The overflow car park used on match days at Brighouse Town AFC is now out of action for the
foreseeable future.

This will clearly put additional pressure on parking on these days and the Club would respectfully
request that supporters and visitors try and help us minimise any additional disruption by:

Ensuring that they park legally in the surrounding area and avoid causing any
inconvenience to our neighbours,
Consider car sharing, getting a lift or use public transport,
Consider walking to the ground if appropriate.

Thank you all for your help and understanding.

Brighouse Town AFC

BRIGHOUSE TOWN are becoming the draw specialists of the NPL East Division and whatismore they are leaving it to `Fergie time’ to salvage a point from the games!

It was the same old story at Lincoln United last Saturday as centre back Harrison Beeden took advantage in the third minute of injury time to smash home the ball in the six yard box after a superb flighted free kick 45 metres out from goalkeeper Brett Souter had found the head of Laurence Sorhaindo and it dropped at the feet of the ex-Rotherham United player.

Town, who have seven `one pointers’ to their name alongside four wins and four defeats, were unlucky not to be four up inside 20 minutes. After a near miss following a darting run by Sorhaindo, the 6ft 4ins tall United keeper James Gott well and truly kept his side in the game. The former Northampton Town custodian pulled off tremendous saves from Sorhaindo, Shiraz Khan and Joshua Grant to keep his side still in the game.

They actually scored their 35th minute goal against the run of play following a shot hitting the foot of a Town post and then not being cleared before Kallum Smith whipped in a cross for Andy Janssen to beat Souter at his far post.

There was a blow for Town in the 56th minute when skipper Tom Haigh had to leave the field with a head wound and he was replaced by Jack Boyle. In the next ten minutes manager Vill Powell also introduced Javelle Clarke for Mohammed Ibrahim and Zeph Thomas for Khan.

Town came more into the game and Boyle skied a great chance over the bar and he knew it.

However. justice was done with the injury time strike to send Town fans back home happy with a point on the road.

Utility defender Mikey Starkey missed the game after injuring an ankle in training on Thursday night.

Town entertain former NCEL Premier Division club Yorkshire Amateur from Leeds on Saturday (3.0) and Haigh is likely to be fit. They had a 1-0 home win over Pontefract Collieries last Saturday to come within a point of Town in mid-table and set their stall up for what should be an entertain game at the Yorkshire Payments Stadium.

Town are watching the weather forecast very closely to ensure they are adequately prepared for a wintry mix and to get the game on.

In the meantime they have arranged with Thackley FC from Bradford to play their home second round West Riding County FA Senior Cup tie on Monday, December 6 (7.45). If Town win they will host Harrogate Railway or Silsden in the quarter-finals on a date to be agreed.

Current NPL East Division leaders Liversedge, who play FC Halifax Town in the second round, of the same competition, are looking at a potential six point deduction after playing Gavin Allott in two fixtures when the FA claim he was suspended under rule E12.

Their manager Jonathan Rimmington is looking to take it on the chin and move on, but if the points are taken off in the next week it will leave Marske looking to take over at the top.

ANXIOUS MOMENTS and excitement aplenty for Brighouse Town fans in their last two league and cup games over the past, weekend.

In front of their largest league crowd of the season-517-last Saturday at home to Tadcaster Albion they, needed an equaliser in the fourth minute of added time to draw the game. Then on Monday night back at the Yorkshire Payments Stadium against Knaresborough Town they had to go to penalties to progress to round two of the West Riding County FA Senior Challenge Cup-however they had played with ten men since the third minute.

Tadcaster shaded the first half and took the lead in the 29th minute after former Town player Eddie Church flicked on a low cross which home keeper Brett Souter managed to get his hands to but Des Amponsah converted at the far post unopposed.

Town, who had debutante ex-Mansfield Town centre back Aiden Walker in their ranks, were the dominant players in the second 45 minutes in which they rattled up a match-total 13 corners, but struggled to get the ball past visiting custodian Ally Hughes. In the 94th minute Jack Boyle put in a superb cross to which leading goalscorer Laurence Sorhaindo scissor-kicked beyond Hughes from 12 metres out. The ground erupted and the action hadn’t finished there. Seconds after the kick off Albion’s fullback Freddie Sass was walking to the dressing rooms for a second yellow for another foul on the lively Shiraz Khan who had taunted him that second half.

In the tie with Northern Counties East Premier League side Knaresborough Town it was Brighouse who lost midfielder Alex O’Connor for an early bath after three minutes for an alleged two-footed tackle. It certainly disrupted them and the visitors took a hold on the game and capped it with a goal on 16 minutes from striker Craig Ramplin

As the game wore on towards the break Town, with six regulars in the line up, did find their feet and had several chances to equalise but wayward finishing and good keeping from Jamie Hassell kept them scoreless.

