Garforth seeing green shoots – Hunter

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Rob Hunter says Garforth Town are starting to see real green shoots of recovery after a solid start to the season. Hunter has overseen a memorable first month to the campaign – with the outstanding 3-2 midweek victory at Worksop Town being the major highlight. Go back 12 months and Garforth  read more→

Simpson is back where he belongs

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  There will be dancing in the streets of East Leeds tonight as prodigal son Mark Simpson is back at Garforth Town. Rob Hunter has confirmed to Non League Yorkshire that everything has been signed and the silent assassin will go straight into the squad for the Rainworth Miners Welfare clash tomorrow,  read more→

Simpson completes Worksop switch

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Worksop Town fans will be delighted that silent assassin Mark Simpson has signed for them as it means he will be no longer scoring against them. Simpson, who was inundated with offers after it was revealed he was a free agent, has been a real thorn in the side of Worksop  read more→

Silent assassin Simpson leaves Frickley

Evo Stik Division One South Mark Simpson, the deadly striker who broke several records at Garforth Town last season, has left Frickley Athletic on the eve of the new season. The forward signed for Frickley in June after opting to try his luck in the Evo Stik. Simpson will not be short of offers as  read more→

Simpson and Hopewell join Frickley

Evo Stik Premier Division Two dangerous Toolstation NCEL Premier Division strikers – Mark Simpson and Steve Hopewell – have agreed to join Frickley Athletic. Simpson, who was Non League Yorkshire’s Crawford HR January Player of the Month, leaves Garforth after a record-breaking season. The young former Pontefract Collieries forward hit 30 goals – ten of  read more→

Record-breaker Simpson rewarded

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town’s record-breaker Mark Simpson was rewarded with three awards for this efforts during a landmark campaign. Simpson’s 30 league goals is a new Garforth club record, just like when he scored in ten successive Garforth matches earlier in the season. The exciting striker went home with supporters’ player of the  read more→

Simpson and Souter hit centuries

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town fans’ favourite Mark Simpson has been presented with a special memento to mark his 100th appearance for the club. Simpson received it from Rob Hunter, director Craig Bannister and supporter, volunteer and his sponsor Phil Briggs prior to the 0-0 draw with Staveley on the second day of the 2017 NCEL  read more→

Simpson scores for tenth straight game

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Mark Simpson scored for a tenth successive game as Garforth Town won for the seventh time in eight matches with the 1-0 win over Retford United. Simpson’s smart turn and finish straight after half-time was all Garforth needed to continue their unbelievable form which is undeniably their best since the glory days  read more→

Player Profile – Mark Simpson

Here is the 26th in our weekly series profiling players across the region. Each week a different player will reveal their best (and worst) moments. This week it is the turn of record-breaking Mark Simpson, who recently broke a Garforth Town club record by scoring in nine consecutive matches. He could extend that to ten if  read more→

Simpson breaks 20-year-old club record

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Unstoppable Mark Simpson has broken Richard Ramsden’s 20-year-old club record at Garforth Town after scoring in a ninth consecutive game. Simpson’s injury-time free kick in the 2-0 win over Liversedge was the history-making moment – enabling him to surpass Ramsden’s record of scoring in eight successive matches way back in 1997.  read more→