HEBBURN TOWN A U G U S T 1 6 , 2 0 2 2 I S S U E N O 5 COLLIERIES T H E Matchday Programme 22/23 Season
Pontefract Collieries FC would like to extend a very warm welcome to the fans, players and officials of our visitors for this fixture and to all of our Ponte Colls supporters and committee. We also welcome our match officials and any neutrals who have chosen to come along to watch our game today. We hope you enjoy your visit to our stadium and would like for you to make use of our facilities that we are proud to offer… in particular, our clubhouse situated under the main stand with cold beer on tap and excellent tea bar with a selection of hot and cold food. Whatever the outcome of today’s game, we do hope that you will be able to join us for a drink in the clubhouse after the match before wishing you a safe journey home. We would also like to thank our sponsors and partners for the 2022/23 season
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COLLS CONTACTS & OFFICIALS Registered Office; Pontefract Collieries Football Club CIC 4 Holywell Avenue Castleford England, WF10 3FD Company No. 08103129 Director: Trevor Waddington contact@pontefractcollieries.com www.pontefractcollieries.com Club Owner & Chair Trevor Waddington Vice Chair Tom Wiles Director David Beach Head of Operations Mark Harling Club Secretary Tina Goodworth Head of Social Media Charlie Fletcher Commercial Assistant David Flint Committee Members Phil Goodworth David Gray Gareth Athorn First Team Manager Craig Rouse Player/Assistant Manager Jimmy Williams Player/Head Coach Gavin Rothery Player/First Team Coach James Baxendale Goalkeeper Coach Lee Kelsey Sports Therapist Megan Parsley T H E C O L L I E R I E S | P A G E 4
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The new club quickly gained in stature and found considerable success in the West Yorkshire League, before joining the Yorkshire League in 1979. Progress on the field continued, culminating in a Yorkshire League Division Three Championship win in 1982. This was the last season of the old Yorkshire and Midland Leagues, which then combined to form the Northern Counties East League. The Colls were founder members of the new league. Successive promotions were gained in the first two seasons; the Runners-Up spot in Division Two (North) being followed rapidly by the Division One (North) Championship. This was the last season of the old Yorkshire and Midland Leagues, which then combined to form the Northern Counties East League. The Colls were founder members of the new league. Successive promotions were gained in the first two seasons; the Runners-Up spot in Division Two (North) being followed rapidly by the Division One (North) Championship. This meteoric rise saw the Colls into the top flight of the NCEL, a position they held for a decade. Progress on the field was matched by ground improvements, as floodlights, a new clubhouse, stands, seats, and other major changes took place. Much of the work was done during the miners’ strike, cementing further, literally, the club’s relationship with the mining industry and local community.
Steve Kittrick then took up the challenge with a more locally based squad, and an emphasis on youth development. 199900 saw the Under-16’s win the West Riding Junior Cup, and the Under-19’s reach the Northern Youth Alliance League Cup Final. The senior squad also reached the Wilkinson Sword Trophy Final, which was narrowly lost on a 4–2 aggregate to ButGoole.successes at youth level were ultimately unable to be repeated by the senior squad, and Steve Kittrick left, after a disappointing finish to the 2000–01 campaign. The successful youth coach, Gary Batley, took over for the 2001–02 campaign, but a very young and unsettled side saw a disastrous season end with the Colls rock bot-tom of the NCEL First Division.
Managers Paul Cooper, John Brown, and Ged Elliott had been the main inspirations behind the footballing rise of the club during this sustained period of progress. But when the last of this line, Ged Elliott, left the club during 1994–95, a sudden decline could not be halted and the first relegation for many a year came about. The appointment of new boss, Jim Kenyon, soon halted the slide, however, and the Colls bounced straight back, taking the Runners-Up spot, and winning the Wilkinson Sword Trophy along the way. The following season saw Pontefract in yet another cup final, when they lost out by 3 –1 to Hucknall Town at Millmoor in the NCEL League Cup Final. Success could not be sustained, though, and by 1998–99, a disastrous start saw the first 11 games lost, and only 7 points gained by Christmas. New manager, Peter Daniel, came in, and almost turned the fortunes around in an amazing rear-guard battle. The club still lost its Premier Division status, finishing second bottom, but only on goal difference.
The floodlight opening in 1987 saw the Collieries take on Hull City in a friendly, watched by the record 1,000 crowd for the Skinner Lane ground. More honours came the club’s way as the NCEL Floodlit Cup was won twice, and two West Riding County Cup Finals were reached. Another near miss was the appearance in the NCEL Presidents Cup Final in 1994.
