Assistant manager Mark Smitheringale believes Garforth Town’s slump in form is related to injuries to key personnel. Garforth’s magnificent opening August has been followed by a bad start to September because of three straight defeats – two in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division (to Silsden and then Liversedge) and one in the FA Vase (to read more→
Assistant manager Mark Smitheringale admitted that Garforth Town’s performance in the 2-0 FA Vase defeat to Sunderland Ryhope CW was not good enough. The Miners went out of the Vase on a whimper after creating next to nothing – despite having tons of possession, especially in the first half. Chris Trewick’s first half tap-in and read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Rob Hunter twice offered to resign as Garforth Town manager and was ready to “walk away from football” for good earlier this season after receiving a 120-day ban. Hunter was slapped with the suspension after being charged with making physical contact with an assistant referee in the tunnel following the FA read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town 2-1 Pontefract Collieries Best mates Pete Lawrie and Calum Ward were the heroes as Garforth Town produced a Herculean effort to defeat free-scoring promotion candidates Pontefract Collieries. Goalkeeper Lawrie was the real star turn as the ‘performance of his life’ and almost one-man show prevented the Colls from winning read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Bananarama have reformed recently. Now old pals Rob Hunter and Mark Smitheringale have been reunited as the latter has become the assistant manager of Garforth Town. The pair have known each other for years and have worked together at Tadcaster Albion and Glasshoughton Welfare. Smitheringale has left his role as the read more→
Toolstation NCEL Division One Mark Smitheringale has stepped down from his position as assistant manager at Knaresborough Town. The former Harrogate Railway, Glasshoughton Welfare and Tadcaster Albion assistant leaves after spending two years at the side of Paul Stansfield. Knaresborough chairman Peter Plews said: “Mark/Smudge has been an excellent servant to our Club. His commitment and read more→
Toolstation NCEL Division One Paul Stansfield and Mark Smitheringale have committed themselves to another season in charge of Knaresborough Town. The announcement is hardly a shock as the pair have enjoyed a brilliant first campaign at the helm at Manse Lane. Stansfield was thrown in at the deep end in early July after Brian Davey’s read more→
Mark Smitheringale will be assisting Paul Stansfield at Knaresborough Town this season. Smitheringale’s appointment was confirmed last night shortly after his new side’s 2-1 win over Boroughbridge in the Sadie Rose Challenge Cup game. The former Stamford midfielder, who played at Wembley in the 1984 FA Vase final, has been scouting for Bradford City since read more→
Jon Miles has been placed in charge of Toolstation NCEL Premier Division side Glasshoughton Welfare until the end of the season. Reserve Team manager Miles has held the fort for the last seven days since Rob Hunter resigned and led the club to a win and a draw in his two matches in interim control. read more→
Glasshoughton Welfare were not expecting Rob Hunter’s resignation, club chairman Phil Riding has admitted. It has been officially announced today that Glasshoughton are searching for a fourth manager in four years after Hunter quit his post at Leeds Road on Saturday immediately after the 2-0 defeat to Parkgate. Welfare waited until today to publicly reveal read more→
