Yorkshire Amateur’s perfect start has been squad effort – Ogilvie

Yorkshire Amateur’s perfect start to the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division season is down to a squad effort, according to joint manager Craig Ogilvie.  The Ammers have shot out of the traps brilliantly with five league wins out of five – taking advantage of playing more league games than their expected promotion rivals. But instead of  read more→

Super-sub Naidole strikes late as Ammers snatch opening day win

Super-sub Daniel Nadiole was Yorkshire Amateur’s last minute hero as he scored in second half injury-time to hand the East Leeds side an opening day 1-0 victory at AFC Mansfield. The Ammers’ trip was one of only four games played on the Toolstation NCEL opening weekend because nearly everyone tied up with FA Vase commitments.  read more→

Strongest Premier Division for a few years – Ogilvie

Yorkshire Amateur joint manager Craig Ogilvie is impressed with the standard of the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division this season. The Ammers kick off the league campaign with a trip to AFC Mansfield today and Ogilvie expects a really competitive Division. “I honestly think it is probably the strongest Northern Counties Premier for a good few  read more→

Goalkeeper Trenerry joins Ammers

Former Farsley Celtic title-winning goalkeeper Kyle Trenerry has joined Yorkshire Amateur. Trenerry was Farsley’s stopper during the 2018/2019 NPL Premier Division title-winning campaign. He left Throstle Nest in January and subsequently joined Matlock Town. Brad Dixon had been set to be the final line of defence for the Ammers going into the Toolstation NCEL Premier  read more→

Rampant Roy hailed by Ogilvie

Craig Ogilvie has hailed deadly marksman Roy Fogarty for his rampant run of goal-scoring form for Yorkshire Amateur. The former Liversedge and Harrogate Railway frontman has stepped into the breach because of injuries to players such as Ash Flynn. Fogarty scored in the FA Cup defeat at Crook Town which goes alongside his five goals  read more→

Yorkshire Amateur hit Selby for six

Selby Town 1-6 Yorkshire Amateur  Yorkshire Amateur produced the most clinical display of their summer with an eye-catching six goal battering of NCEL Division One promotion-chasing Selby Town. The leading NCEL Premier Division outfit weren’t even at full strength and they inflicted a nightmare afternoon on Selby and incredibly the sixth goal came on the  read more→

Yorkshire Amateur make coup signing

Promotion-chasing Yorkshire Amateur have made a coup signing in former Bradford City midfielder Luke Dean. Dean spent last season two leagues higher with Matlock Town and has substantial high level Non League football on his CV. Alongside two years with Scarborough Athletic with whom he won promotion with, Dean has played regularly for Bradford (Park  read more→

Fogarty nets against old club as Ammers win

Ex-Harrogate Railway striker Roy Fogarty’s first half penalty against his old club gifted Yorkshire Amateur a solitary goal win at Station View. The Ammers hit the woodwork twice and had other chances, but Railway chief Mick O’Connell will have been delighted his mostly youthful side acquitted themselves very well against one of the teams tipped  read more→

Ogilvie feels for shutout fans as first pre-season friendlies loom

The missing diehard Non League Football fans will be at the forefront of Yorkshire Amateur joint manager Craig Ogilvie’s mind on Saturday. Ogilvie and fellow manager Neil Sibson are preparing to lock horns with Ian Walker who brings his new-look Nostell Miners Welfare side over to Bracken Edge. The behind closed doors pre-season fixture will  read more→

Graham Hodder’s Non League Journey

Graham Hodder’s main legacy as a Non League manager is that he gave a host of well-known players their first chance on the semi-professional stage. The list is endless and for a man who has initially said no before taking many of his manager jobs, he’s one of the most successful Leeds-based Non League bosses  read more→