04 May 2013 - Athersley Recreation v AFC Emley

Athersley Recreation, their final NCEL Division One game of a promotion winning campaign. With the season extended by a week due to the severe buildup of match postponements, this was a game when The Penguins from Sheerien Park, often dubbed "San Sheerien" could relax and take it easy. The visitors AFC Emley had in their ranks, Mark Wilson, who two days previously had made his 900th appearance in non league football. A 1 0 victory courtesy of a 70th minute Jason Bentley goal took Athersley Recreation to 85 points and runners-up to already promoted as Champions, Albion Sports.  Success breeds success and after two local grassroots finals in the week [with a third to follow], promotion in their very first season in the NCEL was the icing on the cake. 

Competition : NCEL Division One

Result : Athersley Recreation 1 AFC Emley 0

Attendance : 161

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Pete Goodlad and Alan Richardson stand in front of The Rec Inn.

The men who started Athersley Recreation in 1979.

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Guard Of Honour

The Officials and AFC Emley staff and players sportingly applaud Athersley Recreation onto the pitch.

A Minute's Applause

Mark Wilson [AFC Emley]

came off the substitute's bench to make his 901st appearance in non league football.

Number 9 and The Little Lady

Young And Old

Rec' Supporters in celebratory mood.

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End Of An Era?

Mark Wilson [AFC Emley] leads the team off after completing over 900 appearances at eighteen clubs (needs verification)  in a non league career that saw him come off the bench and play for Emley at Upton Park against West Ham United in a 1-2 defeat in the 1998 FA Cup.  

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Karl Blackburn (Centre Right) presents Athersley Recreation with the NCEL Division One Fair Play Award for April 2013.

Brian Gould (NCEL Secretary/Treasurer) presents Arthersley Recreation captain, Ryan White with the NCEL Division One Runners-Up Trophy.

Rec' players celebrate winning promotion in their debut season in the NCEL

Jason Dodsworth & Pete Goodlad

"Success Breeds Success"

Another trophy in the cabinet, this is the third this week they've won!

"More Than Just A Club"

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Website Links To Both Clubs In The NCEL Panel At The Side

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23 April 2013 - Pontefract Collieries v Eccleshill United

The Ladies Of The Ponte Tea Bar

St George's Day .. A last minute offer to visit Skinner Lane, home of Pontefract Collieries, we gladly took. On the back of a 9-0 hammering of Askern Villa only three days earlier, this was the second of a four match winning streak that went on until the season finished on  May 04th.

Competition : Northern Counties East League : Division One

Result : Pontefract Collieries 2 Eccleshill United 1  

Attendance : 43

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"Beyond The Wire"

"Goalpost & Floodlight Architecture"

Pontefract Collieries FC

"The Shed End"

"What Goes On Beyond The Blue Door?"

Open for the match, the ballboy could find it difficult to climb that breezeblock wall.

"........CT COLLIERIES A."

"Terrace Side"

"Player's Tunnel" 

"Pitch Side"

"No Takers For A Fish Finger Buttie"

"Deflation"

"Taking Down"

"Razorwire"

"Post Match ..."

Discussing the victory and/or Waiting For Their Men?

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"In The Shadow Of The Cooling Towers"

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Website Links To Both Clubs In The NCEL Panel At The Side

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22 April 2013 - Askern Villa v Albion Sports

The relegation of Askern Welfare was all but confirmed as Albion Sports ran out comfortable 4-0 winners. This was our second visit to Manor Way, we were there to see the other NCEL Division One promotion contender, Athersley Recreation. That day Askern Villa defeated the visitors 3-1 which was their last ever victory in the NCEL, those days though had long since gone and the club was almost at the end of a miserable 27 match losing streak. The return fixture saw Albion Sports run out 9-1 winners and after less than thirty minutes, that score looked not only achievable but possibly bettered. 

Competition : Northern Counties East League : Division One

Result : Askern Villa 0 Albion Sports 4

Attendance : 35

"Eye On You"

The Main Stand

"Tea Bar & The Ladies"

"Three Watch Albion Go Four Up"

"Away Dugout"

An unusual car registration number plate!

"Let's Do The Twist"

Albion Sports players half-time dance routine.

Goalpost Architecture

Askern Villa FC

"One Of The 35"

"The Sun Goes Down On Askern Villa And Their Stay In The NCEL"

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Askern Villa

Club Website Link In The Central Midlands League Panel At The Side

Albion Sports

Club Website Link In The NCEL Panel At The Side

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12 March 2013 - Frickley Athletic v Athersley Recreation

Third time lucky for us as our previous two Match Of The Day features were postponed en-route to Westfield Lane.  This is a football ground that has an old fashioned, traditional feel, something we wish there were more of amongst the community based stadia with a modern day "feel".  Our first visit to cover a match and hopefully not the last. This wasn't our only meeting with the club from WF9 as we were to meet again (unbeknown at the time) at Hillsborough in May.

**Special Thanks To Steve Pennock (Frickley Athletic)**

Competition : Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA Senior Cup : Quarter Final

Result : Frickley Athletic 3 Athersley Recreation 1

Attendance : 153

"Welcome....."

"Polo Shirts In Stock"

"DAVE"

" ... One Ballboy ... Two Ballboy ... "

"Rec In Crew 2012"

"The Main Stand : Westfield Lane"

"White Wall"

"Programmes, 50/50 & Buy-A-Brick"

"CCTV In Operation"

"Stalwart"

"Turnstile 3"

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Frickley Athletic 3 Athersley Recreation 1 : Match Report (Frickley Athletic)

Frickley Athletic 3 Athersley Recreation 1 : Video (Frickley Athletic)

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Website Link To Frickley Athletic In The EvoStik Premier League North Panel

Website Link To Athersley Recreation In The NCEL Panel