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Pontefract is known to have had a football club as far back as the 1890s when a side, presumably composed mainly of soldiers, competed in the West Yorkshire League as Pontefract MuchGarrison.ofthe
history of the game in the town is still in need of further research, but it is known that a Pontefract Borough club reached the dizzy heights of the Yorkshire League in the late 1920s. They failed to finish the 1929–30 season, though. But by 1935, a club called Tanshelf Gems managed to acquire a ground on Ackworth Road, moved there, and became Pontefract United. United ruled the roost in local football before the war, but when hostilities ended in Europe, they were rekindled in the town with the appearance of a Pontefract Collieries side, who by the late 1950s had gained slight bragging rights over their town rivals, both playing in the West Yorkshire League. But in 1960 the old Collieries club became extinct, only for the name to return a couple of years later when United merged with a local youth side and adopted the name for themselves.
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The plan was delivered and 2014/15 turned out to be a successful season for the Colls as they finished as runners up in the NCEL Division 1 and achieved promotion to the NCEL Premier League after an absence of fifteen seasons. Along the way they achieved the season’s records for highest away win, best aggregate score, most goals scored (joint with Louth Town), second best defence and most clean sheets.
Ponte now in the NCEL Premier (in 2015/16) new players arrived to strengthen the promotion winning squad. However struggles saw a new management team announced with manager Craig Parry assisted by Craig Rouse and Nigel Danby. They fought to the bitter end and unfortunately ended up in the third from bottom spot and back into division one. The 2016/17 season saw many changes in players and staff behind the scenes and on the field, with emphasis on the clubs infrastructure being paramount. The team had a great pre-season and that gave the side the building blocks for the year they had.
But optimism for the 2003–04 campaign soon evaporated, and after a poor start, Pete Daniel resigned. Reserve team manager Roly Lanes took over the reins, and the club were pulled off bottom spot, but still needed to apply for re-election.
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Turmoil and bad feeling dominated the summer break, seeing the departure of the management team and most of the Committee as well. But this provided an excellent opportunity for the club to rebuild, and to put in place a plan for the future where none had previously existed.
2008-9 saw a new and enthusiastic, Committee appoint new manager, Simon Houghton, from local Central Midlands League side Kinsley Boys, and after just 4 league games the new team gained the 9 points it won the previous season. For the first part of the season, the club kept pace with eventual champions Scarborough Athletic at the top of the table, but unfortunately, a disastrous spell into the new-year saw the club embark on a run of 1 win in 9, which saw the club finish in ninth place.
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As a result, Simon Houghton left the club, with former Leeds United captain Brendon Ormsby being brought in as manager. During his first dozen games in charge of the club, Ormsby used the remainder of last season to assess the players at his disposal and start to implement changes to the playing style of the team. With several target signings brought in during the closed season to enhance his squad, Ormsby prepared his team for an assault on the NCEL First Unfortunately,Division. success wasn’t forthcoming for the Colls, and a bad spell during the middle of the 2012-2013 season led to Ormsby leaving the club by mutual consent. Player-managers Nick Handley and Duncan Bray stepped into the breach for the club, and with one defeat in the last ten league games, they ended the season with the club in-form, The 2013-2014 season was one of consolidation as Bray and Handley brought in new players and stamped their style of play on the squad. Ending in a ninth place league finish.
Progress in national competitions was virtually nil. Things reached rock bottom in 2007–08 when, despite winning the first league game, Ponte then failed to win another for the rest of the season, and finished with just 9 points, a staggering 15 adrift of the club above them. Once again, relegation was avoided as the club were saved by the constant restructuring of the Pyramid league system.
2009–10 saw continual improvement from Houghton’s players. The side was strengthened and despite a slow start, the side eventually finished the sea-son in fifth place, taking four points off promoted Brighouse Town during the campaign. Despite the team topping the league during the Christmas and New Year period in the 2010–11 Season, the team’s results fell away badly in the early months of 2011.
Battles off the field have dominated recent times, with fires destroying seats and parts of the stand, the tea bar, and the closure of the adjacent Prince of Wales Colliery and loss of the electricity supply. On the field, Collieries continued to struggle, and only avoided relegation on more than one occasion as a consequence of Pyramid restructuring.
2002–03 saw Peter Daniel return, and improve-ments on the field were obvious from the very start. Ironically, despite bringing in a few key players to strengthen the squad, much of the side were graduates from the club’s youth policy, which seemingly had not matured quite quickly enough for previous Themanagers.season saw the club reach its best ever stage in national competitions, reaching the Second Round Proper of the FA Vase, and with another Cup Final appearance in the Wilkinson Sword Trophy, this time losing out to Mickleover Sports, 3–1 on aggregate. A strong run in the second half of the league season saw the Colls finish in fourth place in Division One.
The 19 20 and 20 21 seasons were curtailed early due to the coronavirus pandemic The 2021/22 season saw Craig Rouse return to the club as First Team Manager, along with a number of former players We struggled to get started in the league, but history was made in the FA Cup as Ponte reached the fourth qualifying round FC Halifax Town needed a return leg to beat The Colls, following a draw at home in front of a club record attendance, With only league games remaining follow exits from other cup competitions, it was time to pick up poor league form Colls sat second bottom in early November but a string of big wins saw a jump to mid table A strong bond between players and fans built from the start of 2022 and some big wins followed Many positives for the new season in 2022/23 see many players retained, plus the addition of a couple of former faces On and off the field the club seems to be in a much stronger positions, so here's to more happy days down Beechnut Lane!
