Ossett United Pre Season Programme

WELCOME TO INGFIELD

OSSETT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

INGFIELD, PROSPECT ROAD, OSSETT, WF5 9HL

WELCOME

BACK TO INGFIELD FOR WHAT WE HOPE WILL

BE AN EXCITING 2022/23 SEASON!

CLUB PRESIDENT: NEVILLE WIGGLESWORTH CHAIRMAN: JAMES ROGERS VICE-CHAIRMAN: PHIL SMITH SECRETARY: NEIL SPOFFORTH TREASURER: PAUL BILLING BOARD MEMBERS: LEE BROADBENT, STUART GARSIDE, JOE HANKS, STEVE HANKS TEAM MANAGEMENT: JAS COLLIVER, MARK WARD TEAM COACH: GARY MIDDLETON MATCH ANALYST: JACK SLOAN MEDICAL TEAM: EMILY CRISPIN MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING OFFICER: KATE HENNIGHAN HEAD OF MEDIA: CRAIG BIDDLESTONE MEDIA TEAM: CHRIS BOYD, CHRIS CASSIDY, JON HUNT, KEITH WOOD PROGRAMME DESIGN: CHRIS BOYD, NEIL SPOFFORTH Club Honours – Ossett United, Ossett Town, Ossett Albion West Riding County Senior Cup Winners: 1949/50 West Riding County Cup Winners: 1958/59, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1967/68, 1981/82, 1998/99, 2018/19 Runners Up: 2000/01 Northern Premier League First Division Runners Up: 2001/02 Play-off Runners Up: 2016/17 Northern Counties East Premier Division Winners: 1998/99, 2003/04 Runners Up: 1998/99, 2000/01

EVER SINCE THE FINAL WHISTLE BLEW AT MARSKE UNITED BACK IN APRIL BOTH JAS AND WARDY HAVE BEEN WORKING NON-STOP TO SHAPE THE PLAYING SQUAD FOR THE SEASON AHEAD. WITH THE MAJORITY OF PLAYERS RETAINED AND SOME EXCITING SIGNINGS COMING IN, THE SQUAD IS TAKING SHAPE, WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL PLAYERS COMING IN BEFORE THE FIRST COMPETITIVE GAME.

I

WOULD LIKE TO SAY HOW DELIGHTED

TAKE-UP OF SALES.

CLUB MEMBERSHIP

AND

I AM WITH THE SEASON TICKET

WE’VE SEEN A BIG INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP AND

SEASON TICKET SALES ARE ON A ON A PAR WITH SALES THIS TIME LAST YEAR, SO ONCE AGAIN THIS SEASON

THERE WILL BE GOOD ATTENDANCES AT INGFIELD TO CHEER THE LADS ON. LAST

SEASON

THE

AS

WE SAW WITH LATE WINNERS

ENCOURAGEMENT

FROM

THE

TERRACES REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

BRADFORD CITY, BARNSLEY AND LIVERSEDGE WILL SEND SIDES HERE TO INGFIELD THIS SUMMER

ALL AS

PREPARATION AND EACH ONE WILL PROVIDE A DIFFERENT TEST.

WE WELCOME EVERYONE FROM EACH CLUB, HOPE

YOU ENJOY YOUR VISIT HERE AND WE WISH YOU WELL FOR YOUR SEASONS AHEAD.

Northern Counties East First Division Winners: 1986/87 Northern Counties East Second Division Winners: 1988/89

FINALLY,

Club Records FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round: 1965/66, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2012/13, 2017/18 (R) Second Qualifying Round: 2019/20

WELL AS JUICE PERSONNEL WHO BECOME THE CLUB’S MEDIA PARTNER. PATRICK UK HAVE TAKEN OVER AS OUR

FA Trophy Second Round: 1999/00 First Round: 2001/02, 2004/05, 2012/13 Second Qualifying Round: 2018/19

COME ON YOU BLUES!!

A WORD OF THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS, NEW

AND OLD.

WE

ARE DELIGHTED TO EXTEND THE

PARTNERSHIP WITH RSEARTH, OUR MAIN SPONSORS AS

KIT SUPPLIERS, WITH THE NEW BESPOKE DESIGN ON SHOW FOR THE FIRST-TIME V BRADFORD CITY.

JAMES ROGERS, CHAIRMAN

OSSETT UNITED IS A TRADING NAME OF OSSETT UNITED LIMITED, A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES. IT IS A COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES. IT IS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE, COMPANY NUMBER 11162425. THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT CONTROL. J. ROGERS (31.525%) AND D. ROGERS (25.5%)

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PRESENTATION NIGHT 2021/22 SATURDAY 14 MAY SAW THE FINAL MOMENTS OF THE 2021/2022 SEASON AT INGFIELD AS THE OSSETT UNITED ANNUAL AWARDS WERE HANDED OUT. LUKE HOGG WALKED AWAY WITH BOTH THE BOARD AND SUPPORTERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD, THE SUPPORTERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD RE-NAMED ON THE NIGHT IN HONOUR OF GARY WIDDOP WHO SADLY RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. HOGG MADE THE NUMBER FOUR SHIRT HIS OWN THIS SEASON STARTING EVERY GAME HE WAS AVAILABLE FOR.

THE

DEPENDABLE CENTRAL MIDFIELDER A KEY

PLAYER IN THE SQUAD THIS SEASON.

WITH 36 APPEARANCES AND TEN GOALS, AARON HASWELL WAS THE MANAGERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR, JAS COLLIVER SAYING OF HASWELL “HE HAS BEEN MR RELIABLE SINCE WARDY AND I JOINED THE CLUB, WE’VE USED AARON IN A NUMBER OF POSITIONS AND HE HAS ALWAYS PERFORMED FOR US” ONE OF THE MOST CONVERTED AWARDS ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS IS THE PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR TROPHY, RIGHT BACK

HARRY GAGEN WAS THE PLAYERS CHOICE FOR THIS SEASON, RELIABLE ON THE PITCH AND POPULAR IN THE DRESSING ROOM AND OFTEN THE UNSUNG HERO IN GAMES. GAGEN HAS IMPRESSES ALL SEASON FOR OSSETT UNITED.

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WAS AWARDED GOAL OF THE SEASON

FOR HIS DEBUT STRIKE ON

NEW YEARS DAY AGAINST

BRIGHOUSE TOWN AS HE PICKED UP JAMES WALSHAW BEFIRE STRIKING A

A BALL FROM

THUNDEROUS SHOT INTO THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET AS OSSETT

UNITED WON THE GAME 1-0.

