Non-League

MINING A RICH FUTURE

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
8 October 2026

WRITER AND POET CHRIS TOWERS TRAVELLED TO SEE PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES, OF THE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE EAST DIVISION, DEFEAT LIVERSEDGE 5-0 ON A SUNNY, LATE SUMMER AFTERNOON…

LIVERSEDGE needed prayers from the Christian preacher sitting next to me in the stand at Pontefract Collieries’ Hunters Stadium as they leaked goals in this West Yorkshire contest.
Whilst I enjoyed the spectacle, the real treat was to witness the transformation of the Pontefract club. It has been all-change from the ramshackle ground I saw in my last visit to a revamped stadium with a 3G pitch.
I fi...

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