Report: Stafford Rangers 1-1 Colls
Brad Cooke’s team put in a pugnacious shift to bring home an hard earned point from sunny Staffordshire. On their only previous sojourn to this...
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A TOM Tonks volley gave Stafford Rangers a share of the spoils as they held Atherton Collieries to a 1-1 draw.
Preview: Stafford Rangers (A)
After eleven days away, the Collieries are back in Pitching In Northern Premier League action this afternoon – Stafford Rangers the destination....
Match Report: Colne FC 0-4 Colls
Atherton Collieries kicked off their Lancashire Challenge Trophy campaign with a convincing 4-0 victory over Colne FC. Colls faced a tough opening...
Atherton Colls progress into FA Cup third qualifying round
ATHERTON Collieries progressed to the FA Cup third qualifying round for the first time in 27 years after a dramatic 3-1 win against Witton Albion.
Cooke's Colls to host Marine as they head in to FA Cup unchartered waters
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Match report: Colls 3-1 Witton
Atherton Collieries progressed to the FA Cup third qualifying round for the first time in 27 years after a dramatic 3-1 win against Witton Albion. ...
Preview: Witton Albion (H)
The Emirates FA Cup is back in town on Saturday, Witton Albion the visitors for this Second Qualifying Round tie. In the previous round, the...
Workington sign Gaul after Clitheroe stint
Workington have announced the addition of Conor Gaul. The attacker was confirmed this week as leaving Clitheroe. The former Padiham player was a...
Clitheroe confirm Gaul departure
Clitheroe have confirmed that Conor Gaul has left the club. The attacking player had re-signed for the Blues just over a month ago. The former...
Match Report: Colls 0-1 Whitby Town
Atherton Collieries failed to make it four home wins in a row in the Pitching In Northern Premier League, falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat to Whitby...
Lambert strikes the winner for Atherton Colls
ATHERTON Collieries edged out a tight home contest against Grantham Town, thanks to a second half-winner from Danny Lambert on his 100th Colls...
Match Preview: Whitby Town (H)
With the 2021/22 campaign now in full swing, the Collieries welcome Whitby Town to the Skuna stadium in a midweek Northern Premier League clash...
Match Report: Colls 1-0 Grantham
Atherton Collieries edged out a tight home contest against Grantham Town, thanks to a second half-winner from Danny Lambert on his 100th Colls...
Match Preview: Grantham Town (H)
With Tuesday night’s Emirates FA Cup progression fresh in the heads of Cooke’s lads, attention now turns to the Pitching In Premier League as Colls...
Report: Bridlington Town 1-3 Colls
Colls progressed through into the Second Qualifying round of the FA Cup courtesy of a 3-1 victory away at Bridlington Town. Having drawn 1-1 at the...
Match Preview: Bridlington Town (A)
Following Saturday’s stalemate, the Collieries make the journey to Bridlington Town this evening for an Emirates FA Cup First Qualifying Round...
Report: Colls 1-1 Bridlington Town
Atherton Collieries kicked off their Emirates FA Cup campaign against Bridlington Town at the Skuna Stadium, but fell short of expectations with a...
Match Preview: Bridlington Town (H)
The road to Wembley officially starts for Cooke’s lads on Saturday, Bridlington Town the visitors to the Skuna Stadium for this Emirates FA Cup...
Morpeth Town 2 Atherton Collieries 0, match report
ATHERTON Colls fell 2-0 at Morpeth Town, a tough long distance away test in which the Black & Whites were ultimately unable to create any real...
Report: Colls 3-1 Lancaster City
The Collieries bounced back to winning ways on Bank Holiday Monday. Cooke’s lads secured three points in a convincing 3-1 victory over Lancaster...
Match Preview: Lancaster City (H)
Following Saturday’s 2-0 defeat away at Morpeth, attention now turns to this afternoon’s Bank Holiday Monday encounter with Lancaster City at the...
New Signing: Matty Gillam
Atherton Collieries are excited to announce the addition of young striker Matty Gillam to our squad, ahead of this afternoon’s Northern Premier...
Match Preview: Morpeth Town (A)
The Pitching In Northern Premier League continues to provide the thrills and spills of a footballing season with just four games played, Cooke’s...
HIGHLIGHTS | Warrington Town v Atherton Collieries
Highlights from Tuesday's night victory over Atherton Collieries at Cantilever Park in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
News: Lancashire Challenge Trophy draw
The Colls have been handed an away trip at Colne FC in the Lancashire Challenge Trophy. The tie is scheduled to be played week beginning 19th...
REACTION | Mark Roberts reacts to Atherton Collieries win
Captain Mark Roberts gave us his thoughts following the 2-0 victory at home over Atherton Collieries in the Pitching In Northern Premier League.
