Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Russ Eagle has hailed assistant managers Jason Dodsworth and Aiden Spowage who led Handsworth to five wins in six games during his absence. Eagle, whose side are set for some Friday night football with the FA Vase tie with Golcar United at Olivers Mount, stepped aside after winning the opening day read more→
Triumphant Russ Eagle placed Handsworth’s FA Cup first qualifying round victory over Coventry United alongside his best achievements during two spells as manager at Olivers Mount. Eagle was back in charge for the first time since the opening day of the season having had to stand aside temporarily due to a major operation. He couldn’t read more→
FA Cup First Qualifying Round Handsworth 2-0 Coventry United Jack Harrison and James Oliver enabled magnificent Handsworth’s fairytale FA Cup run to continue by scoring the goals to defeat Coventry United and put them in the hat for a potential draw against a National North giant. With Russ Eagle back at the helm after a read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Joint stand-in boss Jason Dodsworth is pleased Handsworth are delivering for manager Russ Eagle. Assistants Dodsworth and Aiden Spowage have been overseeing the running of the first team since the second game of the season as Eagle is recovering from an operation. Eagle has watched the last two fixtures – the read more→
FA Cup Preliminary Round Handsworth 5-2 Stocksbridge Park Steels Mitch Dunne’s first half double kick-started the upset as Handsworth inflicted deja-vu on Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Steel City FA Cup derby battle at Olivers Mount. Northern Premier League side Stocksbridge suffered a 4-1 defeat to Handsworth in the same round five years and one read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Russ Eagle is to take an enforced leave of absence from Handsworth due to a long-awaited hospital procedure. After leading the Ambers to opening day 4-2 win over Silsden, Eagle has temporarily handed the reins to first team coach Aiden Spowage and assistant manager Jason Dodsworth while he recuperates. Eagle told read more→
Season Preview Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Handsworth Handsworth are heading into their second season back at Olivers Mount on the wonderful 3G surface and Russ Eagle wants to see more progression from his talented squad. Manager Russ Eagle The experienced 2012 Toolstation NCEL Division One title-winner is in his second spell in charge of Handsworth read more→
Russ Eagle supports the idea to award victories to the opposition of sides who cannot field sides for Toolstation NCEL matches this season. The Handsworth manager backs such a rule – first suggested by Athersley Rec boss Shane Kelsey and North Ferriby chief Chris Bolder – as he feels it is too easy to postpone read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Russ Eagle has praised Handsworth’s youngsters who have grasped first team opportunities during pre-season. Teenager Noah Flint, a member of the club’s Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League side, was a late starlet in the 4-2 defeat to Ossett United on Saturday afternoon. He was one of several players from the read more→
Handsworth 2-4 Ossett United Wayne Benn’s Ossett United comfortably won at Handsworth in their latest pre-season encounter. Aaron Haswell and James Walshaw laid the first half platform and Nash Connolly and an own goal sealed the win well before the end. Two very late goals from James Oliver and teenager Noah Flint made the score-line read more→
