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Athersley hope for bright future after going 10 points clear of drop
ATHERSLEY Rec pulled well clear of the Division One relegation fight this week and now take on another side below them on Saturday. They won 2-1 at lowly Yorkshire Amateur on Saturday. Rec are ten points and four places clear of the relegation zone, although teams have as many as five games in hand on them. The Penguins have won their last three games. Manager Paul Clarkson said: “A ten-point gap is good. “We have...
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Barnsley Tennis Club win winter division on last day of season
BARNSLEY Tennis Club’s first team have been crowned champions of their division in the Sheffield and District Tennis Winter League. They narrowly finished ahead of promotion rivals Hallamshire in Division Two, having dropped just four points from 14 matches. The team of Kieron Hinds, Michael Peretti, Rebecca Coe and Libby Wilson played their last match on Saturday, beating Mexborough A 4-0 to clinch the title. Vice-chairman John Gregson said: “This is a great achievement fo
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Jonson on podium at national event
BARNSLEY youngsters won medals representing Yorkshire at the Inter County Cross Country Championships at Wollaton Park, Nottingham. Jonson Hughes, from Darfield, finished third overall in the under 17s category and took the team silver. His brother Rocco also competed in that race. A third brother Sonnyboy finished 14th in the under 20s and won team silver. Penistone Footpath Runners Graihagh Turner and Ruby Sykes won team medals. Turner finished in 19th place overall in the...
Rowland keeps track of promotion push while racing around world
OLIVER Rowland will be flying around the world for the next two months, competing in Formula E, but will keep track of Barnsley FC’s promotion push. The 30-year-old from Penistone competes in the global electric car series and has been a Reds fan since childhood. Rowland, who is preparing to race in Sao Paulo this week, told the Chronicle: “Barnsley have been doing really well. “Obviously they got smashed a bit on Saturday but...
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Wilkinson ends 6-year wait for tournament win
DARFIELD darts player Carl Wilkinson ended a six-year wait for a second WDF ranking title this week when he won the Isle of Man Masters. He beat number one Neil Duff 5-4 in the final and secured a provisional 2024 WDF World Championship spot. Wilkinson was on the PDC tour for two years, including competing in the ‘Home Tour’ from his house in Darfield during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Barnsley WFC lose 4-1 to rivals
BARNSLEY Women’s FC’s promotion hopes were dented by a 4-1 loss at home to title rivals Hull City on Wednesday in National League Division One North. The visitors went 4-0 up then Louise Biggins netted. The fourth-placed Reds are six points off leaders Middlesbrough with a game in hand but third-placed Hull have a point more than Barnsley from three fewer games. There is one promotion place. Barnsley had won 3-0 at Norton and Stockton...
Youngsters get experience at Metrodome
YOUNG boxers from several Barnsley clubs got to show off their skills at the Metrodome on Tuesday evening. Tommy Taylor from Barnsley Star kicked off the show in a skills bout, where there is no result, against JJ Smith from Accrington Lions. Mikey Wale, son of former British champion Josh Wale, also got more experience in a skills contest against Lion’s Den’s Lewis Holmes. His stablemate at Micky’s Athletic, Kiegan Plater, tasted defeat against Alfie...
Reds close in on promotion with 1-0 victory
BARNSLEY Hockey Club's men could take the league title this weekend if results go their way. They won 1-0 at home to Sheffield University Bankers, stretching their unbeaten run to 15 games. That left them top of Yorkshire Peak and Wold Division One, three points clear of second-placed Lindum 4 who have played a game more. Barnsley have three games to play starting at home to Lindum 5 on Saturday. They need four points for...
Barnsley Schoolboys u12s clinch league title
Barnsley Schoolboys under 12s won the league in style with a 4-2 away success at Sheffield. Theo Ghazvini scored a brace with Tom Edgar and Seb Zaszlos getting the other goals. Player of the match was Ted Ryan. Barnsley Schoolboys under 14s beat Salford 3-0 in the top-of-the-table decider in Manchester, which all-but guarantees the league title with two games remaining. Both teams were undefeated going into the game but Barnsley dominated the majority of...
