Thackley strengthen midfield

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Thackley have strengthened their midfield with the addition of Tom Rose. Rose’s stint with Knaresborough ends after a year at Manse Lane. He originally signed before the third lockdown but had to wait until this season to make his debut. Overall he made 12 appearances for Rob Hunter’s side – his  read more→

Hunter wants players to seize opportunity to climb the table

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Rob Hunter wants Knaresborough Town to seize the opportunity to climb the table in the next few weeks. After an horrendous run of defeats – mainly caused by a lengthy injury list – Knaresborough have stabilised themselves with three wins, one draw and two defeats from their last six league matches.   read more→

Hunter gets two as Knaresborough ease to win at ten man Hemsworth

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Hemsworth Miners Welfare 0-4 Knaresborough Town  Sean Hunter’s double helped Knaresborough Town heap more misery on struggling Hemsworth Miners Welfare whose afternoon collapsed after captain Harry Viggars was sent off late in the first half. Knaresborough took full advantage after Viggars’ exit by scoring twice before the break. Two quick-fire goals  read more→

“Positive season” so far for Knaresborough, says Hunter

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Rob Hunter says it has been a “positive season” so far for Knaresborough Town. The table may not suggest that but Hunter cites the success of his ‘go local’ plan as the reason why he is not disappointed with the campaign. Hunter’s vision, revealed in his interview with Non League Yorkshire  read more→

Carr scores twice in Knaresborough’s win

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up (3) Jack Carr’s double helped Knaresborough Town record a 4-2 victory at Bottesford Town. Knaresborough were in dreamland after going 3-0 up after 52 minutes through Carr, Craig Ramplin and Tom Dugdale. Carr restored the three-goal lead on the hour mark before Bottesford pulled a further one back. Ten man  read more→

Littlefair hails Knaresborough success story

Byron Littlefair says surprise West Yorkshire League Premier Division leaders Knaresborough Town Reserves are exceeding all expectations. Knaresborough lead the way ahead of the fancied sides while a number of Littlefair’s young guns have broken into Rob Hunter’s first team in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division. The worst injury crisis in Knaresborough’s 119-year history has  read more→

Brighouse win on penalties after playing with ten men for 87 minutes

West Riding County Cup First Round  Brighouse Town p1-1 Knaresborough Town  Brighouse Town progressed into the second round of the West Riding County Cup after winning 5-4 penalties after drawing 1-1 in normal time against Knaresborough Town despite playing with ten men for 87 minutes. Brighouse, who had under 17s goalkeeper Charlie English in goal,  read more→

Miracle-chasing Athersley score late winner

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up Athersley Rec’s dream of pulling off the miracle of staying in the Division was given a further boost as Jimmy Whitehead’s side beat Knaresborough Town 2-1 at Sheerien Park. The Rec leaped off the bottom of the table after overturning a deficit. Brad Walker’s goal was cancelled out by Josh Brown  read more→

Simpson hat-trick secures incredible win for Knaresborough

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up (1) Mark Simpson put his name back on the map as a prolific striker after scoring a 15-minute second half hat-trick in threadbare Knaresborough Town’s remarkable 3-2 victory at AFC Mansfield. Knaresborough, whose staggering injury crisis remains a major issue, had centre-forward Colin Heath at centre-half again and they found  read more→

Hunter curses Knaresborough’s bad luck

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  With the way Knaresborough Town’s luck has been since mid-August, Rob Hunter must have driven over ten black cats and smashed several mirrors. Knaresborough were on the crest of a wave after a barnstorming start of four consecutive wins – three in the league and one in the FA Cup. But  read more→