The Doncaster-born winger penned his first professional contract with the Tigers ahead of the 2024/25 season following a successful two-year scholarship.
the 19-year-old has spent the majority of this campaign on loan at fellow NPL East side Grimsby Borough.
Scoring just eight minutes into his debut for the Wilderness Boys in a 3-0 win over Sherwood Colliery in August 2024
Chibanga featured a total of 16 times for the club during two separate loan spells.
North Ferriby are sat in the NPL East play-offs in fourth place
Just seven points from top-of-the-league Cleethorpes Town
the Villagers have amassed 51 points in 27 games.
Chibanga will be looking to make his debut on Saturday as the Villagers face Grimsby Borough at The Bradley Football Development Centre
Lead Professional Development Phase Coach Conor Sellars said: “We’re delighted to see Jaedyn joining North Ferriby
He gained valuable experience at Grimsby Borough and we appreciate them for providing him with that opportunity.
and we wish him a successful loan spell for everyone involved.”
We would like to wish Jaedyn all the best in his loan at North Ferriby
HULL IS THIS
LOCAL NEWS – WITH A POSITIVE PURPOSE
Award-winning housebuilder Beal Homes is celebrating the successful launch of a £40m development bringing 115 luxury homes to the highly desirable East Yorkshire village of North Ferriby
Buyers have already reserved 14 properties with a total value of £6.9m at Ferriby Meadows
reflecting the strong demand for plots at the prestigious new development
Beal Sales and Marketing Director Ross Clarkson said: “We’re thrilled with the strong demand for Ferriby Meadows
as shown by the high number of reservations
“Ferriby Meadows offers an exceptionally rare opportunity to own a luxurious new home in one of East Yorkshire’s most desirable locations
but the demand has surpassed even our expectations
so we would encourage anyone interested in this development to get in touch without delay as plots are selling very fast off plan.”
Ferriby Meadows will feature a range of two
as well as three and four-bedroom bungalows
with plots currently available priced from £379,995 to £759,995
The development has been carefully designed to complement the village’s character and surroundings and will also feature a new area of public open space and two youth football pitches
Ferriby Meadows showcases a wide range of house types and design styles
with features such as elegant agate grey or cream windows
All the homes will be built to the very latest standards
including solar PV panels fitted as standard to every property
All the homes come complete with high-end fixtures
quality flooring and turfed rear and landscaped front gardens – all as standard
held at family-owned Beal’s head office in Hessle
saw prospective buyers explore Ferriby Meadows and individual homes within the development using immersive 3D digital technology
as house details and prices in the first release were revealed for the first time
including the three-bedroom detached Kettlewell with an integral garage
priced at £379,995; the four-bedroom detached Swinton dormer bungalow with detached garage
priced at £539,995; and five-bedroom detached Hambleton with an integral garage
awaiting release with price to be confirmed
were among the first visitors to attend the launch event
said: “We like the idea of country living and owning a new build to make our own
“We’ve been really impressed with what we’ve seen from Beal Homes and
we’ll be able to do so much more to personalise our new home than with other housebuilders.”
with the first homes expected to be completed by Autumn 2025
enabling early buyers to move into their new homes in just over a year
North Ferriby offers excellent transport links to Leeds
The village boasts popular local amenities
making it an attractive location for homebuyers looking for a peaceful yet well-connected lifestyle
buyers at Ferriby Meadows will have the opportunity to personalise their new homes
working with the company’s expert design team to create a space tailored to their individual tastes and lifestyle
For more information about Ferriby Meadows, go to www.beal-homes.co.uk/ferriby-meadows
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The result might have been even better had Nat Watson’s injury time screamer not crashed against the crossbar but the Millers will be pleased to have continued their unbeaten run in 2025. They are just two points outside the playoffs with five games remaining of the season
Mark Harvey and Tommy Brookbanks made one enforced change to the side which had beaten Emley last time out
with Liam Bateman replacing the injured Charlie Carter
who were looking to extend a six match winning run
and the excellent Dean Freeman headed just over from a Lamin Manneh corner soon afterwards
The Villagers have promotion ambitions of their own and they also looked dangerous going forward
with Manneh tracking back to make one fine block in the left back position and Felix Annan saving from the impressive Luke Hogg
With the half drawing to a close Moran saw a shot well saved by Ben Bottomley in the Ferriby goal before the keeper then made the first of two crucial saves either side of half time which undoubtedly kept his side in the game
The first of those came after Moran sent Ollie Clark through on goal on the left. Bottomley stood his ground and the Carlton man’s shot was well saved
Immediately after the break a Manneh shot was deflected into the path of Lewis Durow
directly in front of goal. He tried to place his shot beyond Bottomley but the keeper made a tremendous stop to deny the Millers
Ferriby were buoyed by the saves but the Millers midfield of Davie
Clark and Watson were still on top. However
that changed on the hour when Ferriby’s Alex Flett scored direct from a corner with the strong wind no doubt helping and the referee not interested in Annan’s claims that he was impeded
Ferriby went for the win and took control of the midfield. Only some tremendous defensive work
particularly from Freeman and Lawrence Gorman
kept the home side at bay in a spell of sustained pressure
Carlton responded with a triple substitution with Niall Hylton
Alex Howes and Greg Tempest all joining the fray
soon followed by Michael Ford. The changes undoubtedly achieved the desired purpose from a Carlton perspective with the Ferriby attacks subsiding and Carlton looking to get a winner of their own
Ford made one fine advance down the right before crossing to Moran only for the ball to be cleared before the Villagers launched a speedy counter attack after a Durow throw was cleared. Annan had to come a long way out of his area to deal with the danger and spent some time being treated after being fouled
With the game in the final stages North Ferriby had a golden chance to win the game. A Flett corner was headed back across goal by Tom Corner to Josh Thacker who volleyed wide of target
Diego Edwards was by now also on the pitch and he drew a comfortable save from Bottomley after being set up by Hylton
With the game in the first of five added minutes the Millers went desperately close to snatching all three points. A long free kick into the area was headed clear by Corner but only as far as the lurking Watson who showed great control to take the ball down before hitting a piledriver that smashed against the crossbar with Bottomley beaten
That was the final chance of the game with Carlton surviving one later Ferriby free kick to secure what could be a vey valuable point. They left the field to richly deserved applause from the healthy away contingent in the crowd
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Sam Opoku’s late winner two minutes from time saw the Tigers retain the Billy Bly Memorial Trophy at the Dransfield Stadium.
