Nightmare night for Tad boss Miller

West Riding County Cup Tadcaster Albion manager Billy Miller’s horrendous journey to Yorkshire Amateur was capped off by the third round tie being postponed because of fog. Referee Mark Dwyer called the clash off minutes after Miller arrived at Bracken Edge as conditions deteriorated between 6pm and 7pm. “You can’t blame anyone for trying to  read more→

Own goal gifts Ammers three points

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur 1-0 Hall Road Rangers An own goal in the 93rd minute from James Piercy gifted Yorkshire Amateur a rare piece of luck. The Ammers snatched the last gasp victory to end Hall Road’s run of five consecutive league victories. The game, played out in foggy conditions, was a tight  read more→

Moke to appeal against length of ban

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur winger Fernando Moke is now set to appeal against the length of his four-month ban from all football activity. Moke has had a change of heart about an appeal after watching Spain’s first goal-scorer Iago Aspas physically push an assistant referee in the 65th minute of the recent England  read more→

Ten man Ammers give good account

Toolstation NCEL Division One Dronfield Town 1-1 Yorkshire Amateur Phil Harding praised Yorkshire Amateur for their efforts after they were forced to play with ten men for an hour. Key midfielder Tom Rose was sent off as half-time neared, at a point when Dronfield were leading 1-0 – courtesy of Charles Bradwell’s 35-yard strike. Despite the huge  read more→

Moke’s four month ban is “excessive”

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur manager Phil Harding accepts that his winger Fernando Moke “deserved a ban”, but he believes a four month suspension is excessive. Moke has been suspended from all football activity for making physical contact with the referee of the 2-2 draw with Teversal nearly three weeks ago. The former Ossett Town  read more→

Player Profile – Joel Hughes

Here is the ninth in of a weekly series profiling players across the region. Each week, a different player will reveal the best (and worst) moments from their football career. This week it is the turn of injured Yorkshire Amateur striker Joel Hughes. Name: Joel Hughes Age: 32 Position: Striker Current Club: Yorkshire Amateur Previous  read more→

Yorkshire Amateur are “Jekyll and Hyde”

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur manager Phil Harding says he is getting “Jekyll and Hyde” performances from his side. Harding cites the 3-2 victory over basement side Nostell Miners Welfare in midweek as a prime example of his claim. “I think we should have got something from Emley and Eccleshill, but we’re a funny  read more→

Yorkshire Amateur pull off coup signing

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur have pulled off a major “coup” after persuading dangerous winger Fernando Moke to sign for them. Moke returns to Bracken Edge after prolific spells in the Evo Stik League with the likes of Ossett Town, Scarborough Athletic, Droylsden, Wakefield FC and Brighouse Town. He previously played for the Ammers  read more→

Jones clinches dramatic win for Selby

Toolstation NCEL Division One Scott Jones propelled Selby Town into the play-offs zone with the dramatic winner with the last kick of the game. The striker, who also plays for Seacroft WMC, the top Sunday side in Leeds, has enjoyed a brilliant start to life with Selby – his first stint with an NCEL club.  read more→

In-form AFC Emley leave it late

Toolstation NCEL Division One AFC Emley 3-1 Yorkshire Amateur AFC Emley picked up their sixth win in eight games to close in on the league’s frontrunners. Similar to Wednesday night’s win over Rossington Emley left their flourish until late, but it was enough to beat a dangerous Yorkshire Amateur side. Sam Jerome’s early header was  read more→