Hall penalty save ensures Steels win at Pontefract

NPL Division One East  Pontefract Collieries 0-1 Stocksbridge Park Steels  Edd Hall saved Vaughan Redford’s injury-time penalty to ensure Stocksbridge Park Steels walked away from Pontefract Collieries with their first away win of the season. The dramatic finish provided a nervy-jangling moment for those involved with the Steels whose full-back Jordan Lemon had been sent  read more→

Midfielder returns to Brighouse

NPL Division One East Midfielder Josh Grant is back at Brighouse Town after a short stint away at leaders Liversedge. The former Farsley Celtic player had left Brighouse for ‘Sedge in the summer. The move ended a two-year stint with the club. He returns ahead of Saturday’s league game at Shildon. Vill Powell will be  read more→

Trio join Frickley before Wells-inspired Trophy win

NPL Division One East  A trio of attackers joined Frickley Athletic before the memorable FA Trophy second qualifying round win at Prescot Cables. Piteu Crouz and Devonte Morton were both involved in the 2-0 win in the North West. Crouz joins from Yorkshire Amateur while Morton ends his short stint with Pickering Town to sign  read more→

Stocksbridge sign full-back

NPL Division One East  Ian Richards has added Brighouse Town full-back Jack Tinker to his Stocksbridge Park Steels squad. The ex-Barnsley shadow squad scholar leaves Brighouse after just over a year with them. Prior to joining Brighouse he had been playing for Shelley in the North West Counties League. Richards told Stocksbridge’s website: “He is  read more→

Agnew admits hat-trick was unlikely 12 months ago

NPL Division One East  A year ago the idea of Bridlington Town player/manager Brett Agnew scoring a hat-trick in the NPL was unlikely. Agnew had still not fully recovered from a serious knee injury dating back to 2018.  Yet last Saturday, Agnew hit a treble in Brid’s 4-2 defeat of Lincoln United. “For me personally  read more→

Brighouse extend unbeaten run to seven league games

NPL Division One East  Brighouse Town 2-1 Stocksbridge Park Steels  First half goals helped Brighouse Town defeat Stocksbridge Park Steels to stretch their unbeaten run to seven league games. The honeymoon period is definitely over for new Stocksbridge chief Ian Richards whose side were undone by Jack Boyle’s effort and Laurence Sorhaindo’s penalty. Boyle fired  read more→

Player/manager Agnew hits hat-trick for Brid

NPL Division One East Round-Up  Player/manager Brett Agnew sensationally scored a hat-trick as Bridlington Town beat Lincoln United 4-2 at Queensgate. Brid fell behind to a Matt Cotton goal on the half-hour mark but by the break Brid were ahead thanks to two quick-fire goals, Andy Norfolk rounded the goalkeeper to score the equaliser before  read more→

Belper midfielder joins Brighouse

NPL Division One East  Former Stocksbridge Park Steels midfielder Corey Gregory has joined Brighouse Town. Gregory arrives at Brighouse from Belper Town after a couple of years with former Ossett Town manager Grant Black’s side. Ironically he could make his Brighouse debut against his former side Stocksbridge on Monday night. The former Sheffield United youngster  read more→

Fergus extends Pickering loan deal

NPL Division One East Whitby Town full-back Soni Fergus has had his loan spell with Pickering Town extended until January. Fergus joined Pickering in 2019 from Harrogate Town under 23s after he was recommended to them by former Pikes manager Paul Marshall. He continued playing them during the aborted 2020/21 campaign before moving onto Whitby  read more→

Player Profile – Cameron Clark

He’s only 26 but it feels like Ossett United’s Cameron Clark has been around forever. Clark, one of the unforgettable Hemsworth Miners Welfare under 19s who played a key role in the club’s Toolstation NCEL Division One title triumph in 2016, has had a great career so far since emerging as a 17-year-old. Name  Cameron  read more→