Lead PDP Coach Conor Sellars made four changes to the starting XI to the Under-21 side that played the opening hour against Fenerbahçe Under-19s. Alfie Taylor, Jaedyn Chibanga, Lucas Dawson and Ed Devine all came into the team, while Henry Sandat and Rocco Coyle played the first half hour, after featuring for 60 minutes for the first team against Doncaster Rovers the day before.
The first half was few of chances as Sandat looped a cross over the top to find the run of Lucas Dawson, but his low cross from a tight angle was held by Ben Bottomley. At the other end, Niall Tilsley headed over the bar before the Trialist forced the first save of the game on 19 minutes.
Cutting inside from the left wing after receiving the initial pass from Sandat, his right-footed shot was flicked away by an acrobatic Bottomley. The ball ricocheted into the path of Dawson, but his rebound was blocked on the line by Jack Johnson. Just before the half’s end, a corner delivery by George Dickinson found the head of Dawson, but an outreached hand by Bottomley kept the game goalless at half-time.
In the second half, Dawson forced another good save from Bottomley, with the ex-Doncaster Rovers keeper sharp off his line to close down the angle, before Dickinson drilled his low effort wide of the target.
Chances were a premium throughout the fixture as Kyle Fanning and Chibanga linked up well down the right flank, with the latter crossing for the substitute. However, Fanning could only blaze his first-time effort over the bar. The Trialist then skipped past a number of challenges before shooting, but the effort was blocked by a sliding Dom Roma.
In the other penalty area, Taylor denied ex-academy scholar Mason Johnson’s low finish with a good block.
With the minutes ticking down, Chibanga unlocked the Ferriby defence with a drilled cross that found Opoku to fire home from close range first time.
North Ferriby FC: Bottomley; Aynsley (Skelton 64’), Tilsley (C), Roma (Graham 70’), J. Johnson (Walters 70’); Tarbotton (Thompson 70’), Cadman, Collins (Burns 64’); Whiteley (Shortland 21’), Corner (East 70’), Dennison (M. Johnson 64’).
Hull City U21s: Yam (Wilson 46’); Wadsworth, Taylor, Leake (Leckie 62’), Devine (Fanning 62’); Coyle (Gray 33’), Dickinson (C); Chibanga, Sandat (Brown 33’), Dawson (Hewitt 89’), Trialist (Opoku 73’).
Bridlington Town have their shortest trip of the season on Tuesday, February 11, kick-starting a run of three consecutive away games against local rivals North Ferriby in the Northern Premier League East.
The Seasiders, who are in the middle of a busy schedule with games against difficult opponents, have picked up just one point from their last five games.
They were defeated 3-0 at home against lead leaders Cleethorpes Town on Saturday, though the scoreline slightly flattered the hosts.
After the game, Mike Thompson said: “They are probably the current league leaders because they’re clinical.
“I don’t think they were not going to not score the opportunities. There was not much in it in the second half, they had a couple of opportunities and scored a couple of goals.”
On Benn Lewis and Danny Earl, who both missed out through injury, Thompson added: “Benn Lewis we’re still not sure. He’s still not 100% right. Danny we’re going to have him in some cardio tomorrow and see how close he is for (North) Ferriby or Dunston (on Saturday).”
The defeat dropped Bridlington back into the drop zone, as they occupy 19th position with 27 points. North Ferriby, like Cleethorpes, and like Dunston whom the Seasiders face next Saturday, sit at the other end of the Northern Premier League East table.
Chris Bolder’s side are currently fourth and inside the playoffs, and are on a five-game unbeaten run, from which they’ve picked up 13 points.
