Mixed fortunes for Brighouse Town over the past week in their Northern Premier League Division East fixtures.
They drew 1-1 at Ossett United last Tuesday and then lost 3-1 at home to League leaders Stockton Town on the Saturday.
They remain in fourteenth place of the 20 clubs on 17 points with Friday week’s visitors Sheffield FC propping up the division on 11 points from 13 games, three fewer than Town.
At Ossett, Town were very unlucky not to come away with all three points after being constantly denied by the home keeper Darryl Ombang on loan from Huddersfield Town until the 88th minute when former Ossett fullback Brandon Webster levelled the scores when he finally beat the custodian who had just been announced as their man of the match.
One of Town’s best efforts in the first half from Ashley Butterworth was superbly saved and Jack Normanton was unlucky to hit the inside of a post and then see the ball roll on the line and not into the net before Ombang saved several more attempts.
Against the run of play on a counter attack Desmond Amponsah beat the advancing Jamie Hassall to open Ossett’s account in the 21st minute and that is how it stayed until Webster salvaged a point for Town.
Stockton’s outstanding player Kevin Hayes ensured the Teesside’s were off to a flying start as early as the fourth minute when he sent in a hard, low cross and Michael Fowler was on the end of it to steer it over the line.
Brighouse keeper Jamie Hassell then made two great saves, tipping one off a post to safety and then getting down well to the other.
On the half hour there was little Hassall could do with a sweetly struck free kick from just outside the box by that man Hayes..
Town’s Cameron Bedford did rattle a post with Callum Roberts beaten just ahead of the break but the scoreline remained 2-0 to the visitors.
Town’s second half performance did deserve more than a consolation goal as visiting centre-back and skipper Adam Nicholson worked overtime to keep his defensive wall together. Manager Vill Powell unleashed his new centre-forward signing from Wakefield AFC, Kieron Ceesay in to the mix in the 56 minute along with Josh Grant and Town looked to step up a further gear.
Town shaved the crossbar but it was the tormenting Hayes who put the game to bed for Stockton with a second goal on 71 minutes when he just beat Hassall at his near post.
Myron Gibbons pulled one back from a Grant corner in the 81st minute but it was too little too late, but it did cap a very good second half performance in what was a very entertaining game.
On Saturday, Town travel to Newcastle to take on second placed Hebburn Town (3pm) who were 3-0 winners away to Belper Town last Saturday. A coach will leave the Dusty Miller, Hove Edge at 11am.
Elland-based midfielder Will Calligan, who joined Town from Bradford Park Avenue in early October, has left the Heffernan Utilities Stadium and signed for Stockport Town.
Centre-forward Sebastian Bolton, who is also playing for FC Halifax Town’s Academy side, is wanting more game time and has been offered to Step 5 and 6 clubs on a dual registration basis.
Official notification of an EGM and Committee meeting to be held next Tuesday, November 28, (6pm) at the clubhouse has been circulated.
The EGM has been called to ratify a change to the current legal structure of the organisation since its formation in 1963 to that of a Company Limited by Guarantee first proposed and agreed in the 2018 AGM but never implemented.
Assistant secretary Julian Prior says this has been accepted by the committee; “but we feel its only appropriate that the membership should also have the chance to endorse the proposal. This includes committee members, managers of senior and junior section teams, interested parents and volunteers. Since the 2023 AGM 200 club participants are not classed as club members.”
A second half hat-trick from striker Niall Davie saw Nottingham club Carlton Town achieve a first ever victory in five meetings over Brighouse Town.
It was Davie’s day for he went on to collect the club’s man of the match award and then scoop the club’s weekly 200 club draw!
All in front of two local sporting icons in Test Match umpire and former Nottinghamshire CCC quickie David Mills, who had been their lunchtime guest speaker, and former Forest player Ian Storey-Moore.
Brighouse were the sharper of the two sides in the opening exchanges and new signing Cameron Bedford should have opened the scoring inside 10 minutes after clipping the crossbar when in the six yard box! A good five minutes later and with a strong-ish wind at their backs, Jack Normaton had the beating of home keeper Alex Annan from 20 yards out but his shot went a foot wide of the post.
There were other chances ahead of the break before the home side grew more into the game. Town keeper Jamie Hassall in fact just before the break made two good saves, one a palm away and the the a strong deflection away for a corner.
The players returned with the scoreline still 0-0 and Vill Powell’s men once more in the opening five minutes could have scored twice but failed to find the target with the home defence rocked back on their heels.
Unfortunately, that was then end of any dominance and Carlton, via Davie opened their and his account in the 53rd minute with a shot at Hassall’s near post from in side the box which went in the back of the net. Eight minutes later and he converted a penalty to make it 2-0 and 10 minutes later Niall Hylton hit the crossbar with a pile driver as Town struggled to pull back a goal going into the last 15 minutes to hopefully set up a grandstand finish.
Ashley Butterworth and Jordan Helliwell had battled well for anything in the air but there were slim pickings for Normanton, Myron Gibbons and Sam Drake in that second half.
Davie wrapped up the three points and his hat-trick in the 89th minute to ensure the visitors were well and truly beaten.