REACTION | Jack Mackreth reflects on Atherton victory
Jack Mackreth reflects on the 2-0 victory over Atherton Collieries at Cantilever Park in the Pitching In Northern Premier League.
Match Report: Warrington Town 2-0 Colls
Atherton Collieries made the short trip to Cantilever Park to face Warrington Town, falling to a 2-0 defeat despite a decent performance from Brad...
Warrington Town 2 Atherton Collieries 0
WARRINGTON Town made it two home wins from two against Atherton Collieries this evening.
Match Preview: Warrington Town (A)
The Black and Whites make the short journey West to Cantilever Park for this evening’s Pitching In Northern Premier League Premier Division...
News: FA Cup draw made
The draw has been made for the First Qualifying Round of this season’s FA Cup, with Colls handed a home tie against Bridlington Town. This fixture...
Match Report: Colls 3-0 Basford
Basford United are the only ever league opponents Colls have faced from the Robin Hood county of Nottinghamshire. In the 2019/20 curtailed campaign...
NPL Statement: NPL partners with Wiseman Lighting
The Northern Premier League has a bright future after striking up a deal with Wiseman Lighting to become its official lighting partner. Wiseman are...
Match Preview: Basford United (H)
The anticipation of the commencement of the league season is always palpable. Once the campaign starts, fixtures appear like London buses. Just a...
Match Report: Colls 0-2 Nantwich
Three-hundred-and-one days since their last league outing at the Skuna Stadium, Atherton Collieries fell to a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of an...
Match Preview: Nantwich Town (H)
Competitive football returns to the Skuna Stadium tomorrow evening as the Collieries welcome Nantwich Town in their first home game of the season....
Match Report – Hyde United 0-1 Atherton Collieries
After a long-awaited return for league football, Atherton Collieries kicked off the Pitching In Northern Premier League campaign with a superb...
Match Preview: Hyde United (A)
After a 291-day break, the Pitching in Northern Premier League returns this Saturday as the Collieries make the short journey to Hyde United’s...
Season Preview – Part 1
One of our Media Team, Sam Donovan, previews the forthcoming Northern Premier League Premier Division by looking at the clubs in the league. In...
2021/22 Admission Prices
Admission prices confirmed at Skuna ahead of new season Ahead of the start of the 2021/22 Northern Premier League campaign, Atherton Collieries...
Match Report: Liversedge 1-1 Colls
Atherton Collieries rounded off their pre-season preparations with a hard-fought battle at Liversedge. The West Yorkshire side took the lead in the...
Match Preview: Liversedge Town (A)
Twelve months ago Liversedge FC were slated to be our hosts for Jolly Boys X1. COVID put the kibosh on the fixture but the clubs ensured the...
Bolton keeper Hutchinson loaned to Atherton Colls
Atherton Collieries have signed goalkeeper Luke Hutchinson on loan. Hutchinson, 18, joins the Northern Premier Division side from Bolton Wanderers....
Bolton Wanderers keeper excited by loan opportunity at Atherton Collieries
WANDERERS keeper Luke Hutchinson wants to make the most out of his loan spell in the Northern Premier League at Atherton Colls.
Signing: Luke Hutchinson
Atherton Collieries are excited to announce the signing of Luke Hutchinson on loan from Bolton Wanderers. Luke is a highly regarded 18-year old...
Match Report: Glossop 0-2 Colls
Atherton Colls recorded a long-overdue first win of pre-season, comfortably dispatching Northern Premier League counterparts Glossop North End in...
Match Preview: Glossop North End (A)
Atherton Collieries look forward to making the journey across to old rivals Glossop North End tomorrow. This encounter will mark the penultimate...
Bury AFC sign defender Kenny
Defender Jake Kenny has signed for Bury AFC. The 25-year-old joins the NWCFL First Division North club on non-contract terms. He has previously...
Match Report: Colls 2-3 City of Liverpool
Bogey team City of Liverpool FC visited the Skuna and in a grandstand finish plundered what for 85 minutes or so looked an unlikely victory. The...
Atherton Colls sign Defreitas-Hansen
Atherton Collieries have signed defender Luca Defreitas-Hansen. The Maryland-born, South Florida-raised player joins after a spell with Ashton...
New Signing: Luca Defreitas Hansen
Following much speculation, the Collieries are excited to unveil the addition of Luca Defreitas Hansen to the Colls squad. A confident center-half,...
Atherton Colls happy despite 4-0 Bolton Wanderers defeat
ATHERTON Collieries hosted the main-stay of pre-season opponents, Bolton Wanderers.
Ian Evatt's praise for Bolton chairman Sharon Brittan's fan gesture
The Wanderers chairman spent a lot of time with supporters at the pre-season friendly against Atherton Collieries
Huddersfield Town friendly Cancelled
Atherton Collieries today regretfully announce that our upcoming friendly with Huddersfield Town, scheduled for Tuesday July 20 at the Skuna...