The only game in that streak that they failed to win was their most recent, as they picked up a goalless draw on the road against Grimsby Borough.
North Ferriby hammered the Seasiders in the reverse fixture back in August, winning 3-0 at the Mounting Systems Stadium.
However, Bridington did pick up two wins against the Villagers back in April, beating 2-1 on both occasions: on home soil in the league and at the Dransfield Stadium in the East Riding Senior Cup Final.
A second half Lamin Manneh goal was enough to secure the points in a bruising encounter
Carlton made one change from the win against Heaton Stannington with Ollie Clark
With the wind at their backs in glorious spring sunshine Carlton were uncharacteristically slow out of the blocks
A scrappy opening ten minutes in which the ball spent as much time high in the air as it did on the ground was broken with a Ferriby attack as Lewis Dennison made good ground down the flank but his shot was well blocked by Dan Brown
As the Villagers began to dominate the territory
Felix Annan was called into action in the Carlton goal from a Sam Aynseley free kick
The Carlton stopper smartly down to his right
The battle was really in midfield with Khyle Sargent and Nat Watson more than holding their own and whilst Clark was doing a fine job of winning knock ons
the runners were rarely close enough to him in these opening exchanges to fashion any openings
was second best in an aerial battle and the referee awarded another free kick to Ferriby on the edge of the box
The excellent Alex Flett took the kick but Annan showed quick feet to scamper across his goal and gather
Flett again on the set piece with a corner from the Ferriby left
put it into a dangerous area but there wasn’t a maroon shirt on hand to prod home as the ball flashed across the face
So halfway through the half and little to show for the home side except yellow cards for Manneh and Niall Hylton
in a beautiful move on the inside left channel
Carlton found an opening. Sargent won possession and fed Watson who played it forward to Clark who returned the pass
Watson cushioned a delightful ball to find a great run in behind from Lewis Durow
The left back could only fire at Ben Bottomley in the visitors’ goal
Bottomley to his credit launched a quick counter but Watson’s recovery run
typical of his fantastic work rate all game intercepted and quashed the attack
Carlton were forced into a change on the half hour mark as Dan Brown was unable to continue having received a knock earlier
Lawrence Gorman was his able replacement alongside Dean Freeman who was having a great game himself dealing with the barrage of high balls
was denied as the game approached half time
His smart turn and strike was only bettered by another diving save from Annan
Durow then produced the moment of the first half for Carlton with a fantastic solo run down the left
beating three or four defenders on his way
He was finally thwarted by Niall Tilsley who
alongside former Basford man Dom Roma was having a solid game in the Ferriby backline
Only four teams had conceded fewer than the Villagers and it was clear to see why
In the final action of the half a long Durow throw was expertly flicked on to Manneh by Hylton but Manneh was caught in two minds and the neither went for goal or found a team mate
If Carlton’s first half start was sluggish
The Millers came crashing out of the blocks and won a free kick within a couple of minutes
Watson delivered and from the knock down
Gorman (more than capable of the extraordinary strike)
Clark then did well to hold off his marker and release captain Niall Davie down the right
His cross was well held by Bottomley but the fans behind the goal roared at the new found endeavour of their side. Not to be outdone the North Ferriby supporters started hammering on a drum at the other end
So much good work coming from Davie in the second half
The skipper leading from the front and winning a corner he had no right to
strong and confident under the high ball claimed well
Davie again involved as he intercepted a crossfield pass and set Manneh away
The visitors keeper again equal to the threat as he blocked the shot
the Villagers were in behind moments later as the game opened up
Aynsley down the left was stopped by Durow which the referee deemed a yellow card offence
Another save from Annan from the Flett free kick
Manneh was again put through after good work from Watson and Sargent but Roma showed all his experience and defended the danger expertly
North Ferriby attacked down their right as the hour mark approached and Durow was deemed to have handled the ball
The Ferriby players were calling for a penalty but the referee and linesman spotted the ball on the edge of the box and nothing came from the free kick
Carlton went up the other end and after a clearance from a throw
Durow collected the ball on the Carlton right and supplied a great cross which Watson did well to get on the end of but his header was smothered by the keeper but a minute later
A long ball from Sargent left a straight fight between Manneh and Roma
the Millers man outmuscled his opponent and cooly fired past the onrushing Bottomley to the delight of himself and the crowd behind the goal
Both teams rang the changes with Alex Howes and Liam Moran replacing Hylton and Clark respectively for the home side
As the clock ticked down Carlton were sitting further and further back
clearly aware of recent late equalisers they had conceded but Moran and Howes did link up brilliantly on the break to release Manneh but Tilsley recovered superbly to block the strike
Into added on time and still time for drama
Ferriby piled on the pressure and a bouncing ball on the edge of the Millers box was latched on to by Luke Hogg his shot was deflected but still
had the presence of mind to flick out a foot and save the day
Sargent backed up his keeper with a salmon like leap to clear the ball to safety as the time ran out
The Millers players and supporters celebrated in style at the finals whistle
with popular website Proper Football in attendance to capture it all
L Manneh. Unused Subs: Diego Edwards
Conor Sellars’ Under-21 side play five games
while Chad Gribble’s Under-18 outfit face three tests ahead of their respective season.
