National North Promoted York City have released 14 of the squad of players who propelled them back into the top flight of Non League Football. Key striker Clayton Donaldson and long-serving Sean Newton, who spent the latter part of the season at Buxton, are among those who are departing. John Askey is certainly leading a read more→
National North Danny Ellis has recruited a face from the past as he continues to build his Guiseley side for their return to the NPL Premier Division. Former Frickley Athletic centre-back Jameel Ible returns to Nethermoor, nine years after playing alongside Ellis and his assistant Danny Forrest in the Lions side in 2013. Ible has read more→
NPL Premier Division National North-bound Scarborough Athletic have snapped up relegated Guiseley’s attacker Dom Tear. The ex-FC Halifax Town has quit the Lions as he wants to test play at the “highest level possible” and the Seadogs have lured him to the East Coast. Tear is fairly experienced at National North having also featured for read more→
National North Star Bradford (Park Avenue) attacker Brad Dockerty has signed for Alfreton Town. Avenue offered the former Hemsworth Miners Welfare player an improved deal – one that would have made him one of their highest earners. However, Dockerty, who joined Avenue in 2019, has made the decision to move to former FC Halifax Town read more→
National North Former Barnsley left-back George Smith is new Guiseley manager Danny Ellis’ first brand new signing. Smith arrives from Darlington where he was a team-mate of Ellis’. He follows young player Adam Haw in committing to the Lions for next season. Smith told Guiseley’s website: “I played at Guiseley last season for Darlington and read more→
National North Young striker Adam Haw has become the first player to sign a contract with Guiseley since their relegation to the NPL Premier Division. He is also of course the first confirmed member of new manager Danny Ellis’ squad. Academy graduate Haw made his Lions debut during the aborted 2020/21 season. However, he has read more→
National North Further exits from Bradford (Park Avenue) have been confirmed. Jordan Windass, Akeem Hinds and Luke Rawson are departing as they will not be offered new contracts for next season. They join long-serving Mark Ross and Nicky Clee on the exits list. Loanees Lewis Knight and Taylor Ragan have also returned to their parent read more→
National North Guiseley have appointed club legend Danny Ellis as their new manager as they prepare for life back in the Northern Premier League. Ellis made over 400 appearances for the Lions and he won the NPL Premier Division title with them as a player in 2010. He also works for the academy which has read more→
National North Guiseley are set for new management after caretaker manager Steve Kittrick departed after failing to keep the Lions in the National North, despite a valiant attempt. Guiseley looked down and out when Kittrick replaced Marcus Bignot and Russ O’Neill with seven games to go. Kittrick, the man who guide the Lions to the read more→
National North Popular long-serving pair Nicky Clee and Mark Ross are to leave Bradford (Park Avenue) when their contracts expire this summer. Midfielder Clee has been hugely influential since his original arrival in 2017. He helped them reach the play-offs in his first two seasons. Since returning in late 2019, the 38-year-old has helped re-establish read more→
