Don’t rest on your laurels, urges Lines

Paul Lines is urging his Nostell Miners Welfare players to not assume that the season is over now that their survival has been all but ensured. Lines wants his side to show what they can do in the last few weeks of the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division as he starts preparing for the Sheffield &  read more→

Nostell complete great escape with win

Nostell Miners Welfare completed the great escape with a 2-0 home victory over struggling Retford United at a busy Crofton Community Centre. Over 200 people saw Nostell’s talisman Rob Bordman score both goals in the first game of the NCEL Easter  GroundHop weekend. The win takes Nostell to 30 points in the Toolstation NCEL Premier  read more→

Survival battle kicks off GroundHop

Nostell Miners Welfare’s quest to ensure their Toolstation NCEL Premier Division status for next season is the opening match of the 2015 Easter GroundHop weekend. Nostell welcome struggling Retford United to Crofton tomorrow night as they aim to reach the safety line of 30 points in front of an expected bumper crowd. A Nostell victory  read more→

Nostell on the brink of securing survival

One more victory for Nostell Miners Welfare will be enough to ensure their Toolstation NCEL Premier Division after a 1-0 win at Parkgate. Three points against second bottom Retford United at Crofton on Thursday night will leave their visitors and Glasshoughton Welfare with an impossible task. Nostell, on a high after the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior  read more→

Lines: League survival comes before final

Paul Lines paid tribute to his players after Nostell Miners Welfare reached the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup final for the first time in their history. James Kitson’s dramatic last minute strike in the 2-1 semi-final win at Maltby Main booked a trip to Rotherham United’s New York Stadium in May. But, before then, the  read more→

Late winner sends Nostell to New York

Nostell Miners Welfare players, supporters and officials will be practicing their best Frank Sinatra impression after James Kitson dramatically booked their trip to the New York Stadium. Kitson’s 90th minute strike trickled over the line in slow motion to earn his side a 2-1 victory at Maltby Main in the extremely tense Sheffield & Hallamshire  read more→

Let’s finish the job – Nostell boss Lines

Let’s finish the job, that’s the message from Paul Lines, manager of resurgent Nostell Miners Welfare. Nostell are on the brink of securing their Toolstation NCEL Premier Division status for next season after a magnificent run of five wins in eight games. A trip to Cleethorpes Town is the first of their last ten matches  read more→

Win edges Nostell closer to safety

Dave Bordman’s dramatic last minute penalty in the 2-1 win over Handsworth Parramore edged Nostell Miners Welfare closer to safety in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division. The surprise victory – their fifth in eight league games – puts Nostell above fellow strugglers Liversedge on goal difference. It was Nostell captain Bordman who stepped out of  read more→

Lines bolsters Nostell squad

Adam Clayton signed for Nostell Miners Welfare after their 2-0 win over Albion Sports on Saturday. The Bradford (Park Avenue) defender adds further experience to Paul Lines’ squad, which looks extremely likely to complete the great escape in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division. Clayton could make his debut for the visit of Handsworth Parramore tomorrow  read more→

Lines: Five wins and we should be safe

Five wins should see Nostell Miners Welfare safe, according to Paul Lines. Nostell are third-bottom with 15 points and with 14 games to play in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division. The League currently expect two clubs to be relegated so Nostell have plenty of work still to do ahead of the visit of their former  read more→