In the past few days there has been a further boost for Brighouse Town manager Grant Black with three more players agreeing to stay on and also news of 20 players who have asked to join pre-season training and have trials.

Experienced central defender Kevy Tarangadzo, 33, is the biggest name of the three, with FC Halifax Town loanee and centre-back Harvey Coates, 19, and former Huddersdfield Town and Golcar United utility player Isaac Acquah, 20 joining him.

Tarangadzo in his career with Yorkshire Amateur, Witton Albion, Liversedge, Eccleshill United, Whitby Town and Farsley Celtic has always been with his strong and physical presence a rock in the centre of a defence. When Joshua Grant was injured and suspended last season, Tarangadzo was made acting captain. Coates showed a lot of promise last term and also showed a utility value and Acquah, a fans favourite named as `super sub’ by them, can only go on to much better things and again he is a strong and physical player. Players cannot actually put pen to paper until July 1 and that will be five days before the first pre-season friendly away to Barnsley club Athersley Recreation (1.00). The game will actually be played at the Dorothy Hyman Stadium at Cudworth and the squad will have been in pre-season training for a week. 

British and Yorkshire Police centre -back Jamie Allsop has been released.

Off the pitch the club will be playing in the extra-preliminary round of the FA Cup on August 2, with the draw being made in the first week of July.

Season ticket prices have been announced with adult tickets at £160.00 and concessions at £95.00, with an `Early Bird’.offer of £130 and £75.00 running until June 30.Tickets can be ordered from the club treasurer Dave Wormald on Wormald_david@sky.com.

New signing Danny Frost has already got his Barnsley company iSource, a vehicle sourcing company, involved with sponsoring the players’ tracksuits and Nexus, who got involved with the club last season, are once more sponsoring the back of the shirts. 

Work has got underway with the pitch ahead of the first pre-season games on it for Saturday, July 12 when Brigg Town are due and the following Tuesday when Golcar United are the visitors.     

We can now announce our season ticket prices for the 2025/26 season which does include an early bird option.

Early Bird Prices per game (21 home games)

Adult £130 = £6.19 a game

Concession £75 = £3.57 a game

Season Ticket Prices per game (21 home games)

Adult £160 = £7.61 a game

Concession £95 = £4.52 a game

To purchase a season ticket for the 2025/26 season, email info@brighousetownafc.co.uk with your name, address and number of tickets you require and state adult or concession season tickets.

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Brighouse Town have received a major boost in the past few days with former Bradford City midfielder Curtis Peters agreeing another season with the NPL East Division club.

It was thought that Peters, arguably Town’s most creative player, was looking for pastures new after almost three seasons with the club, but he has opted to stay on board and be part of what manager Grant Black feels will be a strong and competitive squad this coming season.

The 26-year-old has had his injury woes but has always battled back and comeback strongly once fit.
 He more than proves he was a former full time EFL player with the Bantams when once more selected after proving his fitness.

Another experienced player, Derry Robson, who joined the club for the last three months of the season from Bridlington Town, is also back on board. The 30-year-old, who has seen service with Pontefract Collieries, Ossett United, Cleethorpes Town, Belper Town and Goole, before he joined Bridlington, gradually grew into the team last term and was showing his worth when the last few games were being played.    
   

Also back on board is the experienced central defender Kevy Tarangadzo. He committed earlier in week and supporters were more than pleased to hear that news.

Black has appointed a goalkeeping coach for the coming season who has had playing ties with Town. Back on board after a lengthy break is Christian Thewlis who was with Town as a player in 2014 and turned out for them at Salford City as the now EFL club was making its way under the Class of 92 directorate.
Last season he was Liversedge’s goalkeeping coach but they have been relegated to the Northern Counties East Premier Division.

There is still no news of a keeper being signed for the coach to work with but Black says a signing is close but does not want any names out in the open until his signing is on the dotted line.

There is news surfacing that Town in the very near future will cease to be an unincorporated association with its ownership vested in its membership as defined by its constitution and become a limited company with a board of directors.

Over the coming weekend the Northern Premier League will be hosting its AGM and then presentation night and dinner in Blackpool and representing the club will be youth coach and committeeman Mark Ellis and his partner.

While Brighouse Town manager Grant Black has, he says, two warm irons in the fire for two goalkeepers, he has seen the departure in the past week of left-sided attacker Niah Payne to Pontefract Cols.

Payne,26, commenced his career at Bradford City and has since played for defunct Barnsley club Shaw Lane, Garforth Town, Goole, Bridlington Town, Scottish club Peterhead, Spennymoor Town, Hednesford Town, Stafford Rangers and Ossett United, so for him to complete two seasons at Town, many thought his travelling days were coming to an end.


Town completed another signing on Monday teatime when former Rotherham United Academy right back Bolton Makwedza put pen to paper. The 22-year-old spent last season at Bridlington Town.

Black has named his pre-season starting date for what will be a fresh-looking squad and that will be at the Heffernan Utilities Stadium on Saturday, June 28 at 1pm.

The Northern Premier League have sent out their proforma for clubs in near vicinity of each other to put forward a preference for Bank Holiday fixtures. Town have gone to newcomers Silsden for August Bank Holiday Monday and New Year’s Day and with Bradford Park Avenue for Boxing Day and Easter Monday. The fixture compilers will sort which day they play at home and then  away as fixtures leading up to those dates fall into place.

Emley have asked Town if they will play on a Friday night should a fixture come out with them for August or early September at their ground so as not to clash with a cricket match. Another new club, Hallam FC who share with a cricket club have also asked Town, should they also be paired with them in the cricket season, would they be prepared to play on a Sunday with a 2pm kick off.

The FA have been in touch with Town and other non-league clubs in the FA Cup, FA Trophy and FA Vase to inform when the cup dates will be played and when the draws for the regional extra preliminary round and preliminary round will be made.

 On July 4 the Emirates FA Cup extra preliminary and preliminary round draws will be made and released with Town expected to be in the extra preliminary round draw to be played on Saturday, August 9.

The NPL East Division League season is expected to commence on Saturday, August 16.

Another Yorkshire non-league soccer club has opted to groundshare with a professional rugby league club, Bradford club Eccleshill United are moving in with Betfred League One strugglers Keighley Cougars at Cougar Park.

Brighouse Town have agreed all their pre-season friendlies, with now eight confirmed fixtures, five at home and three away

They are 

Saturday 5^th July
13:00 Athersley Recreation (A)
@ Dorothy Hyman Sports Centre, S72 8LH

Wednesday 9th July
19:15 Worsborough Bridge Athletic (A),
 S70 5LJ

Saturday 12th July
13:00 Brigg Town (H)

Tuesday 15th July
19:15 Golcar United (H)

Saturday 19th July
13:00 Maltby Main (A),
S66 7JQ

Tuesday 22nd July
19:15 Stocksbridge Park Steels (H)

Saturday 26th July
13:00 Gainsborough Trinity (H)

Tuesday 29th July
19:30 Stalybridge Celtic (H)

Town still await to hear from Bradford City and Hull City