Player Profile – Jonny Irving 

Jonny Irving proved to be a Jack of all trades recently with his stunning performance as an emergency goalkeeper for promotion-chasing Eccleshill United. He’s this week’s Player Profile and he tells us all about himself. Name  Jonny Irving Age  31 Current Club  Eccleshill United  Previous Clubs  AFC Emley, Nostell Miners Welfare Day Job  Joiner  Best  read more→

‘Goalkeeper’ Irving plays key role as Eccleshill claim big win 

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up  Midfielder Jonny Irving had to go in goal during promotion-chasing Eccleshill United’s big win. Lee Elam’s side won 2-0 at Thackley despite goalkeeper Ed Wilczinski’s red card early on in the second half. After a goal-less first half, Eccleshill went ahead one minute into the second half as former Farsley  read more→

Eccleshill up to second after winning at Handsworth

Midweek Round-Up Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  FA Cup heroes Handsworth fell to a 4-1 defeat to Lee Elam’s red hot Eccleshill United who climbed to second place. Russ Eagle’s Handsworth were initially on course to bounce back from the Cup defeat at Pontefract Collieries as Mitch Dunne placed them into an 11th minute. However, Eccleshill  read more→

Irving breaks the hearts of Nostell

Toolstation NCEL Division One Eccleshill United 3-3 Nostell Miners Welfare Jonny Irving broke the hearts of resurgent Nostell Miners Welfare who were leading 3-1 at one point in their draw at promotion-chasing Eccleshill United. Former Athersley Rec defender Dec Welford sounded the warning noises that Nostell were going to be no pushovers with his header  read more→

Irving fires Eccleshill up to fourth

Toolstation NCEL Division One Armthorpe Welfare 0-2 Eccleshill United Eccleshill United climbed to fourth after two goals from Jonny Irving guided them to victory. Twenty two seconds into the game Eccleshill almost made it 1-0 when Luke Harrop raced through on goal but he couldn’t keep his shot on target. The away side then had  read more→

Irving rescues point for Eccleshill

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur 3-3 Eccleshill United Jonny Irving rescued a point for Eccleshill United in the dying minutes of the topsy-turvy clash at promotion-chasing Yorkshire Amateur. Eccleshill led 2-0 against the Ammers as Luke Harrop netted twice in the opening 26 minutes. The fight-back from the Ammers started in first half stoppage  read more→

Irving dents Town’s play-offs hopes

Toolstation NCEL Division One Knaresborough Town 1-2 Eccleshill United Eccleshill United’s debutant super-sub Jonny Irving dealt a blow to Knaresborough Town’s play-offs hopes. Irving, making his full Eccleshill debut, struck the winner seven minutes after coming on a half-time subsitute. The goal fired Eccleshill to their third straight victory, one that saw them fight back  read more→