Football

Manager Dave Frecklington admitted lowly Newcastle Town made it hard work for his upwardly mobile Frickley Athletic team but praised his defenders for their part in making sure of a quick bounce back from defeat.

New Hemsworth MW manager Luke Danville made a disappointing start as the sole man in charge as his team were edged out by Toolstation NCE League title rivals Staveley MW.

Frickley Athletic are within one more win of another appearance in the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup final following a comfortable victory on Tuesday night.

Frickley Athletic have added to their squad for the new year with the signing of Liam King following his release from Gainsborough Trinity.

Hemsworth MW missed a big opportunity to go top of the Toolstation NCE League when they let a two-goal first half lead slip to draw 2-2 at Eccleshill United in their first game of 2020.

After seeing his side come down to earth with a bump with only their second defeat in their last 12 games, Frickley Athletic manager Dave Frecklington is backing the players to bounce back quickly.

Leeds United earned huge praise for their performance against Premier Division big guns Arsenal, but their FA Cup run ended before it began as they went out at the third round stage.

Hemsworth MW were back to winning ways against Silsden to end the year in a challenging second place in the Toolstation NCE Premier.

Leeds United brought back a point from their top of the table game at West Brom with head coach Marcelo Bielsa happy with his players' efforts.

Assistant manager Damo Parkinson believes Frickley Athletic have made themselves into a “horrible” team to play against.

Marcelo Bielsa was left with a difficult task to explain the craziest game of the year as Leeds United were pegged back three times before claiming all the points in a 5-4 victory at Birmingham City.

Frickley Athletic made it six wins from seven games when they outplayed Stocksbridge Park Steels to win 4-1 in a Boxing Day cracker at Westfield Lane.

For the second time in four days Hemsworth MW missed an opportunity to go to the top of the Toolstation NCE Premier Division when held to a goalless draw by opponents in the bottom half of the table.

Delighted Frickley Athletic manager Dave Frecklington hailed his players’ latest achievement as they came back from Chasetown with three more points and moved up to within three points of the play-off places in the BetVictor NPL South East Division.