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The Colls Club History
2017/18 saw what can only be described as a spectacular season The mighty Ponte Colls surprised everyone (probably most at the club too) We started the season brilliantly winning 12 out of our first 13 games scoring 50 goals in the process By the end of 2017 Ponte had only lost 3 times in league football and were still going strong in the FA Vase Due to these cup runs we sat third in the league and 18 points behind league leader AFC Mansfield but many games in hand But by the time we travelled to Mansfield for the “Title Decider” we were right on their tails, The game was billed to be a close battle yet Ponte took the wheels off the Mansfield title charge and hammered them 3 0 in their back yard! A win in Ponte’s next game would guarantee our historic first promotion to the Evo Stik Away at Maltby Main saw Ponte do exactly what was needed a 2 0 win and mass celebrations The Colls followed this up with a midweek win again away, this time at Handsworth Parramore and a 3 1 win and Pickering losing the following night, meant Ponte were CHAMPIONS of the NCEL Premier Division
After a great start with 9 wins out of the first 9 games (including friendlies) the Colls had started will in both league and the FA Cup The latter saw us reach our joint furthest in the competition after wins against Runcorn Town and Bootle who both went on to have good league campaigns in their own right We ended up getting knocked out by Tadcaster Albion after a thrilling cup tie going 2 0 down then 3 1 down and after pulling a goal back to make it 3 2 were then harshly not given a late penalty! The league saw us put in some brilliant runs of form which saw us leap from 6th to the top of the league. Fate was in our own hands on the final day requiring a win on the final day away at Worsbrough Bridge to gain promotion, which we did 2 1 to return back to the NCEL Premier Division.
After 2 consecutive promotions the Colls had an extremely successful first ever season at Step Four in 2018 19 in the NPL Division One East finishing as runners up to Morpeth Town The Colls narrowly lost out on promotion to the NPL Premier Division at the first time of asking after losing to Brighouse Town in the Play offs
Two ex Hebburn players, Scott Oliver and Davy Bell, started from scratch Unfortunately, the youthful squad were unable to beat the drop, but glimpses of promise definitely appeared In the 2017/18 season, a magnificent run from January to May that saw The Hornets lose just twice, claiming a second place position and promotion back to tier nine
Hebburn was very different back in 1912 The collieries that had changed it from a small agricultural hamlet to a cosmopolitan but pretty grimy industrial town were nearing peak employment of 1,864 men. The shipyards launched by Andrew Leslie were in full vigour. The town 11 years earlier had welcomed a diminutive Frenchman called Alphonse Reyrolle. Reyrolle opened an engineering works, initially employing just 50 men, in the former dye factory next to St Aloysius's church. At its peak, Reyrolles would employ 12,000 men from a wide range of backgrounds, religions and cultures, becoming familiar worldwide due to exporting to 70 countries
The club then had 28 seasons in the Wearside League, before winning the league in 1966 and Monkwearmouth Cup in 1968.
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The company also started a football team, encouraged by industrialist and mine owner Sir Ralph Carr Ellison, another famous name in Hebburn history who provided the sports ground on which the team still play on Football has played a major part in the life of the town a cornerstone of its history It helped the population forget the harshness of day to day life When the last pit closed in 1931, it claimed the lives of almost 200 men and boys Of course, there'd been plenty of teams before 1912, most notably Hebburn Argyle kicked off in 1882 by Father Toner, the priest of St Aloysius's The town had so many Scots, they became known as the Tyneside Highlanders Pre World War One, derbies with Jarrow would attract crowds of 8,000 The Geordie town also had Shinty and Curling Clubs, and even an annual Highland games, organised by the Hebburn Celtic Society Alphonse Reyrolle had actively encouraged his workers to take part in sport, including barefoot football, and formed the Employees' Benevolent Association The team formed in 1912, elected to the Second Division of the Jarrow and District Junior League, was suitably booted however They progressed, flourished in the 1930s, had a wartime season in the North Eastern League, won the Durham Challenge Cup in 1943, and returned to the Northern Combination where they stayed until 1958 In 1959/60, Reyrolles had another season in the terminally ailing North Eastern League but finished bottom with just eight points
After financial struggles the year before promotion with an average attendance of around 50 and having to launch a campaign to save the club, it looked like the tides had changed Scott Oliver's side finished as runners up in their return to Division One, with Michael Richardson notching 25 goals
In 1988, following the demise of the iconic engineering company A. Reyrolle, the name was changed to Hebburn, and an application was made to join the Northern League though it was before the days of automatic promotion and relegation, and there wasn't a vacancy. The ground was improved, and other clubs canvassed. The break, however, came when North Shields created a vacancy by deciding to play elsewhere The team played its first Northern League game on August 19 1989, winning 2 1 at Shotton Comrades They won promotion and the Durham Challenge Cup in 1992 but were relegated continuously for failing to meet ground criteria Hebburn won the Craven Cup in 2000 In 2011/12, Hebburn reached the FA Cup Fourth Round qualifying facing Gateshead away, who were 125 league places above the club and secured promotion to Northern League Division One, having finished third The following campaign, The Hornets met their target of avoiding relegation, however the management team and squad moved to Jarrow Roofing in the summer
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The experienced shot-stopped spent a number of years at Seaham Redstar before enjoying the 2017/18 campaign with Jarrow Roofing.
