Harrogate Railway manager Mick O’Connell is frustrated at losing Joe Chisholm and wing wizard Rob Youhill to lengthly injury lay-offs. Railway’s right-winger Youhill, the club’s marquee summer signing, is out for the longest period with a dislocated ankle. He sustained the injury in the defeat to Knaresborough Town two weeks ago and he had to read more→
Mick O’Connell invited Non League Yorkshire up to Station View for pre-season training to catch-up on life at Harrogate Railway ahead of the new Toolstation Northern Counties East League Division One season. Mick O’Connell believes Harrogate Railway are in the strongest position they have been in for several seasons at this stage of the year. read more→
Former Knaresborough Town assistant manager Paul Clayton has joined Harrogate Railway as first team coach under manager Mick O’Connell. Clayton left Knaresborough after Paul Stansfield resigned to take up the post as Harrogate Town’s head of academy. The pair had enjoyed a very successful time in the Manse Lane dugout having led to the club read more→
Mick O’Connell insists the FA made a massive mistake not localising the leagues for the 2020/21 season. The Harrogate Railway supremo was one of several players and managers across Steps 5 and 6 who back in the summer called for a reduced season with leagues split in half. They all said that local leagues would read more→
Mick O’Connell hopes the return of prodigal son Dan Thirkell encourages more quality players to sign for Harrogate Railway. Thirkell, who came through the Railway junior ranks and later became club captain, returned recently after four years away. Railway have fallen on hard times since he left and O’Connell agrees that his decision to re-sign read more→
Harrogate Railway manager Mick O’Connell envisages players refusing to play if Covid-19 cases continue to rise. West Yorkshire is joining South Yorkshire in Tier 3 on Monday due to the large numbers of infections in the region. Railway travel to 1974 Northwich in the FA Vase tomorrow and O’Connell – who was a firm advocate read more→
Harrogate Railway manager Mick O’Connell envisages Non League clubs could face real problems hiring training facilities if football is permitted to continue during the winter months. Because of Covid-19, some schools are refusing to take external bookings for their 3G pitches as they want to keep site usage to a minimum. it is already an read more→
Toolstation NCEL Division One Harrogate Railway 1-2 Brigg Town Harrogate Railway were victims of a late smash and grab raid as Brigg Town stole all three points at Station View. Railway only have themselves to blame as a lacklustre second half performance allowed the visitors, who won it with an 84th minute goal, back into read more→
The start of a bright future. That’s what Mick O’Connell wants the new Toolstation NCEL Division One season to be for Harrogate Railway. O’Connell is the latest manager to called in to rescue Railway from the free-fall they have been on since the departure of Billy Miller in 2015. The Rail’ have suffered two relegations read more→
Harrogate Railway 3-1 Steeton Captain marvel Dan McDaid returned from injury with a bang by scoring twice to lead Harrogate Railway to victory against Steeton in their final pre-season fixture. All the match’s goals came in a rip-roaring opening 20 minutes at Station View. Railway burst out of the blocks and had their supporters celebrating read more→
