Hall Road return to winning ways

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Thackley 2-4 Hall Road Rangers Hall Road Rangers returned to winning ways as they saw off Thackley with another fine three points away from home. Having lost their last three games it was business as usual for Bill Gill and his side on West Yorkshire with a comprehensive display. Tom Bennett  read more→

Thackley pull off stunning victory

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Thackley shrugged off their recent poor form to win 4-2 and become the first team to defeat Pickering Town in the league this season. The Bradford-based side had to recover from a disastrous start which saw Ryan Blott net in the third minute for Pickering. Daniel Broadbent (2), Joe Hughes and  read more→

Thackley lose crown jewel Bentham

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Thackley have lost former Bradford City and Farsley Celtic midfielder Craig Bentham to North West Counties side Silsden. It is a blow to Thackley as the very experienced player was one of their key assets. He was also a vital part of the Thackley side which surprised many last season. Bentham  read more→

‘Sedge sign 2 forwards, including Wood

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Liversedge have re-captured striker Andrew Wood, whilst also signing Macedonian forward Kristijan Boskovski. Wood was a prolific striker for Liversedge during Alan Colquhoun era and the early part of current boss Jonathan Rimmington’s tenure. He returns to Clayborn from local rivals Thackley. Wood is a handful for Premier Division defences. Thirty-year-old  read more→

Pontefract smash eight past Thackley

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Kane Reece hit four goals as unstoppable Pontefract Collieries incredibly put eight past Thackley without reply at Dennyfield. The remarkable result keeps Pontefract right behind leaders Pickering Town. Thackley were kamikaze in defence at Garforth Town on Saturday and they certainly didn’t do any better against Ponte, whose other four goals  read more→

Hat-trick for Simpson in goal-fest

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Garforth Town 3-3 Thackley Prodigal son Mark Simpson scored a magnificent hat-trick during his first start since returning ‘home’ to Garforth Town. For a player who has had few minutes this season, Simpson was clinical in front goal in the end-to-end goal-fest. Neither side will win awards for their defending, but  read more→

Penistone record overdue league win

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Penistone Church 3-2 Thackley FA Cup heroes Penistone Church finally won in the league for the first time since the opening day after coming from behind to beat Thackley. The magical run in the world’s oldest cup competition had hidden the fact that Church were on a run of six league  read more→

Thackley set for new NCEL season

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Thackley AFC Thackley will be aiming to build on last season’s finish of fifth. Much of the side have stayed together and if Daniel Broadbent hits the same kind of form in front of goal again, the Bradford-based side will be hoping for a promotion push. The Manager Chris Reape Reape  read more→

O’Brien goes back to Thackley as coach

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Well-travelled Non League player Niall O’Brien has returned to Thackley to join Chris Reape’s coaching staff. Former first team boss Andy Patterson also rejoins the set-up as Reape shakes things up following the departure of Paul Clayton to Knaresborough Town. Patterson previously managed Thackley at the start of the 2014/15 season.  read more→

Knaresborough appoint Clayton

Toolstation NCEL Division One Paul Clayton has replaced Mark Smitheringale as the new assistant manager of Knaresborough Town. Clayton who has left Thackley to move closer to home takes a seat vacated by Smitheringale, who is the new assistant boss at Garforth Town. Paul Stansfield said: “This is great news for the club that Paulhas  decided to join us, he is a UEFA A qualified coach and has done a super job at Thackley last year and Tadcaster Albion before that.  read more→