Farsley and Avenue record key victories as Guiseley fall into deeper trouble

National North  Bradford (Park Avenue) and Farsley Celtic made further major leaps towards securing their National North statuses for another season. Rejuvenated Farsley’s huge 1-0 win over luckless Guiseley leaves the Lions in deeper relegation trouble. Frank Mulhearn haunted his former club with a 30-yard volley in literally the first minute  From looking doomed several  read more→

Avenue edge nearer to 40 point mark

National League Round-Up National North  Bradford (Park Avenue) edged closer to the 40 point barrier thanks to a brilliant 3-1 win at Blyth Spartans. Mark Bower’s side raced into a three-goal first half lead through goals from Harrison Hopper, Simon Richman and Lewis Knight. Blyth pulled one back in the final minute. Avenue need four  read more→

Goalkeeper Trenerry scores as Farsley haunt former manager

National League Round-Up  National North  Goalkeeper Kyle Trenerry scored as Farsley Celtic haunted former manager Adam Lakeland by winning 2-1 at Curzon Ashton to boost their survival hopes. The first goal is certainly described as a stroke of luck as Trenerry’s long clearance downfield was misjudged by the Curzon goalkeeper. Celts captain Dave Syers scored  read more→

Farsley appoint new assistant boss

National North Farsley Celtic manager Russ Wilcox has appointed an assistant manager. The former Halifax Town and Scunthorpe United player Steve Thornber has linked up with Wilcox to help save the Celts from relegation. Thornber has previously held coaching roles at Rotherham United and Bradford City. Wilcox said: “I’m delighted to have brought Steve in  read more→

Guiseley back joint managers

National North  Relegation-threatened Guiseley’s board have publicly backed their joint managers Marcus Bignot and Russ O’Neill. The statement was released 24 hours before the clash with Boston United. The statement said: “We would like to publicly give our backing to the management team. Whilst we did not wish to be in the position we currently  read more→

Farsley boss recruits ex-player on loan

National North  Farsley Celtic manager Russ Wilcox has signed one of his old players from Scunthorpe United. Young forward Harry Jessop, who has played for the first team, is joining on loan for the rest of the season. Jessop spent time on loan at Pickering Town last season. Russ Wilcox commented: “I worked with Harry  read more→

Halifax maintain pace with top three

National League Round-Up  FC Halifax Town remain on the heels of the top three after two second half goals earned Pete Wild’s side a 2-0 win at Weymouth. Tom Bradbury broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute. Recent signing Zak Dearnley marked his league debut in splendid fashion by scoring in the last minute. The  read more→

Avenue pull off massive win 

National North  Bradford (Park Avenue) pulled further clear of basement side Farsley Celtic after clinching a massive 1-0 win at Horsfall Stadium on Wednesday night. Lewis Knight was the hero with a strike four minutes into the second half. Farsley were left to rue several missed chances. Avenue have also been boosted by the news  read more→

Wilcox claims first win as Farsley boss

National League Round-Up National North Russ Wilcox claimed his first win as Farsley Celtic manager after the Celts pulled off a shock 2-1 victory over title-chasing Kidderminster Harriers. Jimmy Spencer and Will Hayhurst scored the goals to give basement side Farsley’s survival hopes a massive shot in the arm. A fifth straight win maintained York  read more→