Ossett United v Tadcaster Albion (27/01/2023)

OSSETT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB INGFIELD, PROSPECT ROAD, OSSETT, WF5 9HL

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

MANAGER: GRANT BLACK

ASSISTANT MANAGER: MICK NORBURY

COACH: DAVID BROWN, RYAN PUGH

MATCH ANALYST: VACANCY

MEDICAL TEAM: EMILY CRISPIN

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING OFFICER: KATE HENNIGHAN

HEAD OF MEDIA: CRAIG BIDDLESTONE

MEDIA TEAM: CHRIS CASSIDY, HAYDN FOX, OWEN GERRARD, JAMES GOTHARD, JON HUNT, GEORGE NORTHOVER, KEITH WOOD

PROGRAMME DESIGN: 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

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

THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND: 2022/23

WELCOME TO INGFIELD

JAMES ROGERS , CHAIRMAN

POSITIVE AS WE LOOK TO FINISH THE SEASON STRONGLY TO PROVIDE A SOLID BASE AS WE SLOWLY START TO LOOK AHEAD NEXT SEASON .

WELCOME TO INGFIELD FOR A FRIDAY

NIGHT FIXTURE WITH TADCASTER ALBION .

THE WEATHER AGAIN WAS AT PLAY AS OUR GAMES AT STOCKSBRIDGE PARK STEELS , SATURDAY, AND SHEFFIELD , TUESDAY, WERE FROZEN OFF. THE GAME AT STOCKSBRIDGE HAS NOW BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY 7 MARCH WHILST OUR FIFTH ATTEMPT TO PLAY AT SHEFFIELD WILL BE CONFIRMED IN DUE COURSE .

WITH GAMES BEEN CALLED OFF, AND WHILST THE LADS ARE ABLE TO GET IN SOME EXTRA TRAINING SESSIONS , THEY WILL TELL YOU THERE ’S NOTHING LIKE A GAME TO KEEP FULLY MATCH FIT , AND WITH ALL OF THIS ONE WEEK PLAYING ONE WEEK NOT PLAYING , IT CAN ULTIMATELY AFFECT CONSISTENCY IN GAMES .

HOPEFULLY THE WORST OF THE WEATHER IS BEHIND US NOW AND A RUN OF GAMES WILL SEE THE RESULTS BECOMING MORE

ESPITE THEIR LEAGUE POSITION THIS SEASON , TADCASTER ALBION SHOWED ALL BATTLING QUALITIES YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM AN NPL EAST SIDE WHEN WE PLAYED THEM LAST MONTH , AND SINCE THEN A CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT HAS SEEN OUR FORMER PLAYER , ANDY MONKHOUSE , TAKE THE HELM . HE IS A MAN WE KNOW WELL, AND WE CAN BE CERTAIN HE WILL HAVE HIS SIDE WELL DRILLED AND PREPARED TO PUT THEIR BODIES ON THE LINE TO GET A RESULT , JUST HAS HE DID HIMSELF AS A PLAYER .

AFTER THE GAME IN THE CLUBHOUSE , THE MONTHLY DRAW WILL TAKE PLACE . THE WINNING NUMBER WILL CLAIM £50, AND IF THAT PERSON IS IN THE CLUBHOUSE AT THE TIME OF THE DRAW THEY WILL ALSO CLAIM THE £50 BONUS , WHICH WILL BE ROLLED OVER IF THEY ARE NOT PRESENT . THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO NICK SMITH FOR RUNNING THIS DRAW , AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU FOR A DRINK AFTER THE GAME .

GRANT BLACK

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO EVERYONE FOR THIS LOCAL DERBY WITH TADCASTER ALBION. WE’VE HAD A FRUSTRATING WEEK WITH TWO GAMES BEING LOST TO THE WEATHER AS WE WERE WANTING TO GET BACK OUT ONTO THE PITCH AND RIGHT SOME WRONGS AFTER THE LAST GAME WITH DUNSTON.

WITH THAT NOT BEING POSSIBLE WE TRAINED LAST SATURDAY AND THEN THE LADS SPENT SOME TIME TOGETHER AFTERWARDS, TEAM BUILDING IS AS IMPORTANT AS TRAINING IN SOME WAYS, SO IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LADS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THE BONDS THAT THE BEST CHANGING ROOMS HAVE.

WE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT TODAY AS WE HOST TADCASTER ALBION, AND I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE SIDE THAT WILL BE NAMED WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE THREE POINTS, BUT WHILST WE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT THE SIDE STILL HAVE TO GO OUT AND PERFORM AS WE KNOW FROM OUR FIRST GAME WITH TADCASTER THERE SIMPLY ARE NO EASY GAMES IN THIS DIVISION AND EVERY POINT HAS TO BE FOUGHT FOR.

IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR ANY SUCCESSFUL SIDE TO HAVE A SETTLED SQUAD AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE FORMING HERE AT INGFIELD, THAT

SAID WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY COMES TO STRENGTHEN THE GROUP IT IS ONE THAT I AND THE MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL CONSIDER, AND THAT HAS HAPPENED THIS WEEK WITH A NEW NAME SIGNING FOR THE SIDE WHO, AS I WRITE A DAY OUT FROM THE GAME, IS LIKELY TO BE INVOLVED IN THE GAME AND I HAVE NO DOUBT HE WILL ADD ANOTHER INGREDIENT AS WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS.

I AM TOLD IN PREVIOUS SEASONS THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT ATTENDANCES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT FIXTURES, AND WE HOPE THE SAME WILL BE TRUE AGAIN TODAY. THE SUPPORT SO FAR HAS BEEN EXCELLENT, AND IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE ATTENDANCES GOING UP, I AM SURE AS WE GET ON A RUN THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD. WE ARE STILL ONLY A FEW SHORT MONTHS INTO OUR TENURE HERE, THE BUILDING BLOCKS ARE IN PLACE, NOW IT IS FINE TUNING, AND A BIT OF LUCK WOULD BE NICE(!) AS WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE FORWARD.

ENJOY THE GAME.

T PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

NEVILLE WIGGLESWORTH

BEING A MEMBER CLUB IN THE NATIONAL

LEAGUE SYSTEM AT NORTHERN PREMIER

LEAGUE LEVEL IS NO EASY AND STRAIGHTFORWARD MATTER AND, HAVING BEEN INVOLVED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER IN LEAGUE AND CLUB ADMINISTRATION FOR MORE YEARS THAN I CARE TO REMEMBER, I CAN PERSONALLY VOUCH FOR THAT. OBVIOUSLY THAT INCLUDES THE TEAM COMPETING ON THE FIELD OF PLAY BUT IS NOT RESTRICTED SIMPLY TO THAT BUT EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS CREATING AND UPHOLDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE CLUB THAT SUPPORTS THE TEAM AND THE ORGANISATION IN SO MANY WAYS. MANY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES BY NATURE ARE CARRIED OUT BEHIND THE SCENES AND THEY ARE CERTAINLY MANY AND VARIED AND EXTREMELY TIME CONSUMING. BEAR IN MIND ALSO THAT CLUB ADMINISTRATORS ARE INVARIABLY VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE NOT PAID FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY DO AND ARE CERTAINLY NOT DESERVING OF THE CRITICISM WHICH OCCASIONALLY COMES THEIR WAY.

THE ROLE OF THE CHAIRMAN IS OBVIOUS IN SEEING THAT THE CLUB FUNCTIONS SUCCESSFULLY AND SHOULDERING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE CLUB’S JURISDICTION. THAT

MIGHT SOUND PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD BUT, HAVING HELD THAT ROLE FOR SOME 30 YEARS IN THE PAST, I CAN ASSURE YOU IT ISN’T. IT’S GREAT WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL SUCH AS WINNING COMPETITIONS BUT ON OTHER OCCASIONS IT CAN, IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL, BE MORE ONEROUS AND TAKE OVER YOUR LIFE. HEN THINGS GO WRONG, OFTEN THROUGH NO FAULT WHATSOEVER OF THE CHAIRMAN, IT IS OFTEN HE OR SHE WHO IS DIRECTLY IN THE FIRING LINE. THE CHAIRMAN IS THE KNOWN PERSON AT THE CLUB WHO IS USUALLY THE ONE CALLED UPON TO FIELD AND ANSWER COMPLAINTS OF ALL KINDS AND MAGNITUDES AND IT CAN GET VERY WEARING AT TIMES THOUGH JAMES ROGERS IS VERY ADEPT AT NOT LETTING IT SHOW – A SKILL I NEVER EVEN REMOTELY MASTERED!

