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Fox takes over at Parkgate

21st November, 2017

Parkgate will be hoping for stability after it was announced that Billy Fox would be taking over as the manager at the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division strugglers with immediate effect.

Fox, who was last in charge in the NCEL at Clipstone last season, is best known in the league for his achievements whilst in the dugout at Staveley Miners Welfare when they were Division One champions in the 2010/11 season and reached the FA Vase Semi-Finals in 2011/12.

And, his first job will be to get the Steelmen back on track after a turbulent month that has seen two managers - Graham Nicholas and Ross Shelton - resign and they have dropped into the bottom two of the table after a 6-0 home defeat to Thackley at the weekend.

Chairman Albert Dudill told the club's website: "It's been a hectic twenty-four hours or so since Ross Shelton stepped down on Saturday evening but I'm delighted to welcome Billy to the club.

"He brings a wealth of footballing experience to Parkgate and I'm hoping he can get us moving up the table.

"I'd like to thank everyone who expressed an interest in the job, we had some high calibre applicants, and I'd also like to thank all those people who offered to help us in any number of ways."

Fox will be assisted by former Parkgate defender and fans favourite Richard Haigh whilst Ollie Ryan, who most recently has been player/coach at Evo-Stik League side Sheffield, comes in as first team coach.

(Story Source: Parkgate)

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Season 2017/18 Tables

NCEL Premier Division P Pts +/-
P 1 Pontefract Collieries 42 102 96
P 2 Pickering Town 42 96 75
P 3 AFC Mansfield 42 96 67
4 Handsworth Parr 42 85 43
5 Maltby Main 42 75 31
6 Hemsworth MW 42 72 27
7 Penistone Church 42 72 27
8 Bottesford Town 42 69 9
9 Bridlington Town 42 64 21
R 10 Rainworth MW 42 63 -5
11 Liversedge 42 57 3
12 Barton Town (-1) 42 55 -12
13 Garforth Town 42 52 -29
14 Albion Sports 42 48 -8
15 Thackley 42 47 -9
16 Staveley MW 42 47 -31
17 Athersley Rec 42 46 -23
18 Worksop Town 42 46 -26
19 Hall Road Rangers (-12) 42 43 -1
20 Harrogate Railway 42 31 -62
R 21 Parkgate 42 26 -58
R 22 Clipstone 42 2 -135
NCEL Division One P Pts +/-
P 1 Knaresborough 42 100 61
P 2 Yorkshire Amateur 42 88 77
3 Grimsby Borough 42 85 57
P 4 Eccleshill United 42 85 48
5 Shirebrook Town 42 81 31
6 Glasshoughton Welf 42 77 31
7 Selby Town 42 75 34
8 Hallam 42 73 42
9 Campion 42 73 30
10 Winterton Rangers 42 61 2
11 Swallownest 42 58 -11
12 AFC Emley 42 57 -5
13 Rossington Main 42 53 -14
14 Dronfield Town 42 52 -13
15 Ollerton Town 42 47 -24
16 Armthorpe Welfare 42 46 -25
17 Nostell MW 42 40 -36
18 East Yorks Carnegie 42 34 -34
19 Worsbrough Bridge 42 33 -48
20 FC Bolsover (-6) 42 30 -76
R 21 Brigg Town 42 29 -54
R 22 Retford United 42 24 -73

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