Hemsworth sign midfielder Paylor

Midfielder Rikki Paylor is the first new signing at Hemsworth Miners Welfare this summer. Paylor joins Wayne Benn’s Toolstation NCEL Premier Division side from Handsworth. He fills a void left by former captain Jason Yates. Paylor fits the bill for Hemsworth as he has plenty of experience, including Evo Stik, from stints with Ossett Town,  read more→

Great Avenue sides to face each other

Two of Bradford (Park Avenue)’s greatest teams are set to face each other during a charity day on Sunday in aid of Marie Curie Hospice and the club’s community trust. Andy Watmuff will lead a team from the 1990/91 North West Counties Division promotion-winning and West Riding County Cup winning squad. Current Hemsworth Miners Welfare  read more→

Benn targets three or four new faces

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Wayne Benn has identified the positions where he wants to strengthen in as he looks to make further great strides with Hemsworth Miners Welfare next season. Benn is on course to guide the Wells to their highest ever finish this season and he is aiming to improve on that in 12  read more→

Avenue want to reunite former players

Bradford (Park Avenue) want to reunite their former players at their Sportsman’s Dinner in April. Leeds United legend Eddie Gray is the speaker, along with comedian Jed Stone, at the dinner on Friday 20th April at the Midland Hotel in the centre of Bradford. In addition to a table of invited players from the 1960/70’s,  read more→

Leach joins Hemsworth from Garforth

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  Reliable right-back Sam Leach has swapped Garforth Town for Wayne Benn’s Hemsworth Miners Welfare. Leach lost his place in Rob Hunter’s Garforth side at the beginning of the season and he has been unable to reclaim it. He was a popular player at Garforth, having won the Ralph Backhouse Trophy at  read more→

Benn content with Garforth draw

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Wayne Benn was content with the point his Hemsworth Miners Welfare side won at Garforth Town on Saturday. The sending-off of Wells defender Jack Steers opened the door for Garforth to equalise in a game massively affected by the conditions. “I was slightly disappointed overall because we felt we maybe could  read more→

Dockerty dual-registers with Wells

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Young Ossett Albion winger Brad Dockerty has been dual-registered with Hemsworth Miners Welfare. The former Maltby Main player joins ahead of Hemsworth’s home clash with Hall Road Rangers tomorrow night. Wayne Benn said: “I’m delighted to have Brad on board with us. “He is a player who we targeted in the  read more→

Hemsworth boss expecting solid year

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Hemsworth Miners Welfare continue to grow and grow. Supporter numbers are constantly rising, sponsorship figures are increasing and the team gets better and better each season. So there’s plenty of reasons for optimism in Fitzwilliam. Who’s the Boss Wayne Benn Long-serving Benn continues to raise the bar at Hemsworth. The former  read more→

Critchlow close to Hemsworth return

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division  The man who scored the goal which secured promotion to the Premier Division for Hemsworth Miners Welfare is close to returning to action. Danny Critchlow, whose goal against Dronfield Town in April 2016 propelled the Wells to promotion, has missed the past 12 months because of a cruciate knee ligament injury. Wayne  read more→

Benn actively looking for new players

Toolstation NCEL Premier Division Wayne Benn plans to make final decisions over his trialists at Hemsworth Miners Welfare after tonight. Hemsworth host Ossett Albion in Fitzwilliam tonight. Benn, who has signed Lloyd Henderson, Danny Rusling and Chris Ovington so far, also confirmed that he is actively searching for further new recruits. “There were five or  read more→