THE SECRETARY ALSO HAS AN ENDLESS AND THANKLESS TASK IN MAKING SURE ALL CALLS ARE ANSWERED, ALL RULES ARE ADHERED TO AND ALL REQUIREMENTS MADE ON THE CLUB ARE PUT IN PLACE. FAILURE TO DO SO CAN BE COSTLY. A SLIGHT ERROR IN PAPERWORK CAN RESULT IN THE DEDUCTION OF POINTS AND WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY RESULT IN A FINE SOME OF WHICH ARE QUITE SEVERE. IN OUR TIME AS OSSETT UNITED WE HAVE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AVOIDED ALTOGETHER ANY ADMINISTRATIVE FINES BUT THAT ISN’T A COINCIDENCE OR BY GOOD LUCK IT IS BECAUSE NEIL SPOFFORTH IS SO COMPLETELY ‘ON THE BALL’ .

THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

BEHIND THE CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY THERE IS LITERALLY AN ARMY OF OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING RUNS AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. OUR TREASURER (PAUL BILLING) HAS THE DAUNTING TASK OF ACCOUNTING FOR EVERY PENNY IN AND OUT OF THE CLUB AND AT OUR LEVEL MATCH DAY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE CAN BE QUITE SUBSTANTIAL. OVER THE YEARS THE FEES FOR MATCH OFFICIALS HAVE ESCALATED AND CURRENTLY THE AVERAGE PAYMENTS PER GAME ARE RUNNING AT £210.48 AND IN OTHER AREAS OUR COSTS YEAR UPON YEAR CONTINUE TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY!

MANY MORE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE VARYING RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH ARE NOT SOLELY CONFINED TO MATCH DAYS EITHER AND TAKE UP MANY HOURS PER WEEK. WE ARE INDEED EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WILLING TO GIVE UP THEIR TIME AND EFFORT FREELY TO ENSURE THAT ON MATCH DAYS AT HOME EVERYTHING IS DONE AS PROFESSIONALLY AND DILIGENTLY AS WE ARE

ABLE. WITHOUT THEM THE CLUB WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY FAIL TO FUNCTION AS SUCCESSFULLY AS IT DOES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD NEVER BE UNDERESTIMATED. MANY CLUBS IN OUR LEAGUE ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS US IN THIS RESPECT AND THE FACT THAT EVERYONE PULLS TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD MAKES LIFE SO MUCH EASIER.

THIS EVENING WE WELCOME FELLOW YORKSHIRE OUTFIT TADCASTER ALBION WHO, AT THE TIME OF WRITING, ARE YET TO REGISTER A SINGLE WIN FROM THEIR 23 GAMES PLAYED – A MASSIVE TURNAROUND OVER PAST YEARS IN THIS LEAGUE. THAT SAID, AT THEIR PLACE EARLIER IN THE SEASON, THEY PUT IN A SPIRITED PERFORMANCE TO RECORD A HARD-EARNED GOALLESS DRAW. WE ARE ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO WELCOME BACK TO INGFIELD THE TADCASTER MANAGER ANDY MONKHOUSE WHO, DURING HIS TIME WITH OSSETT UNITED, BECAME A REAL FANS’

FAVOURITE AND IS ALWAYS WELCOME HERE.

ON THE BENCH

GRANT BLACK – MANAGER

GRANT BLACK HAD A SUCCESSFUL PLAYING CAREER BEFORE STARTING HIS MANAGERIAL CAREER HERE AT INGFIELD WITH OSSETT TOWN IN 2016 TAKING THEM TO THE BRINK OF PROMOTION BEFORE MOVING TO BELPER TOWN WHERE HE ENJOYED FOUR SUCCESSFUL SEASONS CULMINATING IN PROMOTION TO THE NPL PREMIER DIVISION . BLACKIE RETURNED IN INGFIELD WITH OSSETT UNITED IN OCTOBER 2022.

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MICK NORBURY– ASSISTANT MANAGER

NORBS IS NO STRANGER TO OSSETT HAVING PLAYED FOR BOTH TOWN AND ALBION AND ALSO HAVING A SPELL AS ASSISTANT TO GRANT BLACK AT OSSETT TOWN AS WELL AS WORKING WITH HIM AT BELPER TOWN .

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DAVID BROWN– PLAYER/COACH

DAVID BROWN BOASTS A SUCCESSFUL PLAYING CAREER WITH A NUMBER OF CLUBS INCLUDING OSSETT ALBION AND TOWN AS WELL AS SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC AND HYDE AMONGST OTHERS. HAVING QUALIFIED AS A COACH HE HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF BLACK’S TEAM .

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RYAN PUGH– GOALKEEPER COACH

PUGHY SPENT HIS PLAYING DAYS AT GOOLE , NEW MILLS, MATLOCK TOWN AS WELL AS A LOAN SPELL AT OSSETT ALBION BEFORE TURNING HIS HAND TO COACHING ALONGSIDE GRANT BLACK AT BOTH OSSETT TOWN AND BELPER TOWN .

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EMILY CRISPIN – SPORTS & EXERCISE 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 .

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PLAYER PROFILES

EDD HALL

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 .

SPONSORED BY: FOOTBALLBOOKREVIEWS.COM

CENTRAL DEFENDER SIGNED FROM WORKSOP TOWN . A TALL COMMANDING PLAYER WHO STARTED HIS CAREER AT CAMBRIDGE UNITED BEFORE SPELLS AT BUXTON , BLYTH SPARTANS, NUNEATON BOROUGH AND STAFFORD RANGERS AS WELL AS A SPELL AT FRICKLEY ATHLETIC ALONGSIDE BRAD BEATSON .

SPONSORED BY JAMES & DAWN ROGERS

HARRY COATES

HIGHLY RATED CENTRE HALF WHO TURNED DOWN A NUMBER OF CLUBS FROM THE NPL PREMIER DIVISION AND NPL EAST TO SIGN FOR THE CLUB FROM ASHTON UNITED WHERE HE WON A NUMBER OF AWARDS LAST SEASON . COATES FORMER CLUBS INCLUDE TADCASTER ALBION , SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC AND BRADFORD PARK AVENUE

SPONSORED BY: BSP HYDRAULICS

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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 .

SPONSORED BY: LJB JOINERY

A VASTLY EXPERIENCED PLAYER WITH FOOTBALL LEAGUE APPEARANCES FOR DONCASTER ROVERS AND DARLINGTON . NELLY HAS ALSO PLAYED FOR SEVERAL NATIONAL LEAGUE SIDES. A VERSATILE PLAYER WITH EXCELLENT SET PIECE DELIVERY HE IS AN ASSET FOR ANY SIDE .

SPONSORED BY: KEITH & KATH WOOD

ARRY GAGEN

CRAIG NELTHORPE

DANNY BURNS

PLAYER PROFILES

DANNY SOUTH

GRANT BLACK’S FIRST SIGNING, AND CAPTAIN . DANNY SOUTH HAS PLAYED FOR BOTH OSSETT ALBION AND TOWN AND MOST RECENTLY AT BELPER TOWN WHERE HE ENJOYED PROMOTION TO THE NPL PREMIER DIVISION . THERE WON ’T BE A STRIKER IN THE LEAGUE WHO WANTS TO COME UP AGAINST HIM .

SPONSORED BY THE ADAMSON FAMILY

PADDY MILLER IS A WELL KNOWN PLAYER HAVING TURNED OUT FOR THE LIKES OF HYDE UNITED , SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC AND TADCASTER ALBION BEFORE RETIRING FROM THE GAME IN 2019, ENCOURAGED TO RETURN TO THE GAME BY FORMER TEAM MATES NOW AT OSSETT UNITED PADDY WILL BE A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE SIDE .

SPONSORED BY: PAUL COOPER

FABIAN BAILEY

BAILEY JOINS OSSETT UNITED FROM PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES WHERE HE HAS SPENT THE LAST FOUR SEASONS. COMFORTABLE IN DEFENCE OF MIDFIELD HE STARTED HIS CAREER AT ROTHERHAM UNITED AND HAS ALSO HAD SPELLS AT FRICKLEY ATHLETIC AND OSSETT TOWN .

SPONSORED BY: JAYNE OGLEY & RED BRICK FM

COMBATIVE MIDFIELDER, HOGGY WON THE GARY WIDDOP SUPPORTERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN 2021/22, HOGG HAD A BRIEF SPELL AT WHITBY TOWN BEFORE JOINING FIRST ON LOAN AND THEN MAKING THE MOVE PERMANENT IN DECEMBER 2022.

