PLAYER SPONSORS AN INTRODUCTION

BY DAVID COULTHARD

Pontefract Collieries currently sit tenth in the league table. Although various teams from Pontefract date back to the 19th century, the current club were founded by a group of miners on the site of an old colliery in 1958 and they continue to play at Beechnut Lane to this day. The Colls won the Yorkshire League in the early 1980s and went on to win back-toback Floodlit Cups later that decade, before adding a Wilkinson Sword Trophy in 1996. It is in recent years however that the club have had its most success. After gaining promotion to the NCEL Premier Division in 2015, ending a 15-year ted flight once more at the first attempt. They made it consecutive promotions by winning the NCEL title in 2018 to reach step four for the first time. They almost achieved three in a row when they finished runners up to Morpeth Town, however narrowly lost out 3-0 to Brighouse Town the play-off final in 2018/19. The Colls finished a point above Hebburn in the Pitching In Northern Premier League East Division last season, and currently sit outside the play-offs after a four-game winless run. They've played Hebburn six times since 2019 and are yet to taste defeat, winning four and drawing two.

Pontefract

Collieries had to settle for a point on the road, after Sheffield came back from 3-0 down to share the points at The Home of Football Stadium.

Mikey Dunn gave Pontefract the lead after 12 minutes, before Spencer

Spencer Clarke Rock At The Back

SPENT SEVERAL YEARS AT PONTEFRACT BRIEFLY PLAYED FOR WORKSOP TOWN IN 2020 ONLY MISSED THREE GAMES ALL SEASON

Adam Priestley Attacking Threat

A CURRENT GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL PLAYED FOR YORKSHIRE AMATEUR LAST SEASON THE LEAGUE'S THIRD TOP SCORER WITH 15 GOALS