Pontefract Collieries F.C.

Pontefract Collieries
Full name Pontefract Collieries Football Club
Nickname(s) The Colls
Founded 1958 (Estimated)
Ground Harratt Nissan Stadium
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
Capacity 1,200 (300 seats)
Manager Craig Parry & Craig Rouse
League Northern Premier League Division One East
2017–18 Northern Counties East League Premier Division, 1st of 22 (promoted)

Pontefract Collieries Football Club are a football club based in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The team plays in the Northern Premier League Division One East. Pontefract Collieries is affiliated to the West Riding County Football Association and Castleford & District Football Association. They have historic local rivalries with neighbours Glasshoughton Welfare and Selby Town. In recent times, a rivalry with Hemsworth Miners Welfare also developed when the clubs played in the same division.

Ground

Pontefract Collieries play their home games at The Harratts Nissan Stadium, Pontefract, sometimes known as Beechnut Lane due to the access road, situated near to the site of the former Prince of Wales Colliery. The stadium has previously been known as the White Rose Stadium, K-Profiles Stadium and Abstract Stadium due to sponsorship.

The ground is fully floodlit and holds approximately 1,200 spectators and comprises hard standing around the perimeter of the pitch. One stand behind the goals has a terrace with cover. The main stand holds the seating provision, with the seats obtained when Manchester City's old Maine Road ground was demolished.

Catering for hot and cold food is provided for every first team match held at the ground.

Main Stand at Pontefract Collieries
Terrace behind the goals

Honours

  • Northern Counties East League
    • Premier Division champions 2017–18
    • Division One North champions 1983–84
    • Floodlit Cup winners 1987-88, 1988–89
    • Wilkinson Sword Trophy winners 1995–96
  • Yorkshire Football League
    • Division Three champions 1981-82
  • Castleford & District FA Embleton Cup
    • Winners 1982-83, 1986–87, 1995–96, 1999-00, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Craig Parry
2 England DF Iwan Healey
3 England DF Josh Corbett
4 England DF Nigel Danby
5 England DF Luke Danville
6 England MF Luke Forgione
7 England MF Andrew Catton
8 England MF Aaron Joseph
9 England FW Liam Radford
10 England FW Craig Saville
11 England MF Mark Whitehouse
No. Position Player
12 England FW Craig Rouse
13 England MF Matty Marsden
14 England DF Tom Copping
15 England DF Craig Robinson
16 England DF Phil Lindley
17 England MF Kane Reece

Coordinates: 53°41′47.37″N 1°18′50.57″W / 53.6964917°N 1.3140472°W / 53.6964917; -1.3140472

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