Eleven minutes into the second half they were level after Javelle Clarke danced his way through the Knaresborough ranks and then played a great ball for Zeph Thomas to cleverly collect and then give Hassell no chance.

Knaresborough did have their chances including a sitter midway through the half but the game ended tied at 1-1 thanks to some great keeping once more from Hassell.

Referee Stephen Rushworth took the game to penalties with Thomas taking Town’s first for 1-0 and then it was tit-for-tat as first Josh Grant scored Town’s second and the visitor’s equalised and then Boyle made it 3-2, Massimo Cicarelli 4-3 and then Marshall Getty 5-4 before Knaresborough hit the post with their fifth attempt and Brighouse were through to entertain Thackley in the next round.

Alex O’Connor has now left the club since the tie and joined former teammate Jack Tinker at Stocksbridge Park Steels.

Today (Thursday) Town’s unbeaten Academy team entertain Ossett United at 12 noon with free admission and the clubhouse will be open.

On Saturday Town travel to Lincoln to take on Lincoln United 3pm and there is a coach leaving the Old Pond On St Giles Road at 11am.

Sam Wilkinson’s United, who are three paces below Town, had a very good 1-0 home win last Saturday over Worksop Town.

Our 2nd round West Riding FA County Cup tie against Thackley at The Yorkshire Payments Stadium will take place on the 6th December; 7:45pm KO.

Admission prices to follow in due course. #OneTownOneTeam

By James Bushnell

In the first half of the game Brighouse started off positive by creating runs out wide to try get an early chance at goal their main primary target for this job was TJ (number 11) with his raw speed and talent on the ball to get past the defender. It was very obvious why this was one of the best ways they could attack the Bradford defense early on in the game but 9 minutes in Bradford’s 17 Nowakowski scored to make it 1-0 to Bradford Park Avenue. This completely changed the system with how Brighouse was playing they became more defensive and were trying to use the counter as their way to attack by doing this Brighouse became more solid in defense they became more compact with the 4-4-2 formation they were using, by becoming more compact and stopping the attack coming from the middle of the park this didn’t stop Bradford to use the channels instead to try force a goal but it was well defended by the brighouse center halves. But by defending well from this weathering storm of attacks created by Bradford the breakthrough goal was achieved by finding TJ on the wing he darted infield where he had a mass amount of green space to run into to find Clarke waiting for the ball with a preside pass Clarke with his left foot did a powerful shot towards goal what was evidently deflected in, but it was enough to beat the keeper and it was now 1-1. By getting themselves back into the game Brighouse in the last 15 mins of the first half were turning the screw and budling up the pressure on the Bradford defense they looked hungry to try get a second and be Infront but the whistle for half time sounded this was a saved by the bell moment for Bradford as they were running out of options to try keep the Brighouse attack at bay.

Going into the second half all the momentum was on Brighouse’s side and I was expecting them to come out and try get that second goal they were craving for in the last 15 minutes of the first half but that was not the case as Bradford came out the much stronger side in the second half and within 2 minutes of the second half Brighouse was 2-1 to the wrath of Bradford’s number 8 Hibbs. With this early goal I thought some of the brighouse players heads would drop but this didn’t faze them at all as the passing was excellent even in the wet conditions and by on the counter and going down the centre of the park, they forced a save from the Bradford Goalkeeper. Brighouse were trying to turn the screw and try build up the momentum they once had but this was not meant to be as they gave away a silly freekick to Bradford what costed them dearly and was 3-1 down to another Hibbs goal. With it now being 3-1 to Bradford Park Avenue Brighouse once again became a defensive unit and was putting bodies Infront of the ball to try not concede another goal but a loose interception from a brighouse player found its way to Bradford’s number 16 this was not a great combination with a first-time finish as now Brighouse were 4-1 down. But there was hope from a brilliant team goal from brighouse this counter attack was too much for Bradford to handle with a nicely ball cut across the face of goal TJ the number 11 for Brighouse had an easy tap in this goal was well deserved as throughout the game TJ for Brighoue town was superb he never gave up on any ball he was chasing down with this hope brighouse were trying with all their might to try get another goal consequently by going for a more attack approach in the last 20 minutes they conceded against this time to Bradford’s number 7 Guilfoyle. Even with the score line being 5-2 to Bradford Park Avenue Brighouse were never giving up which is the best you can ask for from Brighouse town.