The Under-21s will compete to keep the Billy Bly Memorial Trophy away at North Ferriby FC on Wednesday 24 July
before travelling to face Scarborough Athletic to compete for the Jeff Barmby Memorial Trophy fixture on Wednesday 31 July.
Later facing category one academy Blackburn Rovers U21s away on Saturday 3 August
the Tigers will then welcome National League North side Farsley Celtic to Bishop Burton College on Tuesday 6 August to conclude their pre-season.
who finished 20th in National League North last season
and had current Under-21s defender Jack Leckie on loan last season.
The Under-18s face category one Sunderland away at the Academy of Light
before facing a trip to Huddersfield Town three days on Tuesday 30 July
Gribble’s side will then welcome Rotherham United to Bishop Burton College on Saturday 3 August for an 11am kick-off.
Wednesday 31 July - Scarborough Athletic (A)
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Construction on the £40m North Ferriby development is due to begin shortly
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A brace from Will Jarvis and a winner from McCauley Snelgrove secured the Academy the win in a mid-season friendly
Richard Naylor and Andy Dawson named a mixture of Under-23s and Under-18s
with Tom Nixon captaining the side and an unnamed trialist featuring in defence
There were few chances in the opening exchanges with Jarvis almost punishing Levi Tarbotton after a wayward pass
but the forward’s low cross was dealt with by the Ferriby defence
before Nixon saw his shot blocked from Louis Beckett’s resulting corner
Harry Fisk held Jackson Jowett’s curling effort before the Tigers found the opener
Snelgrove crossed for Josh Hinds at the back post
who in-turn teed the ball up for Jarvis on the edge of the area to rifle a shot into the roof of the net
The visitors equalised in the 40th minute as Whiteley saw his initial effort hit the post before Danny Emerton fired the rebound into the bottom corner
The Tigers almost retook the lead just four minutes later
Beckett’s short free-kick found Harry Lovick
whose first-time delivery found Nixon at the back post
but the full-back’s header was pushed over the bar by Douglas
Ferriby took the lead as Adam Bolder won possession high up the pitch before squaring the ball to Jowett who drilled a low shot into the far corner
Whiteley was inches away to scoring a third moments later as his volleyed effort went wide
Douglas saved well to push away Nixon’s venomous strike
before Danny East tested Fisk with a curling shot
Hull City started the comeback in the 76th minute as Harry Lovick drove forward before playing the ball to Beckett
who played a lovely through ball for Jarvis to run on to before converting his second of the evening
A minute later and the Tigers scored the winner as Jake Leake’s low cross was finished by Snelgrove at the front post
Football fans in the village of North Ferriby have seen more drama in a few years than most supporters witness in a lifetime
By Richard Foster for the Guardian Sport Network
resurrectedThis article is more than 5 years oldFootball fans in the village of North Ferriby have seen more drama in a few years than most supporters witness in a lifetime
By Richard Foster for the Guardian Sport Network
Four years ago, a football club from a tiny village in Yorkshire went to Wembley and won the FA Trophy
The following season they earned promotion to the National League
where they would rub shoulders with former Football League clubs such as Lincoln City and Tranmere Rovers
North Ferriby’s fall began as soon as they reached the National League. Playing so high up the pyramid was always going to be a struggle for a club that represents a village of just 3,893 people. With games held further afield, players had to take time off from their full-time jobs and the club’s resources were stretched.
pointed out at the time: “We will have the smallest budget of all 24 clubs in the league by a country mile
It would be absolutely remarkable if we stayed up but
The club’s second successive relegation was confirmed in March 2018
These were not the only monies owed, as chairman Carl Chadwick admitted openly
“When I took on the club I was under the impression it was debt free and we just had to survive from sales,” said Chadwick
“The debt has come from before I came to the club and we managed to stay afloat with sponsorship and season ticket sales until five weeks ago when that money ran out.”
Read moreHare witnessed the ultimate humiliation for his beloved club when it was liquidated on 15 March 2019
having won just two of their 33 games all season
As long-suffering supporter Jack Salt put it: “I was thinking to myself: ‘Who would want to take over a dead village club?’ But as soon as there was a sniff of Les’s name
I knew it was going to be fine.” Fortunately for Salt and his fellow Ferriby fans
Hare set about putting together a consortium and re-forming the club
He says the main lesson he has learned over the last few years is “that you can’t commercialise a community asset.”
Hare insisted the phoenix club be run as a non-profit organisation with three short-term aims: rescue the club
protect the 200-odd youth players and ensure that North Ferriby stay within the non-league structure
“Restoring the culture and ethos of the club will ensure our local community can again be proud of ‘their asset’,” Hare says
Renovating the dilapidated Church Road ground was a cornerstone of the resurrection. The club needed £42,000 to undertake the work and they have nearly hit that figure thanks to various sponsorship deals
Hare successfully steered the club through the process of reapplying to the FA and they have been relaunched as North Ferriby FC
Quite a few of the squad who played for the club in its death throes are returning and
they are back on the long road to where they were only a few years ago
with Dan Nichols scoring the only goal of the game
Football writer Simon Peach was at the Dransfield Stadium for the game
“North Ferriby may never scale the heights of the fifth tier again,” he says
“But the fact that the village was facing life without a club was unacceptable
but I had underestimated the will of those that dug so deep to launch the phoenix club
There was no self-congratulatory vibe on Friday
just a relief that football was back in the village.”
