Ossett United v New Mills

OSSETT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

INGFIELD, PROSPECT ROAD, OSSETT, WF5 9HL

WELCOME TO INGFIELD

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

Ingfield Stadium

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

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Northern Counties East First Division Winners: 1986/87 Northern Counties East Second Division Winners: 1988/89 Club Records FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round: 1965/66, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2012/13, 2017/18 (R) Second Qualifying Round: 2019/20 FA Trophy Second Round: 1999/00 First Round: 2001/02, 2004/05, 2012/13 Second Qualifying Round: 2018/19

Main Club Sponsor

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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WELCOME TO INGFIELD JAMES ROGERS, CHAIRMAN ON A HIGH WE THEN WENT TO GLOSSOP NORTH END AND WHILST ON PAPER A 6-3 DEFEAT DOESN’T LOOK GREAT, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE REACTION OF THE PLAYERS AFTER THE GAME WHO RECOGNISED WHAT WENT WRONG IN THE FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE HALF TIME. THE DISCUSSIONS THEY HAD HAVE TO STAY PRIVATE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, BUT REST ASSURED THE SQUAD ARE

AS STRONG AND AS TOGETHER AS WE WOULD HOPE, AND LESSONS WERE CERTAINLY LEARNED AND PUT INTO PRACTICE IN OUR FINAL FRIENDLY ON WEEK.

TODAY

WE WELCOME

NEW MILLS

TO INGFIELD FOR OUR

FIRST COMPETITIVE GAME OF THE SEASON IN THE

EMIRATES FA CUP. AFTER THE SUMMER

BREAK IT WAS GREAT TO GET BACK

TO WATCHING GAME’S DURING PRE-SEASON, BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE COMPETITIVE ACTION!

PRE-SEASON

HAS PASSED-BY RELATIVELY QUICKLY WITH

LOTS OF PLAYERS GETTING GAME TIME AND DIFFERENT THINGS BEING TRIED OUT.

FAIR TO SAY WE’VE HAD SOME

MIXED

AND

PERFORMANCES

SOME

VERY

GOOD

PERFORMANCES WHICH GIVE US OPTIMISM FOR THE NEW SEASON AHEAD.

THE

FIRST GAME AGAINST

PENISTONE

WAS TOUGH

AGAINST A TEAM WHO’D ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF COMPETITIVE GAMES AND IN CONDITIONS A LITTLE WARMER THAN PLAYERS WOULD IDEALLY LIKE (ALTHOUGH CLEARLY APPLIES TO BOTH TEAMS!) AND ULTIMATELY BEING BEATEN 2-1.

SHEFFIELD UNITED

WAS A GOOD COMPETITIVE GAME

AGAINST A YOUNG AND ENERGETIC TEAM ALTHOUGH WE CAME OFF THE WRONG SIDE OF A 2-1 SCORELINE.

BRADFORD CITY

WAS A SIMILAR GAME ALTHOUGH THIS

TIME WE EDGED IT WITH A 1-0 WIN.

THE

VISIT OF

BARNSLEY

WAS THE FIRST REAL HIGHLIGHT

OF PRE-SEASON WITH AN ACCOMPLISHED DISPLAY AND A 3-1 WIN.

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TUESDAY

OF THIS

TUESDAY’S

GAME, OUR LAST PRE-SEASON GAME BEFORE COMPETITIVE ACTION, WAS AGAINST LOCAL RIVALS

LIVERSEDGE FC WHO PUT US TO THE SWORD TWICE LAST SEASON. WHAT A DIFFERENT STORY IT WAS THIS YEAR, AND WHILST ACKNOWLEDGING IT WAS A PRE-SEASON GAME AND LIVERSEDGE WERE NOWHERE AS NEAR AS STRONG AS THEY WERE LAST SEASON, OSSETT UNITED PUT IN A COMMITTED, ACCOMPLISHED AND IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY WHICH, DESPITE THE 2-1 LOSS, LEFT FANS FEELING POSITIVE AND OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE NEW SEASON.

JAS COLLIVER AND MARK WARD HAVE USED PRE-SEASON WELL IN MY VIEW. THEY KNEW WHAT PLAYERS THEY WANTED AND HAVE RECRUITED WELL USING THE GAMES TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT FORMATIONS AND STYLES.

WE

HAVE GOOD COMPETITION FOR PLACES THIS SEASON AND THE PLAYERS HAVE ALL BOUGHT INTO WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE.