OFF THE FIELD ENDEAVOURS WERE ALSO RECOGNISED WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHAMPION KATE HENNIGHAN BEING AWARDED CLUB PERSON OF THE YEAR FOR HER PIONEERING MENTAL HEALTH WORK AT THE CLUB WHILE

STUART GARSIDE

WAS THE WINNER OF THE

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.

STUART

MULTITUDE OF TASKS NOTICED.

THAT OFTEN

IS EVER PRESENT

AT INGFIELD AND ALWAYS ON HAND TO PICK UP A

ANY

GOES

UN

NUMBER OF PEOPLE COULD HAVE WON THESE

LAST TWO AWARDS AND THIS CLUB RELIES ON EACH AND EVERY VOLUNTEER TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS, WE THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE TIME AND DEDICATION YOU GIVE.

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OUFC 1-2 SHEFFIELD UTD XI 20 JULY 2022 LUKE ALDRICH

LUKE ALDRICH & OLLIE FEARON

EMILY CRISPIN & OLI METCALFE

MICHAEL HOLLINGSWORTH

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THE DUGOUT JAS COLLIVER & MARK WARD WELCOME BACK TO OUR SUPPORTERS BOTH OLD AND NEW, AS WE APPROACH THE PRE-SEASON FIXTURES THE LADS AND OURSELVES ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE MANY DIFFERENT CHALLENGES MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND TACTICALLY. IN MY OPINION THAT’S WHAT THESE FIXTURES ARE FOR AS WELL AS GIVING THE SQUAD AS MANY MINUTES ON THE PITCH IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GEL FROM THE 6TH AUGUST.

WE HAVE SEEN FOUR KEY PLAYERS MOVE ON THIS SUMMER ( WALLY, HOGGY, AZZA AND DEC) SO REPLACING THOSE WAS ESSENTIAL. WE FEEL WE HAVE RECRUITED WELL; BRINGING IN GOOD QUALITY PLAYERS WHO HAVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND A WINNING MENTALITY. THE PLAYERS WILL BRING A NEW IDENTITY TO US WHICH MATCHES OUR AMBITION AND VISION MOVING FORWARD. WITH SO MANY CHANGES THIS SUMMER IT’S GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR THE LADS TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER’S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES WHICH I THINK WAS CLEAR TO SEE IN THE PENISTONE FRIENDLY. PENISTONE ARE A GROUP THAT HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR MANY OF YEARS, ONE THING WE CAN TAKE FROM THE GAME IS HOW FAR TOGETHERNESS AND WORK ETHIC CAN TAKE YOU AND

PENISTONE SHOWED THAT IN ABUNDANCE. WE ARE EXCITED TO WORK WITH SUCH A GOOD, HONEST GROUP OF PLAYERS WHO HAVE BEEN A CREDIT TO THEMSELVES DURING OUR PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE.

TAKE CARE AND ENJOY THE GAME. JAS & WARDY

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CLUB PROFILES TEAM MANAGEMENT JAS COLLIVER - MANAGER JAS WAS APPOINTED AS MANAGER ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2021. HIS MOST RECENT ROLE WAS AT GRANTHAM TOWN WORKING ALONGSIDE CARLTON PALMER, HE ALSO HAS EXTENSIVE MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE AT STAVELEY MINERS WELFARE, SHEFFIELD AND HANDSWORTH.

MARK WARD - MANAGER ‘WARDY’ WAS APPOINTED ALONGSIDE COLLIVER. THE FORMER ENGLAND YOUTH INTERNATIONAL LED BUXTON ON A 20-GAME UNBEATEN RUN AT THE START OF THE 2021/22 SEASON AND PRIOR TO THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED AT AFC MANSFIELD AND HEDNESFORD TOWN, AMONGST OTHERS.

GARY MIDDLETON - COACH MAKING OVER 1000 APPEARANCES AS A DEFENDER IN HIS PLAYING DAYS, ‘MIDI’ PLAYED ALONGSIDE COLLIVER AT STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS AND WAS HIS ASSISTANT AT SHEFFIELD FC. ‘MIDI’ HAS EXTENSIVE COACHING EXPERIENCE AND IS A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM.

EMILY CRISPIN – SPORTS THERAPIST EMILY GRADUATED FROM LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY WITH A BSC HONOURS IN SPORT AND EXERCISE THERAPY. SHE IS ALSO QUALIFIED IN FIRST AID AT WORK AND TRAUMA MANAGEMENT WITHIN SPORT.

JACK SLOAN – DATA ANALYST JACK HAS ASSISTED THE COACHING TEAM AS THE CLUB’S DATA ANALYST SINCE THEIR APPOINTMENT IN DECEMBER 2021. THE ROLE IS PROVIDING JACK WITH VALUABLE EXPERIENCE, AS HE BEGINS STUDYING SCIENCE OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE AT LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY THIS YEAR.

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PLAYER PROFILES EDD HALL - SPONSORED BY: FOOTBALL BOOK REVIEWS EDD JOINED THE CLUB IN JANUARY 2022 AND IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED AS ONE OF THE BEST GOALKEEPERS AT STEP FOUR AND WAS VOTED AS THE SECOND-BEST GOALKEEPER IN THE NPL EAST FOR THE 21/22 SEASON. EDD HAS NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH EXPERIENCE HAVING PLAYED FOR BRADFORD PARK AVENUE AND FARSLEY CELTIC.

JAKE TEALE – SPONSORED BY ADAMSON FAMILY JAKE IS A YOUNG GOALKEEPER, FORMERLY OF YORK CITY, WHO HAS IMPRESSED JAS AND WARDY SINCE THEIR APPOINT. JAKE IS A KEY MEMBER OF THE SQUAD AND HAS NOT LET THE SIDE DOWN WHEN CALLED UPON.

PRINCE ATTAKORAH – SPONSORED BY: SCOTTISH SUPPORTERS CLUB ATTAKORAH WAS PART OF THE ACADEMY AT ROTHERHAM UNITED AND CHESTERFIELD AND HAS ALSO PLAYED FOR HARROGATE TOWN’S U23S. PRINCE IMPRESSED LAST SEASON WHEN CALLED UPON AND WILL BE LOOKING TO ESTABLISH HIMSELF IN THE SQUAD THIS SEASON

BRAD BEATSON – SPONSORED BY: LIAM MOORE-MCCLUSKEY BEATSON IS A CENTRAL DEFENDER WHO JOINED THE CLUB FROM FRICKLEY ATHLETIC DURING THE 21/22 SEASON, MAKING 16 APPEARANCES. THE FORMER SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY TRAINEE WAS ONE OF JAS’ FIRST SIGNINGS AND A PLAYER HE HAD TARGETED PREVIOUSLY.

