Evo Stik review: Clinical Scarborough Athletic win at Market Drayton

Scarborough Athletic continued their fantastic recent Evo Stik Division One South form with a clinical 4-2 victory at Market Drayton Town. The win was Rudy Funk’s side’s fifth league victory in a row, but the Seadogs remain in mid-table with games in hand. Lethal striker Gary Bradshaw and in-form winger Tom Davie were the star  read more→

Scarborough Athletic win ‘Team of the Weekend’

Rudy Funk’s Scarborough Athletic have won the inaugural Sports Performer online ‘team of the weekend’ vote. Scarborough fans held off the competition of Tadcaster Albion, who came a close second for their spectacular injury-time victory over Parkgate. Next week’s nominees will be announced on Monday.

Vote for your Sports Performer ‘Team of the Weekend’

We’re introducing a ‘Team of the Weekend’ vote at Sports Performer, covering all the Yorkshire Non-League teams. Simply tweet @SportsPerformer with your choice before 11pm on Wednesday to register your vote. The winner will be announced on Thursday afternoon. This week’s nominees are: Scarborough Athletic – Rudy Funk’s team were trailing 1-0 to Halesowen with  read more→

Evo Stik Review: Farsley AFC finally win at Salford City

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z55-QCQiSs] Farsley AFC finally ended their Salford City away hoodoo by winning 4-2 at the Evo Stik Division One North strugglers. As a reformed club Farsley had never won at Salford and Matty James gave Farsley an early lead before Richard Smith equalised. Gibraltarian International Adam Priestley then put Farsley ahead close to half-time. Paddy  read more→

Bradford City sign Scarborough Athletic striker Lewis Clarkson

Bradford City have snapped up free-scoring Scarborough Athletic forward Lewis Clarkson. Clarkson may have only made five starts since joining Rudy Funk’s team, but he scored nine times which saw him attract attention from the likes of Leeds United and Everton. It is the second blow to Funk after the departure of his assistants Darren  read more→

Midweek review: Matt Dempsey is the hero for Farsley AFC

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqS1gb0q_wE] Matt Dempsey scored the only goal as Farsley AFC beat local rivals Ossett Town 1-0 to move back into the Evo Stik Division One North play-offs. On a cold night at Ingfield, Dempsey headed home a corner on 65 minutes to earn Neil Parsley’s men all three points. Brighouse Town are neatly positioning themselves  read more→

John Reed will be back, says Paul Sykes

AFC Emley captain Paul Sykes expects his former gaffer John Reed to get another job in Non-League football, writes James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson). Reed quit his position as a coach at Evo Stik Division One South side Scarborough Athletic this week, claiming that he did have enough input. Sykes played under Reed at Harrogate Town  read more→

Evo Stik and FA Trophy review: Scarborough lose at AFC Telford

Scarborough Athletic’s challenging week ended with a crushing 6-0 defeat at AFC Telford United in the FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round tie. Scarborough were huge underdogs against their Skrill North opponents, but the huge scoreline will have hurt the Seadogs, who lose assistant manager Darren France and coach John Reed this week. An early Sean  read more→

Steven Brennan appointed Rossington Main manager

New Rossington Main boss Steven Brennan will take charge of his team for the first tomorrow at Shaw Lane Aquaforce. Brennan was given the reigns today after a successful interview earlier this week and leaves his role as manager of the Scarborough Athletic reserve team. Brennan replaces Steve Lodge who resigned earlier this month. Brennan  read more→