TODAY WE WELCOME NEW MILLS TO INGFIELD - IT’S OUR FIRST COMPETITIVE GAME WITH THEM AS OSSETT UNITED, ALTHOUGH

THERE

HAVE

BEEN

MANY

GAMES

TOWN AND ALBION. WE WELCOME EVERYONE FROM NEW MILLS TO THE WORLD FAMOUS INGFIELD, THE HOME OF OSSETT UNITED. WE PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE WERE

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY WHATEVER THE RESULT MAY BE.

LET THE ACTION BEGIN!

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PRESIDENTS ADDRESS NEVILLE WIGGLESWORTH THIS

AFTERNOON WE WELCOME THE OFFICIALS, MANAGEMENT, PLAYERS AND NOT LEAST SUPPORTERS OF NEW MILLS TO INGFIELD FOR THIS FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND TIE. IN ONE RESPECT IT WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING FOR

OSSETT

UNITED

COMPETITION

TO THE

AT

COME EXTRA

INTO THE PRELIMINARY

ROUND

STAGE BUT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD REASON FOR THAT DECISION TO BE MADE.

WITH

NO INTENT TO PLACE ANY UNNECESSARY

EXTRA PRESSURE ON OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE A GOOD SHOWING IN THIS SEASON’S COMPETITION FOR TWO REASONS IN PARTICULAR. FIRSTLY AS THERE IS GOOD MONEY TO BE MADE FROM PROGRESSION TO THE LATER QUALIFYING ROUNDS AND THE ADDED INCOME THAT CAN BE GENERATED IN PRIZE MONEY WILL BE MOST WELCOME. SECONDLY WE, AS OSSETT UNITED, HAVEN’T

FARED

PARTICULARLY

WELL

OVER

FORM

THE

OSSETT UNITED

FIRST

HURDLE

–

2018/2019

ATTEMPTS

THE PROFILE OF THE CLUB GENERALLY. A GOOD SHOWING OF FORM IN A CUP COMPETITION CAN

ON PENALTIES AWAY AT

MOSSLEY

WE HAVE FALLEN AT

THREE

RECENT SEASONS AND SUCCESS AT NATIONAL LEVEL IS ALWAYS A GOOD WAY OF INCREASING

AFTER A REPLAY,

TIMES LOST

IN

FOUR

AGAINST

2020/2021

LOST

ALSO HAVE A CARRY-OVER VALUE WHEN IT

CONSETT AND LAST SEASON FOLLOWING A 1 – 0 DEFEAT AT STOCKTON TOWN. IN SEASON 2019/2020 WE

COMES TO THE LEAGUE SEASON.

MANAGED

THE

ROUNDS THANKS TO WINS AGAINST

LAST TIME

WAS IN SEASON STILL MEMBERS

LEAGUE

NEW MILLS WERE IN OSSETT 2015/2016 WHEN THEY WERE OF THE NORTHERN PREMIER

AND BACK THEN THEY WOULD HAVE

TOWN

TO

PROGRESS

THROUGH

TWO

BILLINGHAM

THORNABY BUT THEN BOWED OUT HANDS OF COLNE. HOPEFULLY TODAY’S

AND

AT THE

GAME WILL RESULT IN A WIN AND PAVE THE WAY

INGFIELD AND DIMPLE WELLS PRIOR TO THE MERGER. SINCE LOSING THEIR STATUS AS A NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB NEW MILLS HAVE REVERTED TO OPERATING IN THE NORTH WEST COUNTIES LEAGUE BUT THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THEY

FOR AN EXCITING CUP RUN AS IT’S NOW LONG

WILL

JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM REACHING THE

VISITED BOTH

POSE

A

SERIOUS

THREAT

TO

OUR

AMBITIONS IN THIS AFTERNOON’S ENCOUNTER.

SINCE THE MERGER

6

TO

OF

TOWN

AND

OVERDUE.

IT’S STRANGE TO HAVE FARED SO POORLY AS OSSETT UNITED AS PRIOR TO THE MERGER BOTH TOWN AND ALBION HAD QUITE A FEW

MEMORABLE

CUP

RUNS

WHERE

THEY

REACHED THE FOURTH QUALIFYING ROUND AND FIRST ROUND PROPER.