JACK COWGILL – SPONSORED BY: JAMES & DAWN ROGERS FORMERLY OF BARNSLEY, COWGILL MADE HIS EFL DEBUT IN 2014 AGAINST WALSALL. HE ENJOYED LOAN SPELLS AT BRAINTREE AND FYLDE BEFORE SIGNING FOR BOSTON UNITED. COWGILL SIGNED FOR NOSTELL MW WHERE HE REDISCOVERED HIS LOVE FOR THE GAME BEFORE SIGNING FOR OSSETT UNITED IN THE SUMMER OF 2019. JACK IS OUR CLUB CAPTAIN.

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PLAYER PROFILES TOM CROPPER – SPONSORED BY: ROY TAYLOR & RICHARD FARRELL TOM WAS A LONG-TERM TARGET OF JAS & WARDY’S BEFORE JOINING THE CLUB IN JULY 2022. THE FORMER AFC MANSFIELD SKIPPER IS AN ATHLETIC, NONONSENSE DEFENDER WHO IS KNOWN TO ALSO CHIP IN WITH GOALS AT TIMES.

HARRY GAGEN – SPONSORED BY: LJB JOINERY AFTER A LOAN SPELL AT INGFIELD IN 2020, GAGEN SIGNED PERMANENTLY FOR THE CLUB UPON HIS RELEASE FROM BARNSLEY FC. ‘GADGE’ ESTABLISHED HIMSELF IN THE FIRST TEAM LAST SEASON, WINNING THE PLAYER’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

ROSS HARDAKER - SPONSORED BY: PAUL COOPER ROSS HARDAKER IS VERY POPULAR WITH PLAYERS AND SUPPORTERS ALIKE. HE HAS PLAYED FOR BOTH ALBION AND TOWN AND MADE HIS DEBUT AS A 15-YEAROLD, FOLLOWING A SPELL PLAYING IN GERMANY. DESPITE TALK OF A STATUTE BEING BUILT IN OSSETT FOR THE CULTURED FULL BACK, THE RUMOURS SO FAR ARE UNFOUNDED.

CONNOR HODGSON – SPONSORED BY: JAYNE OGLEY & RED BRICK FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CONNOR IS A SUMMER SIGNING FROM BARNSLEY, A CLUB HE JOINED AT THE AGE OF EIGHT. HE IS EQUALLY ADEPT IN A NUMBER OF POSITIONS AND MADE APPEARANCES IN THE BARNSLEY U23 SIDE TO AIDE HIS DEVELOPMENT. HODGSON WAS TARGETED BY SEVERAL CLUBS BEFORE AGREEING TO JOIN OSSETT UNITED.

TOM DEIGHTON TOM MADE THE STEP UP INTO THE FIRST TEAM SQUAD LAST SEASON FROM THE U18S, WHERE HE WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT REACHED THE FA YOUTH CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME. TOM IS AN ATTACKING MIDFIELDER WHO IS GOOD ON THE BALL AND HAS AN EYE FOR GOAL.

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CLUB PROFILES MICHAEL HOLLINGSWORTH FORMERLY OF BOSTON UNITED, GRANTHAM TOWN AND MATLOCK TOWN, HOLLINGSWORTH HAS ALSO PLAYED FOR PICKERING TOWN AND FRICKLEY ATHLETIC AND, IN 2012/13, WAS VOTED “APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR” AT NOTTINGHAM FOREST. MICHAEL IS A NATURAL LEADER AND WILL BRING EXPERIENCE, QUALITY, AND WORK ETHIC TO OUR MIDFIELD.

OLI METCALFE – SPONSORED BY: SPOFF & KATE OLI SPENT THE SECOND HALF OF THE 21/22 SEASON ON LOAN FROM GUISELEY BEFORE MAKING THE MOVE PERMANENT THIS SUMMER. THE CENTRAL MIDFIELDER HAS GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AS HE LOOKS TO ESTABLISH HIMSELF IN THE SIDE.

METCALFE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY ESTABLISH HIMSELF AS A KEY PLAYER AT INGFIELD.

CRAIG NELTHORPE – SPONSORED BY: JOHN BOWKER A KEY PLAYER IN JAS & WARDY’S SQUAD, NELTHORPE IS AN EXPERIENCED PLAYER WITH FOOTBALL LEAGUE EXPERIENCE AT DONCASTER ROVERS AND DARLINGTON. CRAIG HAS ALSO PLAYED FOR SEVERAL NATIONAL LEAGUE SIDES AND WILL ADD STEEL TO THE SIDE AND DANGEROUS SET PIECES TO THE TEAM.

DANNY WARD SIGNED IN THE SUMMER OF 2022 AFTER IMPRESSING THE MANAGEMENT WHILST ON TRIAL, DANNY IS A FIT, STRONG, BOX TO BOX MIDFIELDER WITH A GREAT ATTITUDE. HE HAS PREVIOUSLY PLAYED IN THE NCEL AND WANTS TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STEP UP THE THE NPL AND PROVE HIMSELF.

DAN WASSELL – SPONSORED BY: OSSETT TOWN JUNIORS DAN IS YOUNG MIDFIELDER WHO PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR OSSETT TOWN JUNIORS FROM THE AGE OF FIVE, BEFORE JOINING SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY AS A 15-YEAR-OLD. THE ATTACKING MIDFIELDER PLAYED FOR WEDNESDAY’S U18S AND U23S AND WILL BRING DANGER AND EXCITEMENT TO ATTACKS.

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PLAYER PROFILES GOALKEEPERS

LUKE ALDRICH – SPONSORED BY: THE HANKS FAMILY LUKE IS A SUMMER SIGNING FROM ECCLESHILL UNITED WHERE HE SCORED 25 TIMES LAST SEASON AS THE CLUB NARROWLY MISSED OUT ON PROMOTION TO THE

NPL. ALONG WITH HIS EYE FOR GOAL, HE IS A SELFLESS PLAYER AND LOOKS TO CREATE SPACE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIS TEAMMATES.

