SIMON HOUGHTON is one of the most highly-rated NCEL managers of the past 12 years. Although he has no trophies to his name as an outright manager, his work has constantly received great acclaim. He has drastically changed the fortunes of Glasshoughton Welfare and Nostell Miners Welfare, created a successful team at Shaw Lane and read more→
Pontefract Collieries want to appoint Craig Parry’s successor as soon as possible. The recruitment process has begun after Parry, assistant Craig Rouse and the entire backroom team departed for Worksop Town after four extremely successful years in charge. The deadline for applications for job at the BetVictor North West is the 9th April and interested read more→
Craig Parry and Craig Rouse have been confirmed as manager and assistant at Worksop Town after their departure from Pontefract Collieries. Luke Jeffs, Mark Whitehouse and Jon Hood will also move to Sandy Lane as head coach, first team coach and goalkeeping coach. They replace Kyle Jordan and James Kay who have been in charge read more→
Craig Parry and his assistant Craig Rouse have ended their hugely successful period in charge of Pontefract Collieries to take over at Worksop Town. The pair guided the Colls to two successive unprecedented promotions and onto the cusp of promotion to the NPL Premier Division over four years. The era will go down as the read more→
Pickering Town and Stocksbridge Park Steels will battle it out again in the FA Trophy in South Yorkshire on Tuesday night after a 1-1 draw at Marsh Lane. Super Sam Cable, the on-loan Frickley Athletic striker, sparked Pickering into life after just three minutes after lobbing Stocksbridge goalkeeper Edd Hall. Josh Nodder forced home the read more→
Safe pair of hands Dan Morton has been allowed to join Worsbrough Bridge by Pontefract Collieries. Morton does have a lot of Toolstation NCEL having formerly been the number one goalkeeper at Rossington Main and Athersley Rec. He has also been with Goole AFC and Parkgate. Morton joined Pontefract in the summer, but was always read more→
Craig Parry has bolstered his Pontefract Collieries forward line with the signing of prolific striker Sam Agar. Agar, who is in back in his home county, has served in the Army. He is also a former Bradford City and Halifax Town apprentice. He played for Selby Town many years ago during the Bob Lyon era, read more→
Pontefract Collieries will travel to Tadcaster Albion in the FA Cup second qualifying round, if Curtis Woodhouse’s men see off Ashton United in their first qualifying round replay. Tadcaster drew 2-2 on Saturday and will visit Ashton on Tuesday night. The reward for Ossett United if they beat Thornaby at Ingfield in the replay is read more→
Pontefract Collieries sprinted into the FA Cup first qualifying round with a stunning 4-0 victory at Northern League leaders Hebburn Town. The victory continues a good run of results in the Cup this year for Yorkshire clubs against the might of financially-strong Northern League sides. Northern League clubs are not used to Yorkshire sides winning read more→
Pontefract Collieries got to Workington after an horrendous five-hour journey to Cumbria. The Collieries eventually lost 2-1 in the BetVictor North West clash which kicked off at 3.45pm. Jake Picton gave Pontefract late hope in the fixture. Pontefract had set off to Workington at 10am, but the three-hour journey took five because of a major read more→
