Paul Scholes was watching as Nathan Cartman’s second half penalty ensured Harrogate Railway completed the double over the Class of ’92’s Salford City and round off 2014 in style. Salford now sit proudly in the Football League, while Railway have sunk to the bottom of the Football Pyramid. The NPL Division One North victory over read more→
Lee Ashforth says Campion have given themselves a fantastic chance of winning promotion after the nine-match winning run. The Bradford-based side had a tricky start to the Toolstation NCEL Division One campaign after losing several key players to injury. However, nine consecutive wins – a stretch that ended with the midweek defeat to Glasshoughton Welfare read more→
Lee Ashforth praised Glasshoughton Welfare for their performance, but said his Campion players clearly looked “shattered” in the 3-0 defeat at Leeds Road. Campion’s run of nine consecutive Toolstation NCEL Division One victories came to a shuddering halt and joint manager Ashforth said Saturday’s victory at Selby Town and ten players taking part in a read more→
Forget the Class of 92, Lee Ashforth’s Football’s Toughest Jobs would illustrate the harsh and true realities of Non League Football. Watch the Class of 92 and you see Graham Alexander enjoying the riches of Salford City and able to buy a new player every week. The television cameras have captured every second of Salford’s read more→
Talismanic captain Graham Hall has been added to Campion’s growing injury list. Hall was carried off on the hour mark after blocking a shot during the 4-1 defeat at Nostell Miners Welfare. He now faces a spell on the side-lines, but joint manager Lee Ashforth believes the injury is not as bad as first-feared. “It read more→
Campion’s run of conceding early goals does concern joint manager Lee Ashforth. For the third Toolstation NCEL Division One game running, the Bradford-based outfit conceded in the opening exchanges. in the Harrogate Railway and Brigg Town matches, Campion turned around the deficit(s) to draw, but against Nostell Miners Welfare they were beaten 4-1. “Barring the read more→
Lee Ashforth will head back to his old club Harrogate Railway in his first competitive game as joint manager of Campion. The Division One clash at Station View is part of the Toolstation NCEL opening fixture list which has been released on Sunday morning. Ashforth spent many years as Railway’s goalkeeper before becoming the assistant read more→
Toolsation NCEL Division One Former Harrogate Railway manager Lee Ashforth has been named as the joint manager of runners-up Campion. Ashforth, who recently left Clitheroe after eight months in charge, links up with James Bicknell. Bicknell said: “I have known Ash for a number of years and he has always been a good source of read more→
FA Trophy Ossett United 2-1 Clitheroe Ossett United eventually progressed to the next Round of the FA Trophy, but they made hard work of it against former Ossett Town manager Lee Ashforth’s Clitheroe. Clitheroe looked the sharper of the two sides at the start of this match, playing with width on the counter-attack. It was read more→
Evo Stik North Colne 1-2 Ossett Town Nicky Boshell’s superb late volley ensured Ossett Town completed the double over Colne. The hard-fought victory ends a run of three straight league defeats and keeps hopes of a top-half finish alive. Lee Ashforth’s Ossett got off to a dream start. In the fifth minute, Alex Low’s header read more→
