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Created: 01 October 2026

Penistone Church: Harry Ambler; Carlton Pownall (Rob Ludlam), George Thompson (Elliot Harrison), Trent Coulter (Danny Howes), Jack Cawthorn, Harry Viggars, Lennon O’Grady (Reece High), Leon Hurles-Brook, Nathan Keightley, Will Heath (Kieran Ryan), Matty Lee.

Knaresborough Town: Edd Hall; Jack Powis, Will Lenehan, Dan Thirkell, Jonny Haase; Jack Dyche (Alex Ingham), Jack Degruchy, Jack Lazenby, Sam Leverett, Slater Barnes (Kris Hargreaves); Nathan Cartman (Ben Gelder). Subs. (not used): Theo Hudson, Jonny White.

Knaresborough Town had to come from a goal behind before taking all three points from their visit to Penistone Church on Wednesday evening.

The home side, as usual, were quick off the mark and Dan Thirkell had to be alert to clear a shot from his own line after Edd Hall was beaten wide on the left side of the pitch.

Slater Barnes had a shot from distance easily dealt with by Harry Ambler before Penistone went ahead in the 12^th minute.

Carlton Pownall centred from the right wing and Will Lenehan was unable to get the ball fully away from the danger area with Matty Lee picking up the loose clearance and beating his man before firing past Hall.

Play continued to swing from end to end with chances few and far between and it was the 39^th minute before Knaresborough levelled. Several crosses were blocked by the determined home defence before Sam Leverett managed to deliver a ball across to the far post where Nathan Cartman stooped low to head home across Ambler.

Early in the second half, Leverett shot narrowly over from a free kick, but again chances were rare until the 76^th minute when Will Lenehan headed home a Jack Lazenby corner to the delight of his team mates.

Knaresborough continued to press and Barnes saw his shot saved with an effort from Jonny Haase being deflected wide of the post.

Late efforts fell to Jack Degruchy who brought a save from Ambler and then set up Ben Gelder whose shot was again deflected wide as Knaresborough saw out time to achieve their first ever victory at the Memorial ground on their eleventh visit.

Full Time - Penistone Church 1 Knaresborough Town 2

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Created: 28 September 2026

Tadcaster Albion: Harry Stead; Charlie Owen, Curtis Senior, Alex Zachariou (Lewis Binns), Spencer Harris, Ryan Gothard, George Brown (Adam Porritt), Daniel Davy (Desmond Okoro), Noah Kiwomya, Jayden Clarke-Thompson, Oliver Norman (Edward Campbell-Baldwin). Sub. (not used): Alex Clark.

Knaresborough Town: Edd Hall; Jack Powis, Cole Wildin, Harry Coates (Dan Thirkell), Jonny Haase; Alex Ingham (Jack Dyche), Jack Degruchy (Kris Hargreaves), Jack Lazenby, Sam Leverett, Slater Barnes; Ben Gelder (Nathan Cartman). Sub. (not used): Will Lenehan

Knaresborough Town had to settle for a point in Friday’s match at Tadcaster Albion after leading three times and looking to have the points in the bag until a fine free kick from Curtis Senior earned the home side a share of the spoils in added time.

In a typical frantic start to a local derby, Tadcaster held the early initiative as Noah Kiwomya brought a save from Edd Hall and then Daniel Davy volleyed over.

Knaresborough went ahead in the 22^nd minute when Slater Barnes crossed from the left and Ben Gelder found space to slide his shot into the right of the goal.

Seven minutes later, the home side levelled when a left wing cross was not cleared and the ball sent back into the danger area from the back post and Jayden Clarke-Thompson was left with an easy finish.

Harry Coates scrambled home the second for Knaresborough within two minute after a Sam Leverett centre caused havoc in the home defence and, soon afterwards, Leverett volleyed just wide of the mark after a Jack Lazenby free kick.

Hall had to save from Oliver Norman early in the second period, but soon Alex Ingham was narrowly wide for Knaresborough from a narrow angle.

Tadcaster levelled again in the 56^th minute when a right wing free kick was again not cleared and Charlie Owen poked the ball home.

An amazing scramble in the 77^th minute saw Harry Coates hit the post and Harry Stead making point-blank saves to deny both Coates and Gelder.

Knaresborough immediately made a change, bringing on Nathan Cartman for Gelder and, within a minute, they again took the lead.

Lazenby sent a ball down the left to Barnes who played a perfect pass inside for Cartman to side-foot into the far corner to conclude the best move of the game.

Play became very disjointed and Hall dropped a centre only for Kiwomya to turn the ball wide and Spencer Harris was sent off for the home side after venting his frustration.

The final act proved to be a disputed free kick, given against Dan Thirkell which set up Curtis to curl a fine kick beyond Hall and earn his side a point in the second of five minutes added.