JUNAYD CASSIUS-GILL 21 YEAR OLD JUNAYD SPENT IS YOUTH AT HUDDERSFIELD TOWN AND BRADFORD CITY WITH NPL EXPERIENCE AT TADCASTER ALBION AND YORKSHIRE AMATEUR. HE CAN PLAY IN ANY OF THE ATTACKING POSITIONS AND WILL CERTAINLY EXCITE THE FANS WITH HIS ABILITY ON THE BALL

OLLIE FEARON – SPONSORED BY: KEITH & KATH WOOD MUCH SOUGHT AFTER, JAS AND WARDY ARE DELIGHTED TO ADD FEARON TO THE SQUAD THIS SEASON. OLLIE AVERAGED A GOAL EVERY TWO GAMES LAST SEASON AND IS A HARDWORKING FORWARD WHO WILL MAKE THE SIDE STRONGER ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

IFY OFOEGBU – SPONSORED BY: PAUL COOPER IFY MADE AN INSTANT IMPACT UPON SIGNING FROM GRANTHAM TOWN LAST SEASON, SCORING THE CLUBS GOAL OF THE SEASON ON HIS DEBUT, IN THE NEW YEAR’S DAY VICTORY OVER BRIGHOUSE TOWN. IFY IS A FAN FAVOURITE AND CEMENTED HIS POPULARITY FURTHER WITH A 96TH MINUTE WINNER VS SHEFFIELD FC LATE IN THE SEASON.

JACK WILSON SIGNED ON LOAN FROM BRADFORD CITY, JACK IMPRESSED FOR THE BANTAMS IN A PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY AGAINST OSSETT UNITED, THE FORWARD HAS GREAT ABILITY AND WILL HOPE TO FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CHARLIE WOOD AND BREAK INTO THE BRADFORD CITY FIRST TEAM SQUAD AFTER A LOAN SPELL AT INGFIELD.

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PRE-SEASON PROFILES

FRIDAY 15 JULY – PENISTONE CHURCH V OSSETT UNITED, 19:30 OUR PRE-SEASON CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF AFTER TWO WEEKS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING WITH A TRIP TO NCEL SIDE PENISTONE CHURCH WHO FINISHED SIXTH IN THE PREMIER DIVISION LAST SEASON. NATHAN KEIGHTLEY TOP SCORED WITH 17 GOALS AND SPENT A BRIEF PERIOD HERE AT INGFIELD AS HAS YORKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL JORDAN CODURI. PENISTONE CHURCH HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE NCEL SINCE 2014.

THE TWO SIDES HAVE MET ONCE BEFORE, PRE-SEASON 2020/21 WHERE A COMPETITIVE GAME ENDED 0-0.

TUESDAY 19 JULY – HANDSWORTH FC V OSSETT UNITED, 19:30 UNITED RETURN TO SOUTH YORKSHIRE WITH A TRIP TO HANDSWORTH WHO ENDED 2021/22 IN EIGHTH PLACE OF THE NCEL PREMIER DIVISION. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND PRE-SEASON IN A ROW WE HAVE TRAVELLED TO OLIVER’S MOUNT, A 4-2 VICTORY SECURED THANKS TO GOALS FROM HASWELL, WALSHAW, CONNOLLY AND AN OWN GOAL. LEON HOWARTH AND MITCHELL DUNNE WERE KEY PLAYERS FOR HANDSWORTH LAST SEASON SCORING 20 & 16 GOALS. NOTABLE NAMES TO HAVE PLAYED FOR BOTH HANDSWORTH AND IN OSSETT ARE JIMMY EYLES, RIKKI PAYLOR, ANTHONY MACKIE AND BEN TEASDALE. SATURDAY 23 JULY – OSSETT UNITED V BRADFORD CITY U23, 15:00 OSSETT UNITED SUPPORTS WILL GET THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE CLUB ON HOME SOIL AS BRADFORD CITY U23S ARE THE VISITORS TO INGFIELD. THE TWO CLUBS HAVE ESTABLISHED A GOOD RELATIONSHIP IN RECENT SEASONS WITH CHARLIE WOOD IMPRESSING ON LOAN HERE IN THE SECOND HALF OF LAST SEASON SCORING ON HIS DEBUT AT TADCASTER IN A 3-2 VICTORY BEFORE GOING ON TO MAKE A FURTHER 14 APPEARANCES FOR OUFC. REECE STAUNTON IS ANOTHER PLAYER TO WEAR THE COLOURS OF BOTH CLUBS, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U18 INTERNATIONAL BECAME THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO MAKE HIS DEBUT FOR THE BANTAMS IN 2017 AT THE AGE OF 17 BEFORE MAKING A LOAN MOVE TO INGFIELD IN 2019.

STAUNTON MADE THREE APPEARANCES FOR OSSETT UNITED BEFORE INTERNATIONAL DUTY CUT SHORT HIS LOAN.

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PRE-SEASON PROFILES

THE BANTAMS

ARE NO STRANGERS TO INGFIELD HAVING PLAYED PRE-SEASON GAMES AGAINST COUPLE OF OCCASIONS.

OSSETT TOWN

ON A

TUESDAY 26 JULY – OSSETT UNITED V BARNSLEY U23, 19:30 HARRY GAGEN WILL FACE HIS FORMER SIDE FOR OSSETT UNITED AS BARNSLEY U23’S VISIT INGFIELD, FORMER OUFC LOANEE DANNY GREENFIELD IS ANOTHER PLAYER TO HAVE WORN THE COLOURS OF BOTH SIDES. THIS WILL BE A FIRST MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO AS THE COMPETITIVE SEASON FOR BOTH FAST APPROACHES. BARNSLEY U23’S, LED BY MARTIN DEVANEY, COMPETE IN THE PDL-2 LEAGUE AND SHEFFIELD UNITED AND WEDNESDAY AS WELL AS HULL CITY AND CREWE ALEXANDRA.

FACE SIDES SUCH AS BOTH

SATURDAY 30 JULY – GLOSSOP NORTH END V OSSETT UNITED, 15:00 OLD FRIENDSHIPS WILL BE RENEWED WITH GLOSSOP NORTH END AS WE FACE THE NPL WEST SIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE MERGER. THE FELLOW STEP FOUR SIDE WILL PROVIDE CHALLENGING OPPOSITION WITH THE LEAGUE SEASON NOW JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY. THE DERBYSHIRE BASED SIDE ARE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND WERE FORMED IN 1886 – AND REMAIN TO THIS DAY THE SMALLEST TOWN TO HAVE A SIDE IN THE ENGLISH TOPFLIGHT. HAVING FINISHED BOTTOM OF THE LEAGUE WHEN WWI BROKE OUT THE CLUB FAILED TO BE RE-ELECTED BACK INTO THE LEAGUE. GNE WON THE NORTH WEST COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE IN 2014/15 MEANING THEY TOOK THEIR PLACE IN THE NPL FROM THE FOLLOWING SEASON. TUESDAY 02 AUGUST – OSSETT UNITED V LIVERSEDGE, 19:30 OUR FINAL FRIENDLY TAKES PLACE AT INGFIELD AGAINST LOCAL RIVALS LIVERSEDGE WHO HAD AN ASTONISHING NPL DEBUT LAST SEASON LOSING JUST ONE LEAGUE GAME ON THEIR WAY TO PROMOTION TO THE NPL PREMIER DIVISION. OVER 2500 SPECTATORS WATCHED THE TWO LEAGUE GAMES BETWEEN THE SIDES. THE 21/22 SEASON WAS THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE OF THE NPL, BUT IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED MUCH EARLIER AS THEY WERE DENIED PROMOTION IN 2005 DUE TO GROUND GRADING RULES. LIVERSEDGE WON PROMOTION TO THE NPL BASED ON A TABLE USING A POINTS PER GAME CALCULATION DUE TO TWO UNFINISHED SEASONS BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS. SEDGE HAD FINISHED BOTH SEASONS IN THE TOP THREE AND THEIR CONSISTENCY PAID OFF.

