Former Ossett Town boss Grant Black has stood down as manager of Belper Town after a very successful stint in charge.
Ex-Ossett boss quits Belper
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Flashback…On This Week in…
With the midweek schedule decimated, it seems an opportune moment to look back at a few moments from years gone by. Looking back at a few matches taking place between 4th December and 11th December in the past 12 years, there’s been plenty of memorable moments. 2009 Leeds Carnegie 9-0 Rossington Main (NCEL Division One) read more→
Simon Rogers’s Non League Journey
Dodworth Miners Welfare centre-back Simon Rogers has only played just one season in Non League Football, but boy it was some campaign filled with unforgettable moments. Welshman Rogers was one of the seven players who infamously left Garforth Town for Ossett Town with manager Graham Nicholas in November 2015. That episode is one of the read more→
Ex-Ossett man Jackson joins Scarborough
Boston United left-back Ashley Jackson has joined Scarborough Athletic. Jackson’s signing was revealed moments before Scarborough’s opening pre-season friendly at Garforth Town which the Seadogs won 3-1. Jackson played in nearly every game during Craig Elliott’s first season (2018/19) in charge at Boston, but during their charge to the National North play-off final last season read more→
Ruthless approach is key reason for Craig Elliott’s meteoric rise
Having a very ruthless side is a major reason why Boston United manager Craig Elliott has got to where he stands today. As arguably the most successful Non League Football manager of the last ten years, Elliott will celebrate an incredible sixth promotion in a decade if his Boston side beat Altincham in the National read more→
Danny McLaughlin’s Non League Journey
DANNY MCLAUGHLIN will not be a name familiar to Non League fans who have only followed the game in the last ten years. During the late 1990s and 2000s, versatile McLaughlin came through the youth system at Halifax Town and went onto be a semi-regular for Ossett Town, Liversedge and Bradford (Park Avenue). He also read more→
My Greatest Game: Danny Frost on Grant Black’s miracle revival of Ossett Town
GRANT BLACK performed miracles at Ossett Town as he saved them from relegation and steered them to the NPL Division One North play-off final within just 14 unforgettable months. The Ingfielders were hurtling towards the NCEL when Buxton great Black was handed his first managerial post in February 2016. Ossett had lost nine consecutive league read more→
Ashforth’s management career shows harsh realities of Non League Football
Forget the Class of 92, Lee Ashforth’s Football’s Toughest Jobs would illustrate the harsh and true realities of Non League Football. Watch the Class of 92 and you see Graham Alexander enjoying the riches of Salford City and able to buy a new player every week. The television cameras have captured every second of Salford’s read more→
Ossett Town end story with big victory
Evo Stik North Ossett Town ended their story in spectacular style with a 7-2 victory over relegated Goole AFC. In the last game before the merger with Ossett Albion to create Ossett United, Nicky Boshell scored four times for Lee Ashforth’s men. It was also the perfect farewell for Ashforth, who will not be with read more→
Tadcaster take play-off fight to final day
Evo Stik North Ossett Town 0-2 Tadcaster Albion Tadcaster Albion gave themselves a glimmer of hope of reaching the play-offs going into the final day of the season after victory at Ossett Town. Casey Stewart clearly enjoys playing against Ossett as after scoring a brace at Albion last week he was at it again at read more→