Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Nottingham Forest’s rise from the Second Division to being European Cup champions inside three years under Brian Clough was immortalised in the 2015 book and film ‘I Believe in Miracles’. Now new Athersley Rec manager Jimmy Whitehead isn’t going to be delivering ‘old big ears’ to the Sheerian Park trophy cabinet. read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Former Worsbrough Bridge under 21s boss Jimmy Whitehead is the new manager of Athersley Rec. Whitehead was announced as Shane Kelsey’s successor this morning. It has been a whirlwind period for Whitehead as he only he took on the job as the manager of their reserves in the Sheffield & Hallamshire read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Shane Kelsey has resigned as manager of Athersley Rec after 18 months in charge. The ex-Ossett Albion forward Kelsey has stepped down from the post along with assistant Ryan Eastwood. They have been replaced by a management team of Jimmy Whitehead, Dean Shirt, Dave Woodcock and Kevan Locke. Kelsey has been read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Athersley Rec manager Shane Kelsey has signed six new players this week. Three – Centre-back Cole Patrick (Pontefract Collieries) and strikers Charlie Clegg (Pontefract Collieries) and Carl Clarkson (Ossett United) – made their debuts in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Sherwood Colliery. Wakefield AFC’s midfielder Jed Wilkinson, Liversedge’s left back Finn Morgan read more→
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Athersley Rec manager Shane Kelsey says he is shocked that the pandemic hasn’t triggered a financial reboot of Non League Football. Kelsey predicted in April that clubs would significantly cut their spend on player wages and reconnect with their communities by using local lads. However, the Rec head honcho has yet read more→
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Athersley Rec 1-4 Campion Campion comfortably won at Athersley Rec to secure their historic first ever win in the FA Cup and book a Preliminary Round tie with Prescot Cables. The omens were good at half-time as Nicky Boshell and Jay Carney gave Campion a commanding lead. A bizarre Connor read more→
Season Preview Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Athersley Rec The youth strategy remains in place as Athersley Rec buck the trend in the boom and bust world and many are rooting for the community club to pull off a few surprises this year. Manager Shane Kelsey Appointed in spring 2020, ex-Shaw Lane Aquaforce star Kelsey has read more→
Athersley Rec manager Shane Kelsey reckons leagues should award 3-0 wins to the opposition team if clubs cannot field sides, to help prevent a third season being curtailed. Major concerns over the viability of the 2021/22 campaign are growing because of the number of pre-season friendlies being postponed across the country due to positive test read more→
Shane Kelsey was left speechless by Athersley Rec’s “game-changer” Boxing Day victory over local rivals Hemsworth Miners Welfare. Lee Garside’s fifth minute was enough for the Rec to record their first three points of the campaign and move within a point of Bottesford Town in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division table. Their incarcerated manager Kelsey, read more→
Kieran Scargill is back playing with Athersley Rec and Stocksbridge Park Steels captain colossal Liam McFadyen has joined them on a short-term basis. The pair are two of the five new arrivals to Athersley ahead of the home Toolstation NCEL Premier Division clash with leaders Yorkshire Amateur on Saturday. 2014 Senior Cup winner Scargill is read more→