THIS

GAME WILL BE A GOOD TEST AS

CAMPAIGN.

COLLIVER

AND

WARD

MAKE THE FINAL TWEAKS AHEAD OF THE

NPL EAST

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OSSETT UNITED MEDIA PARTNER

VIEW FROM THE PRESS BOX CRAIG BIDDLESTONE WE’RE BACK! WELCOME BACK TO THE WORLD FAMOUS INGFIELD LADIES AND GENTS, BOYS AND GIRLS, AT TIME OF WRITING WE HAVE ALREADY PLAYED TWO PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES, AWAY TO PENISTONE CHURCH AND AT HOME TO A SHEFFIELD UNITED XI. BOTH GAMES ENDED IN 2-1 DEFEATS BUT LIKE WITH EVERY PRE-SEASON WHEN YOU HAVE A WHOLE HOST OF NEW PLAYERS WHO HAVE RARELY PLAYED ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER FOR ME IT REALLY IS A CASE OF RESULTS”.

“IT’S

NOT ABOUT THE

PRE-SEASON GAMES, EARLY ON ESPECIALLY CAN FIZZLE OUT SOMEWHAT, AS THE INEVITABLE PLETHORA OF CHANGES DOES DISRUPT THE FLOW, CHANCES BECOME FEWER AND FEWER AS THE GAME GOES ON, AND MORE AND MORE TRIALISTS ARE INTRODUCED. EVEN THOUGH I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE AS A PLAYER I CAN SAY AS A FAN THAT IT CAN BE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING WHEN YOU HAVEN’T SEEN A FOOTBALL MATCH IN 3 MONTHS AND YOU COME AWAY WITH A LOSS, BUT EVERY ANALOGY YOU HAVE EVER HEARD “IT’S ABOUT FITNESS, NOT RESULTS”, “THE NEW PLAYERS ARE GELLING” ETC ETC MUST SURELY BE TRUE? AWAY FROM OURSELVES THERE IS AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM THAT I FEEL NEEDS ADDRESSING! EVERYBODY BY NOW KNOWS MY PROFESSIONAL TEAM ARE NOTTINGHAM FOREST (IF YOU DIDN’T, COME TALK TO ME, I CLEARLY HAVEN’T BORED YOU WITH IT YET), AND YES, I WAS AT WEMBLEY ON 29TH MAY, AND WHILE WE WON THE GAME THAT ELEPHANT IS CLEARLY THE JON MOSS PENALTY (OR LACK OF THEM) DECISIONS THAT RIGHTLY INFURIATED AN ENTIRE FAN BASE. NOW FOR ME, I CAN SEE WHY THE FIRST PENALTY WASN’T GIVEN, TOFFOLO (WHO NOW IRONICALLY IS A RED) WAS ALREADY GOING OVER BEFORE CONTACT, SO IN MY EYES THAT WAS CORRECT. THE SECOND ONE HOWEVER, INVOLVING LOWE AND O’BRIEN (ALSO NOW A RED) I DO THINK SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN, AND I GENUINELY CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHY VAR DIDN’T INTERVENE. WHY AM I BORING YOU WITH MORE FOREST RELATED STUFF YOU ASK? WE’LL TO PUT IT SIMPLY HERE AT OSSETT UNITED WE HAVE A LOT OF HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FANS (AS WELL AS

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OTHER CLUBS OF COURSE), FANS WHO ARE PART OF THE

OSSETT UNITED FAMILY, AND THE VAST MAJORITY I LIKE TO THINK OF AS FRIENDS TOO, I’M NOT GOING TO GLOAT ABOUT OUR PROMOTION BECAUSE FOR ME IT’S ABOUT MY SON, AND HIS GENERATION (AND PROBABLY THE NEXT ONE UP TOO) THAT HAVE NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE TOP FLIGHT FOOTBALL - JUST LIKE HUDDERSFIELD DID A FEW YEARS AGO AND IN MORE RECENT TIMES OUR FRIENDS AT

LEEDS UNITED. NOBODY

IS EVER REALLY GOING TO AGREE

WHEN IT COMES TO FOOTBALL RIVALRIES BUT TO

SAY

THAT

WE

ALL HAVE

ONE

I’M

PLEASED

MAJOR COMMON

DENOMINATOR - OSSETT UNITED.

BACK

ON THE SUBJECT OF

OSSETT UNITED

AND AS

MENTIONED EARLIER WE HAVE SEEN THE INEVITABLE IN’S AND OUT’S OVER THE SUMMER. HEAD AGAIN LOSE

LUKE

USING

MY SUPPORTERS

I’M AS DISAPPOINTED AS THE NEXT PERSON TO HOGG AND AARON HASWELL, BUT, THEY ARE

BOTH EXCITING YOUNG TALENTS AND IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO BEGRUDGE ANY PLAYER WANTING TO TRY THEMSELVES OUT AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

INCOMING THOUGH I’M NOT GOING TO MENTION EVERY NEW SIGNING BUT JAS AND WARDY HAVE BROUGHT IN A LOT OF QUALITY, AND ONCE THEY ‘GEL’ I DO THINK THIS COULD BE A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. I’M PARTICULARLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MICHAEL HOLLINGSWORTH IN ACTION (NOT BECAUSE OF THE FOREST LINK, I PROMISE) BUT FROM WHAT I’VE SEEN AT TRAINING THERE IS A LOT TO BE EXCITED ABOUT,

AND IN THE GAMES ALL OF THE NEWBIES WILL BRING SOMETHING EXTRA TO THE TEAM.

