Toolstation NCEL Division One Former Athersley Rec and Glasshoughton Welfare striker Jack Owen has signed for Nostell Miners Welfare. The forward is the latest piece of heavy artillery to arrive at the Crofton Community Centre – following the signings of Lee Swift, Neal May, Dec Welford, Tom Almond and Liam Radford. “I had Jack at read more→
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Nostell add more quality in Radford
Toolstation NCEL Division One Nostell Miners Welfare have sent more shockwaves across the league with the addition of star Armthorpe Welfare striker Liam Radford. Radford has been one of the best Division One strikers of the past five years because of his very prolific spells with Glasshoughton Welfare and Pontefract Collieries. He briefly played at read more→
Athersley trio join revolution at Nostell
Toolstation NCEL Division One Three very experienced Athersley Rec players have joined the Jason Dodsworth and Simon Houghton revolution at Nostell Miners Welfare. Defender Dec Welford, midfielder Tom Almond and top goalkeeper Neal May have checked into the Crofton Community Centre to help lead the charge towards survival. Welford has been a real stalwart for read more→
Swift is a stellar signing for Nostell
Toolstation NCEL Division One The signing of two-time promotion-winner Lee Swift by new Nostell Miners Welfare joint managers Jason Dodsworth and Simon Houghton sends out a clear message that the pair mean business. The Hemsworth Miners Welfare legend has signed for Nostell and is likely to be an influential figure in the pair’s survival plan. read more→
Houghton plots bright future for Nostell
Toolstation NCEL Division One The whipping boys era is over and every team who plays Nostell Miners Welfare from now on faces a huge battle because the club is aiming high. That’s the message from new joint manager Simon Houghton who has sounded the klaxon for a bright future for a club that has won read more→
Houghton and Dodsworth in at Nostell
Toolstation NCEL Division One Simon Houghton and Jason Dodsworth are back in football after becoming the new joint managers of Nostell Miners Welfare, replacing Des Hazel who has stepped down for personal reasons. Non League Yorkshire can exclusively reveal the change in management at Crofton Community Centre. Hazel leaves Nostell after five months in charge, read more→
Player Profile – Connor Rollinson
Here is the first in of a weekly series profiling players across the region. Each week, a different player will reveal the best (and worst) moments from their football career. First up is one of Worsbrough Bridge’s star players. *UPDATED July 2017 Name: Connor Rollinson Age: 24 Position: Right-back/Midfield Based: Barnsley Day job: Behaviour support within a read more→
Glasshoughton advertise for new boss
Toolstation NCEL Division One Glasshoughton Welfare have officially advertised their vacant manager’s position. Joint managers Simon Houghton and Craig Wilkinson both reluctantly handed their resignations for separate reasons in the past two weeks. Glasshoughton want someone who has playing, coaching, or managing at Northern Counties East Football League level. Applicants are asked to send a read more→
Houghton steps down from Welfare
Toolstation NCEL Division One Simon Houghton has stepped down from his position as joint manager of Glasshoughton Welfare because of work commitments. Craig Wilkinson remains with Welfare and has until Saturday to decide whether he wants to continue in sole charge. One time Pontefract Collieries boss Houghton resigned after the final game of the season read more→
Wilkinson will leave nothing to chance
Toolstation NCEL League Cup Glasshoughton Welfare joint manager Craig Wilkinson is leaving nothing to chance when he heads to Thackley for the second time tomorrow. Glasshoughton travelled to Thackley last week for the League Cup fourth round tie, but it was postponed at 7pm because of a waterlogged pitch. Wilkinson, Simon Houghton and Mike Brearley read more→