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Vicky Foster is walking The Wolds Way in stages
Here she picks up the trail between North Ferriby and Brantingham
It’s been a while since my first post about The Wolds Way, at the start of the year, when we set out on the January 2 to walk the first leg
You might remember it was my New Year’s resolution to walk the whole thing
and that I said my progress will probably be slow
I make no apologies for the fact that there’s been a long gap between that post and this
or that I’ve only got two further short legs to report so far
writing up these walks between Ferriby and Welton
It’s nice to remember the feel of the thick cold air
the dense muddiness of every mile we’ve so far covered
while I sit with the spring sun streaming in through the window
Writing this has made me want to get back out and see how the trees and undergrowth are changing
and what the next views will be in store for us
it may be that the next Wolds Way column will appear quicker than this one did
‘AS STILL AS A POND’: A view of the Humber from Ferriby
where we pick up the low tide route of the Way
Birds chirrup in the trees and a duck quacks as the path takes us alongside The Reed Pond
which lives up to its name with long dark plants swaying at its edges
There’s a fine mist hanging over the Humber
with only a faint breeze rippling its surface
and there are markers explaining that you can’t take this route at high tide
the way the light glows in the long rivulets carved in the wet mud
it is very slippery with rocks covered in green moss and weed surrounded by deep sloppy mud that rose a couple of inches over our boots for a lot of the way
punctuated by the sucking sound created each time you lift your boots
or looking at the ground slightly ahead to see what was coming
But I checked myself and took the time to turn and look back
to see how the land curved behind us towards Hessle
WHIRRING SOUND’: A heron in flight over the Humber
Just as we are beginning to think we might have to turn back
it curves suddenly inward; wet mud gives way to orange sand
The rocky wall we’ve been walking beside is replaced by a soft earth cliff
and birds sing in a woodland along its top
We stop to take in the sudden shift and relief
soaring over the water and in towards the trees
taking the metal steps up into the woodland where we find a marker
pointing us back onto the High Tide Route of the Wolds Way
We set off on the path that winds between trees
my boots now decorated with sand which has stuck to the wet mud of the earlier shore
Houses are visible behind the trees as we move inland
Tiny bright buds of leaves cling tightly at the tips of bare branches
and on the ground dead brown leaves are woven through with ivy
We emerge onto a tarmac footpath that runs alongside the A63
On the left is open land of russett grasses
and I realise this is a view I’ve often admired from the car
I hadn’t realised we were walking into this place
I will be surprised like this a lot on this walk
‘WE’VE LEFT PEOPLE BEHIND US’: An isolated track on the route between Welton and Brantingham
and another advantage of becoming a walker is that it’s already giving me a better sense of how places that
have always seemed somehow disconnected from each other
We cross the roundabout and enter onto another woodland path
this time gently sloping upwards towards Welton
The incline increases steeply enough to have me breathing hard before it levels off again
revealing the golden stubble of crops that stud the fields on the right
and are treated to the gorgeous view across open land to the river on left
The huge white buildings of the Omya plant at the quarry rear up on the right and we pass a long line of solar panels before crossing a busy road and proceeding down the side of the plant
where signs declare ‘Blasting takes place here’
This is evident in the chalk dust that has lain down over the sparse grass and weeds
We move along - another uphill path with views that break in through the thin line of trees
Land rolls down to meet the now-distant river where we walked an hour earlier
‘CLEAR CHALK STREAM AND PRETTY CHURCH’: Welton
Soon after this we arrive in the beautiful little village of Welton
with its clear chalk stream and pretty church
The smell of bacon sandwiches wafts out of the Memorial Hall
where the Lucky Duck café seems to be doing a roaring trade
People tuck in at the picnic benches in the garden outside or wander away with takeaway coffee cups
which is again bustling with people wrapped up warm as they walk their dogs or leave the little church
I exchange a few words with a woman in a yellow coat I met last week
and then we pick our way past a pond and take a mud track
where pine trees thicken to our left and steep hills rise away on our right
It’s busy here too – walkers in pairs or big groups
the first I’ve seen since we started; their short thorny branches and yellow flowers providing a contrast to the trees and bushes that have so far made up the majority of the plant life on the walk
‘A PATCHWORK OF FIELDS ROLLING DOWN TOWARDS THE WIDE BROWN RIVER’: A vantage point on the approach to Brantingham
Their coconut scent reaches us in snatches
The virtually silent traffic noise is very distant now – and by the time we’ve made our first steep muddy climb