SPONSORED BY: R&R GROUNDWORKS

JANNI LIPKA

HIGHLY RATED MIDFIELDER WHO HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE FOR HYDE UNITED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS WHERE HE EXPERIENCED PROMOTION TO THE NPL PREMIER DIVISION .

JANNI JOINED BELPER TOWN IN THE SUMMER BEFORE GRANT BLACK BROUGHT HIM TO INGFIELD IN OCTOBER 2022

SPONSORED BY: THE HANKS FAMILY

LUKE HOGG

PADDY MILLER

PLAYER PROFILES

JAMES CADMAN

CADMAN JOINS THE CLUB FROM SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC WHERE HE PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THEIR PROMOTION TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH IN 21/22. CADDY HAS PLAYED FOR HARROGATE TOWN , STALEYBRIDGE CELTIC AND HYDE UNITED IN HIS CAREER AND WILL ADD ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE TO THE SQUAD.

SPONSORED BY: OSSETT TOWN JUNIORS

DERRY ROBSON

A TALENTED AND VERSATILE MIDFIELDER, DEZ HAS VAST NPL EXPERIENCE AND HAS A PROMOTION ON HIS CV AS RECENTLY AS LAST SEASON . ROBSON MOVED TO CLEETHORPES TOWN EARLIER THIS SEASON BEFORE GRANT BLACK TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING HIM TO INGFIELD

SPONSORED BY: LIAM MOORE-MCCLUSKEY

A SKILFUL AND DIRECT WINGER, PETE HAS PLAYED FOR MATLOCK TOWN , BELPER TOWN , FRICKLEY ATHLETIC AND A STINT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC WITH 1.FC SLOVACKO FOLLOWING A SPELL WITH LEEDS UNITED U 18S

SPONSORED BY: STEVE MAUD

EXCITING FORWARD THINKING PLAYER WHO HAS LINKS TO BOTH OSSETT TOWN AND ALBION , SIGNED FROM TADCASTER ALBION AFTER A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL SPELL AT BELPER TOWN CURTIS WILL ADD SKILL, ENDEAVOUR AND GOALS TO THE OSSETT UNITED SIDE .

SPONSORED BY: ROY TAYLOR & RICHARD FARRELL

BRAD GRAYSON

SIGNED FROM GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY , BRAD WILL BRING EXPERIENCE AND COMPETITION TO A TALENTED OSSETT UNITED FORWARD LINE . AS WELL AS A SUCCESSFUL NON -LEAGUE CAREER IN ENGLAND BRAD HAS ALSO PLAYED IN SWEDEN , THE PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIA.

SPONSORED BY JOHN BOWKER

PITEU CROUZ

NATHAN CURTIS

PLAYER PROFILES

LI METCALFE

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 .

SPONSORED BY SPOFF & KATE

PETERSON HAS SIGNED FROM SHEFFIELD AFTER STARTING THE SEASON AT BELPER TOWN WHO HE HELPED TO PROMOTION IN 21/22. THE STRIKER IS A HANDFUL FOR OPPOSITION CENTRAL DEFENDERS AND WILL ADD STEEL TO THE FORWARD LINE .

SPONSORED BY: MOZ & MARV

LUKE JOINED THE CLUB FROM ECCELSHILL UNITED IN THE SUMMER WHERE HE FIRED THEM TO A PLAY -OFF PLACE AND ONE GAME AWAY FROM PROMOTION . HE CONTINUED THAT FORM AT THE START OF THE SEASON EARNING HIMSELF A MOVE TO THE NPL PREMIER DIVISION . LUKE MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN AT THE START OF 2023

SPONSORED BY: THE SCOTTISH SUPPORTERS CLUB

CHRIS DAWSON STARTED HIS CAREER AT LEEDS UNITED WHERE HE MADE FOUR FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES AS WELL AS TWO FOR WALES U 21’S. HE HAS ALSO PLAYED FOR SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC , GRANTHAM TOWN AND BUXTON FROM WHO HE JOINED US ON DUEL REGISTRATION TERMS.

SPONSORED BY: PAUL COOPER

JAMES CARVELL

CARVELL IS COMFORTABLE OUT WIDE OR UP FRONT WITH PACE AND SKILL THAT WILL FRIGHTEN MANY A DEFENDER. CARVS PLAYED FOR DERBY COUNTY , AND BARNSLEY IN HIS YOUTH , AS WELL AS ILKESTON AND BARWELL IN NON -LEAGUE BEFORE SIGNING ON AT INGFIELD IN DECEMBER 2022

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ALEX PETERSON

LUKE ALDRICH

CHRIS DAWSON

FOOTBALL BOOK REVIEWS

A LIFE WELL RED – A MEMOIR EDGED IN BLACK – A TRUE STORY OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FOOTBALL

WHERE HE CAME FROM AND HOW THE SPORT OF FOOTBALL GAVE HIM AND HIS FAMILY MEMORIES THAT HAVE SUSTAINED THEM AND HELPED OTHERS TO GET THROUGH A TRAGEDY THAT IS TRULY HEART-BREAKING.

I HAVE READ BETTER WRITTEN TALES AND I HAVE ABANDONED WORST MISERY MEMOIRS, BUT BY THE END OF THIS I KNEW A TOM WHO WAS FULL OF LIFE, DEDICATED TO HIS CLUB AND WHO WAS PASSIONATELY REMEMBERED AND MISSED BY A LOVING FAMILY. AS AN EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE FROM A FATHER, THIS WAS CLEARLY – JOB DONE.

I CONFESS THAT I DIVED STRAIGHT INTO THIS WITHOUT READING ANY OF THE BACK PAGE. I BEGAN TO READ ABOUT A TIME FORGOTTEN BUT WELL REMEMBERED, A WRITTEN BIOGRAPHY OF AN ORDINARY FAN, IN AN ORDINARY LIFE. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE VALUE OF FAMILY, GROWING UP AND THE ATTRACTION THAT FOOTBALL HOLDS FOR ITS COMMUNITY. IT FELT COMFORTABLE AND COMFORTING, BUT AFTER A WHILE I HAD TO ASK MYSELF WHY SOMEONE WOULD WRITE THIS, AND A PUBLISHING HOUSE WOULD PUBLISH IT, SO I CONSULTED THE CHAPTER HEADINGS.

A SINGLE CHAPTER WITH A SINGLE DATE.

AS SENSE OF FEAR AND FOREBODING DWELLED. BUT IT WAS A LIVERPOOL FAN AND THERE ARE TWO DATES WHICH RESONATE. NEITHER CHIMED WITH THE DATE IN THE BOOK. AND THEN I READ THE BACK PAGE AND DISCOVERED WHY IT HAD BEEN WRITTEN.

TOM JACKSON, LES AND SAN’S ELDEST BOY WAS MURDERED IN AUSTRALIA. A RED THROUGH AND THROUGH FROM A RED FAMILY, THIS IS THE STORY OF

THOUGH THE PANDEMIC GAVE LES AN OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE IT, AND THE REASON FOR PUTTING FINGERS ON KEYS IS TRAGIC, IT IS NOT WITHOUT HUMOUR. THERE ARE MANY MOMENTS OF LIGHT RELIEF AND WHEN I NOTED THE KEY TO A POTENTIAL TRIVIA QUESTION, NO SPOILERS HERE, I AM USING IT, I REALISED NOT THAT THIS WAS SOMEONE WHO HAD GOT OVER THEIR TRAGEDY, BUT WHO HAD FOUND PERSPECTIVE AND WAS NOW SHARING IT. SO LET ME, IN THAT SPIRIT POSE ANOTHER. WHICH FOOTBALLING LEGEND WAS PRESENT AT THREE OF THE BIGGEST TRAGEDIES IN BRITISH FOOTBALL AND WHAT WERE THEIR ROLES AT EACH? HEYSEL, IBROX AND HILLSBOROUGH. (ANSWER AT THE END.)

