Rossington hang on for crucial victory

It was nerve-wracking towards the end, but Rossington Main won the six-pointer with fellow strugglers Worsbrough Bridge. The crucial 2-1 win was Rossington’s first in Toolstation NCEL Division One since mid-November. Main are now five points clear of the bottom two. Rossington hit the front foot straightaway as the recently-returned Jordan Hatton headed from a  read more→

Walker is treble hero for Knaresborough

Brad Walker made the effort worthwhile for Knaresborough Town’s hard-working volunteers by grabbing a hat-trick in the feisty 3-0 success over Teversal. Walker rewarded them after a desperate attempt in the morning to get the pitch playable for the Toolstation NCEL Division One match. The only black mark was Joel Freeston’s straight red card deep  read more→

AFC Emley win – Flynn doesn’t score

The work to get the pitch paid off as AFC Emley secured a sixth league win out of seven by beating Knaresborough Town 2-0 at the Welfare Ground. Alex Hallam got both goals as Emley moved up to fourth in the Toolstation NCEL Division One table. After fantastic work from the ground staff and even  read more→

Knaresborough extend unbeaten run

Glasshoughton Welfare crashed to their fifth straight league defeat, while Knaresborough Town extended their unbeaten run to six matches with the 4-1 victory at Manse Lane. Glasshoughton actually took the lead after just four minutes, but Knaresborough hit back and eased over the finish line. Welfare manager Mick Norbury introduced two new signings to his starting line  read more→

Knaresborough have 20-goal striker

Paul Stansfield believes Knaresborough Town already have a top striker in their ranks. The comments were made after the goal-less draw with Penistone Church on Tuesday night. Eight goals have been scored at Manse Lane in home matches, but the area is not a cause of cause for Stansfield. He told Non League Yorkshire: “I  read more→

Knaresborough and Penistone draw

Despite their best efforts, neither Knaresborough Town and Penistone Church could not force a goal at Manse Lane last night. Although Penistone fans thought they had won it at the death when former Stocksbridge forward Andy Ring’s stunning lob came back off the crossbar. A Penistone winner would have been harsh on Knaresborough, who gave  read more→

Connolly nets hat-trick for Hemsworth

Nash Connolly’s hat-trick ensured Hemsworth Miners Welfare recorded a third consecutive Toolstation NCEL Division One victory. His treble and Shane Kelsey’s first goal for Hemsworth earned the Wells a 4-2 win at Knaresborough Town. Connolly, the young winger, curled a free kick around the Knaresborough wall to give his side an early lead before George  read more→

Stansfield to make changes after loss

Paul Stansfield is ringing the changes for Knaresborough Town’s Toolstation NCEL Division One clash with Yorkshire Amateur at Manse Lane tomorrow. Stansfield was unhappy with his side’s performance in the 1-0 defeat to Hall Road Rangers in midweek which ended a run of three straight victories. He said: “We said we would put Tuesday night  read more→

Hall Road earn first win of campaign

Hall Road Rangers are up and running for the campaign after securing their first win last night – the 1-0 success at in-form Knaresborough Town. Danny Walker’s second half header earned Hall Road a deserved Toolstation NCEL Division One victory at the fifth time of asking. Hall Road had the work ethic at AFC Emley  read more→

Duerden back home after arm break

Knaresborough Town captain Matt Duerden is back home today after suffering a bad injury during the 3-0 victory at Dronfield Town last night. Duerden spent the night in Rotherham General Hospital and has been diagnosed with a spiral fracture to his left upper arm. A Knaresborough statement said: ”The club will support him, in any  read more→