The ex-Sunderland teenager stepped up from Hebburn Town's U16 side last summer, making his debut off the bench against Stockton Town.
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TOM DEVITT Devitt agreed a one-year deal on South Tyneside in July 2021 after impressing on trial.
The central defender agreed terms at The Green Energy Sports Ground from Morpeth Town in May 2019.
SHAUNGOALKEEPERNEWBROOK Hailing from South Tyneside, Newbrook became Daniel Moore's first signing as Hebburn Town manager in May 2022.
Carson spent time with Darlington and Boldon CA, prior to a number of seasons at Jarrow Roofing.
The right-back is a product of The Quakers and would make 16 appearances in League Two before Darlo were relegated. After over 50 appearances for Blyth Spartans, he made the switch to Spennymoor Town in 2012.
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The young left-back joined The Hornets in November 2021, signing a contract two months later.
DAN GROVES (CAPTAIN) Hailing from Darlington, Scott Oliver brought Groves to the club in June 2018, and he was later named club captain in 2021.
Walters is a product of Newcastle United, having been with The Magpies from the age of eight, but was released last summer.
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The Moors won the 2013 FA Vase, despite Groves not playing in the final due to illness, before clinching the Northern League title one year later. Groves joined Shildon in 2015 and won the Northern League for a second time during his debut season.
The centre-back plied his trade for Lionsbridge in USA, before linking up with Gateshead in time for the 2018/19 campaign. After 20 National League appearances, he joined Blyth Spartans for a single season, prior to a year battling upper mid-table in the Scottish League Two with Stranraer.
Archer's first start came in the Emirates FA Cup, as he gained the Man of the Match award in a 1-0 upset at Ashton United. After 29 appearances, the midfielder was named as the club's 2021/22 Young Player of the Year.
The club enjoyed a run in the Buildbase FA Vase, beating City of Liverpool FC 4 0 in front of 1,302 people. The Fifth Round would see the attendance record broken again as 1,310 packed The Green Energy Sports Ground, though the day finished in favour of West Auckland Town. In May 2019, manager Scott Oliver stepped down. Kevin Bolam, who had become the club's reserve manager a year beforehand and guided them to the Wearside League title, took the reins Bolam and assistant Mick Mulhern enjoyed a strong debut campaign on South Tyneside, challenging near the top of the table before the COVID 19 outbreak meant the season was voided They also reached the Buildbase FA Vase final, beating Corinthian in the Semi Final on penalties, but would have to wait until May 3 2021 to grace the Wembley turf Again, the 2020/21 campaign was full of life for Hebburn Town prior to curtailment but having applied for promotion at the end of the season, they joined tier eight the highest level in the club's history Kevin Bolam's outfit also reached the Buildbase FA Vase Quarter Final for a second time but lost 1 0 to eventual winners Warrington Rylands In the midst of all this, the 2020 Buildbase FA Vase Final was still up for grabs Consett were the opponents in a tense and historic battle behind closed doors The Hornets went behind twice in a frantic, four goal first half at Wembley However Hebburn born Olly Martin came off the bench to score the winner on 83 minutes, rounding off a special season in the North East Hebburn's first season in the Pitching In Northern Premier League concluded in a 13th placed finish The South Tynesiders did enjoy an Emirates FA Cup run after upsetting Ashton United and facing York City away, but Kevin Bolam was dismissed in February 2022
After a year with South Shields, he put pen to paper at Craik Park in 2017. Carson made 62 appearances for Morpeth, winning the Pitching In Northern Premier League East Division and Northumberland Senior Cup in 2018/19.
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The 24-year-old centre-back is a product of Hebburn Town's youth system, making his senior debut in August 2017. He would win the Player of the Year award in 2017/18, as The Hornets finished runners-up in Northern League Division Two.
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Donaghy has since been ever-present for his local side, accumulating 100 starts in September 2020 and earning a trial at Wolves.
Shildon boss Daniel Moore was appointed at the end of the campaign after reaching the play offs with The Railwaymen
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Moore signed Newbrook at Shildon in 2018, where he won the Durham Challenge Cup and promotion to the Pitching In Northern Premier League in over 150 appearances.
JOE WALTON
The young winger came through South Shields Academy, sealing a move to Huddersfield Town in May 2019. He was loaned to Hyde United and South Shields, making seven firstteam appearances for the latter in 2020/21 which included an Emirates FA Cup tie at Cheltenham Town. McCamley impressed on trial at Shildon the following season, earning a deal and playing 36 times before Daniel Moore brought him to Hebburn Town in June 2022.