ALBION

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PRESIDENTS ADDRESS NEVILLE WIGGLESWORTH DURING HIGH

THE PRE-SEASON WE’VE HAD SOME PROFILE

REFEREEING

CELEBRITIES

FRATERNITY

FROM

THE

INGFIELD. AND BOBBY

VISIT

UNSURPRISINGLY BOTH ANDY MADLEY HAVE BEEN IN ATTENDANCE TO RUN THE RULE OVER THE NEW SIDE JAS AND WARDY ARE CURRENTLY ASSEMBLING . ON WEDNESDAY MARTIN ATKINSON WAS OFFICIATING IN THE HEAVY WOOLLEN DISTRICT FA MEMORIAL MATCH BETWEEN AFC CHICKENLEY AND OVERTHORPE SPORTS CLUB. MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE OPULENT SURROUNDINGS OF OLD TRAFFORD, ANFIELD, THE EMIRATES STADIUM ETC. AN APPOINTMENT AT INGFIELD MIGHT HAVE COME AS A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM BUT IF IT DID HE DIDN’T SHOW IT AND IT MUST HAVE TAKEN HIM BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN HE WAS FIRST STARTING

OUT

ON

HIS

SUBSEQUENT

ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER IN THE MIDDLE.

UNFORTUNATELY

THE UNSEEMLY EVENTS WHICH

FOLLOWED AT THE FINAL WHISTLE SPOILED WHAT, OTHERWISE, WAS A GOOD FOOTBALLING

50,000

PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE IS ONLY TO BE

EXPECTED

IN

TODAY’S

CLIMATE

BUT

YOU

REALLY DON’T EXPECT SUCH SCENES AT A MATCH WITH JUST UNDER 300 IN THE GROUND.

IT

IS ALSO SAD BUT INEVITABLE THAT WHEN THE

TROUBLE SPREAD TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE GROUND IT WILL INEVITABLY BE

UNITED’S

OSSETT

NAME THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE

PROBLEMS WHEN THE GAME IN QUESTION WAS BEING PLAYED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

HEAVY WOOLLEN DISTRICT FA AND NOT OSSETT UNITED. A LESSON LEARNED, HOWEVER, IS THAT HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE ARE IN ATTENDANCE AT A GAME THE IMPORTANCE OF STEWARDING CANNOT BE OVER ESTIMATED. WITH THIS IN MIND IF ANYONE PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN HELPING THE CLUB OUT AS A STEWARD ON MATCH DAYS PLEASE MAKE YOURSELVES

KNOWN

AS

YOUR

ASSISTANCE

WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

OCCASION. SADLY I SUPPOSE THE ODD OCCURRENCE OF VIOLENCE AT THE TOP OF THE PROFESSIONAL GAME WITH IN EXCESS OF

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THE DUGOUT JAS COLLIVER & MARK WARD GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST COMPETITIVE FIXTURE FOR SEASON 22/23, LET’S HOPE WE CAN PUT IN A GOOD PERFORMANCE AND GET IN THE HAT FOR THE NEXT ROUND. WE’D LOVE A GOOD CUP RUN!

WE WELCOME AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY IN NEW MILLS BUT AFTER A POSITIVE OPENING GAME OF THEIR LEAGUE CAMPAIGN I’M SURE THEIR CONFIDENCE WILL BE HIGH AND APPROACH TODAY WITH NO FEAR. WE WISH THEM WELL FOR THE GRUELLING SEASON AHEAD. LISTENING TO HOW VOCAL THEIR MANAGEMENT WAS ON SATURDAY IT COULD BE ALL FUN AND GAMES AT THE SIDE OF THE PITCH!

WE ARE GLAD TO SEE THE BACK OF PRE-SEASON IT’S BEEN SIX WEEKS OF THOROUGH PLANNING, TRAINING OR GAMES THREE TIMES A WEEK, A MIXTURE OF FITNESS AND FOOTBALL SPECIFIC WITH THE HELP OF EMILY (PHYSIO) AND JAMES (SPORTS SCIENCE) WHO ALSO PUT THE LADS THROUGH SOME TESTING. IT’S BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS IN MY EYES GETTING TO THIS STAGE WITH A FULL COMPLEMENT TO PICK FROM. THE LADS LOOK FIT AND THAT IS TESTAMENT TO THEMSELVES AND ALL THE STAFF WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED. MIDI HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE WITH THE GKS EXPOSING THEM TO 121 SESSIONS IN JUNE, THANKS PAL.