The tweeting and chirrupping of birds takes its place
Everything is muted browns and orange - the straight bare trunks of trees
the stone of a round-topped mausoleum that appears among them
We emerge onto a concrete path where ploughed fields climb away to our left for a short while before we turn again
onto a path that levels off for a while between fields
where rich dark green leaves grow close to the ground
the view opens out and brown fields rise away far into the distance
I notice the sky - a blank white space above us
The smell of wood smoke drifts from a large white house
and decide this would be a good spot to eat our lunch
The contrast in the kinds of landscape and scenery you experience on the Way is already becoming evident; we’re now walking through an open vista of undulating grass fields
wind turbines turning like the echoes of trees in the distance
before turning back onto a mud track which weaves between a high hedge and a line of trees
the sound muffled in the dense afternoon air
It feels like mist or rain could fall anytime
and I’m glad we’re only a mile away from Brantingham now
We’ve passed fewer and fewer people as we move further away from Welton
and the mood of the walk has changed from sociable to contemplative
You can’t help but be affected by the changing feel of the places and how populated they are
A marker appears bearing the now familiar acorn
which tells us we’ve completed ten miles of the Way so far
and the remaining distance to Filey is 69 miles
and a bench is provided so you can stop and enjoy it
‘BLURRED BY THE HALF-MISTY LIGHT’: The church in Brantingham
We sit down and finish our flask of coffee before setting off again
Brantingham Wold Grange’s tree-lined drive makes us pause a while
we find ourselves soon walking on a tarmac road
I’ve been coming here to park up and enjoy one of its woodland walks for about ten years now
we pass the entrance to our usual walking spot
to where a gate across a field reveals just how far we’ve climbed - the view is a patchwork of fields rolling down towards the wide brown river
A right turn brings us onto a steep mud path where a huddle of houses and farms sit in a valley away to the left
A long line of pylons stamp away into the falling fog across the flat land beyond
blurred by the feathery branches of trees and the muted
In a few minutes we are once again pulling off our muddy boots and heading home
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Despite trailing from Tom Corner’s opener, finishes from Trialist A, Nathan Tinsdale and Ajay Weston secured back-to-back victories for the Under-21s.
Conor Sellars made two changes to the starting XI that defeated Bridlington Town 5-1 last time out. The starting trialist from the previous fixture was replaced with another unnamed trialist, while Alfie Taylor replaced Jack Leckie.
The hosts opened the scoring with the first chance of the game on 13 minutes. Good play on the right wing saw Danny Earl deliver for Corner to rifle home first time from close range.
The Tigers almost immediately found an equaliser from the restart as a quick counter released Jim Simms, but his finish hit the underside of the bar before referee Mike Robinson blew for a foul against Sincere Hall as the winger tried to convert the rebound.
However, five minutes later City got a deserved equaliser. Hall and Oliver Green linked up well before the latter drilled a low delivery towards the front post for Trialist A to finish past Tom Jackson.
Both teams looked for a way back in-front as Omar Sanyang fired a low shot narrowly wide past the post for Ferriby while Raj Palit saw his deflected effort off Josh Morrall caught by Jackson.
Palit then brought down a long pass from Owen Foster before switching the ball to Hall. The Bermudan international took aim from range, but Jackson pushed the ball over the bar. From the resulting corner, Palit hit the crossbar directly from his delivery. Jackson was on hand to keep the scoreline level at half-time, saving Hall’s strike with his feet, before denying Palit and Jim Simms.
After making a switch in goal at half-time, City took the lead three minutes into the second half. A quick counter-attack saw Palit feed the ball through for Tinsdale and despite the best efforts of Jackson, the powerful first-time finish found the back of the net.
Simms hit the post with an ambitious effort before Jackson was on hand to deny Hall again at the near post. Green then hit the woodwork as the search for a Tigers’ third continued while Danny Buttle headed over from six-yards for Ferriby at the other end.
Joseph Johnson saw his strike deflect wide of the target off a Ferriby defender before his fellow wing-back Weston netted City’s third nine minutes from time. Tinsdale and Simms linked up well before the latter switched the ball to the left wing for Weston, who calmly chipped the onrushing Lewis Exall in the Ferriby goal.
North Ferriby FC: Jackson (Exall 62’), Dennett (Donald 35’), Morrall (Trialist A 62’), Kirk (Claisse 62’), Tilsley ©, Johnson, Earl (Hutchinson 75’), Shortland (Bolder 62’), Corner, Sanyang (Emerton 62’), Berchill (Buttle 62’)
Hull City U21s: Foster (Trialist B 46’), Johnson, Weston, Green ©, Mills, Taylor (Ashbee 88’), Palit (Fanning 77’), Tinsdale (Coyle 88’), Simms, Trialist A (Trialist C 60’), Hall (Chibanga 77’).