Henderson moved to York City in 2011, and later helped hometown Gateshead beat the drop from the National League in 2012/13 with a goal on the final day. He fired Spennymoor to the Northern Premier League in 2014 with 37 goals in a single season, before joining Morpeth Town in 2016 and scoring 77 times in 217 appearances.
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ROBBIE SPENCE
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After impressing for the U23s, the young playmaker made his first-team debut in the Durham Challenge Cup against Stockton Town in December 2021. A product of Hebburn Town Juniors and Newcastle United Academy, Murray started the 2021/22 campaign in Northern League Division Two with Jarrow but departed due to work commitments. He played five times for The Hornets towards the back end of last season and scored an incredible strike away to Lincoln United.
Phillips enjoyed two seasons at South Shields - lifting five trophies and earning Man of the Match in the 2017 FA Vase final. He then appeared 163 times for Morpeth Town, helping The Highwaymen to the Pitching In Northern Premier League East Division title and Northumberland Senior Cup.
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A two-time FA Vase winner, Phillips put pen to paper at Hebburn in May 2022.
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LIAM MURRAY
The attacking midfielder briefly joined Morpeth Town in the summer of 2019 but switched to Darlington a few months later. Reid played 30 times for The Quakers and returned to Blyth last season to surpass 200 appearances.
From Doncaster, Spence joined Hebburn Town in the summer of 2018.
MICHAEL MCKEOWN
The central midfielder, once of Scunthorpe United's Academy, spent a few seasons with Team Northumbria in the Northern League before making the move to The Hornets. He made the most appearances for Hebburn last season and was named as the 2021/22 Players' Player of the Year.
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The versatile right winger became Daniel Moore's second signing at Hebburn, having played together during Spennymoor Town's FA Vase and Northern League success.
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Walton, formerly of Sunderland RCA, left The Moors in 2014 and joined Washington for two years before Morpeth Town came calling. He spent a number of seasons with The Highwaymen, including a scintillating 2019/20 campaign which ended in four end of season awards.
AMAR PUREWAL
Martin enjoyed a prolific season at Whitley Bay, notching 12 goals, before moving to The Hornets in June 2019.
The centre-midfielder signed on South Tyneside from Morpeth Town in December 2019 and is currently recovering from an ACL injury picked up in June 2021. McKeown played alongside England midfielder Jordan Henderson as a youngster at Sunderland, before moving to North Shields. Intertwined with a stint at Seaham Redstar, the midfielder helped The Robins achieve promotion to Northern League Division One in 2014 before lifting the FA Vase one year later. Having departed in 2017, McKeown spent time with West Auckland Town, as well as making 10 appearances at the start of 2019/20 for Morpeth.
Purewal accumulated a total of 61 goals in 115 appearances for The Quakers but moved to Shildon for a stint in 2016. The forward, who notched Hebburn's first at Wembley in May 2021, made headlines after facing off against his twin brother Arjun in the Consett backline.
Having played together at Spennymoor Town, Daniel Moore signed Henderson in late May 2022. The forward came through Watford's ranks and played 18 times in the Championship, whilst enjoying loans at the likes of Hartlepool and Rotherham United.
A four-time Northern League winner, Moore was appointed as Hebburn Town manager ahead of the 2022/23 campaign after leading Shildon to the Pitching In Northern Premier League East Division Playoff places.
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A product of Mansfield Town, Moore donned the shirt for Shildon and Celtic Nation after proudly giving eight years' service to the army. The defender captained Spennymoor Town to FA Vase triumph in 2013, despite not appearing at Wembley due to injury, before returning to Shildon as skipper.
The quick attacker, formerly of Newcastle United and Sunderland's youth set-ups, spent time with Gateshead U18s, Jarrow Roofing and South Shields Reserves.
The left winger donned the shirt for Blyth Spartans and Whitley Bay, before joining Gateshead and scoring the winner in the 2009 National League North Play-off Final. The former Harrogate Town and Jarrow Roofing man joined Spennymoor and lifted the FA Vase in 2013, while also securing promotion from the Northern League.
The 29-year-old played in the Northern League for Ryton and West Allotment Celtic before sealing a move to Blyth Spartans in 2015. He became a stalwart at Croft Park, winning the Northumberland Senior Cup and promotion to the National League North.
The tall striker joined The Hornets in June 2020 from Northern League rivals, West Auckland Town.
Purewal, an international with Panjab, came through the ranks of Newcastle United before stints with Newcastle Benfield and Bishop Auckland. He was Durham City's top scorer in the eighth tier in 2010/11, prior to joining Darlington in 2012 and again finishing top of the charts.
After lifting the Northern League Cup and Division One title, he was named player-manager in January 2017 and claimed the JR Cleator and Durham Challenge Cup. Hitting around 500 appearances at Dean Street, Moore achieved promotion alongside Hebburn in 2020/21 - with his tenure ending in a 59% win ratio from 223 games.
