Silsden Whitestar

Great away day yesterday as our 1sts travelled to Leeds City. A quiet first half saw few chances, with credit to Leeds’ young keeper for some excellent saves.

A strong halftime team talk from manager James Hitch made the difference, as Whitestar came out firing in the second half to score four unanswered goals. Jake “Bond” Manditsch struck twice in quick succession, followed by a goal from , before .11 put the game to bed.

Two huge games left, both at home—against a strong Robin Hood Athletic side and a well-drilled Kellingley Welfare FC. Promotion to the West Yorkshire Premier League is on the line.

What a journey these lads are on 🇸🇴🇸🇴

Business end of the season 🔥

A massive game for the 1sts tonight as they head to Adel to take on Leeds City FC. The lads are pushing hard to lock in a top 3 finish and secure promotion to the Prem next season… so yeah, it’s officially squeaky bum time 😅

All the best to the boys 🤞
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Mixed fortunes down at Keighley Road today.

Our Reserves were edged out 3–2 by Clayton AFC, but the Firsts put in a dominant performance with a 4–0 win over Horsforth SM 💪

⚽ Goals from Makula, Mitch (90’), and Beresford (2)
🏆 Man of the Match: Makula 👊🏻🇸🇴

A huge result that puts the Blues in a strong position with just 3 league games to go.

Next up:
📍 Firsts travel to Leeds City (Wednesday)
📍 Reserves head to Grassington (Tuesday 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴

⭐ Saturday 11th April what day for sport, two ties down at Keighley Road this weekend, 1sts continue their fight for promotion with a visit from Horsforth St Margaret’s which promises to be a fantastic contest whilst our Reserves on the back of a great away win at Burley take on Clayton AFC in the league, and after the battles have been fought, join us in the bar afterwards for the Grand National 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴

Double bubble again tomorrow 👊🏻⚽

Our 1sts are back in action as they take on Otley Town, looking to avenge their defeat earlier in the season 💪

Meanwhile, the reserves travel to Crosshills for part two of their league clash following their midweek game at home.

Fixtures are coming thick and fast after the recent weather, but it sets up for two cracking games this weekend!

Get yourselves down to Keighley Road or over to Crosshills and support the lads 🇸🇴

Double bubble again tomorrow 👊🏻⚽

Our 1sts are back in action as they take on Otley Town, looking to avenge their defeat earlier in the season 💪

Meanwhile, the reserves travel to Crosshills for part two of their league clash following their midweek game at home.

Fixtures are coming thick and fast after the recent weather, but it sets up for two cracking games this weekend!

Get yourselves down to Keighley Road or over to Crosshills and support the lads 🇸🇴

The local derby ends in a draw with a well-fought game by both sets of players, but it was the young talent in both teams that set the scene, with both (16) for Whitestar and (17) gaining the M.O.M. for both teams, , but the visitors went ahead after 15 minutes, only for Kyle Sharp to equalize through a penalty for Silsden. , another 17-year-old, put Whitestar ahead, only for Page to take the tie to 2-2, and that’s how it finished. Some great young talent was on show; the future is looking bright for local football around the area. 👊🏻🇸🇴👏🏼👏🏼

🔥 LOCAL DERBY 🔥
Thursday sees our reserve side take on Crosshills in the Craven Prem, a much improved Whitestar side are looking to cause an upset in which plans to be a tense affair, bar open from 6pm get yourselves down and support the boys, there should be a great crowd down to watch 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴

Two tough results on paper today—but two very different stories.

The 2nds continue to show massive improvement, settling into a strong, positive structure and moving in the right direction 👏

The 1sts, however, stunk the place out at Kirk Deighton. After going 2–0 up, the Wetherby side hit back with five unanswered goals. A real “bad day at the office”—we just weren’t at it in the second half, as James Hitch said.

The one positive: other league results went our way, and promotion to the WYL Prem is still in our hands 🇸🇴

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Whitestar 1st travel to Kirk Deighton while our reserves travel across the Pennines to Rolls fc both league games and both games important at either end of the league tables, If you fancy some local football during the international break please support your local club(s) 🇸🇴

Whitestar bounced back to winning ways with a hard-fought victory over Bardsey FC, who are battling at the foot of the table.

We started brightly, with top scorer Will Beresford opening the scoring thanks to a clinical finish. Bardsey responded to level things, but Beresford struck again to restore the lead. Soon after, Ausar grabbed his first goal for the club to give us breathing room.

Bardsey came out strong after the break and added to their tally, but Whitestar dug deep and held on to secure all three points—moving us up to 4th in the league.

Next up: Kirk Deighton (A) – 28th March 🇸🇴

🇸🇴 It’s a double header this weekend at home as both our sides take to the pitch on Keighley Road!
Our First Team kick off at 2:30pm
against Bardsey FC, while the Reserves get underway slightly earlier at 2:00pm
versus AFC Clayton.
Calling all Silsden football fans — come down to Silsden Sports Club and get behind your local teams in action. The bar opens at 2pm, so arrive early, grab a drink, and enjoy an afternoon of football! 🇸🇴🍺