AS A SCOT, YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ENGLISH FOOTBALL CAN BE BASED UPON QUITE ARBITRARY DECISIONS. I FOLLOWED LIVERPOOL FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS IN THE EIGHTIES. FIRSTLY, AS AN AYRSHIRE MAN, I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE GLENBUCK MAN WHO HAD REVOLUTIONIZED THE FORTUNES OF A SECOND DIVISION TEAM HE THEN LED TO LEAGUE GLORY. I STILL PASS BOTH THE TURN OFF TO THE VILLAGE AND THE NEW COLOURFUL MEMORIAL IN MUIRKIRK TO BILL SHANKLY ON A REGULAR BASIS. SECONDLY, HAVING WATCHED WITH AWE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A YOUNG

FOOTBALL BOOK REVIEWS

BY LES JACKSON

LAD FROM TROON WHO WAS CLEARLY DESTINED FOR BIGGER THINGS, MY INTEREST PEAKED WHEN WE SOLD STEVIE NICOL FOR A THEN CLUB RECORD OF £300,000 TO LIVERPOOL. I WAS ALSO NOT TOO KEEN ON BRIAN CLOUGH AT THE TIME SO WHILST MOST OF MY MATES LIKED NOTTINGHAM FOREST, I COULDN’T STAND THEM. BUT SUCH AN AFFINITY TAKES YOU SO FAR. HAVING BEGUN THE BOOK WITH A CURIOSITY, WHERE IT WORKS BEST FOR ME IS THE PERSONAL STORY. I BECAME EMBROILED, NOT JUST IN THE WAY IN WHICH THE FOOTBALL TEAM WAS FOLLOWED BUT THE EFFECT IT HAD UPON LES AND HIS FAMILY. I GET THE WALK ROUND THE HOUSES RATHER THAN SIT AND LISTEN TO THE GAME ON THE RADIO – THOUGH I STILL LISTEN, I GET THE DESIRE NOT TO MISS OUT ON THE BIG GAMES, THE, OFTEN, RIDICULOUS WAYS IN WHICH YOU TRY AND MAKE SURE YOU CAN BE WHERE YOU NEED TO BE TO HEAR AND SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR AND SEE TOO.

LES ADDS COLOUR TO THE BIGGER OCCASIONS BY THE PECULIAR AND PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF WHAT A YOUNG CHILD WILL DO TO AN ICING SET, JOHN MANNING, HIS ARCH NEMESIS AT CHESS, MR. MATSON, THE TEACHER WHO INTRODUCED HIM TO THE GAME, THE REASON TIM WOULD HAVE BEEN A SUITABLE NICKNAME GROWING UP AND THE CLOSENESS OF A CLUB WHERE YOU COULD END UP IN A KICKABOUT WITH A PLAYER –EVEN IF HE WAS A BLUE. IT IS TELLING THE TALE OF A TIME LONG FORGOTTEN BY SOME BUT TREASURED BY A GENERATION AND WHILST IT IS PLEASING TO READ OF THE YEARS ATTENDING A UNIFORMED ORGANIZATION –THE BOYS BRIGADE – WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SCANDAL, IT SERVES AS MORE THAN A PIECE OF SOCIAL HISTORY WITH WHICH TO BORE THE GRANDKIDS. IT ALSO REMINDS US OF WHY THE GAME HAS SUCH AND ENDURING RELATIONSHIP TO US – IT MATTERED, BECAUSE IT WAS WHAT DOMINATED OUR LIVES. IT

SEEPED INTO US NOT JUST BECAUSE THERE WERE FEW ALTERNATIVES, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS THERE – CLOSE TO US AND ACCESSIBLE.

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE STORY RESONATES MORE –HIS FIRST MATCH SAW LEICESTER CITY WITH PETER SHILTON IN GOAL – AS WAS MINE, QUESTIONABLE FASHION CHOICES AROUND A TIME WHEN THE BOMBSHELL OF SHANKLY RETIRING WHILST MINE WAS WHEN ALLY MACLEOD WENT TO TAKE ON SCOTLAND, DISCOVERING YOUR CHILD – IN HIS CASE, TOM – HAD A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AILMENT, DERMATOMYOSITIS – DIFFERENT AILMENT, SAME TRAUMA FOR ME, AND THE ORANGE LODGE DAYS WHICH FOR US IN THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND HAVE AN ALTOGETHER MORE FIERY OUTCOME AND SIGNIFICANCE. BUT YOU DON’T NEED TO BE “OF A CERTAIN AGE” TO UNDERSTAND OR ENJOY THIS. PEOPLE ARE COLOURED IN, AND THE ISSUES ARE WIDENED OUT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND. IN SHORT, YOU ARE TAKEN ON A JOURNEY WHERE ALL BECOMES CLEAR AS YOU ARE TRAVELLING AND NOT AWAITING A MAJOR REVEAL AT THE END OF IT ALL.

THE HILLSBOROUGH SECTION CAUGHT MY ATTENTION MOST. LES WAS THERE, AND AS HE ACKNOWLEDGES THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER LEGACY TALES WHICH COVER THE PAIN AND TRAGEDIES WHICH UNFOLDED.

JUSTICE FOR THE 97 IS WELL SERVED BUT, AS SOMEONE WHO FOLLOWS ENGLISH FOOTBALL AVIDLY, THE CHAPTER ON HILLSBOROUGH GAVE VITAL CONTEXT. WHY THE GROUND WAS USED, WHAT OTHER SEMIFINALS HAD BEEN THERE AND WHY IT HAD BECOME A SIGNIFICANT CHAPTER IN THE BOOK OF ANY YEAR WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING FOR MANY FOOTBALL FANS. I GOT IT.

IT UNDERLINED WHY THE PERSONAL STORIES WERE SO IMPORTANT. WHAT HAPPENED CAN ONLY BE UNDERSTOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT WAS LOST.

FOOTBALL BOOK REVIEWS

NOT THE MEMORIES BUT THE EXPECTATIONS THAT THOSE MEMORIES BUILT. YOU MAY ALWAYS HAVE ISTANBUL, BUT YOU KNEW THERE WAS ALWAYS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER ONE. WITH NEW MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY ARRIVING, THERE SHALL BE NEW MEMORIES, DIFFERENT AND EQUALLY VALUED. BUT DIFFERENT.

AS THE STORY WEAVES THROUGH FINDING SAN, HIS SOULMATE AND TOM’S MUM, JOBS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A CENTRAL PART OF YOUR LIFE – ANFIELD BECOMES INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT. IT NOT ONLY CENTRES YOUR WEEK, IT HOLDS YOUR ENTIRE FOCUS. IF ALL ELSE FAILS, YOU CAN GO AND COLLECT CUPS IN MAY…

IT IS THEREFORE THE SUCCESS THAT ELUDED LIVERPOOL WHICH BECOMES IMPORTANT AS MUCH AS THE SUCCESS THEY HAD. THIS IS A STORY WHICH IS FRAMED AROUND A CLUB BUT ALSO INFORMS THE NARRATIVE. IF YOU ARE EXPECTING A STORY THAT TAKES YOU SEASON BY SEASON, GAME BY GAME, THIS IS NOT IT. THE TOTALITY OF THE EFFECT OF THE SEASONS IS MEASURED PERSONALLY AND AS DAN ARRIVES AND LIVERPOOL PROGRESS IT ALLOWS THE DISNEYLAND PARIS TRIP, THE BARCELONA VISIT AND EUROPEAN EXCURSIONS BECOME ABOUT THE CORE REASON FOR WRITING THIS – THE FAMILY.

THAT FAMILY IS CONSTANTLY EXTENDED, NOT JUST BY THE INCLUSION OF NEW CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS BUT BY COLLEAGUES AND ACQUAINTANCES WHO MAY BE ABLE TO BARBECUE BETTER THAN LES AS WELL AS PROVIDE THE TYPE OF SUPPORT WHICH YOU WISH NEVER TO HAVE TO RELY ON BUT ARE IMMENSELY GRATEFUL WHEN IT IS THERE.

AND THEN I ARRIVED AT THE CHAPTER. 23RD OF AUGUST 2016.

TOM HAD GONE TO EXPERIENCE AUSTRALIA AND WHEN

THERE WAS STAYING IN A HOSTEL. ONE NIGHT HE WENT TO THE AID OF A YOUNG WOMAN BEING ATTACKED. THE ATTACKER TURNED ON TOM AND OF THE THREE, ONLY ONE SURVIVED. IT WAS NEITHER VICTIM OF THE ATTACKER.