YOU WILL ALSO HAVE SEEN THE FIXTURES ARE OUT NOW, I’M PARTICULARLY EXCITED OVER FINALLY GETTING TO SEE

OSSETT UNITED IN MY HOME CITY WHEN WE FACE CARLTON TOWN ON 13TH AUGUST, BUT OF COURSE BEFORE THAT WE WELCOME NEW MILLS TO INGFIELD A WEEK BEFORE IN THE EMIRATES FA CUP, I LIKE A GOOD CUP RUN AS I’M SURE YOU ALL DO, BUT OTHER THAN THE COUNTY CUP IN 2018/19 WE’VE NEVER REALLY HAD A DECENT RUN IN EITHER THE FA CUP OR TROPHY, IT WOULD BE NICE TO REPLICATE THE OSSETT TOWN TEAM OF 2017/18 WHO MADE IT THROUGH

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QUALIFYING ROUND (AND EVEN THE DRAW ROUND PROPER), BUT IT JUST WASN’T TO

FOR THE FIRST BE, AND YES, A CUP RUN DOES BRING IN MUCH NEEDED REVENUE BUT FOR ME ALSO MAKES MORE PEOPLE AWARE OF THE CLUB AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW.

SPEAKING

OF GROWING WE ARE LOOKING TO GROW THE

MEDIA TEAM.

I’M

PLEASED TO SAY THAT THE EXCELLENT

CHRIS CASSIDY WILL BE REMAINING WITH OSSETT UNITED RADIO FOR THE COMING SEASON, CHRIS BOYD HAS NOW FINISHED AT UNI BUT WILL CONTINUE WITH HIS BRILLIANT WORK FOR THE CLUB UNTIL HE GETS A ‘PROPER’ JOB IN MEDIA, AND JON HUNT AND KEITH WOOD WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE QUALITY PHOTOS. BUT

WE DO NEED TO FIND MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE

CURRENTLY LOOKING TO RECRUIT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

VIDEOGRAPHER GRAPHICS CREATOR AND EDITOR RADIO COMMENTATORS X 2 MATCH REPORTS MATCH-DAY SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE EDITOR PROGRAMME EDITOR IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW OF IS INTERESTED PLEASE EMAIL MEDIA@OSSETTUTD.COM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. FINALLY, I’D LIKE TO WELCOME JUICE PERSONNEL LTD WHO ARE NOW OUR OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNERS - COVERING BOTH RADIO AND VIDEO, YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THE PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES, NOT LONG NOW UNTIL THAT FA CUP GAME. CRAIG.

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AUGUST 14/08/21 17/08/21 21/08/21 28/08/21 30/08/21

(A) PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES (H) STOCKSBRIDGE PARK ST (A) STOCKTON TOWN (H) HEBBURN TOWN (A) BRIGHOUSE TOWN

NPL EAST NPL EAST FAC PRE NPL EAST NPL EAST

2-0 3-0 0-1 2-1 0-2

HASWELL, GREEN CONNOLLY, WALSHAW 2

MCGIVERN CONNOLLY DEARNLEY WHITFIELD HASWELL

269 416 476 377 387

(A) LINCOLN UNITED (H) STOCKTON TOWN (A) FRICKLEY ATHLETIC (H) YORKSHIRE AMATEUR (H) CLEETHORPES TOWN (A) WORKSOP TOWN

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

3-3 2-1 1-0 1-0 1-3 1-1

POTTS 2, HUSSAIN POTTS, WALSHAW POTTS HASWELL WALSHAW HASWELL

HUSSAIN WALSHAW ADEWOJU HARDAKER HASWELL MCGIVERN

211 392 463 482 403 245

(A) DUNSTON (A) SELBY TOWN (A) MOSSLEY (H) LIVERSEDGE

NPL EAST WRCC 1 FAT 2Q NPL EAST

1-2 2-2 (4-2 PENS) 1-3 0-5

HUSSAIN HAIGH, CONNOLLY WALSHAW

TEALE TEALE HASWELL HOGG

369 152 579 1005

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

2-0 0-0 0-0

HUSSAIN, HASWELL

HASWELL ZANIEWSKI HAIGH

160 445 545

WRCC 2 NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

0-1 1-3 0-1 1-3 3-2

FOGARTY

HOGG ZANIEWSKI

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

1-0 1-1 1-7 0-6

OFOEGBU HASWELL HASWELL

HARDAKER MCGIVERN

739 533 374 1559

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

1-1 3-2 0-0 0-2

WALSHAW HASWELL, TURNER, OFOEGBU

WALSHAW GAGEN BEATSON WILLIAMS

439 395 262 150

CONNOLLY 2

SEPTEMBER 04/09/21 07/09/21 10/09/21 18/08/21 25/09/21 28/09/21

OCTOBER 02/10/21 05/10/21 09/10/21 15/10/21

NOVEMBER 06/11/21 13/11/21 20/11/21

(A) PICKERING TOWN (A) SHEFFIELD (H) BRIDLINGTON TOWN

DECEMBER 01/12/21 04/12/21 11/12/21 17/12/21 27/12/21

(A) ALBION SPORTS (H) MARSKE UNITED (A) STOCKSBRIDGE PARK ST (H) PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES (A) TADCASTER ALBION

POTTS HASWELL, POTTS, WOOD

WALSHAW

079 339 244 552 325

JANUARY 2022 01/01/22 08/01/22 15/01/22 21/01/22

(H) BRIGHOUSE TOWN (H) DUNSTON (A) CLEETHORPES TOWN (A) LIVERSEDGE

FEBRUARY 05/02/22 08/02/22 12/02/22 26/02/22

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MARCH 12/03/22 15/03/22 19/03/22 26/03/22

(H) FRICKLEY ATHLETIC (H) LINCOLN UNITED (A) STOCKTON TOWN (H) SHILDON

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

4-2 2-1 0-4 2-1

(A) BRIDLINGTON TOWN (H) WORKSOP TOWN (A) HEBBURN TOWN (H) TADCASTER ALBION (A) MARSKE UNITED

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

0-2 1-0 1-2 1-0 1-1

OFOEGBU, METCALFE, WALSHAW 2 HASWELL, OFOEGBU WALSHAW 2

WOOD OFOEGBU GAGEN COWGILL

516 401 484 565

OFOEGBU HASWELL WALSHAW WALSHAW

HOGG HOGG GAGEN BEATSON HALL

276 481 484 576 429

APRIL 02/04/22 09/04/22 16/04/22 18/04/22 23/04/22

PLAYER STATS

NAME

2021/22 APPS GLS

CAREER APPS GLS

HASWELL, AARON WALSHAW, JAMES GAGEN, HARRY HOGG, LUKE HARDAKER, ROSS MCGIVERN, DEC COWGILL, JACK CLARK, CAMERON BEATSON, BRAD WHITFIELD, ARCHIE HUSSAIN, TABISH OFOEGBU, IFY CONNOLLY, NASH POTTS, REON HALL, EDD GREEN, GEORGE ZANIEWSKI, MAT WOOD, CHARLIE VALENTINE, NATHAN DEARNLEY, MAX ATTAKORAH, PRINCE TEALE, JAKE METCALFE, OLLI WALDRAM, JOSH

