Brighouse Town have lost another key member of their squad to a club in a higher division.
Non-contracted centre-back Harrison Beeden has signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division One club Whitby Town and made his debut in a North Yorkshire area county cup tie against York City on Wednesday night.
Beeden, 20, met Whitby officials last Friday ahead of Town’s away game at Dunston and agreed a move but the third-bottom club did allow him to have a final game with Brighouse Town and then say his farewells to his manager Vill Powell and squad members following the 4-0 defeat.
Echo Sport also understands Liversedge, also playing in the Premier Division this season, had lodged a seven-day interest on the Sheffield-based player who was formerly with Rotherham United’s academy side.
He was one of several players in a successful academy side that were crossed off three and a half seasons ago and Powell immediately moved in for him.
He has been remarkably consistent in his time with Town and was more than likely one of the first names to go down on his manager’s team sheet ahead of a game.
All at the Brighouse club wish him well and he and his father Kevin and family will always be welcome back at the club.
Three defensive mistakes and a goal to the near post from a set piece were the undoing of Town at Dunston on the outskirts of Newcastle and allowed the home side to register their 10th game unbeaten and move into third place behind leaders Stockton Town and second-placed Hebburn Town.
Will Jenkins scored Dunston’s first goal after seven minutes after a slip had allowed Jack Elliott to cross the ball into the box where, at the second attempt, Will Jenkins opened the scoring.
The lead was doubled after 15 minutes as Jenkins turned provider and teed-up Richard Coulson to score from close range.
That is how it stayed until half-time, but Town did have a rasping goal bound shot from Boyle blocked as it was heading for goal, Jack Normanton went close, and Town thought they could have had a penalty when Ibrahim ended up on his backside in the penalty box.
Town did have the odd purple patch in the second half but on the whole the home keeper James Anderson did have a quiet afternoon.
On the top left end side of the pitch Town defender Ibrahim was cautioned for a reckless tackle and from the free kick Jenkins found Terry Galbraith and he made no mistake turning it into the net.
The comprehensive win was wrapped up in the 88th minute when the lively Elliott took advantage on the break and headed off on goal, and when met by keeper Michael Roxburgh his cross-come-shot ended up in the far corner of the net for 4-0.
Town go again on Saturday at home to League leaders Stockton Town (3.0) and it won’t be easy again against a former Northern League side who have won nine of their 12 games and scored 25 goals in the process.
The game is being sponsored by six backers of the Junior section of the club and they will have their own large gazeebo and a buffet provided by Hartley’s Bakery and sponsored by the Junior section.
The club’s photographer Steve Ambler will be taking their photographs alongside the club shirts they sponsor.
Manager Powell says striker Laurence Sorhaindo, who has been badly missed following his knee injury, is another two weeks away and has been this week once more looking for additions to the squad after losing Beeden and Mohmmad Qasim to Guiseley four weeks ago who is starring for them in the Premier Division. He also lost, of course Bradford City loanee Bobby Pointon to Farsley Celtic when in the form of his life, with his parent club preferring he went up a level!
It will be interesting to see if long term injured centre back Matty Nebard makes the selection squad as he is now desperately needed after his broken wrist.
In the meantime, Town have signed as a replacement for Beeden, Goole centre back and club captain Josh Dacre, 26.
Town, who got a bye over Doncaster club Armthorpe in the West Riding County FA Cup, have been drawn away to Bradford Park Avenue in the second round on November 28 (7.45).
The club’s academy side are still looking for their first win after losing 3-1 at home last Thursday to Skelmersdale.
On Sunday there is a memorial game to remember former Town and Liversedge player Mark Brady when a White Rose Veterans team take on a Harrogate Vets team (2.30) with admission free. There will be a bucket collection and a raffle.