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Rec move further clear of drop zone
Athersley Rec won 2-1 at lowly Yorkshire Amateur on Saturday in Division One. Rec are ten points and four places clear of the relegation zone, although teams have as many as five games in hand. Yorkshire Amateur led at half-time but Nathan Perks levelled on 55 minutes then Fraser Hartley won it on 62. Wombwell Town drew 0-0 at promotion rivals Retford United. They are now a point and one place behind Retford who are in the...
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Crucial away games for Town and Rec at opposite ends of table
ATHERSLEY Rec and Wombwell Town face crucial away games at opposite ends of the Division One table as the season is approaching the final month. Town are sixth, a point and a place outside the play-offs with 11 games left. Tomorrow they visit fifth-placed Retford United. Manager Karl Rose said: “Retford lost to Athersley Rec last week which was an amazing result for Rec who did us a big favour. “We have got...
Programmes free to a good home
A SPRING clean of one of the Chronicle’s storage rooms has yielded a haul of football programmes and they’re looking for a new home! We’re happy to give away the programmes to a reader. Our sports reporters over the years have always been given a complimentary matchday programme to help supplement their coverage of the game. The haul of programmes features a mix of home and away games and we would ideally...
Elite and Dearne to host top sides in big weekend
ELITE AFC won 1-0 at home to Hatfield Town and are now due to visit promotion contenders Doncaster City on Saturday in the Central Midlands League. Sam Limber got the only goal, after 83 minutes, for Elite who are fifth with 38 points from 22 games. City are four points below leaders Dearne and District. Dearne host third-placed Dinnington Town on Saturday.
Three sent off as Dodworth win at Houghton
THERE were three red cards as Dodworth won 1-0 at Houghton Main in the Premier Division. Two Houghton Main players and Dodworth’s Tom Batty were dismissed. Sam Scrivens scored a penalty. Dodworth are third, 11 points off top with three games in hand on leaders Penistone Church reserves who won 2-0 at South Kirkby. Barnsley Town beat Tusaale United 5-2 in Division Two. They are 16 points clear at the top and need one more...
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BOYS' FOOTBALL: Gill nets four in 5-1 victory for Dodworth
THOMAS Gill netted a fantastic four in Dodworth under 15s Reds’ 5-1 victory over Bramley Sunnyside. Ronnie Wilkes got the other goal. Penistone Church under 15s beat Tusaale 3-1. Luke Fretwell scored two and Noah Town one. Hoyland Town under 15s won 3-0 at Clowne Comets. Dodworth under 15s were 3-1 winners at Laughton. Noah Caines, Charlie Whitham and Alfie Dey struck. Pinfold Pumas under 15s gained a 5-2 success at Steel City. Wombwell Town...
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GIRLS' FOOTBALL: Bees sting hosts Hallam
BARNSLEY Bees under 13s won 2-1 at Hallam Rangers. Bridie Dowle and Nancy Sweeney got the goals. Gracie Dimler netted five goals as Penistone Church under 13s were 9-0 winners over Worksop. Poppy Harding scored a hat-trick with Pollyana Portman also netting. Isabella Lomas bagged a brace in Wombwell Town under 13s’ 2-1 home win over North Gawber. Junior Tykes under 13s won 2-1 at Laughton thanks to two goals by Isla Moody. Elite AFC...
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Wins for Town and Bridge
Wombwell Town and Worsbrough Bridge won on Wednesday night in NCEL Division One. Town won 5-0 at Yorkshire Amateur on Wednesday. Eddie Agnew scored a hat-trick early in the second half then Gadhafi Kiwanuka and Gareth McDermott netted. Town are sixth, a point and a place outside the play-offs with 11 games left. Bridge won 3-1 at home to Selby Town on Wednesday. Harley Holt, Andrew Horbury and Nathan Moss put Bridge 3-0 up...