FROM THE MESSAGE RECEIVED THAT HE WAS IN HOSPITAL, THAT SUPPORTIVE CAST OF CHARACTERS KICKED IN. LES WENT TO AUSTRALIA, AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, BROUGHT TOM HOME. I CANNOT DO JUSTICE TO THE EXPRESSION OF PAIN DRIPPING FROM EACH PAGE NOR TO THE PRIDE FELT WHEN TOM WAS RECOGNISED BY FRIENDS, GOVERNMENTS AND FORMER SCHOOLS. THERE ARE TOO MANY CLICHÉS TO BE AVOIDED OVER WHAT A PARENT SHOULD EXPECT REGARDING THEIR CHILDREN, BUT HERE THERE IS GENUINE EMOTION WELL EXPRESSED. THAT THE BOOK, NEAR THE END TALKS OF HOW THE ATTACKER HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED AND MAY BE WALKING FREE BACK IN HIS HOME COUNTRY OF FRANCE DOES NOT SEND LES INTO APOPLEXY BUT HIS UNDERSTATED ANGST. IS. COMPLETELY. CLEAR.

THE ENDING OF THE BOOK MANAGES THE POSITIVE AND WHEN LES IS PONTIFICATING ON THE GAME, THE PASSION HAS CONTINUED BUT IT DOES NOT QUITE WORK AS WELL. LES IS HOBBY HORSING A BIT. I CAN FORGIVE THAT. YOU COULD FORGIVE MUCH, BUT TO DO SO WOULD BE TO TREAT THIS AS A SYMPATHY REVIEW OF A PIECE OF WORK THAT HAS TRUE MEANING. IT’S WELL WRITTEN AND IT TELLS THE TALE WELL. I AM GLAD I GOT TO READ IT IN THE END. YOU SHOULD MAKE THE EFFORT TO DO SO TOO.

AND AS FOR THE TRIVIAL QUESTION – SIR KENNY DALGLEISH, RANGERS SUPPORTER AT IBROX, LIVERPOOL PLAYER AT HEYSEL AND LIVERPOOL MANAGER AT HILLSBOROUGH. SMALL WORLD, RIGHT ENOUGH…

TADCASTER ALBION

THE CLUB IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FORMED IN 1892 AS JOHN SMITH’S FC. IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1923 THAT THE TADCASTER ALBION AFC NAME WAS ADOPTED. IN THE EARLY YEARS, THE CLUB PLAYED IN THE LOCAL YORK LEAGUE. WHICH THEY WON IN 1948. THEY CONTINUED COMPETING IN THE YORK LEAGUE DURING THE 1950S & 60S.

IN THE EARLY DAYS, THEY PLAYED HOME GAMES ON THE SITE OF THE CRICKET GROUND ON STATION ROAD, BEFORE MOVING TO THE INGS GROUND, NEAR TO WHERE THE SAMUEL SMITH BREWERY PACKAGING BLOCK NOW STANDS.

CHANGING FACILITIES WERE IN THE TOWN, AT THE REAR OF THE FALCON PUBLIC HOUSE ON CHAPEL STREET. IT WAS COMMON TO SEE NETS, CORNER FLAGS, BUCKETS, ORANGES, PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS TREKKING THROUGH THE TOWN.

IN 1960, THE CLUB MOVED 100 YARDS UP RIVER TO ITS PRESENT HOME.

IN 1973 THE CLUB JOINED THE YORKSHIRE LEAGUE DIVISION 3 AND WERE PROMOTED IN 1975 AND 1977 TO REACH DIVISION 1; RELEGATION WAS TO FOLLOW IN 1979 AND 1980.

IN 1982/83 THEY BECAME A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE, ORIGINALLY IN THE NCEL DIVISION TWO NORTH BEFORE LEAGUE REORGANISATIONS LED THEM TO DIVISION ONE IN 1991. THEY RARELY FINISHED IN THE TOP HALF OF THE LEAGUE IN THE 1990S

HISTORY

AND FINISHED BOTTOM IN 2001/02 AND 2003/04.

AT THE START OF 2004/05, JIM COLLIS BECAME MANAGER AND FORTUNES BEGAN TO IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY. IN HIS FIRST SEASON, ALBION FINISHED FIFTH IN THE LEAGUE AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR THIRD, ALMOST PROMOTION!

JIMMY REID TOOK OVER AS MANAGER IN 2006, BUT HIS TIME WAS BLIGHTED BY OFF THE FIELD PROBLEMS. AN ATTEMPTED HOSTILE TAKEOVER AND ATTEMPTED ARSON ATTACK ON THE CLUBHOUSE CAUSED MUCH DAMAGE.

PAUL MARSHALL TOOK OVER AT THE START OF 2008/09, IN HIS FIRST SEASON HE PLAYED MOSTLY LOCAL PLAYERS AND THE TEAM

STRUGGLED AND FINISHED SEVENTEENTH. IN 2009/10, WITH AN INFLUX OF A FEW NEW KEY PLAYERS, ALBION WON THE NCEL DIVISION ONE TITLE, AND THE CLUB BECAME A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE.

ALBION FINISHED FOURTH IN THEIR FIRST SEASON IN THE NCEL PREMIER DIVISION AND WON THE NCEL PRESIDENT’S CUP, BEATING FARSLEY AFC 5-1 IN THE FINAL. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY AN EIGHTH PLACE FINISH IN 2011/12 AND SIXTH IN 2012/13.

IN THE 2013/14 SEASON I2I SPORTS LTD AGREED TO TAKE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE CLUB AND COMPANY, WITH MATTHEW GORE BECOMING THE NEW CHAIRMAN.

IN 2014/15 THE BREWERS LEAD THE NCEL

THE BREWERS

PREMIER FOR A GOOD WHILE, FINALLY FINISHING IN THIRD. AN EXCELLENT RUN SAW THEM MAKE HISTORY BY MAKING IT THROUGH TO THE

QUARTER FINAL OF THE FA VASE WHERE THEY

DREW A RECORD-BREAKING CROWD OF 1,307 BUT WERE NARROWLY BEATEN BY HIGHWORTH

TOWN. AT THE END OF THE SEASON PAUL

MARSHALL LEFT AND FORMER HARROGATE RAILWAY BOSS BILLY MILLER TOOK OVER.

IN 2015/16 THE BREWERS LEAD THE NCEL PREMIER FOR MOST OF THE SEASON ONCE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THEY HELD THEIR NERVE AND FINISHED CHAMPIONS WITH A 2-1 HOME WIN OVER ARMTHORPE WELFARE. THEY ALSO MADE IT TO THE LEAGUE CUP FINAL BUT WENT DOWN IN A THRILLING 3-2 GAME TO CLEETHORPES TOWN.

IN 2016/17, THEIR FIRST EVER SEASON IN THE NORTHERN PREMIER FIRST DIVISION NORTH, A MIX OF OLD AND NEW PLAYERS SAW BILLY MILLER USE ALL OF HIS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DIVISION. THE BREWERS STARTED WELL AND WERE IN THE PLAY-OFF SPOTS WHEN INJURY PROBLEMS HIT, AND THEY FINISHED NINETEENTH IN THE LEAGUE. THE MANAGEMENT TEAM DEPARTED WITH MICHAEL MORTON AND SIMON COLLINS TAKING OVER.

2017/18 SEASON SAW THE TEAM QUICKLY FINDING ITS FEET AS THE FORTUNES TOOK A TURN FOR THE BETTER AFTER THE NEW YEAR WITH MICHAEL AND SIMON STEERING THE CLUB TO ITS HIGHEST EVER FINISH REACHING THE PLAY-OFFS AFTER A DRAMATIC FINAL DAY. THIS ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT MASSIVE EXCITEMENT

AMONGST THE CLUB AND TOWN BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT ENDED IN SEMI-FINAL DEFEAT 2-1 AT BAMBER BRIDGE DESPITE TAKING THE LEAD AND PUTTING IN A VALIANT PERFORMANCE.

THE 2018/19 SEASON SAW THE BREWERS MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PREMIER EAST DIVISION AFTER THE LEAGUE SWITCHED FROM A NORTH/SOUTH DIVIDE TO AN EAST/WEST SPLIT. IT WAS AGAIN POSITIVE FOR THE CLUB FINISHING JUST OUTSIDE THE PLAY-OFF PLACES IN SEVENTH HAVING BEEN IN THE TOP SIX FOR MOST OF THE SEASON. AT THE END OF THIS CAMPAIGN SIMON COLLINS DECIDED TO STEP DOWN AND SEVERAL PLAYERS MOVED ONTO NEW CLUBS.