OLLY MARTIN Martin wrote his name into Hebburn history after coming off the bench to score the winner at Wembley in the 2020 FA Vase final.
Jack Greenhough DF Club Captain Jack joined The Colls academy following leaving Bolton Wanderers. He quickly joined the first team and made a big impression. One of the clubs youngest captains, he is a massive part of how we play.
Lloyd Allinson GK Lloyd started his senior career at Chesterfield in the football league. He’s since gained experience in National League and NPL. A great shot stopper and has made a big impact since joining The Colls.
Jake Picton DF Jake returns to Ponte this year after a spell at Worksop Town. An experienced defender at this level, he’s a real leader and has the ability to chip in with a goal from the back.
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Harry Spratt DF One of our new recruits this season, Harry can feature anywhere across the back line. He joins the club following spells at Ashton United, Scarborough Athletic and York City.
Spencer Clarke - DF A stalwart for us, Spencer is a real Rolls Royce of a footballer and a leader amongst the dressing room Vice Captain he is and has been a key component for The Colls over the years Jack Shepherd DF Our young player of the year last season, Jack has matured into a strong defender that can play either centre or left back. As well as reading the game well, it is his ability to bring the ball out which often catches the eye. Callum Brook DF A product of the Chesterfield FC academy, following his arrival he has made a number of appearances and has more than handled himself at this level. He will go on to have a big future at the heart of defence. Ben Turner DF Another experienced head at the back, Ben joined the club in December 2021. The left sided defender featured heavily in the sides up turn in league form last season.
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Jack Lazenby MF Jack is a ball playing midfielder that has a great range of passing and loves a crunching challenge. A former Guiseley academy product, will be looking to kick on this year.
Adam Porritt DF/MF Versatile Fullback or Midfielder Adam joins the club from Liversedge, where he won a league and cup double last year. He has played for local rivals Tadcaster Albion and Ossett United as well as stints at Farsley Celtic and Harrogate Town
Jimmy Williams DF/MF A Ponte unsung hero, now player assistant coach Jimmy is a combative player that can play anywhere in either defence or midfield, a real presence in the side Fabian Bailey DF/MF Fabian is into his fifth straight season at Ponte. He is a real versatile player that can feature anywhere from defence to midfield Scott Brown DF/MF ‘Browny’ is another player that can feature in the heart of defence or midfield, he’s always fire in the tackle but is also great with the ball at his feet Made a real difference upon returning from a loan last year
Jack Vann MF Vanny joined Ponte last summer and made a real impression, a real cog in The Colls engine room controlling the midfield. Ran a one man goal of the season competition last year with two fine strikes. Gavin Rothery MF Midfield dynamo and now Head Coach, Gavin is a midfield dynamo and makes his impact when dancing passed defenders. Missed parts of last season through injury but when for another key component to our side.
James Baxendale - MF Another midfielder that comes alive in the final third, made a number of Football League appearance for Walsall before moving down the pyramid. He’s back for his second stint at Ponte and will look to add goals and assists. Recently also joined the coaching staff as First Team Coach.
Craig Rouse Manager Now in his second season as manager at Ponte, previously a goalscoring player then assistant coach as Colls went through their most successful years. Now looking to guide the club to more success.
Gavin Allott - FW A proper old fashioned no 9, Gav joins Ponte after winning the league last year with Liversedge. Another man that’s goal record speaks for itself and he’ll no doubt cause many issues for opposing defences. Joe Lumsden - FW Another striker that knows where the back of the net is He rejoined the club last spring and will be looking to add to his tally from last campaign and his previous spell at Ponte. Lee Kelsey GK Coach An experienced coach with a UEFA B licensing as a coach and Keeper Coach. Lee is also our Head of Academy and Community and is lead coach for our Scholars during the week.
Megan Parsley Phsyio Megan has stayed on for her second season with Ponte as Head Physiotherapis, she works closely with Craig Rouse and the lads to ensure they remain in the best condition.
W nal a goal for his country, Adam has a great pedigree and has scored goals for each club he’s been at. A fast intelligent forward, he’ll be looking to chip in with plenty of goals and assists.
Mikey Dunn FW ’Magic Mikey’ a defenders nightmare, this lad on his day can be one of the best players in the league. He’s footwork and speed often leave defenders on the floor. He’s enjoyed a bright preseason will look to add to his NPL tally of goals this season.
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A hat-trick on opening day - a first (EVER) for the club at this level - how pleasing for you is it to get off to a fast start? Yeah it’s the perfect start for me really, hopefully now I can carry it on throughout the season and can really kick on in terms of goals, as it’s something I wanted to improve on from last year. There’s a number of options at the club in the forward areas, is the competition for places key going through the season? Well I arrived Saturday wondering if I’d be starting so I was obviously happy to start, but we have so much quality upfront now and I think all the strikers will have a big part to play throughout the season. Our opening three league games are at home, how important is making our ground a fortress? We know teams don’t like coming to Ponte and we have to make it horrible for everyone and make it difficult for teams to get anything when they play us at home. As Rousey says if we can make our home ground a fortress it gives us something to build on and the rest will sort itself out.
