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Match Report | Penistone 0-1 Brighouse Town

By David Foy

The Orange Army kicked off their second Friendly of the 2021/22 season with a comfortable 1-0 away win again fellow Yorkshire side Penistone. Though a score line of ‘just’ 1-0 is rarely credited as being comfortable this indeed the case in a rainy, overcast South Yorkshire. 

Vill Powell opted to field six trialists from kick off with the only recognisable faces being Goalkeeper Brett Souter, Wingback Mike Starkey (the first half Captain also), Darius Smith, Laurence Sorhaindo, and Shiraz Khan. Brighouse utilised a possession based strategy from the start; between playing the football from side-to-side in defence the trialists playing numbers five and six were more than capable of keeping the ball moving sometimes introducing the footwork of ‘keeper Souter into proceedings. With Smith one side and Starkey the other The Orange Army pressed down both flanks with very little end product. Penistone tried out Souter’s handling soon after with a left footed curling shot that he gathered in his midriff central to goal. 

The only goal of the game came in the twenty eighth minute as from a free kick out wide on the right Starkey expertly crossed the ball deep into the back post area, it beat the goalkeeper and Sorhaindo was there to nod into the back of the net. Moments later the ball was moved quickly from side to the other affording Brighouse trialist playing in number eleven the chance to double the lead. Cutting in from the left onto his right foot he curled an effort low and hard rattling the Penistone post.

The second half brought four changes for the visitors as on came Tom Haigh (Captain for the half), Javelle Clarke, TJ Ibrahim, and Alhansanne Keita. The ten minutes further in Souter made way for a trialist goalkeeper and it was he who was between the posts for Penistone’s best and only dangerous chance. The Church number two had time and space outside on the right of the box, took a touch, set himself, and fired low across goal and just wide of the far post. By full time Brighouse fielded an entire signed up team but the second half all-in-all was as dour as the weather. 

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Brighouse Echo Sport – Town News

Dave Parker

BRIGHOUSE TOWN commence their pre-season programme on Saturday with an `away game’ to Thackley AFC (1.00pm) played at the Fleet Lane, Woodlesford, home of the West Riding County FA.

With Thackley’s pitch still being worked on, and Town’s, it was decided to hire the FA pitch and share the costs, with also the sharing of the match officials’ fees.

Town had originally been down to play Golcar United but they have covid cases and isolations in place so couldn’t go ahead with the fixture.

Town’s manager Vill Powell has informed Echo Sport he has six players on trial, is set to sign a centre half with National League experience and looking at two players being released by Bradford City-a centre forward and a central midfielder.

” I cannot release any names of those two players as they were not set to be released from their contracts until midnight last night and I don’t want anybody also nipping in and beating us to it,” said Powell.

“We, (Charlie Tolley and I) can do some signing on now the League have given clubs the chance to sign players as from midday Monday and we will be doing.

“In the meantime the players will be training hard and preparing for a busy July of pre-season friendlies. The squad are working well on outdoor sessions-three-a-week at the moment- plus gym workouts thanks to MP Fitness, Brighouse.”

The other pre-season games are away to Penistone Church, Saturday, July 10, home to Harrogate Town on Tuesday, July 13, Bradford City (home) on Wednesday, July 21, three days later Matlock Town are the visitors followed by Eccleshill Utd on July 27; Bradford Park Avenue, July 30 and then another home game with Farsley Celtic on Tuesday, August 3.

Former chairman and now life member Ray McLaughlin attended last Saturday’s League AGM by Zoom and heard that the fixtures would not be out until around mid-July. Ahead of those will be the Emirates FA Cup Draw and the Buildbase FA Trophy and Vase draws.

Town are also looking to fix a date for their AGM and also ensure their committee members are fully up to date with matters on and off the field as they plan for an exciting season ahead.

Brighouse Town U18 Girls 5 v Scarborough U18 Girls U18 3

West Riding Girls Football League Cup Final.