TWENTY THREE PLAYERS HAVE BEEN PART OF THE SIX GAMES WE HAVE PLAYED, SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH RELATIVELY LOW NUMBERS THROUGHOUT. IN TERMS OF MINUTES ON THE PITCH WE FEEL WE HAVE MANAGED THAT WELL, LOOKED AT DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, LOOKED AT DIFFERENT PERSONAL IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS AND WORKED HARD DRILLING OUR GAME PLAN HOME TO THE NINE NEW RECRUITS.

IN THE TEAM THAT STARTED THE GAME VS LIVERSEDGE WE LOOKED A VERY EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE TEAM, WE FEEL WE HAVE ADDED LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS YOUNG, ENERGETIC PLAYERS WHO PLAY WITH NO FEAR, PACE AND FLAIR. WE WANT THESE LADS TO ENJOY THEIR SELVES AND ENTERTAIN THE FANS. ON A FINAL NOTE WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME AND THANK OUR NEW SPONSORS FOR THE FORTHCOMING SEASON AND THE BOARD FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT DURING CLOSE SEASON. IT’S FAIR TO SAY WE ALL HAVEN’T HAD A BREAK AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE WHOLE CLUB.

GET BEHIND THE LADS, AS ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

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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 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 – SPONSORED BY: SCOTTISH SUPPORTERS CLUB FORMERLY OF BOSTON UNITED, GRANTHAM AND MATLOCK, HOLLINGSWORTH HAS ALSO PLAYED FOR PICKERING TOWN AND FRICKLEY ATHLETIC. IN 2012/13, WAS VOTED “APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR” AT NOTTINGHAM FOREST. HE 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 – SPONSORED BY: BSP HYDRAULICS 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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NEW MILLS New Mills FC, based in the High Peak of Derbyshire, have continually been at the forefront of organised football in the area. The Club's home ground, regarded as one of the most picturesque in non-league football, is situated opposite the impressive St George’s Church and has a splendid backdrop of Kinder Scout, which is the highest point in the Peak District National Park. The Club’s facilities are quite considerable. Covering seven and a half acres with well over three acres of land, the Club has a floodlit playing arena, an all-weather pitch suitable for a number of sport which is used by local schools and the local community in general as well as New Mills Juniors teams.

The game of football has been played in the town of New Mills since 1886 when the Club, originally known as New Mills St George's, first played in friendlies before joining organised competitions such as The North Cheshire League and ultimately The Manchester League.

After playing at several locations around the town, the Club moved to their present home of Church Lane in 1922 and this coincided with a hugely successful period in the Club's history as they recorded two Manchester League titles and four Derbyshire Divisional Cup wins.

These successes led to average home crowds of around 2,000 and eventually saw no fewer than ten players transferred directly to Football League Clubs.

In the mid-late 1980's The Millers enjoyed great success, winning a number of trophies and reaching several Deryshire Cup finals, being victorious on more than one occasion. Former player Ray Coverley was the Manager of the First Team during this time, and he was to eventually move up to become Chairman of the club. Featuring players from New Mills and the immediate surrounding area during that period, the club was already demonstrating that it could become a force at a higher level, competing against clubs with far bigger catchment areas for players and support. The Millers side of the 1980's was one of the most memorable in the clubs history, with the line up still rolling off the tongue of long time supporters. Once Coverley stepped down as Manager the club adopted a policy of appointing from within, with former goalkeeper Andy Bowers taking over for a spell and then prolific striker Alan Peatfield overseeing several seasons in the late 1990's-early 2000's. After guiding the side to two Derbyshire Cup victories and promotion to the Manchester League Premier Division, Peatfield stepped down and was replaced by Tony Rigby who had been on the Management staff at Woodley Sports.

The 2009/10 season again saw The Millers as bridesmaids for the second successive season as this time Newcastle Town grabbed the solitary promotion place to The EvoStik League.