Delfouneso's pre-season Bolton improvement pinpointed after brace
The former Blackpool striker scored twice in the victory over Atherton Collieries
2021-22 Fixtures Released
Atherton Collieries are excited to confirm our fixture schedule for the 2021-22 Northern Premier League Season. Our campaign opens on Saturday 14th...
Match Report – Atherton Collieries 0-4 Bolton Wanderers
Atherton Collieries welcomed football league opposition for the second time in 3 days, this time hosting the main-stay of pre-season opponents,...
What we learned from Bolton Wanderers' pre-season win at Atherton Collieries
WHAT we gleaned from another 90 minutes of pre-season football for Wanderers at Atherton Colls.
Atherton Collieries 0-4 Bolton Wanderers
Match report from the Skuna Stadium.
Bolton lineup for Atherton Collieries pre-season friendly confirmed
Ian Evatt has named the side to take on Colls at the Skuna Stadium
Evatt: Bolton Need To Get Used To Fans Again
Bolton play their second pre-season match tonight with a trip to Atherton Collieries. Again, Wanderers fans have sold out their full allocation of...
Match Preview: Bolton Wanderers (H)
Atherton Collieries look forward to welcoming Bolton Wanderers to the Skuna Stadium tomorrow evening, for the sixth iteration of our now somewhat...
Match Report: Atherton Collieries 0-3 Salford City
Atherton Collieries welcomed SkyBet League Two outfit, Salford City to a rain-soaked Skuna Stadium. Despite a spirited performance, Colls fell to a...
Annan's Purdue returns to action after horror leg break
The 21-year-old came on for the last eight minutes of the 1-0 friendly win over Atherton Collieries
Match Report: Annan Athletic 1-0 Atherton Collieries
In their first pre-season outing ahead of the 2021/22 campaign, Atherton Collieries were beaten 1-0 away in Scotland at Annan Athletic. Iain...
Jolly Boys Memories – 2021
Written by Emil Anderson – Updated article for 2021, first published 2018 Photograph: Cooke, Cover and Malkowski in action at Carlisle ’16 What...
Vase winners Rylands sign up Sambor
Warrington Rylands have announced the addition of forward Kyle Sambor. The former Witton Albion player linked up with Widnes from Atherton...
Squad Update: Retained List 2021-22
Atherton Collieries would like to officially confirm our player retention list and provide an update with regards to our current squad as we look...
Pre-Season Ticket Update
Atherton Collieries can now confirm details for our upcoming friendly matches against Salford City, Bolton Wanderers and Huddersfield Town. Ticket...
Atherton Colls’ Smith to join Rylands
Warrington Rylands are to sign Rick Smith from Atherton Collieries. Defender Smith signed for Colls last summer, having previously played for the...
Vinny Bailey departs Atherton Collieries
Atherton Collieries have confirmed that Vinny Bailey has left the club.
Atherton Collieries sign Sephton
Atherton Collieries have signed midfielder Scott Sephton. The former Buxton and Warrington Town man joins Colls following a stint at Stalybridge...
Transfer News: Vinny Bailey Departs
Atherton Collieries can today confirm the departure of midfielder Vinny Bailey, following 144 appearances over the course of five and a half years...
Scott Sephton makes Atherton Collieries move
Scott Sephton has joined Pitching In Northern Premier League Premier Division side Atherton Collieries for the 2021/22 season.
Transfer News: Scott Sephton
Atherton Collieries can confirm the signing of Scott Sephton, joining from Stalybridge Celtic. Scott is an industrious midfielder, who captained...
Atherton Collieries boss Cooke agrees new deal
Atherton Collieries manager Brad Cooke has agreed a new contract with the club. The Northern Premier Division club say Cooke has signed a two-year...
Four on board for Atherton Colls
Atherton Collieries have announced four players to commit to the club for next season. Niall Battersby, Clive Smith, Gaz Peet and Rick Smith are...
Why Atherton Colls will not look to enter a tournament
Atherton Collieries manager Brad Cooke has said that his team can’t wait to get back to playing football, but the club likely won’t be...
Atherton Colls suffer FA Cup knockout at AFC Guiseley
ATHERTON Collieries exited the FA Cup at the 2nd round qualifying stage with a 4-0 defeat at AFC Guiseley.
Atherton Colls suffer FA Cup knockout at Guiseley
ATHERTON Collieries exited the FA Cup at the 2nd round qualifying stage with a 4-0 defeat at AFC Guiseley.
Guiseley smash Atherton Collieries to advance in FA Cup
GUISELEY smashed their way into the next round of the Emirates FA Cup after a comfortable 4-0 victory over lower league Atherton Collieries.
Guiseley 4 Atherton Collieries 0 - Lions launch campaign with big cup win
Guiseley began their season by progressing to the FA Cup 3rd Round Qualifying after defeating Atherton Collieries 4-0.