Yorkshire Amateur are to host a Leeds United X1 on Thursday night at Bracken Edge. The Ammers, who actually sold the lease for Elland Road to Leeds in 1920 for £250, have been hit like most Yorkshire sides by the recent bad weather. The Ammers hope to break into the Toolstation NCEL Division One play-offs read more→
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Ammers “won’t forget about” Bojang
Phil Harding insists that Yorkshire Amateur “won’t forget about” injured goalkeeper Suruwa Bojang. Bojang has been ruled out for the season after being diagnosed with a meniscus cartilage tear on the outer side on one of his knees. The stopper also plays for Leeds Sunday League outfit Chapeltown Fforde Grene who play at Bracken Edge read more→
Welfare score equaliser in 97th minute
Unlikely hero Nathan Keightley scored the 97th minute equaliser which salvaged a point for new Glasshoughton Welfare bosses Simon Houghton and Craig Wilkinson in the dramatic 3-3 draw with Yorkshire Amateur. The new era at Leeds Road began in unbelievable fashion for the double act as Welfare actually led 2-0 at the interval. That lead was read more→
Addy pleased with first half of season
Rick Addy has declared himself pleased with Yorkshire Amateur’s first half of the Toolstation NCEL Division One season. The ninth-placed Leeds-based side have an outside chance of reaching the play-offs as Christmas approaches and considering their injury list, joint manager Addy is satisfied. “After Saturday’s game we are on the same number of points as read more→
Terrible news for Ammers stopper
Yorkshire Amateur are searching for a new goalkeeper after star stopper Suruwa Bojang was ruled out for the rest of the season. Bojang was taken to hospital in an ambulance after his knee locked during the Ammers’ 4-2 victory over Winterton Rangers on Saturday. The stopper has a meniscus cartilage tear on the outer side on read more→
Groundsman comes to Ammers’ rescue
Yorkshire Amateur needed their groundsman Simon Charlesworth to go in goal during the 4-2 victory over Winterton Rangers at a wet Bracken Edge. The scores were tied at 1-1 when star goalkeeper Suruwa Bojang’s went down injured, causing an eleven minute delay in the Toolstation NCEL Division One clash. An ambulance arrived for Bojang so read more→
Ammers want development team boss
Yorkshire Amateur are continuing to plan for the future by setting up a new development team which will play in the Lancashire League next season. The Leeds-based club are searching for a manager to run the side as well. The Ammers, who have been revitalised as a club in the last two seasons, have been read more→
Non League Yorkshire board goes up
Yorkshire Amateur have installed a ‘Non League Yorkshire’ advertising board at Bracken Edge. The board arrived yesterday and has been put up as a ‘thank you’ to the site for the coverage of the Ammers over the past two years. Ammers joint manager Rick Addy unveiled the board with the site’s James Grayson before their 3-1 read more→
Clinical finishing the difference for Emley
AFC Emley took their chances to win 3-1 at Yorkshire Amateur and record their third straight victory. Emley are now only one point off the Toolstation NCEL Division One play-offs so Darren Hepworth’s scenic route is currently looking picturesque. Emley’s Adam Lawlor was busier of the two goalkeepers, but Ash Flynn (2) and Alex Hallam read more→
Late goals secure victory for Ammers
Yorkshire Amateur got lucky after scoring three last gasp goals to win 4-1 at struggling Lincoln Moorlands Railway. It must have been a frustrating afternoon for the Ammers, who had hoped to replicate their excellent display in the West Riding County Cup defeat to higher league Garforth Town. Instead there were shades of the surprise read more→