Clarke brace puts schoolgirls in national final
BARNSLEY Schoolgirls under 12s beat Medway 3-1 to secure their place in the National Final. After going behind, Grace Jones scored a fine equaliser from the halfway line. The game finished all square and went into extra-time. Lily Clarke took centre stage by scoring a brace that ensured Barnsley’s place in the final. Barnsley Schools FA chairperson Steve Gates said: “I am proud of Barnsley becoming an emerging force in schoolgirls national football. “A Barns
Lacewood’s northern final at Liverpool FC
LACEWOOD Primary School have reached the northern final of a national school football competition which is due to be played at Liverpool FC’s academy. The Pokémon Primary Schools Cup is the largest primary-aged schools cup competition in England, with more than 5,000 school teams and 50,000 children taking part. Lacewood, based in Bolton-upon-Dearne, won the tournaments for the Dearne area then Barnsley and then South Yorkshire. In the county event, Lacewood won their first
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Wins for Silkstone and Elite
Silkstone United were the only Barnsley team to play in the County Senior League this week, winning 3-2 at Handsworth to keep their Division One promotion hopes alive. They are third with 37 points from 18 games, and four to play. They are seven points behind second-placed Sheffield City who have only one game left and nine off leaders Dronfield who play twice more. Meanwhile, Elite AFC won 4-2 at home to Woodhouse Colts in...
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Jon Flatman announced as permanent Barnsley FC CEO
JON Flatman will take on the role as chief executive at Barnsley FC on a full-time basis. Flatman was announced to be the acting chief executive when Khaled El-Ahmad left for the US in December. It has been confirmed today that he will take on the role on a full-time basis. Flatman joined the club as Chief Revenue Officer in January 2023. Club chairman Neerav Parekh said: “Jon has a clear vision...
Dearne lose home quarter-final in penalty shoot-out
DEARNE and District lost on penalties at home to Derby Singh Brothers in the quarter-final of the Floodlit Cup on Tuesday. The visitors took an early lead but Liam Flint soon levelled and the match finished 1-1. Dearne missed their first penalty and lost the shoot-out 5-3. They also went out of the Central Midlands League Cup last week at the semi-final stage so can only win the league title after hoping for a treble....
Barnsley WFC lose derby ahead of crucial home games
BARNSLEY Women’s FC suffered another defeat ahead of a crucial meeting with Hull City in the National League Division One North. The Reds went down 1-0 at mid-table local rivals Doncaster Rovers Belles on Sunday. They have collected just two points from their last five league games, having taken 28 from the first ten. They are fourth, three points off the leaders and one behind third-placed Hull who have played two games fewer. Barnsley are...
Losses for Barnsley and Wath
Barnsley RUFC were dragged back into the Yorkshire League Three relegation fight after a 19-16 loss at bottom club West Park Leeds on Saturday. The Shaw Laners are now ninth out of 12, just two points and two places clear of the bottom two with three games left. They next host Castleford - who are two places and three points above - on March 16. Meanwhile, Wath lost 14-10 at Baildon in Yorkshire League Two -...
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Ambitious Barnsley Town achieve early promotion in first season
BARNSLEY Town became the first team from the town to gain promotion this season, which is their first. They secured a place in the top two of County Senior League Division Two with a 6-0 win at Dinnington Town reserves. They have won 13 and drawn one of their 14 games, leaving them 13 points clear at the top of the table. Nine more points from their last four games will secure the title. The scorers...
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Penistone Church reach Sheffield Cup final
PENISTONE Church reached the Sheffield Senior Cup semi-final with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win at home to Stocksbridge Park Steels on Wednesday night. After a 0-0 draw over 90 minutes against the visitors who play a division above, NCEL Premier side Church won 5-4 in the shoot-out which saw seven spot-kicks missed. It was a disappointing return for Stocksbridge boss Ian Richards who managed his hometown club Penistone for 12 years until 2021. Church will...
Dearne sign rivals’ star who was benched for McCormack
DEARNE and District have signed Central Midlands League title rivals Doncaster City’s top-scorer Shay Evans-Booth. He had scored 20 goals in 17 games this season, including against Dearne last week in a 3-1 win having been dropped to the bench for former Leeds United striker Ross McCormack who was one of three internationals signed on a short-term deal. Dearne bounced back from their first defeat of the season with a 4-0 win at Woodhouse Colts....