2019/20 FORMER PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER AND BOXER, CURTIS WOODHOUSE TOOK CHARGE, INITIALLY HAVING ONLY FOUR PLAYERS ON THE BOOKS. HE BUILT A NEW SQUAD AND FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE SEASON WE BEGAN TO LOOK LIKE PROMOTION CONTENDERS. CURTIS LEFT THE CLUB AT THE END OF OCTOBER AND PAUL QUINN INHERITED THE MANTLE WITH STEVE WAIDE AS HIS ASSISTANT. THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON WAS OVERSHADOWED BY FOUR DEVASTATING FLOODS AT THE STADIUM, BEFORE COVID 19 BROUGHT EVERYTHING TO AN IMPROMPTU FINISH.

2020/21 PAUL AND STEVE REORGANISED THE PLAYING MANAGEMENT OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS WITH SUPPORT TEAMS TO DEAL WITH THE ANALYTICAL SIDE OF THINGS. THIRTEEN OF THE PREVIOUS SEASON’S SQUAD RENEWED THEIR

TADCASTER ALBION

CONTRACTS AND IT WAS LOOKING GOOD FOR A PLAY-OFF PLACE WHEN COVID STRUCK AGAIN.

2021/22 WITH THE UNEXPECTED DEPARTURES OF PAUL QUINN AND STEVE WAIDE, THE OPENING MATCHES WERE A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE EXPERIENCED JOHN DEACEY AS TEAM MANAGER PLUS ANDY MONKHOUSE AS HIS ASSISTANT, ENSURED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO

MAINTAIN OUR NPL STATUS, IN WHAT PROVED TO BE A CHALLENGING SEASON.

2022/23 JOHN DEACEY LEFT THE CLUB FOLLOWING A POOR START TO THE SEASON TO BE REPLACED BY NEIL SIBSON AND CRAIG OGILVIE AS JOINT MANAGERS. THEY TOO FAILED TO TURN AROUND THE POOR RESULTS AND FROM JANUARY 2023 ANDY MONKHOUSE HAS STEPPED UP TO THE MANAGER’S POSITION.

ADAM PRIESTLEY CELEBRATES THE WINNER AT TADCASTER IN 2018

BRAD GRAYSON HARRY COATES

SPONSORED BY BSP HYDRAULICS

HIGHLY RATED CENTRE HALF WHO TURNED DOWN A NUMBER OF CLUBS FROM THE NPL PREMIER DIVISION

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IS FOR ARTIST: WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE SINGER?

J. COLE B

MATT HEATH, BUT NOW PADDY HAS SIGNED I BEST INCLUDE HIM TOO..

IS FOR CRUSH: WHO WAS YOUR FIRST?

IS FOR DESTINANTION, WHERE WAS YOUR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY?

IS FOR EAT: WHAT IS YOUR PRE MATCH MEAL ?

IS FOR BALLER, WHO IS THE BEST YOU’VE PLAYED WITH? C D E F

IS FOR FIVE, YOUR ALL TIME DREAM 5-A-SIDE TEAM IS..? G

IS FOR GUEST: WHICH THREE PEOPLE ARE COMING TO DINNER? H

IS FOR HERO. WHAT SUPERPOWER DO YOU WANT? I

IS FOR ISLAND : WHICH TEAMMATE WOULD YOU WANT ON A DESERT ISLAND?

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ANY DESTINATION WHICH INCLUDES GOLF AND BIRRA MORETTI

TOAST, SCRAMBLED EGG AND BEANS

CASILLAS, RAMOS, NESTA, CRISTIANO RONALDO, MESSI

TELEPORTATION

CAN I SAY EM, THE PHYSIO? J

WHAT’S RED AND BAD FOR YOUR TEETH?

IS FOR JOKE. TELL US ONE…

A BRICK…

JIMMY BULLARD , FREDDIE FLINTOFF, GINO D’ACAMPO

Y HIGH SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY TEACHER

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IS FOR KARAOKE. WHAT’S YOUR TUNE?

STAND BY ME L

IS FOR LATE. WHO TAKES THE LONGEST IN THE DRESSING ROOM

IS FOR MATCH. THE BEST OF YOUR CAREER?

IS FOR NICKNAME. WHAT DO YOU GET CALLED?

FA CUP FIRST ROUND FOR HYDE UNITED V MK DONS

COATSEY

IS FOR OPPONENT. WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER YOU HAVE FACED?

UDDLESTONE

SOUTHY, HE SPENDS AGES DOING HIS HAIR M N O P

IS FOR PROFESSION. WHAT DO YOU DO AWAY FROM THE GAME? Q

SECONDARY SCHOOL PE TEACHER AND ASPIRING GOLFER

IS FOR QUIZ. WHAT IS YOUR SPECIALIST SUBJECT?

IS FOR REWIND. WHAT FILM DO YOU WATCH OVER AND OVER?

THE HYDE UNITED LINE UP IN THE FA CUP FIRST ROUND V MK DONS

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I THINK THE LADS WILL AGREE , CENTRE BACKS DON ’T HAVE ONE ! R

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IS FOR SPORT. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE OUTSIDE FOOTBALL GOLF T

IS FOR TROUBLE. HOW MANY RED CARDS HAVE YOU HAD?

IS FOR UPSET. HOW FAR HAVE YOU GOT IN THE FA CUP?

IS FOR VROOM. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM CAR?

IS FOR WHO. WHO DO YOU SUPPORT?

ONLY THREE WHICH I AM QUITE SURPRISED/PROUD AT U V W X

IS FOR X-FACTOR. WHAT’S YOUR HIDDEN TALENT? Y

AFTER ASKING MY WHOLE FAMILY ITS AGREED I DON ’T HAVE ONE…

IS FOR YOU. DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS OR PHRASES? THICK AS **** Z

IS FOR ZOO. IF YOU COULD BE AN ANIMAL WHAT WOULD IT BE?

NOT A CLUE! A MONKEY?

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CRAIG BIDDLESTONE

EMMA HAYES , MANAGER OF CHELSEA

WOMEN , MADE A CALL THIS WEEK FOR

WOMEN ’S SUPER LEAGUE PITCHES TO HAVE UNDERSOIL HEATING IN PLACE AS STANDARD AT ALL WSL GROUNDS AFTER THEIR GAME AGAINST LIVERPOOL WAS ABANDONED AFTER JUST 6 MINUTES DUE TO A FROZEN PITCH , DESPITE A NUMBER OF PRE -MATCH PITCH INSPECTIONS .

NOW I’M NOT OVERLY SURE HOW FINANCIALLY VIABLE THIS WOULD BE AT PRESENT IN WOMEN ’S FOOTBALL, A QUICK LOOK AT THE GROUNDS IN USE SHOW THAT MANY ARE STILL SHARED WITH NON -LEAGUE OR LOWER LEAGUE CLUBS , AND THE COST OF INSTALLING UNDERSOIL HEATING APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN £1M AND £1.3M .

FOR CLUBS SUCH AS BOREHAM WOOD ,

BARNET AND WALSALL WHO CURRENTLY ACT AS LANDLORDS FOR SOME OF THE WSL

CLUBS , YOU WOULD IMAGINE THEY SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THAT SORT OF MONEY, EVEN IF GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE , AND YES , THE ARGUMENT COULD BE THAT THE WSL CLUBS SHOULD BE PUTTING THE MONEY IN FOR THE PITCH IMPROVEMENTS BUT IS WOMEN ’S FOOTBALL THAT WELL OFF AT THE MOMENT ? THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE COULD BE FOR THE PARENT CLUBS IN THE MEN ’S GAME TO PUT THE MONEY FORWARD , BUT THEN THAT BRINGS OUT THE ARGUMENT THAT THE WOMEN ’S GAME IS TRYING TO BECOME FINANCIALLY SELF SUSTAINABLE WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE MEN ’S GAME .

HERE AT OSSETT UNITED THE PITCH AT INGFIELD HAS IMPROVED MASSIVELY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS , BACK IN THE OSSETT TOWN DAYS THE PITCH WAS BEING USED FOR FIRST TEAM , RESERVES , AND JUNIOR GAMES ON A REGULAR BASIS , AND AS THE SEASON WENT ON THE PITCH NATURALLY DETERIORATED , RE -SEEDING ISN ’T POSSIBLE UNTIL THE SEASON HAS FINISHED AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PARTS OF THE PITCH THAT GET LITTLE OR NO SUNLIGHT DURING THE SEASON , AND EVEN THOUGH THE PITCH NOW DOESN ’T GET USED

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CRAIG BIDDLESTONE

ANYWHERE NEAR AS MUCH IT DID , IT STILL REMAINS OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS , SO MUCH SO THAT ALL IT TAKES IS A DAY OF HEAVY RAIN (WHICH WE GET PLENTY OF) THE DAY BEFORE A GAME AND THE GAME IS AUTOMATICALLY PUT AT RISK .

