Darren Holmes has left Nostell Miners Welfare after their 3-0 defeat to Heanor Town today. Holmes leaves Crofton by mutual consent and a spokesman said that the club wished him all the best for the future. A discussion between Holmes and Nostell’s committee took place after the Heanor defeat and the meeting ended with Holmes’ departure. read more→
Nostell Miners Welfare have issued a plea for help to secure the future of the club in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League. Nostell, who arguably boast one of the facilities in the league, recently had their two main pitch renovated in a £90,000 project to improve the drainage. The Crofton Community Centre-based team enjoyed read more→
Darren Holmes has warned his Nostell Miners Welfare side not to get carried away as there is still a lot of work to do in their survival battle. Wednesday night’s exceptional 2-0 win at Albion Sports lifted Nostell off the foot of the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division and up to fourth bottom after a dramatic read more→
What a difference a week makes. Nostell Miners Welfare climbed off the bottom of the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division table for the first time since mid-September with a sensational 2-0 win at ninth-placed Albion Sports. The win capped a remarkable week which has seen Nostell collect seven points out of a possible nine and be read more→
Resurgent Nostell Miners Welfare will visit Albion Sports tonight full of confidence and with “nothing to lose”, Darren Holmes claims. Nostell could exit the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division relegation zone with a win at ninth-place Albion – a possibility that seemed impossible ten days ago. Holmes’ men got their first victory of the campaign over read more→
Man of the moment Mark Simpson rescued a point for rejuvenated Nostell Miners Welfare by scoring the late equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Parkgate at Crofton. Simpson popped up with a close range header with five minutes remaining to ensure that Ross Shelton’s penalty did not snatch all three points for the visitors. Simpson, read more→
It is not “make or break” just yet, but Darren Holmes admits that Nostell Miners Welfare need to start winning sooner rather than later as they prepare to return ‘home’. Nostell will play at Crofton for the first time this season after a major pitch renovation meant they had to play their first ten Toolstation read more→
Nostell Miners Welfare manager Darren Holmes is facing a stadium ban after being charged with violent conduct by the Sheffield & Hallamshire FA. Holmes, who is pleading guilty, has until Thursday to respond to the charge which relates to a serious incident during Nostell’s 5-0 defeat at Handsworth Parramore last month. The Sheffield & Hallamshire read more→
Nostell Miners Welfare fell at their first hurdle in the FA Vase, losing 2-0 at North West Counties Premier Division side St Helens Town in the second qualifying round clash. Darren Holmes’ Nostell lacked quality in the final third and although there were few chances in the game, St Helens took theirs. A strike on read more→
Danny Critchlow goes straight into Handsworth Parramore’s squad for tonight’s humdinger at Heanor Town after moving to the Sandy Lane club. The prolific striker only recently returned to Nostell after being released from Tadcaster Albion. He scored on his second debut at Liversedge and then got another two at Garforth Town for the bottom-placed side. read more→
