North West Counties League First Division North Round-Up Campion showed real fighting spirit to claim a point from the 3-3 draw at Ashton Town. Campion found themselves 2-0 down after just 11 minutes after Tom McNamara scored twice for the home side. The tide turned thanks to two quick-fire goals close to the hour mark. read more→
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Golcar go top after Fish leaps like a salmon
North West Counties League First Division North Golcar United 2-1 St Helens Town Super-sub Mike Fish literally leapt like a salmon with five minutes remaining to send Golcar United to the top of the table. Fish had only been on the pitch a matter of minutes when he connected with Leon Henry, devastating rock-bottom St read more→
Golcar ease to 4-0 win
North West Counties League First Division North Golcar United 4-0 South Liverpool Doubles from Daniel Naidole and Buddy Cox guided promotion-chasing Golcar United to another straight-forward victory. The midweek win leaves Golcar a point behind and level on games with leaders Bury AFC who drew with Pilkington. Cox’s goals were particuarly a confidence boost to read more→
Steeton celebrate away win
North West Counties League First Division North Chadderton 0-3 Steeton Steeton successfully bounced back to winning ways with a comfortable win at Chadderton. Steeton enjoyed a perfect first half and they were in control by the interval. Toby Jeffrey’s brilliant free kick broke the deadlock in the 15th minute. It was no surprise that in-form read more→
Ilkley win local derby against Steeton
North West Counties League First Division North Round-Up Ilkley Town grabbed the local bragging rights in the derby clash with Steeton as Simon Armstrong’s men triumphed with a 3-1 victory. George Gomersal netted twice for Ilkley Town, with Tom Smith chipping in with one goal. Gomersal flicked on Kevin Gonzalez’s fine cross to place Ilkley in read more→
Golcar bounce back with 4-1 win
North West Counties League First Division North Round-Up Golcar United bounced back from their first league defeat of the season by comfortably winning 4-1 at Daisy Hill. Daniel Naidole, Nick Crane, Ash Flynn and an own goal did the damage for Golcar. Golcar, who lost to leaders Bury AFC in midweek, are third in the read more→
Greaves scores 300th career goal
Non League legend Tom Greaves scored his 300th career goal during Bury AFC’s 5-0 demolition of St Helens Town. The former Bradford (Park Avenue) star finally reached the milestone with his goal in the 92nd minute. Greaves has had a fantastic career since making his Avenue debut as a 16-year-old in the early 2000s after read more→
Golcar’s clash with favourites Bury won’t define title race – Connor
North West Counties League First Division North Ash Connor has downplayed the importance of Golcar United’s exciting clash at title favourites and leaders Bury AFC tonight. Bury and Golcar, the only two sides left with unbeaten records, are set for a memorable showdown in the North West. The match is quite a milestone for Golcar read more→
Rhodes continues hot-streak in Campion’s victory
North West Counties League First Division One North Round-Up Luke Rhodes’ quick-fire double helped push six-unbeaten Campion to the cusp of the play-offs zone. After recovering from a terrible start to the season, Lee Ashforth and James Bicknell’s men are only six points off the top five. Campion had to come from behind to claim read more→
Ilkley boss keen to add experience
North West Counties League First Division North Simon Armstrong admits experience is the missing ingredient from his Ilkley Town squad. Although Ilkley have had a steady start to life in their first season in Non League Football, Armstrong believes his side could benefit a lot from a couple of players with experience. “We have got read more→