Lee Elam

Cissa nets treble as Eccleshill clinch second place 

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Round-Up  Eccleshill United have put themselves in a position where could win promotion the Northern Premier League for the first time in the club’s history. Eccleshill won 6-0 at already-relegated Athersley Rec to clinch the runners-up spot – their highest ever finish. What comes next for Eccleshill remains unclear. Second place  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→

Quartet to remain with Eccleshill

Four more players have committed to remain with Lee Elam’s Eccleshill United. Alex Barnes, Sam Awty, David Bayoh and Allan Greenwood are the latest names to say they will stay. Striker Awty signed for the Eagles last season from Pontefract Collieries. But it was Greenwood who attracted a few headlines as he was the self-proclaimed  read more→

Trio commit to Eccleshill

Three players have followed returning star Andy Cooper in committing to Eccleshill United. Kelvin Bleau, Antony Leech and Sam Bradley have pledged their futures to Lee Elam’s side. Powerful defender Bradley has yo-yoed between Eccleshill and a few other clubs in recent times, but the captain of 2018 promotion-winning team is staying with them. Right-back  read more→

Eccleshill lure popular player back

Promotion-winner Andy Cooper has been lured back to Lee Elam’s Eccleshill United. Midfielder and former captain Cooper was a member of Sean Regan’s Toolstation NCEL Division One play-off final winning side of 2018. He first joined the club in 2015 and was a popular figure before departing in 2019 to join Knaresborough Town. Cooper played  read more→

Triple coup for Eccleshill in Hey, Boshell and Toulson

Eccleshill United manager Lee Elam has pulled off a treble coup after signing Eli Hey, Nicky Boshell and Ryan Toulson. All three are top quality players and will only enhance Eccleshill’s squad. Deadly striker Hey has played for Eccleshill before, but long before he started grabbing headlines for Halifax Irish, Campion and Pontefract Collieries. Hey  read more→

Elam makes first Eccleshill signings

New Eccleshill United manager Lee Elam has begun rebuilding the Eagles after making his first signings. Talent Ndlovu and Lewis Sugden are the most familiar names of the new faces at the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division club. Ndlovu has played for Ossett Albion and Campion, while Sugden is best known for playing for Farsley Celtic.  read more→

Tough start for Rail boss Macorison

Eccleshill United 4-0 Harrogate Railway  Des Macorison was given a glimpse of the big task ahead after watching his side fall to defeat at Eccleshill United in his first friendly in charge of Harrogate Railway. But it was not all negative for the new Railway manager. Although they were two goals down after just five  read more→