Former Chelsea reserves left-back Ben Gordon has joined Andy Monkhouse’s Pontefract Collieries. Gordon originally started his career in the Leeds United academy before moving to Chelsea in 2007 during the period they also took Michael Woods and Tom Taiwo from Thorp Arch and had to pay significant compensation. After leaving Chelsea, Gordon played in the read more→
Pickering Town have added young midfielder Adam Warrilow to their squad. Warrilow comes from Whitby Town who he joined last December on dual-registration terms from local side Fishburn Park. Pikes boss Steve Roberts told Pickering’s website: Adam joined us from the very start of preseason having previously been on the bench for Whitby last season. read more→
Fabian Bailey has signed up for a third season with Pontefract Collieries. The versatile defender or midfielder has done enough to impress new Colls boss Andy Monkhouse in the opening weeks of pre-season. Prior to joining Pontefract two years ago, Bailey had previously been on the books of Rotherham United, Frickley Athletic and Ossett Town. read more→
Sam Cable and Dom Claxton have both added power to the ranks at Pontefract Collieries. Young defender Claxton is a former member of Barnsley’s shadow scholarship squad. Razor-sharp Cable is the most familiar of the two because of his spells with Frickley Athletic and Selby Town. Cable, who has the ability to carve up defences read more→
Double promotion winner Wayne Brooksby has joined Pickering Town after leaving Scarborough Athletic. The colours of Pickering are familiar to him as he once turned out for them during Mitch Cook’s first tenure in charge ten years ago. Brooksby was a North Ferriby player at the time and he became a club hero as he read more→
Scarborough Athletic defender T’nique Fishley has joined Brighouse Town. Fishley is a top quality signing for Vill Powell’s Brighouse who are hopeful of a good season in the NPL Division One North West, when the Government green-light the new campaign. Fishley, who counts Ossett Town as another old haunt, is perhaps best known for his read more→
One-time player of the season Corey Roper is back at Tadcaster Albion for a second spell. The midfielder left Tadcaster at the end of the 2018/19 season after two years with the club to join higher league Whitby Town who he has left because of travelling and work commitments. In the NPL South East, Frickley read more→
Matty Turnbull and Iwan Heeley have re-signed for Pickering Town, softening the blow of losing long-serving Niall Tilsley. Powerful centre-back Turnbull has been around Pickering on-and-off for a few years, while Heeley, the former Pontefract Collieries and Brighouse Town versatile player, joined last season. Steve Roberts told Pickering’s website: “It is great news that Matty read more→