IT ’S NOT JUST THE PITCH THOUGH THAT IS PROBLEMATIC THIS TIME OF THE YEAR , THE SURROUNDING AREAS HAVE TO BE FACTORED IN TOO. A FEW DAYS OF BITTERLY COLD WEATHER OR SNOW LEADING TO A FROZEN PITCH , FOLLOWED BY A COUPLE OF DAYS OF SLIGHTLY MILDER WEATHER WHICH THAWS THE PITCH OUT IS GREAT , BUT IF THE SURROUNDING ROADS AND PAVEMENTS ARE STILL A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC THEN THIS NEEDS TO BE FACTORED IN TOO.

A LOT HAS BEEN SAID THIS WEEK , RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY ABOUT POSTPONEMENTS INVOLVING SHEFFIELD FC AND OURSELVES . FROZEN PITCHES , WATERLOGGED PITCHES OR WHATEVER THE REASONS FOR THE NUMBER OF POSTPONEMENTS I DO THINK ULTIMATELY IT ’S ONLY RIGHT THAT YOU , THE SUPPORTERS ARE GIVEN ENOUGH NOTICE . THANKFULLY SHEFFIELD (OR

NORTH DERBYSHIRE ) ISN ’T THAT FAR DOWN THE M1, IMAGINE TRAVELLING UP TO NORTH SHIELDS ON A TUESDAY NIGHT AND FINDING OUT THE GAME IS OFF JUST AFTER NORTHALLERTON ! WHEN THE REFEREE MAKES THE CALL TO POSTPONE A GAME IT ’S NOT QUITE AS SIMPLE AS TELLING THE WORLD IMMEDIATELY. THE LEAGUE HAS TO BE INFORMED AND RATIFY THE POSTPONEMENT , AND THEN ONCE THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED THE GAME IS OFF WE CAN THEN DO SO TOO, IF WE JUMP THE GUN THEN WE GET FINED - IT ’S AS SIMPLE AS THAT - BUT ULTIMATELY OUR HANDS ARE TIED . THAT SAID , THE SECOND WE CAN ANNOUNCE THAT A GAME IS OFF WE DO SO.

ENOUGH ABOUT PITCHES AND POSTPONED GAMES , WE HAVE A YORKSHIRE DERBY TONIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS , I’VE SAID BEFORE THAT I PERSONALLY PREFER 3PM ON A SATURDAY, BUT THESE LOCAL FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES DO HAVE PLENTY OF POSITIVES , HOPEFULLY YOU TURN UP IN NUMBERS TO SUPPORT BLACKIE AND THE BOYS , AND ALSO TO ENJOY TONIGHT ’S HALF TIME PLAYLIST , CHOSEN BY ROB ADAMSON . COME ON YOU BLUES !

Juice Personnel are an independent recruitment agency based in Wakefield. We were founded in 2003 in Huddersfield with the knowledge that things could be done differently. This led us to adopt what we called our ‘refreshingly different’ approach. This radical new approach to recruitment was based around our core values of mutual understanding, honesty, integrity and quality.

From day one we had a policy to constantly review how we worked. Because of this dedication to self-improvement and our refreshing, personal approach to recruitment we saw a client and candidate loyalty that we’ve never experienced before and quickly outgrew our small office.

Skip forward a few years and we still hold fast to the same morals we started with: mutual understanding, honesty, integrity and quality. Because of our unwavering dedication to client and candidate satisfaction Juice Personnel are now seen as one of the leading independent recruiters in Wakefield.

OSSETT UNITED MEDIA PARTNER

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

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 PITCH SIDE 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.

AT THE END OF AUGUST MARK WARD LEFT THE CLUB, CITING ONE VOICE WOULD BE BETTER THAN TWO IN THE MANAGERIAL POSITION. JAS COLLIVER LEFT THE CLUB IN OCTOBER AND WAS REPLACED BY GRANT BLACK ON AN 18 MONTH CONTRACT.

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY 2023

FEBRUARY

MARCH

FORMER PLAYERS

PITCHING IN NPL EAST

TADCASTER ALBION

COREY ROPER, MIDFIELD COREY , A FORMER

PLAYER OF THE SEASON, RETURNED TO TADCASTER TWO YEARS AGO HAVING LEFT THE BREWERS AT THE END OF THE 2018/19 SEASON

WHEN AN OFFER TO TEST HIMSELF AT NORTHERN

PREMIER LEAGUE WHITBY TOWN, PROVED

IRRESISTIBLE. HOWEVER, INCREASED WORK COMMITMENTS AND ASSOCIATED TRAVELLING WERE OUR GOOD FORTUNE. HE JOINED LEEDS

UNITED AS A JUNIOR AT THE AGE OF SEVEN, GOING ONTO PLAY FOR THEIR UNDER 18 AND

UNDER 21 TEAMS. IN 2014 HE JOINED

WREXHAM FOR THREE SEASONS. A DEAD BALL SPECIALIST, A TOUGH MIDFIELD DYNAMO WHO LEADS BY EXAMPLE.

DAN HARTLEY, CENTRAL DEFENCE DAN STARTED WITH US TOWARDS THE END OF THE

2019/20 SEASON AND WE HAVE SEEN HIM

DEVELOP CONSISTENTLY TO BECOME A FIRST TEAM REGULAR. HE SHOWS COMMITMENT AND

TENACITY FAR BEYOND HIS YEARS DAN ATTENDED THE UFCA IN LEEDS AND EVOLUTION

SPORTS ACADEMY BEFORE JOINING HARROGATE TOWN UNDER 23S, WHICH HE CAPTAINED. ALTHOUGH A NATURAL CENTRAL DEFENDER, DAN IS EQUALLY ADEPT ON EITHER SIDE AND HIS ABILITY TO GET DOWN THE FLANKS IS A BONUS, AS ARE HIS THROW INS. CALM ON THE BALL - A ROCK IN DEFENCE.

PLAYER PROFILES

JACK JOHNSON, DEFENCE JACK JOINED THE CLUB AT THE END OF THE LAST SEASON FROM PICKERING TOWN. HE IS NATURAL RIGHT BACK BUT IS EQUALLY HAPPY IN CENTRAL DEFENCE OR MIDFIELD IF NEEDED. BORN AND STILL LIVING IN KIPPAX, LEEDS, JACK WAS ON DONCASTER ROVERS BOOKS AS A YOUNGSTER AFTER WHICH HE SIGNED YOUTH PAPERS WITH FC HALIFAX. AT THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN HE MOVED ONTO SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC WHERE HE STAYED FOR THREE YEARS. FROM THE SEADOG , JACK SIGNED FOR PICKERING TOWN IN THE SUMMER OF 2020 AND WAS EVER PRESENT RIGHT UP TO THE PIKES RELEGATION LAST SEASON FROM THE NORTHERN PREMIER EAST .

NATHAN DYER, DEFENCE/MIDFIELD NATHAN DYER JOINS US FROM WHITBY TOWN. HE IS A RIGHT BACK BUT CAN PLAY IN ANY POSITION IN DEFENCE AND MIDFIELD AND IS A NATURAL WING BACK WITH A TREMENDOUS TURN OF SPEED. THE SIX FEET TALL DEFENDER SIGNED A TWO-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP WITH YORK CITY IN THE SUMMER OF 2018 AND MADE HIS DEBUT FOR THE MINSTERMEN IN THE FOLLOWING OCTOBER. HE MADE NINE LEAGUE APPEARANCES FOR YORK, BEFORE JOINING GRANTHAM TOWN IN TIME FOR THE START OF THE 2020/21 CAMPAIGN. NATHAN IMPRESSED DURING PRE-SEASON – A TOUGH DEFENDER BUT SURPRISINGLY FAST UP FRONT AS WELL.

THE BREWERS

JAMES BEASTON, CENTRAL DEFENCE THIRTYONE-YEAR-OLD JAMES IS A CENTRAL DEFENDER ALTHOUGH HAPPY TO PLAY RIGHT BACK AS WELL.

