Swinton’s unbeaten run brutally ended by Stocksbridge

Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Midweek Round-Up  Stocksbridge Park Steels brutally stripped ten man Premier Division leaders Swinton Athletic of their invincibility cloak in an astonishing 5-0 victory at Bracken Moor. The result ends Swinton’s magnificent run of over two years without a league defeat and reignites the title race which was threatening to  read more→

Stocksbridge score five in the North East

NPL Division One East (Yorkshire) Round-Up Stocksbridge Park Steels celebrated one of their most memorable victories in recent memory after winning 5-1 at North East giants Hebburn Town. Doubles from Luke Mangham and Ross Goodwin helped the Steels record their best win so far under Ian Richards. Josh Nodder was the man who opened the  read more→

Liversedge sign highly-rated youngster

NPL Division One East Unstoppage leaders Liversedge have pulled off a coup by persuading highly-rated Stocksbridge Park Steels youngster Lewis Whitham to join. It is a very impressive signing by Jonathan Rimmington who has been scouting attacker Whitham for weeks. Whitham, who broke into the Steels first team a couple of years ago and has  read more→

Gibbons treble knocks Stocksbridge out of Senior Cup

Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup Round-Up  Myron Gibbons’ late hat-trick was crucial as Rossington Main pulled off incredible comeback to defeat higher league Stocksbridge Park Steels in the second round tie. Rossington were dead and buried after an hour as Michael Trench had put the Steels in full control with a 2-0 lead. A first  read more→

Steels sign defender before draw with giants Marske

NPL Division One East  Stocksbridge Park Steels signed Sheffield FC defender Lee Cooksey hours before the impressive 2-2 draw with North East giants Marske United. The experienced player is Ian Richards’ third signing at Stocksbridge behind Kurtis Turner and Jack Tinker. Cooksey has had a few spells with Sheff Club, alongside stints with Belper Town  read more→

Stocksbridge boss aiming for play-offs

NPL Division One East  Ian Richards has his sights firmly fixed on steering Stocksbridge Park Steels into the play-offs this season. That’s the aim for Stocksbridge who visit Worksop Town tomorrow. Stocksbridge are sixth and Richards believes his men have a chance of a top five finish. “This season we’re going to try and finish  read more→

Hall penalty save ensures Steels win at Pontefract

NPL Division One East  Pontefract Collieries 0-1 Stocksbridge Park Steels  Edd Hall saved Vaughan Redford’s injury-time penalty to ensure Stocksbridge Park Steels walked away from Pontefract Collieries with their first away win of the season. The dramatic finish provided a nervy-jangling moment for those involved with the Steels whose full-back Jordan Lemon had been sent  read more→

Stocksbridge sign full-back

NPL Division One East  Ian Richards has added Brighouse Town full-back Jack Tinker to his Stocksbridge Park Steels squad. The ex-Barnsley shadow squad scholar leaves Brighouse after just over a year with them. Prior to joining Brighouse he had been playing for Shelley in the North West Counties League. Richards told Stocksbridge’s website: “He is  read more→

Brighouse extend unbeaten run to seven league games

NPL Division One East  Brighouse Town 2-1 Stocksbridge Park Steels  First half goals helped Brighouse Town defeat Stocksbridge Park Steels to stretch their unbeaten run to seven league games. The honeymoon period is definitely over for new Stocksbridge chief Ian Richards whose side were undone by Jack Boyle’s effort and Laurence Sorhaindo’s penalty. Boyle fired  read more→

Richards targets promotion with Stocksbridge

NPL Division One East  Ian Richards hopes to take Stocksbridge Park Steels back to NPL Premier Division at some stage over the next three years. That’s the level where Richards and his assistant Andy Ring helped Stocksbridge, then managed by Gary Marrow, reach as players in 2009. Richards was part of that season’s squad which  read more→