NPL Division One East Chris Hilton has resigned as Stocksbridge Park Steels manager, bringing his seven-year reign to an end. Hilton, who was one of the longest-serving bosses in the league, stepped down following the 5-2 FA Cup Preliminary Round defeat at Handsworth. Assistant Lee Thompson takes charge in the interim while Stocksbridge search for read more→
FA Cup Preliminary Round Handsworth 5-2 Stocksbridge Park Steels Mitch Dunne’s first half double kick-started the upset as Handsworth inflicted deja-vu on Stocksbridge Park Steels in the Steel City FA Cup derby battle at Olivers Mount. Northern Premier League side Stocksbridge suffered a 4-1 defeat to Handsworth in the same round five years and one read more→
NPL Division One East Round-Up Ossett United have made an excellent start to the new season after making it two wins from two by beating Stocksbridge Park Steels 3-0 at Ingfield. Last year’s troubles seem to be consigned to history with victories over Pontefract Collieries and Stocksbridge silencing any doubters. Tabib Hussain’s free kick on read more→
Season Preview NPL Division One East Stocksbridge Park Steels Stocksbridge Park Steels go into the exciting NPL Division One East as underdogs. But under Chris Hilton, the Steels have consistently risen to the occasion and they’ll likely to do so again. The Manager Chris Hilton The former Worsbrough Bridge head honcho is one of the read more→
Proud dad Lee Thompson says playing against his son Declan Eratt-Thompson is something he could never have imagined when the young Sheffield Wednesday defender was five. Stocksbridge Park Steels assistant manager Thompson went head-to-head with his son in the last 15 minutes of the pre-season clash with an Owls X1 at Bracken Moor on Tuesday read more→
NPL Division One East Right-back Elliott Walker has signed for Stocksbridge Park Steels after a successful trial. Walker featured in the friendlies with Spennymoor Town and a Sheffield Wednesday X1 and has impressed Chris Hilton. The 19-year-old spent the aborted 2020/21 campaign with Ben Hunter’s Rossington Main in Toolstation NCEL Division One. Prior to Rossington, read more→
NPL Division One East Stocksbridge Park Steels manager Chris Hilton is confident star sharp-shooter Joe Lumsden will be firing on all cylinders again very soon. Lumsden has struggled with injury in recent times and his bad luck continued last month with a bout of covid-19. He returned to the fold two weeks ago and he read more→
Lively winger Nathaniel Crofts has returned to Stocksbridge Park Steels after several years away. Crofts spent part of the 2016/17 on loan from Sheffield United at Bracken Moor. He made a real impression with the Steels and played a role as Chris Hilton’s went on one of their memorable FA Trophy runs. Crofts has spent read more→
Maltby Main 2-1 Stocksbridge Park Steels Reggie Waud headed home the late winner for Maltby Main who came from behind to beat Stocksbridge Park Steels at Muglet Lane. Scott Ruthven’s early header placed the Steels in front for a long period of time before a blast from the past in Brandon Whitfield equalised for Maltby. read more→
Lewis Whitham has been confirmed as part of Chris Hilton’s Stocksbridge Park Steels squad for the new NPL Division One East campaign. The youngster came through the youth ranks at Steels and Hilton expects the 2021/21 campaign to be a big one for Whitham who has been working on his fitness and he is more read more→