Aman Panesar and Keegan Green secured the silverware for the Tigers
Richard Naylor and Conor Sellars named a mixed team of Under-23s and Under-18s for the fixture
Two unnamed trialists started in defence alongside new signing Jack Leckie
while seven scholars also featured in the matchday squad
The first chance of the game fell to Glen Sani after two minutes
Green’s initial free-kick caused problems in the penalty area
with the loose ball finding the forward’s feet
but Sani’s strike was cleared off the line
the hosts took the lead as Tom Corner got ahead of his marker to head home Jamie Forrester’s corner delivery
The Tigers looked to respond as Trialist B picked out the run of Sani
before Danny Earl tested Harry Fisk in the Hull City goal
Jarvis almost captalised on a mistake from Niall Tilsley
but the Ferriby captain produced a last-ditch tackle to amend for his error
The Tigers got themselves level on 32 minutes as great one-two touch passing play saw Green square the ball for Hall to convert from five yards
The Villagers looked to put themselves back in front before the half-time whistle
but Josh Dennett could only fire his effort wide.
It took Richard Naylor’s side seven minutes into the second half to take the lead as Green rifled a thunderous finish into the bottom corner past the dive of Lewis Hill
Harvey Carew picked out Earl at the back post for Ferriby
but Tom Macauley produced a great block save to deny him
before the Tigers doubled their lead from the penalty spot
Jarvis stepped up and dispatched his spot kick into the bottom corner
Seven minutes later and Hull City had a fourth as Panesar beat the offside trap before calmly slotting his one-on-one effort past the onrushing Hill
before Jake Martindale fired over from Danny Buttle’s cross
With three minutes of normal time left to play
the Tigers got their fifth of the afternoon
Keegan Green raced onto Alfie Taylor’s threaded through pass
In stoppage time Macauley would produce two brilliant saves
denying Martindale twice in the matter of minutes
First blocking the Ferriby forward’s strike at the far post
before parrying away a header from point-blank range
North Ferriby (4-3-3): Lewis Exall (Lewis Hill 46’); Josh Dennett (George Reading 64’)
Robbie Start (Joel Shepherd 64’); Joel Shortland (Will Borman 64’)
Danny East (Ben Leyland 55’); Danny Earl (Jake Martindale 64’)
Hull City (4-3-3): Harry Fisk (Tom Macauley 46’); Trialist A (James Carr 77’)
Trialist B (Jake Leake 46’); Harry Lovick (Rocco Coyle 64’)
Harry Wallis (Keegan Green 46’); Will Jarvis (Sincere Hall 77’)
PROMOTED: North Ferriby FC will be playing in the Northern Premier League next season
Not many clubs can boast back-to-back promotions in non-league football
Even fewer have managed to do it from a standing start and when contending with a global pandemic
that’s exactly what North Ferriby FC have managed to accomplish four years after the original club was wound up at Hull County Court
“Our intention in the first place was to ensure that the community had its football club back up and running,” says Chairman Les Hare
you can then look at it from a football perspective and see at what level the football club will eventually lie
and that’s a journey that’s effectively unpredictable
“I’ve always wanted the club to play at the highest level it possibly can
But it’s one thing to have a dream and an aspiration
SUCCESS: North Ferriby FC have secured back-to-back promotions
you need absolutely every piece of chemistry to come together
Starting again at the bottom of the non-league pyramid by joining the Northern Counties East League Division One
a division made up of clubs predominantly from the Yorkshire region
the club’s first season was hit by the pandemic
Promotion would be missed out on by the narrowest of margins when a contested ‘points per game’ formula was introduced
“You can’t put it into words how tough it was,” says Les
we have experience within the football club to be able to manage these things
there’s a hard way and there’s a Ferrriby way’
The club’s first promotion followed in 2021/2022
“It just generates the hype and the hysteria
To think we’d pull just shy of 1,500 people into the ground for the final against Harrogate Railway was just incredible
“I don’t think anyone who came to the game would have expected it to deliver in the way that it did
with the winning goal coming from the skipper 10 minutes from the end
I haven’t seen so many tears for a long time.”
The juggernaut has simply continued to roll with the team leading the Northern Counties League Premier League from the first week onwards
With 15 wins from 18 games to date and 45 goals scored
supporters turning up regularly at the Dransfield Stadium are being richly rewarded
The club boasts the biggest following in the division
the average attendance of 521 representing an increase of 25 per cent on the first promotion season
But promotion to the Northern Premier League will undoubtedly represent a step up in quality and challenge
The geographical spread of opposition ranges from Newcastle down to Nottingham and across to the Pennines
competing against clubs with significant support and resources
Picture courtesy of North Ferriby FC Twitter account
everything comes down to preparation and it’s about being proactive rather than reactive,” Les says
“We’ve got highly qualified coaching staff and continuity is something we look for
The team Chris Bolder and Paul Robson have put together has evolved over the last two years and is capable of playing at a step above
“We don’t want to be making major surgery to the team as we move up a league
This side will form the core of what we want to do and the players deserve an opportunity to play at a higher level
Taking this squad of players forward is an exciting time for this club.”
It is clear that getting things right on the pitch runs alongside getting it right off the pitch
The commitment to doing things correctly again has paid dividends with a renewed relationship with Hull City
“We’re getting that back again now,” says Les
“It’s absolutely crucial for any non-league football club to have a good relationship with the local professional club
MOVING ON UP: North Ferriby FC Chairman Les Hare
“We’ve spent a lot of time and effort on our playing surface to attract these clubs to come and play here
which helps us to maintain the football pitch properly too.”