Town had once more been without their leading goalscorer Mo Qasim (calf), influential vice captain Curtis Peters (ill), centre-half Jack Dando who was playing on a dual registration arrangement with Campion against Thackley to gain match fitness on the last weekend of his three match suspension and also captain Josh Grant also serving the last game of his three-match ban.
Midfielder Jack Crook did make his first appearance in six weeks from the 56th minute for Bedford after his leg injury.
On Saturday, Town entertain the new East Division league leaders Stockton Town (3pm) who beat the previous week’s leaders Belper Town 7-1 last Saturday.
Last Monday’s West Riding County Cup Senior Cup second round home tie with Campion was postponed with the pitch waterlogged and some would having blown on to the playing area in the afternoon. It has now been re-arranged for Tuesday, December 19th (7.45).
Bradford City loanee centre-back Sam Bentley is currently sidelined with a groin injury after the 2-2 home draw with Cleethorpes Town, midfielder Jack Wilson, who was signed by Town on his release from the Bantams is still recuperating from an ankle injury received in September, while also out from that month is wide player Jayden Major who has been badly missed.
The match on Saturday is being sponsored by Junior coach and committeeman Jason Costello’s five-a-side squad and associate social members.
Official notification of an EGM and Committee meeting to be held next Tuesday, November 28, (6pm) at the clubhouse has been circulated.
The EGM has been called to ratify a change to the current legal structure of the organisation since its formation in 1963 to that of a Company Limited by Guarantee first proposed and agreed in the 2018 AGM but never implemented.
Assistant secretary Julian Prior says this has been accepted by the committee; “but we feel its only appropriate that the membership should also have the chance to endorse the proposal. This includes committee members, managers of senior and junior section teams, interested parents and volunteers. Since the 2023 AGM 200 club participants are not classed as club members.”
For the second match running Brighouse Town ended up drawing in the final few minutes of their Northern Premier League Division One East game. The week before Pontefract Collieries levelled in the 89th minute and then last Saturday visitors Cleethorpes Town drew level in the second minute of added time.
After early lively exchanges, Town opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Jack Normanton after Ashley Butterworth had squared the ball to him from the left. Butterworth, who had received the ball from Brandon Webster, was leading the line with the club’s leading goalscorer Mo Qasim sidelined with a calf injury received in training on the Thursday night. The Butterworth-Normanton partnership linked up very well throughout the match and with steadier finishing the game could have been put to bed.
At the back acting captain Darius Smith, Matty Nebard, Sam Bentley and Sam Drake kept the visitors checked in the first 45 minutes and for 18 minutes into the second period before they equalised through Harry Lewis who beat Jamie Hassall at his near post.
Cleethorpes were only on level terms for two minutes before Town went ahead again through new boy Cameron Bedford after substitute Curtis Peters had worked the ball forward for another new kid on the block, Jordan Helliwell whose shot was parried out by James McKeon and there to prod home was Bedford.
Town, with the extra steadying influence of Peters, the former Bradford City player, looked to be managing the game out despite some late pressure from the visitors and the long throws of AJ Adelekan, when referee Mark Reeves gave them a free kick out on the right some eight metres from the corner flag and with two minutes of added time left. The ball was whipped in and striker Josh Walker headed in to beat Hassall.
Town travel on Saturday to Nottingham to take on an improved Carlton Town, but in saying that they lost 4-0 at Ashington last Saturday. It will be the last game for both Josh Grant and Jack Dando to serve of their three match suspensions and then they could be selected for next Tuesday night’s re-arranged away game at Ossett Town (7.45).
Another player in contention for the next two games is strong midfielder Jack Crook (leg) who has been sidelined for the past five weeks.
Centre-back Jamie Allsop has gone out on dual registration to Albion Sports after spending the last few games as an unused substitute.
Vill Powell reckons leading goalscorer Mo Qasim could be around 10 days before he is fit from his calf injury and could miss those games.
Elland-based midfielder Will Calligan has left the club after a month to search for pastures new.
@ Brighouse Town Women’s team won 4-0 on the Sunday away to Ilkley Town Reserves. However player-manager Cara Mahoney said the hosts made it very difficult for her team in what was a good game. Casey Hadwin scored all four goals for Town. This coming Sunday Town Women entertain Leeds Hyde Park first team in the County Cup (2pm). “They are near the top of the First Division so it will be a hard game for us,” added Mahoney.
This is official notification of an EGM and Committee meeting to be held on Tuesday the 28th Nov, 6pm at the Clubhouse.
The EGM has been called to ratify a change to the current legal structure of the organisation since its formation in 1963 to that of a Company Limited by Guarantee first proposed and agreed in the 2018 AGM but never implemented This has been accepted by the committee but we feel its only appropriate that the membership should also have the chance to endorse the proposal. This includes committee members, managers of senior and junior section teams, interested parents and volunteers. Since the 2023 AGM 200 Club participants are not classed as club members
The meeting will commence with the EGM followed by the committee meeting, The committee meeting will take place, if necessary, in the hospitality section for Committee members only.
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