The Club enjoyed success in The FA Vase and reached the last sixteen for the first time in its history before The Northern League’s Norton and Stockton Ancients spoilt the Wembley dream. Shortly after the FA Vase exit Tony Hancock resigned from his post, with former Woodley Sports and Mossley boss Ally Pickering taking over the reigns in a caretaker role. The club advertised the Managers job at the end of 2009/10, and an impressive array of Managers applied and were invterviewed for the role. Caretaker Boss Pickering was successful in obtaining the post on a full time basis and 2010/11 proved to be a case of third time lucky as New Mills finally achieved their goal of promotion to The Northern Premier

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NEW MILLS League when they won The North West Counties Premier Division. Winning the first seven games of the season the squad set the pace from start to finish before being presented with the Championship trophy after the game against local rivals Glossop North End on Easter Monday. The team also reached the North West Counties League Challenge Cup Final but failed to achieve the double after losing narrowly to Winsford United. It was a successful season off the field as well as the Club achieved the prestigious FA Charter Standard Adult Club status which was an excellent recognition for all the hard work that has been put in by everybody connected with the Club.

The first team’s debut season in The EvoStik Northern Premier League was tough after being placed in Division One South, the eventual position of ninth represented a respectable finish.

2012/13 proved to be another roller-coaster ten months, after the club were moved into the Evo-Stik Division One North. After a mixed start to the campaign Pickering stepped down and was replaced as Manager by his number two Roy Soule, who had an immediate impact on the squad and brought in some new faces to add to the quality that was already in place. The Millers were defeated at Curzon Ashton on the final day of the season and that meant that they missed out on second place in the league and therefore had to face Trafford in the playoff semi-final. Trafford had already beaten the Millers home and away that season,.2014/2015 proved tough for New Mills FC as the Committee cut back on the players expenses and focused on developing youth players through the Development squad successfully. The Millers finished in the relegation positions in the Evo-Stik League, but were spared relegation on a technicality due to restructuring of the league pyramid. Sadly Manager Soule tendered his resignation in the summer and was initially replaced by ex-Stalybridge Celtic Manager Keith Briggs. Briggs was never to take charge of the club in a competitive fixture as just weeks after his appointment he accepted a coaching role at Sheffield United and his Assistant Andy Fearn took over the reigns.

Fearn was to remain in post for just a few months when, after losing every game while he was in charge, he resigned from the job. Former Glossop North End Manager Garry Brown took over, bringing his assistant Paul Williams with him. Although they had enjoyed success at Wythenshawe Town the previous season they were unable to change the Millers form and New Mills AFC hit the headlines in national press for all the wrong reasons. The club were winless in their 42 league matches that season, and mustered just three draws along the way which gained national media attention.

The Millers management team had a challenging couple of seasons during Covid 19 and during last season with a with a young vibrant squad in place 2021/22 saw success back at Church Lane finishing 3rd in the league and just missing out in the play off for Promotion. Dave Birch and Mike Norton have retained the majority of the squad with a couple of new additions everyone is hopefully for a successful campaign at the top end of the table once again for 2022/23.

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HERE WE ARE AGAIN, THE START OF OUR

5TH OSSETT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB (COVID INCLUDED), AND ANOTHER PRE-SEASON WHICH SHOWED A MIXED BAG OF RESULTS.

ENABLES YOU TO CHALLENGE AT THE TOP IN THIS

BUT, I HONESTLY THINK TOO MUCH IS MADE OF PRE-SEASON, ESPECIALLY THE RESULTS, SO WE LOST 2-1 AT A LOWER LEAGUE CLUB (PENISTONE), AND LOST 6-3 AT A CLUB IN THE SAME TIER (GLOSSOP), BUT IN BOTH OF THOSE GAMES, AND THE THREE AGAINST BARNSLEY, BRADFORD CITY AND SHEFFIELD UNITED WERE ABOUT JAS AND WARDY LOOKING AT DIFFERENT FORMATIONS, LOOKING AT TRIALISTS, AND LOOKING AT WHO GELS, WHILE FOR THE PLAYERS - ESPECIALLY THOSE NEW TO THE CLUB - IT’S THEIR

TIE IN THE

OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR FITNESS LEVELS UP

TO PROGRESS IN ANY OF THE CUP COMPETITIONS,

READY FOR THE START OF THE SEASON, AND TO

NOT ONLY DOES A CUP RUN BRING FINANCIAL

GET TO KNOW THEIR NEW TEAM MATES.

REWARDS BUT THE FURTHER YOU GO THE MORE

SEASON AS

REALLY

YOU

ONLY

NEED

PERFORMANCE AGAINST NIGHT

TO

SEE

THAT

TO

LOOK

LIVERSEDGE THE

WORK

ON

I

THINK

AT

THE

TUESDAY

PUT

IN

IS

-

LEAGUE

JUST

LOOK

AT

LIVERSEDGE

LAST

SEASON.