HE JOINS FROM YORKSHIRE AMATEURS WHERE HE SPENT THREE SEASONS AND BEFORE THAT WAS WITH GARFORTH FOR FOUR YEARS AND THEIR CAPTAIN FOR MOST OF THE TIME. IN HIS EARLIER FOOTBALLING CAREER JAMES PLAYED FOR GLASSHOUGHTON, HARROGATE RAILWAY AND NOSTELL MINERS WELFARE. HE LIVES IN SHERBURN IN ELMET WHERE HE GREW UP AND APART FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS IN ATLANTA USA, HAS LIVED THERE ALL HIS LIFE. HE IS A STRONG PRESENCE IN DEFENCE WHO READS THE GAME WELL AND BRINGS STABILITY TO THE BACK FOUR

CHARLIE JEBSON-KING, DEFENDER/MIDFIELD

TWENTY-YEAR-OLD, CHARLIE IS ANOTHER PLAYER WHO HAS SIGNED FOLLOWING THE PROBLEMS AT YORKSHIRE AMATEURS .

STANDING AT 5’ 11” HE CAME THROUGH THE YOUTH ACADEMY AT YORK CITY MAKING HIS FIRST TEAM DEBUT FOR THE MINSTERMEN THREE YEARS AGO. FOLLOWING A TRIAL AT SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC HE JOINED YORKSHIRE

AMATEURS LAST SEASON. CHARLIE IS COMFORTABLE TO PLAY AT LEFT BACK, LEFT WING BACK OR LEFT WING . HE IS EXTREMELY FAST AND ONE OF THE MOST ACCURATE PASSERS OF THE BALL .

STEVE SMITH, DEFENCE STEVE ALSO JOINS US FROM YORKSHIRE AMATEURS WHERE HE PLAYED

FOR THE LAST FOUR SEASONS. HE IS MOST COMFORTABLE AT RIGHT BACK BUT IS HAPPY AS A CENTRE BACK OR WING BACK, WHERE HIS SPEED CAN BE USED TO GOOD EFFECT. STEVE IS THE BROTHER OF EX-GUISELEY AND PONTEFRACT SCOTT SMITH. LIKE ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF LAST YEAR’S AMMERS SQUAD HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN THE ENTIRE SQUAD WAS RELEASED BUT HAPPY TO JOIN THE BREWERS HAVING DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY SOME TIME AGO WITH TADDY. STEVE IS A PERSONAL TRAINER AND WORKS FOR NUFFIELD HEALTH AT GUISELEY.

T’NIQUE FISHLEY, CENTRAL DEFENDER

T’NIQUE IS 26 YEARS OLD AND PLAYED LAST SEASON FOR YORKSHIRE AMATEURS. ALTHOUGH A CENTRAL DEFENDER HE IS HAPPY TO PLAY IN OTHER POSITIONS BUT PREFERABLY ON THE RIGHT FLANK. T’NIQUE’S SENIOR CAREER STARTED AT THE AMMERS IN 2016 WHERE HE MADE HIS DEBUT AS A WINGER! HE WAS PART OF THE 2017/18 TOOLSTATION NCEL DIVISION ONE PROMOTION-WINNING SIDE. HE HAD A SPELL WITH OSSETT TOWN BEFORE A MOVE TO SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC 2019 BUT THEN RETURNED TO YORKSHIRE AMMERS VIA BRIGHOUSE AND BELPER IN TIME FOR THE LAST CAMPAIGN. AT 6’2” TALL HE IS STRONG AND QUICK - A ROCK IN DEFENCE.

ROY FOGARTY, STRIKER THE MUCH-TRAVELLED STRIKER JOINED IN LATE SEPTEMBER THIS SEASON HAVING PLAYED A FEW GAMES EARLIER ON FOR WHITBY AND BELPER. HE SPENT SIX

TADCASTER ALBION

YEARS WITH BRADFORD CITY BEFORE MOVING INTO NON-LEAGUE WITH INITIALLY HARROGATE

RAILWAY AND LIVERSEDGE. IT WAS THEN ONTO HIS FIRST OF THREE SPELLS WITH YORKSHIRE

AMATEURS EARLY IN THE 2021/22 SEASON AND DESPITE BRIEF INTERLUDES WITH WORKSOP AND

OSSETT UNITED, HE SAW OUT THEIR FIRST CAMPAIGN AT STEP 4 LEVEL.

MAX CULVERWELL, GOAL KEEPER BORN IN NOTTINGHAM IN 2001, MAX WAS SIGNED UP BY NOTTS COUNTY IN 2018 AND PROGRESSED

THROUGH BOTH THE UNDER 18S AND UNDER 21S TEAMS. HE JOINED QUORN FC IN 2020

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LOAN PERIOD, AND THEN

ONTO YORKSHIRE AMATEURS HALF WAY

THROUGH THEIR FIRST SEASON IN THE

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE EAST. FOLLOWING

THE PROBLEMS AT AMMERS DURING THE SUMMER RECESS, HE WAS SNAPPED UP BY

BELPER TOWN AS THEY STARTED THEIR RETURN

TO NPL PREMIER BUT JOINED US LAST AUTUMN AND HAS QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE STICKS.

SCOTT SMITH, ATTACKING MIDFIELDER

SCOTT, AN ATTACKING MIDFIELDER WHO LIKES

TO PLAY JUST BEHIND THE FRONT RUNNERS, WAS WITH PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES FOR THE LAST TWO SEASONS AND WAS SIGNED BY ANDY MONKHOUSE WHEN HE WAS THEIR MANAGER. HE STARTED HIS CAREER AS A TRAINEE AT BRADFORD CITY BEFORE ENLISTING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP WITH GUISELEY. HE HAD LOAN

SPELLS AT MATLOCK AND GOOLE BEFORE SIGNING FOR THE COLLS. SCOTT IS THE YOUNGER BROTHER OF OUR DEFENDER, STEVE SMITH.

LEWIS HEY, CENTRAL MIDFIELD LEWIS COMES ON LOAN FROM GUISELEY. STILL ONLY NINETEEN YEARS OLD, KEIGHLEY BORN LEWIS CAME THROUGH THE GUISELEY ACADEMY BEFORE SIGNING FIRST TEAM FORMS UNDER THE PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT TEAM AT THE LIONS. HE MADE HIS FIRST TERM DEBUT TWO YEARS AGO WHEN HE CAME ON AS A SUBSTITUTE AGAINST BOSTON UNITED AND MADE HIS FIRST SENIOR START A MONTH LATER AT AFC TELFORD. AFTER FURTHER IMPRESSING LAST SEASON, HE WAS AWARDED A NEW AND IMPROVED CONTRACT WITH GUISELEY LAST JULY. HE HAS IMPRESSED DURING HIS SHORT TIME WITH US.

LUKE SHARRY, DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER

MIDFIELD DEFENDER LUKE SIGNED ON IN OCTOBER THIS SEASON HAVING BEEN A PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE YORKSHIRE

AMMERS TEAM THAT WON PROMOTION TO THE NORTHERN PREMIER EAST AT THE END OF THE 2020/21 SEASON. THE 32 YEAR OLD STARTED OUT WITH BRADFORD CITY AND PLAYED ALONG THE WAY FOR, AMONGST OTHERS, GUISELEY, WORKSOP, GARFORTH, OSSETT TOWN, FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER AND OSSETT ALBION.

HE BRINGS EXPERIENCE AND STEEL TO THE TEAM AND A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE

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REF WATCH

MATTHEW TYERS

MATTHEW HAS BEEN REFEREEING FOR 16 YEARS NOW. WITH HIS REFEREEING HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE TAKEN CHARGE OF A U16 INTERNATIONAL BETWEEN DENMARK AND SPAIN AS WELL AS SCUNTHORPE VS MAIDSTONE.

TODAY HE IS HOPING FOR A GAME THAT THE FANS ENJOY TO WATCH.

EDD HALL

FABIAN BAILEY

DANNY BURNS

HARRY COATES

HARRY GAGEN

PADDY MILLER

CRAIG NELTHORPE

DANNY SOUTH (CPT)

IDRIS ATTA

JAMES CADMAN

CHRIS DAWSON

LUKE HOGG

JANNI LIPKA

OLI METCALFE

TOM PRIESTLEY-STANDING

DERRY ROBSON

LUKE ALDRICH

DAVID BROWN

JAMES CARVELL

PITEU CROUZ

NATHAN CURTIS

ALEX PETERSON

MAX CULVERWELL

GRAHAM

COREY

DAN HARTLEY

JACK JOHNSON

NATHAN

JAMES

CHARLIE

STEVE

T’NIQUE

ROY FOGARTY

SCOTT

LEWIS

THEO HUDSON

LUKE SHARRY

NAT CROFTS

JORDAN

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