Player Profile – Joe Thornton

Here is the fifth in of a weekly series profiling players across the region. Each week, a different player will reveal best (and worst) moments during their football career. This week it is the turn of Shaw Lane’s influential attacker Joe Thornton. Name: Joe Thornton Age: 27 Position: Attacker Current Club: Shaw Lane AFC Previous  read more→

Kay reunited with Morris at Frickley

Evo Stik Premier Division James Kay has followed Lee Morris to Frickley Athletic and taken up the post of assistant manager. The former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder was number two to Morris at Goole AFC. He remained briefly with Goole after the departure of Morris last week and took charge of the 3-0 defeat to Bamber  read more→

Morris returns ‘home’ to Frickley

Evo Stik Premier Division Lee Morris has quit Goole AFC to return ‘home’ to Frickley Athletic to replace Karl Rose. Morris is regarded as one of Frickley’s greatest ever players and his appointment will wet the appetite of supporters at Westfield Lane. He faces a huge task as Frickley are currently struggling at the foot  read more→

Preview – Hyde United v Goole AFC

Evo Stik Division One North Hyde United V Goole AFC Luke O’Brien is the headline capture of three new signings by Lee Morris at Goole AFC. The former Bradford City left-back leaves Farsley Celtic, the club he only joined in the summer, to move to Goole. He knows Lee Morris from his time at Shaw Lane  read more→

Fisher and Green join Goole AFC

Evo Stik Division One North Jamie Green and Chris Fisher have joined Goole AFC ahead of the the Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round tie at Ossett Town. Both players are experienced at Evo Stik level so both fit the bill for Lee Morris, who has been searching for older heads for his young squad. Left-back  read more→

Two late additions at Goole AFC

Evo Stik Division One North Goole AFC manager Lee Morris has made two additions to his side, hours before the season opener at Ramsbottom United. Striker Nathan Modest has agreed terms and has previously played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday where he made 4 appearances between 2008 and 2011. He later played for  read more→

Meynell installed as new Goole captain

Evo Stik Division One North Rhys Meynell has been installed as Goole’s new captain after agreeing to join the Victoria Pleasure Grounds club. The central defender has been snapped up very quickly by Goole, just a few days after his release from Frickley Athletic. Goole fans saw their new leader for the first time during  read more→

Bemrose dual-registers with Goole

Lee Morris has thanked Gainsborough Trinity manager Dominic Roma for allowing striker Lewis Bemrose to be dual-registered with Goole AFC. Young Bemrose marked his Goole debut with a goal during the Eric Lawton Cup victory at Saturday. Bemrose enjoyed a prolific spell with Maltby Main last season. Morris told Non League Yorkshire: “I’ve been after  read more→

Goole AFC win the Eric Lawton Cup

Selby Town 2-4 Goole AFC Goole AFC won the Eric Lawton Cup for the first time in two years in a feisty encounter at Selby Town. Goole’s superb attacking display in the first half won the contest as Lewis Bemrose, Luke Mangham and Bobby Johnson scored. Selby’s hopes went up in smoke when Mick Jones  read more→

Morris reshuffles Goole backroom staff

Evo Stik Division One North Lee Morris has reshuffled the management team at Goole AFC after the recent departure of Anton Foster. Morris has promoted player/coach James Kay with immediate effect to the position of assistant manager ahead of tonight’s pre-season friendly at Nostell Miners Welfare. New signing Neil Stevens will hold a coaching position  read more→