JOE LUMSDEN
HAT-TRICK HERO We’re underway for the 22/23 season, through to the next round of the FA Cup and an opening day victory. How important is a good start to the campaign? Of course it’s important to get off to a good start, to get points on the board early and hopefully start gaining momentum.
I'm really optimistic. I think it was clear last season that the side was in a bit of a transition phase with new management - but towards the end we looked really good, we have added some quality in key positions and have started superbly on Saturday. It's a competitive league (with some sides have spending silly money), but I'd like to think little old Ponte could turn a few heads this year!
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Each week we will give a fan of either The Colls or our opponents the chance to discuss their team and what they love the most about Non League Football. This week we will speak to Chris Walton (Pontefract Collieries Supporter and occasional Media Assistant). Chris Welcome, Tell us first of all why you follow The Colls and how you found out about the club? I'm ashamed to admit that despite being Ponte born and (almost) bred, I'd not actually watched them once when I went off to uni at 18. My flatmate there played locally for Heaton Stan in Newcastle (now just one division below us) and it didn't take long watching him to get me hooked on Non-League. Once uni was finished and I was back in god's own county there was only going to be one team worth watchingmanaged to drag my dad down with me and four years later you have two dedicated Colls season ticket holders!
What is it about Non League football that you enjoy the most? It's so down to earth, in everything from the players to spectators. I'm also a season ticket holder at Leeds and follow them around almost everywhere but I find non-league is such a great contrast, there are no frills whatsoever. Not to mention you can have a beer whilst watching the game, the food tends to be both better quality/value, and if you tell an official what you think of their decision you can be fairly sure they've heard you! Last but not least - jumping into a mob of players/fans when we score, I've never managed that at Leeds. Can you tell us about your favourite experience/match in Non League (so far)? Tough one. Where do you start? Everyone will talk about the Halifax away game last year for an experience, but for a match itself it would have to be the Ossett semi-final in 2018-19. Plenty of good away wins come to mind (Hebburn, Ossett, Tadcaster last year just to name a few) but nothing can beat when Jimmy scored in the playoffs. Iconic Finally, what do you think you could expect from your team this season?
|OCEHTLLIERIESPAGE20 NPL North East Division 2022/23 League Table Played Wins Draws Losses GD Points 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 +4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -4
Commercial Commercial Packages Packages MATCH DAY MTRACKSUITS ATCH DAY TRACKSUITS SeeyourCompanylogofeatureprominently onournewclubtracksuits,withsponsorship featuringonsocialmediaandourwebsite. PER SEASON P£1500 ER SEASON £1500 See your Company logo on our pitch side ad boards on match days and club events, with sponsorship featuring on social media and our websitePER SEASON P£150 ER SEASON £150 AVAILABILITY AS OF JUNE A2022 VAILABILITY AS OF JUNE 2022 |OCEHTLLIERIESPAGE22 PLAYER PSPONSORSHIP LAYER SPONSORSHIP SeeyourCompanylogoonsocialmediaplayer graphics,programmes,withsponsorshipalso featuringonourwebsiteplusentryfortwoat1x fixture PER SEASON P£100 ER SEASON £100
AVAILABILITY AS OF JUNE A2022 VAILABILITY AS OF JUNE 2022 MATCH DAY MSPONSORSHIP ATCH DAY SPONSORSHIP SeeyourCompanyreceivesocialmedia coverageandpregameannouncements, plushospitalityforfiveguests,with sponsorshipfeaturingonsocialmediaand ourwebsite.PER GAME FROM P£150 ER GAME FROM £150 Commercial Commercial Packages Packages MATCHBALL MSPONSORSHIP ATCHBALL SPONSORSHIP SeeyourCompanyreceivesocialmedia coverageandpregameannouncements, withsponsorshipfeaturingonsocialmedia andourwebsite PER GAME P£50 ER GAME £50 WEBSITE WADS EBSITE ADS SeeyourCompanyinformation/offers appearonoursponsorshipwebpagevia ourwebsite. PER SEASON P£50 ER SEASON £50 PROGRAMME PADVERTS ROGRAMME ADVERTS SeeyourCompanyinformation/offersappear inourmatchdayprogrammes,with sponsorshipfeaturingonourwebsite. FROM £75 PER FSEASON ROM £75 PER SEASON |OCEHTLLIERIESPAGE23
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|OCEHTLLIERIESPAGE25 Squad Squad The Colls Picton ShepherdAllinson Greenhough Clarke Bailey BrownTurner Spratt Brook Baxendale Rothery Lazenby VannWilliams PriestleyAllott LumsdenDunn Sponsored by Tina and Phil Goodworth Sponsored by David Gray Sponsored by Monkhill Sandwiches Sponsored by David Beach Sponsored by Pontefract Footcare Available to Sponsor Sponsored by SKH Plumbing Sponsored by Woodward Carpet Ltd Sponsored by Keats Engineering and Education Sponsored by Ponte Colls U8s Sponsored by John Carlton & Carlile Financial Available to Sponsor Sponsored by El Loco Gnome Ltd Available to Sponsor Sponsored by EssenceofBeauty&HairByLaurenCroome&DaisyDoodogboarding&dogwalking Available to Sponsor Sponsored by BerryStephen&IanHookham Sponsored by Monkhill Sandwiches Sponsored by Alicia & Dave Hotchkiss Sponsorship is available at £100 per player and maximum of two sponsors each. Email us at Contact@pontefractcollieries.com Porritt Available to Sponsor
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|OCEHTLLIERIESPAGE27 The Colls Connect
The club want to push for a play off place. We’ve brought in experienced players from Shildon, Morpeth Town and Blyth Spartans. We had a very good start to pre-season, but it tailed off towards the end. Then we had a tough defeat to Sunderland RCA from the league below in the Emirates FA Cup where we never really got going. The team showed good character on Saturday though and came from behind to beat Brighouse 3 1. They're two very different results which we can't read much into, but we're starting to get some important players back from suspension so hopefully we can build on Saturday.