ON

TO TODAY AND WE HAVE A VERY RARE HOME

EMIRATES FA CUP, I CAN’T SAY I KNOW A GREAT DEAL ABOUT NEW MILLS OTHER THAN THEY WERE IN THE SAME TIER AS OSSETT TOWN AND OSSETT ALBION WHEN I FIRST GOT INVOLVED IN NON-LEAGUE IN 2016, BUT THE ONE THING I DO KNOW

IS

THAT

LOWER

LEAGUE

OPPOSITION

SHOULD NEVER BE TAKEN LIGHTLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE

OLDEST

WORLD!

ONE

CUP

COMPETITION

THING

I

IN

THE

WOULD LIKE TO SEE

THOUGH IS A BIT OF A CUP RUN, OTHER THAN THE

COUNTY CUP

YOU

GET

IN

2019

WE’VE REALLY STRUGGLED

NOTICED

OUTSIDE

OF

NORMAL

CATCHMENT AREAS, WHICH CAN ONLY HELP TO SPREAD THE GOOD NAME OF

OSSETT UNITED.

BEGINNING TO PAY OFF.

FINALLY, I

THERE HAS OF IN’S AND OUT’S

COURSE BEEN A WHOLE HOST OF DURING THE SUMMER, OBVIOUSLY

THE GAME ON TUESDAY NIGHT NOTICED A MISSIVE IMPROVEMENT WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM? DURING

WITH

TO

GOOD

THE SUMMER THE CLUB KINDLY ALLOWED ME TO

PLAYERS IN HAZZA AND HOGGY, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT’S JAS AND WARDY’S FIRST PRE-

GO OUT AND PURCHASE SOME NEW HIGH QUALITY PA SPEAKERS, AND THE DIFFERENCE COMPARED

SEASON AT THE CLUB SO THEY WILL KNOW WHAT AREAS THEY WANT STRENGTHENING , AND WHAT

TO OUR OLDER SPEAKERS IS IMMENSE. IT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR WHOLE MATCH-

SORT OF PLAYERS ARE NEEDED TO COMPETE AT

DAY EXPERIENCE FOR YOU THE SUPPORTERS AND

THIS LEVEL. PERSONALLY, I THINK THEY’VE GOT A GOOD MIX OF YOUNG TALENT (CONNOR HODGSON

FOR US TO TRY AND LEAD THE WAY IN THE LEAGUE, ONLY MOSSLEY THAT I RECALL HAVE A

AND DAN WASSELL TO NAME BUT TWO ) AND EXPERIENCE AT THIS LEVEL (SUCH AS MICHAEL

DECENT SOUND SYSTEM IN COMPARISON TO OUR OWN.

HOLLINGSWORTH, OLLIE FEARON AND TOM CROPPER), AND ALREADY I’VE SEEN A MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT, WE’RE TALLER, WE’RE FASTER AND WE’RE A LOT MORE PHYSICAL THAN WE HAVE BEEN IN RECENT SEASONS, AND THEY FOR ME ARE WHAT

ENJOY

HAVING

REPLACE

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TWO

VERY

HOPE THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE AT

THE GAME, AND

I

HOPE TO SEE AS MANY

OF YOU AS POSSIBLE IN THE GLORIOUS CITY OF

NOTTINGHAM

NEXT

SATURDAY!

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At the time of writing, the Lionesses have just secured the nation’s first international trophy for 56 years. We all hope it inspires girls and boys to start kicking a ball, to follow their dreams, and to achieve the greatest success that sport can offer. It’s been a long road since football was unbanned half a century ago, with the Women’s Super League only becoming fully professional in 2018. But the inception of the women’s game was rocky from the start.

In 1881, nine years after the first men’s international match between England and Scotland, two Scottish theatre entrepreneurs decided that the idea of women playing football was worth exploring. For all the egalitarian arguments in organising a women’s football match, they were in the business of making money, and believed that with women that was exactly what they would do. They had no idea what they were letting themselves in for.

The first step was to find two sides. The candidates were obvious, given the burgeoning success of the men’s game: England and Scotland. Alec Gordon, who had been present at an international in 1880, decided that the same kind of excitement could be generated from female sides of each nation. Next, players were needed. Tricky wingers today are often described as balletic, so perhaps it

was fate that the selection would take place from dance schools. The England side was made up mostly of dancers from Lizzie Gilbert Juvenile Ballet Company, while the Scotland side was put together from those in the house troupe of the Princess Theatre.

