Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Louis Axcell is backing his Maltby Main players to get back to winning ways after a dip in form. Maltby – who host Barton Town at Muglet Lane tomorrow – have lost two (Albion Sports and Bottesford Town) and drawn one (Thackley) of their last three league games. The 3-0 defeat read more→
FA Cup Preliminary Round Louis Axcell is hoping Maltby Main can cause an FA Cup shock by knocking out higher league Carlton Town at Muglet Lane tomorrow afternoon. In-form Maltby face a huge test as Carlton have enjoyed a steady start in the NPL Division One Midlands. “(FA Cup games) are always big (games) aren’t read more→
Season Preview Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Maltby Main Maltby Main’s squad has constantly grown stronger and stronger in the last few years and once again Louis Axcell has assembled a line-up capable of matching and beating the best. Manager Louis Axcell The former Handsworth reserves manager took caretaker charge in late 2019 before taking it read more→
Louis Axcell remains on the hunt to bolster his Maltby Main side before the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division season begins on July 31st. Axcell has been relatively quiet this summer with only AFC Mansfield trio Ben Algar, Liam Marsden and Hugo Warhurst being new signings along with ex-Stocksbridge Park Steels youngster Brandon Whitfield. But with read more→
Maltby Main manager Louis Axcell agrees that the lack of multiple promotion places in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division is bad news for the league. Despite the FA’s long-planned restructuring, Step 5 leagues only have one automatic promotion spot available and all 16 runners-up will face a hit and hope play-off game against a team read more→
John Stancliffe has returned to Maltby Main to be the assistant manager to Louis Axcell. He replaces Dean Bamforth who made his decision to stand down after the 2020/21 season was curtailed. Stancliffe was the assistant/goalkeeping coach during the Spencer Fearn era between 2015 and 2017. He followed Fearn to Frickley Athletic – and briefly read more→
Louis Axcell is staying in charge of Maltby Main and defender/midfielder Connor Cutts is the first player to sign up for next season. Axcell has done an excellent job at Muglet Lane since being promoted to the top job in October 2019. He has established Maltby as a top eight Toolstation NCEL Premier Division team, read more→
Maltby Main manager Louis Axcell has slammed the decision-makers over the banning of spectators in Tier 3 areas. Maltby head to to Northern League giants Consett in the North East tomorrow for one of the club’s biggest games of the last few years, with the aim of going further in the FA Vase than ever read more→
Louis Axcell has hailed Maltby Main’s positive opening to the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division season. Maltby have overcome some sticky wickets – including the 1-1 draw at promotion contenders Yorkshire Amateur – to sit seventh after collecting 11 points from a possible 18. The Main head to Garforth Town tonight. “The start has been fantastic read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Maltby Main 1-0 Silsden Man of the moment Jonathan Hill headed home the first half winner to extend in-form Maltby Main’s unbeaten run to six games. Hill was needed in Maltby’s attack rather than in goal for a Saturday fixture for the first time in three weeks and he came read more→