Brighouse Town U18 Girls v Scarborough U18 Girls U18

BRIGHOUSE TOWN U18 Girls came out in the first half of this West Riding County Girls League Cup Final with Scarborough in a slow mode. Scarborough were certainly hungry for the cup and were keeping Brighouse’s defence of Abi Barker, Shannon Heffron, Katie Liversidge and Maisie Blackhall on their toes.

Then, Brighouse made a super counter break down the right wing and Ellie Hobson took her chance and scored.

Scarborough did not not take this lying down; they attacked well in midfield, took their chances and in quick succession scored three goals in the first half.

Brighouse were clearly missing their outstanding midfielder Katja May, who was unable to play and devastated to be missing such an important match, which at the break was 3-1 to Scarborough.

Brighouse came back out fighting in the second half after a motivational team talk and tactical changes.

After numerous attempts on goal, Brighouse finally hit the back of the net, through a header by Teigan Hunter. Quickly followed by another header from Shannon Heffron.

Brighouse were back in the game and keeping the play in the Scarborough half, leaving Brighouse keeper Denika Connolly quiet after what was a busy first half for her. The introduction of the solid centre back Ruby Waring gave the Brighouse defence fresh legs and renewed confidence. Jemima Wood was as ever composed in midfield, distributing the ball well with Caitlin Castleton and Honey Newburn working hard.

Brighouse were now dominating the game, with some great attacking runs by Abi Barker, but it wasn’t her day to get the goal she so much deserved.

Hunter got her second after being put through on goal. Brighouse were now ahead. To seal the game, Ellie Ugwa worked hard to get her goal of the match.

A nail biting game for the supporters, but what a way to finish the season!!

Final Score Brighouse 5 Scarborough 3.

Brighouse Echo Sport – Town News

Dave Parker

THE NEW format from the FA for Trident League clubs continues to throw up new challenges and Brighouse Town along with fellow Step 4 clubs will towards to the business end of the Pitching-In 2021-22 season have to be looking over their shoulders.

Up to four clubs in each of the four divisions will be at risk of relegation. The bottom two clubs will be sent down automatically and replaced by the champions from each of the 16 divisions at Step 5. Then, the 16 runners-up at Step 5 will take part in a one-legged Inter-Step play-off match at a club finishing either third or fourth from bottom in each of the eight divisions at Step 4 to determine whether they remain at Step 5 or are promoted to Step 4.

Where a club finishes first but does not meet the minimum criteria for promotion to the next Step, the club finishing in second shall be promoted with the third-placed club the next eligible to partake in the Step play-off matches.

The clubs promoted to Step 4 will be placed in a feeder pool and allocated to the most geographically appropriate division for the following season.

The Pitching-In Northern Premier League and the FA have said that no players can be officially signed on and also contracted until June 28.

Director of Football and vice-chairman Charlie Tolley is in almost daily contact with his manager Vill Powell as they look to sign players for key positions in the centre of defence, midfield and also a striker or two.

“Its no easy task and quite time consuming for the manager who knows the quality he requires and we won’t be signing players just to make up the numbers,” said Tolley.

We have the main body of last season’s squad already lined up for the signing on date and we just need to add to it. I am sure we will be more clear of where we stand after the 28th.”

Town’s Open Day that was planned for July 4 has been postponed until the lifting of restrictions is hopefully allowed after July 19.

Town’s official printer and sponsor Graham Horsfield of Print-IT, Bailiff Bridge, was involved with the opening Channel 5 programme on Monday night of LIVE: Summer on the farm at Cannon Hall, Barnsley. He was engaged as a member of Barnsley Brass and is, of course, instrumental in following in his late father’s footsteps in running the annual Brighouse Brass Band Championships in the town centre.

Brighouse Town Women

Brighouse Town Women’s AFC formally become a part of One Town One Team – Brighouse Town AFC.

It is with great pleasure that Brighouse Town AFC can formally announce that the very successful Brighouse Town Women’s AFC have officially become a fully integrated part of the club. Although for all intent and purposes they have operated under the Brighouse Town banner they have always been an independent organisation. Discussions regarding a formal unification have been going ion for a couple of years and both management teams felt that now was the right time.

Although structurally there will be little change and to the outside world much will appear the same the decision is a definite positive and forward step in the ongoing progression and development of the club.