Full Time - Tadcaster Albion 3 Knaresborough Town 3

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Created: 18 September 2026

Knaresborough Town: Edd Hall; Cole Wildin, Harry Coates, Will Lenehan, Kris Hargreaves; Jack Dyche (Aaron White), Jack Degruchy, Jack Lazenby, Sam Leverett, Slater Barnes (Alex Ingham); Nathan Cartman (Ben Gelder). Subs. (not used): Jack Powis, Luke Stewart.

Bishop Auckland: Shane Bland; Dane Burlace, Ben Jordison, Arron Thompson, Josh Robertson, Luke Williams (Lee Hume), Craig Moody, John Howard, Gary Martin (Amar Purewal), Liam Jarvie (Collins Unuareokpa), Vinnie Steels. Sub. (not used): Alex Griffin.

 

Knaresborough Town followed up their FA Cup exit last Saturday with an FA Vase exit at the hands of Bishop Auckland at the Myrings Stadium on Saturday.

Bishops are currently flying high at the head of Northern League Division One and will be one of the favourites to win the trophy, but Knaresborough were not overawed and took the game to their lofty visitors.

Slater Barnes had a shot saved early on and then set up Nathan Cartman who brought a fine point-blank save from Shane Bland in the Bishops goal.

Jack Dyche then headed over from Sam Leverett’s corner before Jack Degruchy’s shot was again saved by Bland after a fine move down the left side of the field.

The 25th minute brought a shock for the home side when Luke Williams ran across the edge of the penalty area before firing low inside the right post with his team’s first chance.

Seven minutes later, Knaresborough lost the ball in midfield and this time, Craig Moody cut in from the left wing and fired another low shot, this time just inside the left post.

Edd Hall was then called upon to deny Moody a second and Bishop Auckland continued the press with Williams firing over and then bringing another save from Hall.

Knaresborough did rally just before the break with Barnes forcing a save from Bland and then Cartman headed wide from Degruchy’s centre, but the game was much closer than the scoreline suggested.

Barnes was wide and Hall saved from John Howard as play moved from end to end and then Leverett was narrowly wide from another Degruchy cross.

Barnes had two more close calls before a corner was not fully cleared and Arron Thompson latched on to the loose ball to score easily and make it 3-0.

Both sides made changes and two on the home substitutes combined when Aaron White beat his man and sent in a curling cross for Alex Ingham to head home at the back post to briefly give Knaresborough hope of grabbing a draw.

This hope was extinguished five minutes from time when Will Lenehan picked up a second yellow card and reduce his side to ten men.

Hall made the final save from Moody, but, despite the final score, Bishop Auckland knew they had been given a tough passage to Round One.

Full Time - Knaresborough Town 1 Bishop Auckland 3 

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Created: 18 September 2026

Keighley Town: Jordan Fletcher; Etienne Sumaili, Jack Gascoigne, Harry Parsons, Lewis Morgan, Craig Billington, Phillip Conteh (Odea Mqoisi), Kobi Milner (Daniel Gascoigne), Mahamadou Cessay, Nathan Hunt, Connor Erangey (Harrison Sagar. Subs. (not used): Fre Trewolde, Alfie Gibbon.

Knaresborough Town: Edd Hall; Cole Wildin, Harry Coates, Will Lenehan, Jonny Haase (Jack Degruchy); Jack Dyche (Aaron White), Jack Lazenby, Kris Hargreaves, Sam Leverett (Theo Hudson), Slater Barnes (Luke Stewart); Ben Gelder (Nathan Cartman).

 

Knaresborough Town followed up their FA Cup exit on Saturday with a comfortable 4-0 victory at Keighley Town on Wednesday evening against a side rooted to the foot of the Premier Division table.

Knaresborough began the brighter and Jack Dyche was narrowly wide with an early effort before Knaresborough took a fifteenth minute lead when Sam Leverett found the corner of the net from inside a crowded penalty area.

Another Dyche effort, this time a header, was saved well by Jordan Fletcher before the goalkeeper was beaten again in the 23rd minute when Jack Lazenby fired in a penalty after a hand-ball offence in the area.

Slater Barnes and Ben Gelder both had shots narrowly wide but Dyche then finished off a good move involving Leverett and Gelder in the 41st minute to make it 3-0.

Substitutions and cautions interrupted the football flow in the second half before Aaron White should have done better than fire wide from a Nathan Cartman pass and Cartman himself shot wide on his return to the club after three years. 

The final goal had to wait until the fourth minute of added time when Lazenby again converted from the penalty spot after a trip on the edge of the area, but the points were in the bag long before the final act.

Full Time - Keighley Town 0 Knaresborough Town 4