Date: Saturday 15th December 2018
Venue: Yorkshire Payments Stadium, Hove Edge, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 2PL
Kick Off: 3pm
Competition: Evo-Stik Northern Premier League Division One East
Highlights: Highwaymen TV
Saturday sees the Highwaymen travel to face Brighouse Town. It will be the fourth time this season that the sides have met.
History
The club was established in 1963 as the works team of the Blakeborough Valve Company. They joined the Huddersfield Works League in the same year, going on to win the league title in 1966–67, 1968–69, 1973–74 and 1974–75, as well as winning the League Cup and Halifax District Cup in 1968–69. In 1975 they moved up to the West Riding County Amateur League.
In 1988 the club adopted its current name after the company closed down. They won Division One in 1988–89 and went on to win the Premier Division in 1990–91 and the West Riding County Challenge Cup in 1991–92, before winning back-to-back Premier Division titles in 1994–95 and 1995–96, also winning the League Cup and Bob Wedgeworth Memorial Trophy in the latter season. They went on to win the Premier Division again in 2000–01 and 2001–02. Despite only finishing eighth in 2007–08, the club were promoted to Division One of the Northern Counties East League. After finishing as Division One runners-up in 2009–10, they were promoted to the Premier Division.
Brighouse won the Premier Division in 2013–14, earning promotion to Division One North of the Northern Premier League.
Last Match
Brighouse came from behind to take all 3 points in a Yorkshire derby against Sheffield F.C. Ash Grayson put Sheffield ahead before Mohamed Ibrahim equalised. Parity was brief before Aaron Martin sealed the points for the visitors.
Morpeth were beaten at home for the first time in the league this season as Cleethorpes Town left with all three points. Iulian Petrache headed the Morpeth ahead before they fell behind to a brace from Jon Oglesby. Ben Sayer made it 2-2 but Cleethorpes grabbed the points through strikes from Paul Walker and Scott Vernon.
Managers
Vill Powell – Vill is in charge of Brighouse Town for his first managerial role. However, he has plenty of coaching experience having had non playing roles at Sheffield FC, Rotherham United Academy and Harrogate Town. As a player, he spent 3 seasons at Sheffield Wednesday before a spell in Finland and Northern Ireland then moving back to England with amongst others Grays Athletic, Goole FC and Stocksbridge Park Steels.