There was a preferred candidate for location too. Glasgow was a growing football hub, and supporters were fanatical.

If the match was going to make money, this was the place to do it. However, unforeseen by the organisers was the opposition to the idea of women playing football, so securing a field on which the “Lady Players” could showcase their talents proved impossible. Gordon got onto his contacts in the entertainment industry, and eventually a venue was offered, in Edinburgh. So the players travelled, and the first ever women’s game took place at Easter Road.

To increase interest, and to play to the politics of the time (in which a vocal minority pushed for women’s rights), Gordon claimed the match had been organised “for the purpose of popularising football as a feminine pastime”. While he may have been disingenuous, some of those involved genuinely saw it as an opportunity for progress. Helen Matthews was a women’s football pioneer, and a suffragist, who was involved in the fixture. Only, her name doesn’t appear on the team sheet.

To avoid the misogynistic dangers of the game, all players assumed identities.

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The game went ahead without a hitch.

Although the England side started the brighter, it was Scotland who proved their dominance. Lily St. Claire scored the first ever goal in a women’s football match, Louise Cole and Maum Rimeford followed suit soon after, to give the hosts a 3-0 win.

The “curiosity”, as it was described, was reported as far afield as New York and Sydney, and a second match quickly arranged, and this time it would take place just outside Glasgow.

Unfortunately, the media attention merely served to increase the intensity of the opposition. A large group of spectators were well behaved for almost an hour into the second match before the cordiality broke, and a rope separating the pitch from the fans was cut. A large scale pitch invasion ensued, in which players retreated into a nearby horse-drawn bus. The police struggled to keep the mob from the bus, and they tore up stakes and fencing to throw at the players. Eventually a driver was found and the players were driven off at speed.

The newspapers universally condemned the violence, but still attacked the players.

“Public feeling has demonstrated against the unseemly exhibition in such a manner that the authorities are now frowning down the innovation” reported the Leeds Mercury, while the Manchester Guardian blamed players who were seeking “to gratify vulgar curiosity by taking part

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in what is termed a ‘ladies’ football match”.

Clearly, the women’s game had a long way to go to get recognition, but, if nothing, else, the first step had been taken.

Despite the rocky road women’s football has walked, including its half-century prohibition, the scenes this summer have been beyond what even it’s most ardent Victorian supports could have imagined.

There is still work to do, but finally, women’s football in England is getting its due.

Enjoy the game.

Martyn Green, The Untold Game

Find more at TheUntoldGame.co.uk and on social media, @TheUntoldGame

2021/2022 DATE

OPPONENT

RESULT

SCORERS

MOM ATT

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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OPPONENT

RESULT

SCORERS

MOM ATT

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

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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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PITCHING IN NPL EAST 2021/2022 P 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R R

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

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2022/2023 DATE

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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2022/2023 DATE

OPPONENT

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

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PITCHING IN NPL EAST 2022/2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

BRIDLINGTON TOWN BRIGHOUSE TOWN CARLTON TOWN CLEETHORPES TOWN CONSETT DUNSTON GRANTHAM TOWN GRIMSBY BOROUGH HEBBURN TOWN LINCOLN UNITED LONG EATON UNITED NORTH SHIELDS OSSETT UNITED PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES SHEFFIELD SHILDON STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS STOCKTON TOWN TADCASTER ALBION WORKSOP TOWN

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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 JOE STACEY DANNY WARD DANNY WASSELL LUKE ALDRICH JUNAYD CASSIUS-GILL OLLIE FEARON IFY OFOEGBU JACK WILSON BASILE ZOTTOS

SAMUEL OGDEN CHRISTOPHER ROGERS JACK WRAY DARREN MCKNIGHT (C) ADAM MUIR ADAM BLAKELEY ADAM STUART KYLE OAKES AKIM SAMMS GEORGE HOWARTH TEDDY OSIPITAN MASON FALLON HARRISON CUNNINGHAM FINLAY PHILLIPS FINLEY RORKE ENOCH TAKPE DYLAN FORTH MARCUS DIBBLE JOHN COFIE

MATCH OFFICIALS AR1 ADUM BAGULEY

REFEREE CHRISTOPHER ROSE

AR2 PAUL MATTHEWSON