Welcome Josh, firstly tell us which club you are with and what your role is? I’m the Media Manager at Hebburn Town, which basically involves managing everything on the club’s website and social media channels. Tell us about your club and what your role entails during the week and on a matchday?
I’ve always wanted to work in football I grew up watching Gateshead in the Conference so I’ve never strayed away from non-league. The communities are a lot closer, you get to know the fans and players. For me, I’m gaining experience and learning more about sports marketing, which is something I want to go into in future. And finally, what are you expecting from your club on the pitch this season?
The Colls Connect will see us catch up with someone within the football pyramid, to talk about their role and their club and what they get up to. This week we speak with Josh Youll (@JYoull_).
I’ve been with the club since their promotion to the NPL last season. We didn’t have the best start on the pitch injuries played a big part, but we’ve changed management team and a number of players in the summer. On a matchday I’ll be doing the standard live tweets, graphics, match report, filming and interviews. Then during the week it’s mainly about managing our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts, as well as writing website content. I also spend a lot of time editing through our YouTube content and creating our digital matchday programme. What is it that you enjoy about what you do and Non League Football?
2022/23 FixturesPonte Colls Fixture Garforth Town Grimsby Borough Date Result Hebburn Town Consett Players Lincoln United Ossett United 06/08 13/08 16/08 Dunston North Shields Comp FAC FAT Stockton Town Brighouse Town Shildon AFC North Shields NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL Cleethorpes Town Grantham Town Bridlington Town Sheffield FC NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL Carlton Town Tadcaster Albion Long Eaton United Worksop Town Brighouse Town Grimsby Borough Stocksbridge PS Ossett United Hebburn Town Consett Worksop Town Shildon AFC Dunston Cleethorpes Town North Shields Grantham Town Bridlington Town Sheffield FC Carlton Town Lincoln United Stocksbridge PS Long Eaton United Tadcaster Albion NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL NPL 23/08 27/08 29/08 06/09 10/09 13/09 17/09 01/10 08/10 15/10 22/10 29/10 05/11 12/11 19/11 26/11 03/12 10/12 17/12 26/12 02/01 07/01 14/01 28/01 04/02 07/02 18/02 28/02 04/03 18/03 25/03 01/04 08/04 10/04 15/04 22/04 Att 0 1 246 Allinson Picton Spratt Clarke Turner Williams Vann Baxendale Rothery Stockton Town 20/08 FAC Stockton Town NPL 21/01 NPL (pen) 4 0 277 Allinson Greenhough Spratt Picton Turner Williams Vann Baxendale Dunn
Dunn Lumsden Subs Bailey Lazenby Brook (Brown Baxendale 63') (Williams 74') (Dunn 83') Allott Lumsden Subs Bailey (Porritt 75') Priestley (Porritt 75') Porritt (Williams 73') Rothery Brookx3
Lloyd Allinson (GK) Jack Greenhough (C) Jack Shepherd Spencer Clarke (VC) Jake Picton Callum Brook Ben Turner Harry Spratt Jimmy Williams Fabian Bailey Adam Porritt Scott Brown Jack Vann Jack Lazenby James Baxendale Gavin Rothery Mikey Dunn Joe Lumsden Gavin Allott Adam Priestley HEBBURN TOWN PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES MATCH OFFICIALS Ref: Waqar Ahmad Assistants: Lewis Pursglove & Drew Dutton (GK) Shaun Newbrook Gabriel Bada Danny Carson Tom Devitt Jack Donaghy Dan Groves Daniel Moore Oliver Walters Dylan Archer Will McCamley Michael Mckeown Liam Murray Wayne Phillips Sean Reid Robbie Spence Joe Walton Liam Henderson Olly Martin Amar Purewal Lewis Rutherford