34(2) 33(4) 28(2) 28(1) 25(7) 22(5) 22(1) 16(1) 16 15(5) 15(5) 15(2) 14(4) 13(6) 12 11(8) 11 9(6) 9(1) 9 8(7) 8 7 6(1)

62(13) 34(4) 35(2) 36(2) 72 22(5) 23(1) 26(1) 16 15(5) 15(5) 15(5) 22(5) 13(6) 12 16(10) 11 9(6) 9(1) 19 8(7) 8 7 6(1)

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10 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

15 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

NAME BECKETT, LOUIS KILLOCK, ROSS ADEWOJU, DAVID HAIGH, JOSH TURNER, JORDAN FOGARTY, ROY NELTHORPE, CRAIG CHIPAMAUNGA, MARCEL MORRISON, CURTIS TANSER, JACK SENIOR, CURTIS WILLIAMS, MIKEY MAROODZA, SHANE NASH, HENRY FARRAH, ELLIS EDUR, MARK LUDLOW, STUART ADEBAYO, JUDE HO-SHING, RAHUL GEORGIOU-NICOLA, NICO DEIGHTON, TOM CEESAY, KIERON LEVI-LEWIS, MITCHELL O’SONYA, JOSH

2021/22 APPS GLS 5(2) 5 5 4(4) 4(4) 4(1) 4 3(8) 3(3) 2(3) 2(1) 2(1) 2 2 2 2 1 1 0(2) 0(2) 0(2) 0(2) 0(1) 0(1)

0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER APPS GLS 5(2) 5 5 4(4) 4(4) 4(1) 4 3(10) 3(3) 2(3) 2(1) 2(1) 2 2 2 2 1 1 0(3) 0(2) 0(2) 0(2) 0(3) 0(1)

0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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LIVERSEDGE MARSKE UNITED CLEETHORPES TOWN STOCKTON TOWN SHILDON DUNSTON BRIGHOUSE TOWN WORKSOP TOWN OSSETT UNITED YORKSHIRE AMATEUR STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES HEBBURN TOWN TADCASTER ALBION BRIDLINGTON TOWN LINCOLN UNITED SHEFFIELD FRICKLEY ATHLETIC PICKERING TOWN (-6)

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

HOME W D 15 3 14 2 7 6 11 5 11 4 12 0 7 5 9 3 11 3 9 2 11 2 7 1 7 2 4 4 7 4 5 6 6 4 4 2 5 2

L 0 2 5 2 3 6 6 6 4 7 5 10 9 10 7 7 8 12 11

TOP SCORERS PLAYER ADAM BOYES LAURENCE SORHAINDO MATTHEW COTTON BEN ATKINSON LUKE MANGHAM MICHAEL ROBERTS NICHOLAS WALKER KEVIN HAYES DEAN THEXTON MARC NEWSHAM BRODY ROBERTSON GAVIN ALLOTT MICHAEL FOWLER OLIVER FEARON MATTY TYMON SCOTT VERNON BILLY GREULICH-SMITH STEVEN MCDONNELL JAMES WALSHAW OLIVER MARTIN EDDIE CHURCH

P 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

AWAY W D 14 3 14 2 14 0 8 4 8 2 5 3 8 4 7 3 4 5 5 3 2 5 6 3 5 4 6 3 2 3 4 1 2 5 4 4 2 3

L 1 2 4 6 8 10 6 8 9 10 11 9 9 9 13 13 11 10 13

P 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36

W 29 28 21 19 19 17 15 16 15 14 13 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 7

D 6 4 6 9 6 3 9 6 8 5 7 4 6 7 7 7 9 6 5

TOTAL L F 1 98 4 94 9 74 8 79 11 61 16 67 12 59 14 56 13 43 17 55 16 53 19 41 18 47 19 47 20 40 20 56 19 47 22 30 24 52

A 22 34 46 41 35 60 52 53 59 63 58 54 56 63 65 91 77 67 103

+/76 60 28 38 26 7 7 3 -16 -8 -5 -13 -9 -16 -25 -35 -30 -37 -51

Pts 93 88 69 66 63 54 54 54 53 47 46 43 42 37 34 34 33 30 20

ATTENDANCES TEAM MARSKE UNITED BRIGHOUSE TOWN LINCOLN UNITED LIVERSEDGE STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS STOCKTON TOWN LIVERSEDGE STOCKTON TOWN SHILDON SHEFFIELD CLEETHORPES TOWN LIVERSEDGE DUNSTON LIVERSEDGE MARSKE UNITED CLEETHORPES TOWN SHILDON WORKSOP TOWN OSSETT UNITED HEBBURN TOWN TADCASTER ALBION

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GOALS 28 23 21 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11

TEAM STOCKTON TOWN MARSKE UNITED LIVERSEDGE OSSETT UNITED SHEFFIELD FC HEBBURN TOWN WORKSOP TOWN CLEETHORPES TOWN BRIGHOUSE TOWN DUNSTON SHILDON A.F.C. BRIDLINGTON TOWN PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES TADCASTER ALBION FRICKLEY ATHLETIC STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS LINCOLN UNITED PICKERING TOWN YORKSHIRE AMATEUR

HIGH 1208 1474 1559 1005 927 814 672 626 827 402 508 480 476 373 463 294 325 283 208

LOW 249 358 211 339 228 225 245 262 159 129 220 176 109 177 133 104 75 97 61

TOT 11385 9396 9276 9156 7821 7513 7199 6849 5528 5457 5101 4975 4540 4455 3849 3440 3073 3052 2423

AVE 633 522 515 509 435 417 400 381 307 303 283 276 252 248 214 191 171 170 135

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CLUB HISTORY THE FORMATION Ossett United was created on the 1st June 2018 following the merger of Ossett Town AFC (est.

1936) and Ossett Albion AFC (est. 1944). Both Ossett Town and Ossett Albion had managed to gain Northern Premier League status and maintain that level of football for a remarkable period of time.

