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→
Emley’s incredible 3-2 comeback over title favourites Shaw Lane Aquaforce in late January 2014 remains one of their most memorable victories as a new club. They were 2-0 down at half-time. Basically dead and buried. But in almost biblical fashion, the extremely fiery Toolstation NCEL Division One clash swung Emley’s way. Ash Flynn had haunted read more→
Fasten your seat-belts, Joe Thornton’s here. Thornton provides an almost autobiographical epic blockbuster account (longer than a university dissertation) of a Non League career centred around his key moments and people. During a career containing highly amusing anecdotes to very poignant times, Thornton, who started at Ossett Albion, celebrated magnificent triumphs with Shaw Lane Aquaforce, read more→
Spectacular goals, lots of red cards and plenty of fights are littered throughout Shane Kelsey’s Non League Football career. The new Athersley Rec manager has retired at least twice, but Non League Football has always lured back the attacker, who openly admits he was a loose cannon in his early doors with Worsbrough Bridge. But read more→
Inspired by the words of his unwell chairman and work boss Craig Wood, Danny Frost played through the pain barrier to produce the greatest performance of his life on the Thursday night Shaw Lane Aquaforce won promotion out of Toolstation NCEL Division One. This was the final game of Shaw Lane’s 2013/14 campaign and the read more→
Worsbrough Bridge’s stunning 2-1 Toolstation NCEL Division One Barnsley derby victory over glory-chasing local rivals Shaw Lane Aquaforce in March 2014 completed a brilliant double, but also marked the end of a great era for the Park Road club. Chris Hilton ended his four-year reign one month later, with most of his team departing as read more→
Evo Stik Premier Division Craig Elliott, the most successful West Yorkshire-based manager in recent memory, has left Shaw Lane AFC to take charge of National League North side Boston United. The appointment is a major reward for the superb managerial career that he has enjoyed since it started over ten years ago with Pontefract Collieries read more→
Craig Elliott will tick off another item on his wish-list when he leads Shaw Lane AFC into the televised Emirates FA Cup first round tie with Mansfield Town. It is the pinnacle of a magnificent managerial career which probably hasn’t even hit its highest note yet. Elliott has long hoped to guide a team to read more→
Evo Stik Division One North Stocksbridge Park Steels and Shaw Lane AFC kick off the season with away trips. Stocksbridge are heading to Market Drayton Town, while Shaw Lane will visit Chasetown. The two local rivals meet each other on Tuesday 27th September (at Bracken Moor) and on Saturday 21st January (in Barnsley). In player read more→
Evo Stik Division One North Ossett Albion have persuaded popular former captain Stef Holt to come back to Dimple Wells. The defender has been away from the club for two years, playing for Shaw Lane Aquaforce where he won the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division and helped them get to the FA Vase quarter-finals. He also read more→
