Our roving reporter Gav Frost asked if he could catch up our keeper Harry Scott. Of course we said, so we waited for Harry to return from the United States and at no expense to the club here is what Harry had to say on his return to the club. GF - So Harry welcome back. The first time I saw you play for Worsbrough Bridge was away at Retford last season, what was it like being thrown into a NCEL team that at the time was deep in a relegation battle? HS - It was tough game to be in especially at this level. I had been away from the team for some months, so it was a big game to
Month: January 2022
Glasshoughton 1 Briggers 2
The Briggers bounced back with a hard fought win away at Glasshoughton with goals from Lewis O'Connor and Mike Jepps before a 91st minute Glassy header made it a grandstand finish.Overall it was a deserved 3 points on the road to complete a league double against the West Yorkshire rivals. Gav caught up with manager Luke Forgione after the full time whistle After losing to Dronfield two week a go. I felt, that you could sense that the lads were chomping at the bit in training on Thursday. We had to finish training on Thursday early as i thought the boys were playing like it was a match, which is always a good sign. We seemed to build on that today and
Player Interview – Callum Walton
Our intrepid reporter Gav Frost continued his round of player interviews and caught up with Callum Walton for a chat about the season so far. GF - So 9 starts so far this season but you have been on the bench on a few occasions, how do you feel the season is going for you? CW - On a personal level I feel as though I am underachieving but its a team game and the team in my opinion is well on course for what we want to achieve, even though I know some people say we are overachieving. GF - You have also shown your versatility in being able to play quite comfortably in a more defensive role, do you feel that
New Defibrillator for Worsbrough
We are pleased to announce that Worsbrough Bridge AFC have joined forces with the friends and family of Les Pinder to provide a Defibrillator and secure case for the Worsbrough Community. Following the recent sad passing of Les, the family approached the football club to install this facility at our ground The Pinto Property Stadium at the Worsbrough Sports and Development Association on Park Road. The Pinder family have been long time supporters of the football club and we were more than happy to support the request to provide a secure defibrillator for use by the local community. Worsbrough Bridge AFC will donate their club defibrillator with the family and friends donating for the Defibrillator case. We hope that this lifesaving equipment will
Worsbrough Bridge AFC is England Football Accredited
England Football - the new face of the FA has confirmed Worsbrough Bridge AFC's accreditation through the new England Football Accreditation Scheme. What does accreditation mean? Our infrastructure is sound, robust, efficient and effective. It centres around the Respect standards and behaviours needed to make football in England something we can all be proud to be part of. Accreditation is a clear signal toour community that we value the importance of being sustainable and built to last off the pitch. The accreditation recognises that our club provides one or more of the accredited player pathways, either for male, or female, or for disability players and reflects the level of care and support the club provides for our players, the quality of coaching delivered
Parkgate 1-2 Briggers
The Briggers started 2022 with 3 hard earned points away against Parkgate FC to complete the league double over the South Yorkshire rivals with goals from Captain Conor Glavin and a second half winner from Alex Hutchinson. Thanks to everyone that made the trip to support the Briggers it was a great turnout and your support continues to help the team and hopefully the win and 3 points was worth the trip on a cold night. We caught up with Manager Luke Forgione after the match and asked him for his thoughts on the first win of 2022. "I think it’s fair to say that last night was a game that we all eagerly anticipated after what seems to have been