lumsden has committed to Nostell Miners Welfare who have begun revealing their squad. New manager Ian Walker is preparing for his first campaign in charge in the Toolstation NCEL after taking over from Jason Dodsworth and Simon Houghton in May. Walker has been the club’s U19s and U21/23s boss for the past three read more→
Hayton to be player/coach under new Nostell boss
Experienced midfielder Adam Hayton is to be player/coach as part of Ian Walker’s new look Nostell Miners Welfare. Walker plans to reveal his full backroom staff at a later date, but he has confirmed the return the popular midfielder who has played at Nostell under Jason Dodsworth and Simon Houghton. Walker believes Hayton will be read more→