Date: Saturday 23rd March 2019
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
The Highwaymen face Brighouse Town on Saturday for the fourth time this season. It will also be the second visit to West Yorkshire following the postponement in December.
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 beat Lincoln United 4-0 on Saturday. Zeph Thomas put the visitors ahead in the first half and that’s how it stayed until the 77th minute. Aaron Martin doubled the lead before further strikes from Iwan Heeley and Thomas Robinson sealed the points.
Morpeth saw their last scheduled game washed out as the game with Pickering Town fell victim to the weather. Prior to that, they also beat Lincoln United 4-0 with the goals coming from Joe Walton, a brace from Sean Taylor and a solo effort from Chris Reid.
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.