One match left for Ladies after defeat to leaders
BARNSLEY Ladies lost 28-19 at home to leaders Cheltenham Tigers in their penultimate Championship North game. They are sixth in the nine-team league with 31 points from 15 games. They are now due to complete their season at home to third-placed West Park Leeds on March 16. Meanwhile, Barnsley’s men face another relegation showdown in Yorkshire Division Three when they visit bottom club West Park Leeds on Saturday. The Shaw Laners did not play this...
Vital victory for Athersley
Athersley Rec gained a vital win on Saturday which increased the gap between them and the NCEL Division One relegation zone. They ended a run of five straight defeats with a 2-1 win at Dronfield Town. After James Woodhouse’s opener was cancelled out, Jack Briscoe netted a late winner. Rec are five points clear of the relegation zone in 18th, with 26 points from 35 games, and eight to play. Manager Paul Clarkson said: “It...
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Penistone face ex boss in semi after big league win
PENISTONE Church gained a huge win in their promotion bid and are due to host a Sheffield Cup semi-final on Wednesday against Stocksbridge Park Steels managed by their former boss Ian Richards. Richards is from Penistone and was Church manager from 2009 to 2021, assisted by brother Duncan, taking them from the County Senior League up two levels to the NCEL Premier while winning the League Cup. He left for nearby Stocksbridge who play in...
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Record broken at annual Wombwell 5 race
THE 36TH annual Wombwell 5 road race took place on Sunday. Kingstone Runners organised the event with a record number of 458 finishers. Despite a slight detour due to road resurfacing on Illsley Road in Darfield, Barnsley AC’s Gareth Cooke earned second place – just four seconds behind the winner. He set a PB by 28 seconds with 26-17. Club-mate Josh Bird also posted a PB of 26-48 to finish third. Cooke and Bird, along...
Perks of the job for Rec
ATHERSLEY Rec stunned promotion-chasing Retford United 3-2 on Tuesday in NCEL Division One. Rec are eight points clear of the relegation zone in 18th, with 32 points from 36 games, and eight to play. They also won at Dronfield on Saturday after five straight losses. Manager Paul Clarkson said: “It’s been a huge week. We’ve got a good gap in terms of points now and, even if teams win their games in hand, they will still...
League leaders Barnsley boys win 7-0 at York
BARNSLEY Schoolboys under 14s showed why they are top of the league with an emphatic 7-0 win away against York. The hosts were overwhelmed by Barnsley with hat-trick hero and player of the match Owen Hardman leading the way. Oliver Bentley, Logan Clifford, Luca Hyde and Theo Nietrzebka added to the tally. The under 14 boys face Rotherham this weekend in a top of the table clash.
Church's play-off hopes dented by defeat
Penistone Church were beaten 2-1 at lowly Tadcaster Albion on Saturday in the NCEL Premier Division. The hosts scored twice quickly after the hour then Nathan Keightley pulled one back. Church are seventh with 46 points from 28 games, seven points and two places off the play-off places. They have ten league games to play in the league season which is due to finish in just over a month on April 6. Coach Brett Lovell...
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Blunt hoping to take local club up tiers
JASON Blunt has played in the Premier League, in youth internationals against the likes of Thierry Henry then coached Leeds United under 23s. But he is now hoping to make his local club one of the most successful non-league sides ever from Barnsley. Blunt is manager of Dearne and District who are top of the Central Midlands League, the 11th tier, with the hope of reaching at least the seventh level. The 46-year-old was born...
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Town get swift revenge on Horbury with midweek win
WOMBWELL Town won 2-1 at home to Horbury Town on Tuesday. Jordan Kershaw and Cory Woodward put the hosts 2-0 up before a late consolation. They are sixth, outside the play-off places on goal difference with 66 points from 31 games. They have 13 games still to play this season. Town had lost 3-2 at Horbury a week earlier, conceding an injury-time decider.
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BWFC held in league ahead of cup semi
Barnsley Women’s FC drew 1-1 at home to Stockport County on Tuesday at Penistone Church’s ground. The visitors scored in the seventh minute then Rosie Axten levelled in the 12th. They are second in Division One North of the National League, two points off leaders Middlesbrough with a game in hand. They have collected two points from their last four games while third-placed Hull City are two points behind with two games in hand...
