Chris Hilton conceded that poor defending was Stocksbridge Park Steels was undoing in the 3-2 defeat to Irlam in the FA Cup Preliminary Round tie at Bracken Moor. Two goals in the opening six minutes put Stocksbridge on the back-foot and although they turned it around with a spirited fight-back to level at 2-2. Irlam read more→
Stocksbridge Park Steels 2-3 Irlam It was like it was written in the stars. In an FA Cup Preliminary Round tie, debutant 17-year-old Brandon Whitfield had come off the bench to rescue threadbare Stocksbridge Park Steels who had trailed by two goals to North West Counties outfit Irlam. Bursting onto the Non League scene, it read more→
Sheffield United legends will turn out in force at the end of September to acknowledge the outstanding contribution that Stocksbridge Park Steels founder Allen Bethel has made to local football. Mr Bethel retired from all roles with Stocksbridge at the end of last season. He had retired as chairman last year to make way for read more→
@parksteelsfc winning goal pic.twitter.com/Q1wGH8PT9S — Pablo (@chiefteeth01) August 20, 2019 Luke Mangham withstood huge pressure to score a brilliantly executed penalty to fire Stocksbridge Park Steels to a 3-2 derby day win over Sheffield FC. The last gasp penalty ensures a perfect start to the BetVictor South East campaign for Stocksbridge ahead of the FA read more→
Luke Mangham got two as Stocksbridge Park Steels enjoyed an incredible start to the BetVictor South East season with a 4-0 victory at Kidsgrove Athletic. It was dream day for Chris Hilton, who admitted in pre-season that last season really took its toll on him. Mangham, club stalwart Scott Ruthven and Lewis Whitham got the read more→
Manchester United under 23s goalkeeper Jacob Carney will be playing for Stocksbridge Park Steels on loan until the end of September. It is quite a coup for Stocksbridge to sign Carney, who will cover for Ed Hall as the stopper continues to recover from the serious injury he picked up last season. Carney is the read more→
Chris Hilton has finally secured a new left-back as Michael Trench has joined Stocksbridge Park Steels. Trench signs on the eve of Stocksbridge’s last pre-season friendly before the BetVictor campaign begins on the 17th August. The Steels head to Basford. Trench won the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division title with Worksop Town last season. Prior to read more→
A late Luke Mangham penalty earned Stocksbridge Park Steels their first victory of pre-season with the 2-1 win at Nostell Miners Welfare. Nostell wing wizard Richard Collier’s free kick had given the home side the lead in the early exchanges. Nostell tired and Stocksbridge fully deserved to hit back through captain Kurtis Turner having really read more→
“It is a very good question,” laughs Chris Hilton as he begins to answer why he’s agreed to a sixth campaign in the Stocksbridge Park Steels hot-seat considering he’s having to rebuilt his squad yet again. Just a few months ago health nearly made him to quit a role he loves doing. Flirtations with the read more→
Chris Hilton was not “disheartened” as Stocksbridge Park Steels went down 5-0 to National North giants Spennymoor Town at Bracken Moor. The Steels actually flew out of the traps brilliantly and probably should have taken the lead in the opening gambits against a team two league higher. But a bizarre own goal (see tweet below) read more→