EARLY HISTORY The two clubs merged under the leadership of a new board brought together from the two previous clubs. The founding directors were John Chidlaw (OA), James Rogers (OT), Emma Chidlaw (OA), Dawn Rogers (OT), Lee Summerscales (OA) and Lee Broadbent (OT) forming the new Board with support from Phil Smith as CEO. John Chidlaw took on the role of Chairman for the first season. The Club made its new home Ingfield, the previous home of Ossett Town, and used Dimple Wells, the previous home of Ossett Albion, as its Ladies and Academy Team base.

On the pitch, the first year (2018/19) was a remarkable success with attendances significantly increased from what either club had experienced previously, coupled with success on the pitch reaching the play-off semi-final and winning the County Cup, under the guidance of manager Andy Welsh. Off the pitch things were not as successful with a number of resignations and board changes and some challenging financial issues to deal with following the merger. By the end of the 2018/19 season, Phil Smith had taken on the mantle of club chairman following a number of board changes.

Wayne Benn took up the managerial reigns in late 2019 following a poor start to the 2019/20 season, however, that season was ended abruptly in March 2020 with the onset of a global pandemic known as Covid 19. The season was null and voided. Off the pitch there were more troubles for Ossett United in November 2019 as

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a significant and unprecedented court case, dating back to a tackle in 2015 when Ossett Town were playing Radcliffe Borough, was lost with United facing legal and damages costs amounting to £135,000. Fortunately, the club received a generous loan from two of its closest supporters to avoid the club going into liquidation (at worst) or selling the Ingfield ground (at best).

The start of the 2020/21 season started late due to the ongoing pandemic and virtually finished as soon as it had started with only eight league games having been played by United. This time the season was curtailed rather than null and voided and meant a second season had gone unfinished.

Off the pitch Rogers and Smith swapped roles due to Smith's work commitments and Rogers took on the role as Chairman, a role he had previously held at Ossett Town. 2020 also saw the club declare Dimple Wells as surplus to requirements and made arrangements to surrender the lease making Ingfield the single home of the united club.

2021/22 Last season saw many changes at Ossett United both on and off the field. After a strong start to the Pitching In NPL East season a run of only one win in three months saw Wayne Benn and Andy Hayward leave the club in December. Jas Colliver and Mark Ward were appointed to re-ignite the season and strengthen the squad which they did from day one. The duo saw the club go unbeaten at home with 7 wins and draws however the away form continued to be in consistent.

Off the field new dugouts were installed, before the erection of a new pitchside barrier followed by the upgrading of the floodlights to LED to bring the facilities to a high standard.

Colliver and Ward have spent the close season working hard to retain players from the squad as well as bringing in reinforcements to strengthen the squad further as the club looks to improve upon the ninth placed finished in 21/22

WE ARE OSSETT UNITED

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OPPONENTRESULT

SCORERS MOM

(H) NEW MILLS (A) CARLTON TOWN (H) STOCKTON TOWN

FA CUP EP NPL EAST NPL EAST FA CUP P NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

ATT

AUGUST 06/08/22 13/08/22 16/08/22 20/08/22 23/08/22 27/08/22 29/08/22

(A) DUNSTON (H) CLEETHORPES TOWN (A) PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES

SEPTEMBER 03/09/22 06/09/22 10/09/22 13/09/22 17/09/22 24/09/22

(A) BRIDLINGTON TOWN (A) STOCKSBRIDGE PARK ST (H) STOCKSBRIDGE PARK ST (A) SHILDON

FA CUP 1Q NPL EAST FAT 1Q NPL EAST NPL EAST FAT 2Q

(H) GRIMSBY BOROUGH (A) SHEFFIELD (H) HEBBURN TOWN (A) LONG EATON UNITED (H) CONSETT

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

OCTOBER 01/10/22 08/10/22 15/10/22 22/10/22 29/10/22

NOVEMBER 05/11/22 12/11/22 19/11/22 26/11/22

(A) NORTH SHIELDS (H) LINCOLN UNITED (A) GRANTHAM TOWN (H) WORKSOP TOWN

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

DECEMBER 03/12/22 10/12/22 17/12/22 26/12/22

(A) TADCASTER ALBION (H) SHILDON (H) CARLTON TOWN (A) BRIGHOUSE TOWN

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

JANUARY 2023 02/01/23 07/01/23 14/01/23 21/01/23 28/01/23

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NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

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RESULT

SCORERS

MOM ATT

FEBRUARY 04/02/23 07/02/23 11/02/23 18/02/23 25/02/23

(A) GRIMSBY BOROUGH (H) BRIDLINGTON TOWN

NPL EAST NPL EAST

(A) HEBBURN TOWN (H) SHEFFIELD

NPL EAST NPL EAST

(H) LONG EATON UNITED

NPL EAST

(A) CONSETT (H) NORTH SHIELDS

NPL EAST NPL EAST

(A) LINCOLN UNITED (A) CLEETHORPES TOWN (H) BRIGHOUSE TOWN (A) WORKSOP TOWN (H) GRANTHAM TOWN

NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST NPL EAST

MARCH 04/03/23 11/03/23 18/03/23 25/03/23

APRIL 01/04/23 08/04/23 10/04/23 15/04/23 22/04/23

PLAYER STATS

NAME GAGEN, HARRY HARDAKER, ROSS COWGILL, JACK BEATSON, BRAD OFOEGBU, IFY HALL, EDD ATTAKORAH, PRINCE TEALE, JAKE METCALFE, OLLI NELTHORPE, CRAIG MORRISON, CURTIS TANSER, JACK DEIGHTON, TOM ALDRICH, LUKE CROPPER, TOM FEARON, OLLIE HODGSON, CONNOR HOLLINGSWORTH, MICHAEL WASSELL, DANNY

2022/23 APPS GLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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CAREER APPS GLS 35(2) 72 23(1) 16 15(5) 12 8(7) 8 7 4 3(3) 2(3) 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0

DEC MCGIVERN & HARRY GAGEN

0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HOME W D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AWAY W D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL L F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

+/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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EDD HALL JAKE TEALE PRINCE ATTAKORAH BRAD BEATSON JACK COWGILL (C) TOM CROPPER HARRY GAGEN ROSS HARDAKER CONNOR HODGSON TOM DEIGHTON MICHAEL HOLLINGSWORTH OLI METCALFE CRAIG NELTHORPE DANNY WARD DANNY WASSELL LUKE ALDRICH JUNAYD CASSIUS-GILL OLLIE FEARON IFY OFOEGBU JACK WILSON

MATCH OFFICIALS BRADFORD CITY LEWIS DAWSON

SAM BRIGG & MARK FINDLAY

BARNSLEY WILL CAVANAGH TOM SMITH & MARK FINDLAY

LIVERSEDGE GARETH THOMAS

MICHAEL TREVETHAN & MARK FINDLAY