Dearne suffer first defeat after rivals sign trio of internationals
DEARNE and District’s 19-game unbeaten start to the Central Midlands League season ended in defeat at title rivals Doncaster City who gave debuts to three international footballers. City signed Charlie Mulgrew – the 44-cap Scotland centre-back who won five SPL titles with Celtic – striker Ross McCormack, another former Scotland international who scored 120 Championship goals and was signed twice for more than £10million, and Wes Hoolahan who played more than 100 times
Barnsley set for huge relegation battle at home to rivals Burley
BARNSLEY RUFC are set for a huge game in their Yorkshire Division Three survival fight when they welcome fellow strugglers Burley tomorrow. The Shaw Laners lost 35-5 at home to second-placed Halifax Vandals on Saturday so are now ninth, a point clear of safety. Burley won against fellow strugglers Skipton so jumped a point above Barnsley into eighth. The town team lost their first seven games of the season – having lost all 22 in...
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Joe to miss British indoors to focus on major summer events
JOE FERGUSON has decided not to compete in this weekend’s British Indoor Championships but still believes he is on course to reach some major international outdoor events later in the year. The 23-year-old sprinter from Darton has been competing regularly indoors in the early months of this year, mainly over 60m in the UK but also in a 200m in the Czech Republic. The 200m specialist has decided not to go to the British Championships...
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Simpson fight announced next month
Barnsley boxer Callum Simpson is due to fight live once again on Sky at the O2 in London next month. The 27-year-old super-middleweight is due to defend his WBA Continental title on March 31 on the undercard of Frazer Clarke's fight with Fabio Wardley, against an as yet unknown opponent. Simpson, who has won all 13 professional fights and signed with promoter BOXXER and Sky last year, is then the mandatory challenger for Zak Chelli's...
Barnsley move further clear of trouble
BARNSLEY RUFC eased their drop worries with a 33-7 victory at home to fellow relegation-battlers Burley in Yorkshire Division Three. The Shaw Laners are now seventh, four places and five points clear of the relegation zone with four games left. The try-scorers were Dave Reed, Tom Hardwick, Sam Moss, Oscar Dyson and Will Lowe, while Joe Perry kicked four conversions. Coach Tom Kittrick said: “It was the first game when we clicked and fully understood...
Keightley nets 4 as Church thrash Campion
Penistone Church won 5-2 at home to second-placed Campion in the NCEL Premier on Saturday. The visitors took an early lead but Nathan Keightley levelled with a penalty then put Church in front. Campion equalised before the break but Keightley completed his hat-trick just after the break then, after Josh Brown made it 4-2, he netted his fourth late on. Penistone are seventh, with 46 points from 27 games - four points off the play-off...
Third Worsbrough Bridge FC flood of season ‘utterly demoralising’
WORSBROUGH Bridge were ‘utterly demoralised’ by a third flood of their Park Road pitch. Their Park Road ground, which is next to the River Dove, regularly floods. Chairman Mark Booth said: “Once is hard, twice rips your soul out and three is just utterly demoralising. “Three times is unprecedented. I am in my fifth season here and it’s flooded every year – sometimes twice. “The pitch had barely recovered from the second flood. All...
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BWFC draw after leading 3-0 in top-of-table clash
BARNSLEY Women’s FC lost a 3-0 lead as they drew 3-3 in their top-of-the-table clash at Middlesborough in National League Division One North. The Reds had lost their previous two league games, both to Durham Cestria, having been unbeaten in their first ten matches – so had dropped down from first to third. The 3-3 draw meant they moved up to second, three points below leaders Boro who have played two extra games, but third-placed...
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Barnsley boys 1 win from title
MAN OF the match Bobby Booker inspired Barnsley Schoolboys under 12s’ 2-0 victory against York. Goals from Elijah Brown and Theo Ghazvini keep Barnsley at the top of the league. They will be crowned champions if they beat local rivals Sheffield in their next league game. They also face Chesterfield away in the semi-final of the Yorkshire Cup this weekend.