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.

A goal drought over four games since September 24 has prompted Brighouse Town manager to strive harder for a proven striker ahead of Saturday’s away game at Dunston (3.0).

Town have missed long term injured goalscoring talisman Laurence Sorhaindo and the loss of Mohammad Qasim to Guiseley, where he has been scoring and making several assists, has robbed Town of a potent twin-strike force and also seen them plummet down the table.

Saturday’s 3-1 home reverse to Grantham Town saw Town slide from fifth to 10th and yet, despite playing with 10 men for 76 minutes, they were the better footballing side. They did hit the crossbar twice through Tom Haigh from 25 yards out in the first half and then Jack Boyle from his own free kick which had come back to him on the edge of the box in the second half.

In the meantime, there had been three goals and the sending off after 14 minutes. Manchester referee Joe Cunningham in his first season at step 4 level handed a red to left wing-back Callum Charlton for allegedly pushing over Lee Shaw. Ashton Hall made no mistake from the spot and he was on target in the 33rd minute after another penalty award.

Town did pull one back on the stroke of half time when Zeph Thomas bustled the ball over the line to make it 2-1 and give Town and their supporters the hope in the second half they could rescue something from the game.

Town keeper Michael Roxburgh in the second half had very little to do as Town bossed the game but couldn’t find the back of the net and it was the visitors who got a late third goal through substitute Ricky Miller to make it 3-1 in the fifth minute of added on time.

Prior to that score Town substitute Myron Gibbon had a great chance to level matters when coming in to the box from the left unopposed but he took too long to pull the trigger and the chance was lost.

Manager Powell said after the game that with a full side he had no doubt Town would have won the game after his players had certainly played the better football with a man down but once more they were not clinical enough on goal.

The Town manager after viewing several angles of the Charlton sending off has appealed to the FA Disciplinary committee at Wembley with a view to having the red card rescinded and his player then hopefully being available for selection and travelling to the north east.

The hearing will be taking place today, Thursday.

The FA match observer for last Saturday, Denis McCarthy was unable to stay for the game following a serious car accident near to the ground. Mr McCarthy was in a collision with another car and did walk into the Yorkshire Payments Stadium where he was assessed by Town physio Emily Harnden.

The Stalybridge-based official then returned to his car to await the RAC coming for it and he later went to the A&E department of a Greater Manchester hospital to be treated for a neck injury and concussion.

Third-placed Dunston are having a good season and are also still in the FA Trophy, and Town, who won there last season, will find their 90 minutes this term a much harder challenge.

Injured centre-back Matty Nebard (fractured wrist) out of action since the September 3 win over Carlton Town was putting his hand up to be considered for selection with a special encasement over the wrist.

Town’s academy side are at home today (Thursday) to Skelmersdale (1.00) and hoping to land their first win of the season.

Town’s U-23 side went out of the Halifax & District FA Cup at the first hurdle last Saturday losing 5-1 to Old Earth, Elland-based Huddersfield Amateurs.

It was a frustrated and dejected Brighouse Town team and their supporters that returned from their trip to the East coast last Saturday.

Bridlington Town scored the wining goal in the first minute of added time in the second half after Town had played 73 minutes with 10 men after vice-captain Corey Gregory was sent off for allegedly elbowing the home centre forward Andy Norfolk after a conrer had been awarded.

A despondent Gregory claimed he had been held and pushed by three defenders on the edge of the box and was just trying to get them off him.

Town players and officials claimed the Middlesbrough referee and his nearest assistant had not seen the incident. Norfolk went to the ground after contact to the stomach and in the next minute a red card was produced.

To the neutral spectator in the 284 crowd you would not have thought Brighouse were a man down as they more than showed why they were in fourth place going into the game and a point or three would have seen them go into third place after the day’s results.

Skipper Tom Haigh, a solitary figure in midfield and at times up front, ran his blood to water and his teammates really put a shift in. In the second half Vill Powell’s men almost scored from a speculative shot from 40 yards out on the right flank from Mohammed Ibrahim which was just tipped over the bar at the last minute.

Two Jack Boyle free kicks came to nothing and at the other end the post saved his side when Jake Martindale headed against it from a corner. Then five minutes later it was Martindale who put a ball through to Norfolk after it had been poorly cleared by Town, now with tiring limbs, and he put the ball at an angle to Michael Roxburgh’s far post and grabbed the winner.

Gregory, who played at Sheffield on Tuesday night, will now miss three games, against Grantham Town at home on Saturday (3.0), the following week at Dunston and then on the following Saturday, October 29 to current league leaders Stockton Town.

It is hoped in that period defender Matty Nebard will be back from his broken wrist, and goalkeeper Brett Souter is fit to be selcted after his knee operation in the closed- season.

There was another defeat for Town at Sheffield FC on Tuesday night, with the locals losing 1-0 to a goal in the 16th minute from Nathan Modest.

The home side were out of the traps much faster than Town and deserved their lead but the shock of going behind did wake up Powell’s charges.

Sam Reed was effective on the left with Callum Charlton and Sheffield had to work overtime to stop them paving the way for an equaliser.

While throughout the game striker Jack Boyle,Thomas Haigh, Mohammed Ibrahim and Aiden Walker put in tremendous shifts, they just couldn’t find a way of testing the home keeper Jordan Pierrepont.

In the second half when Town also came up against some inept referreing from Daniel Tracey, they lacked the clinical edge to find the net. Apart from two chances when Boyle curved a tremendous shot from just inside the box and it was glanced away just ahead of the line and Elliot Harrison was inches away from toeing in a ball from the left as he stretched every sinue and tissue to try and reach it.

Manager Vill Powell, who has seen six points go down the proverbial drain in the past two games, said his side could not be faltered for effort and are missing some clinical finishing after chances have been created.

“We are missing Laurence-striker Laurence Sorhaindo-to just give us that edge and I’ll be glad when he sets foot on the pitch again after his long knee injury.”

Town’s academy side lost their opening game last Thursday to Mossley, 7-4, despite opening the scoring. Manager-coach Harry Birro said he was pleased wth the performance and it was just a fitness issue towards the end of the game that caused a problem.

“Tired legs led to mistakes and then the goals came for the visitors to take the points and not really give a true reflection on the game,” he added.

Today (Thursday) the team travel to Cheshire to take on Witton Albion’s academy team (12.0).

The rearranged Pontefract Collieries game will take place on Monday 14th November; 7:45pm KO at The Yorkshire Payments Stadium.

The original game which took place on Tuesday 4th October was abandoned after 11 minutes when Pontefract goalkeeper Lloyd Allinson sustained a deep gash above his eye and was transported to hospital by ambulance.

The rearranged game will be FREE of charge to supporters with collection buckets by the turnstile for Lloyd who is self-employed and unable to return to work or to football as a result of the injury for the moment in time.

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