The matchday experience at North Ferriby FC is something Les is also very proud of
It goes to the heart of what the club stands for
something he’s quick to credit the strong base of volunteers who make sure the club continues to tick with
“Good manners cost nothing and we try to make people feel welcome here,” he says
“We work on the principle that the football club is a not-for-profit organisation - no-one’s taking anything out of this
Everything that we generate is funded back into the club
It therefore follows that our prices are as low as they can be so it’s sustainable
people will come here and they will buy a programme
rather than just watch the game of football and then go home
is part and parcel for how you want your football club to be
Community has been a guiding principle of how the club has operated since reforming
and something that will drive its future as it contemplates a more demanding level of football
‘A GREAT BIG RED HEART AT THE CENTRE OF THE CLUB’: North Ferriby FC aims to grow as part of the local community
“We’ve gone from zero to 350 people playing football in a very short period of time
with 23 teams playing the game under the club’s name
all wearing exactly the same kit,” says Les
“We’ve now got walking football at the senior end and we’ve children as young as four playing
It puts a great big red heart at the centre of the football club
I think it’s testament to everyone’s energy and commitment and it’s why we have ‘pride
The combination of these three things epitomises things perfectly
“We want people to be a part of this football club
North Ferriby play Handsworth at 3pm on Saturday
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North Ferriby United lifted The FA Trophy for the first time after keeper Adam Nicklin became their penalty shootout hero.
Nicklin saved the vital kick from Wrexham's Steve Tomassen as the Villagers
one league below the Welshman in the football pyramid
won 5-4 on penalties after an enthralling game finished 3-3 after extra time
Super sub Ryan Kendall scored twice as the Conference North part-timers hauled back a two-goal deficit to go in front before Louis Moult struck with a 15 yard thunderbolt with time fast running out to take the match to spot-kicks
Wrexham needed extra-time and penalties to see off Grimsby Town at Wembley in 2013 but this time it wasn't their day
Nicklin - who pulled off two shootout stops against Bath City to propel North Ferriby into the Final - was the hero again
This result ruined the Dragons' hopes of celebrating their 150th anniversary in true style
Conference Premier Wrexham may be just one league higher than their brave opponents
but the Welshmen were overwhelming favourites against a side with an average home crowd of 250
Jason St Juste chases down Wrexham's Joe Clarke
a chip shop and the village hall in which to celebrate their considerable achievements along the road to Wembley
but nonetheless there is likely to be quite the party in the small Yorkshire village tonight
The grand finale was set up by a stirring fightback that saw skipper Liam King ram home a 76th minute penalty and Kendall turn in Jason St Juste's 86th-minute centre to cancel out Wrexham goals from Moult and Jay Harris
King converted after Dragons keeper Andy Coughlin upended Joe Clarke and Kendall added to the high drama by popping up just when the Villagers needed him
He was on target with a glancing header from another St Juste cross 11 minutes into extra-time only for Moult to drive home from 15 yards with two minutes to go
Moult put the Welshmen ahead after with just over 10 minutes played and Harris ended a stinging six-man move by seizing on Connor Jennings' final ball to breeze in from the right and fire home
North Ferriby finished the second half of normal time in control with Danny Clarke stinging Coughlin's fingers after going close late on
That came after Wrexham had tried to shut the game off with Jennings pulling most of the strings
Kevin Wilkin's team were the more refined unit but didn't deliver often enough in the final third and some robust defending kept them out.
North Ferriby didn't run out of steam as Wrexham might have hoped - but no one could really have predicted the outcome based on the early exchanges
Moult's opening goal saw the journeyman striker coax the ball past Nicklin from close-range after being set up by the impressive Jennings and Joe Clarke
It was no surprise that the Dragons bossed the first half - and a slight surprise that North Ferriby didn't use the long ball to 6ft 5in striker Tom Denton in their bid to put a stamp on the match
Wrexham served an intial sixth-minute warming with a Kieron Morris half-volley that flew just wide after good work by Clarke and Neil Ashton
Jennings had a 24th minute drive deflected for a corner
the East Riding side getting lucky when Nicklin mis-hooked a wild clearance way out of his area
by this time the grateful keeper had made up his ground and saved comfortably
The Villagers' first meaningful advance saw a 29th-minute rebound off Danny Hone fly into a grateful Coughlin's arm
But more pressure was to come and three minutes later Danny Clarke broke and got away a decent shot under severe pressure
Keen overlapping full-back Josh Wilde was a potent threat to the Wrexham defence who survived a 45th-minute burst from him and Adam Bolder
Despite that the Dragons always looked the more likely side to score next with Jennings pulling the strings and defender Neil Ashton nodding a 37th-minute corner a shade high and wide
But in the end Nicklin was the man to win it
Substitutions: 12 Nathan Jarman (for Bolder
Substitutions: 15 Robbie Evans for Keats
Subs not used: 2 Mark Carrington, 26 Luke Waterfall
Highlights of The FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium
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