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Loanee Lucas Lowery is the matchwinner as Consett survive late North Ferriby fightback

Consett recorded a second home win in four days tonight as they beat North Ferriby 3-2 in an entertaining game at Belle View Stadium.

The Steelmen scored twice in a minute in the first half and then added a third after the break to put them in control, but the Villagers staged a late comeback which came up just short.

The first 20 minutes saw the sides go toe-to-toe, both playing good passing football. Isaac Walker came closest to breaking the deadlock on 22 minutes when he unleashed a well-struck shot which brought a great save from Jonathan Dash.

Two minutes later Harry Moss made an even better save at the other end, brilliantly tipping over Kane Richardson’s effort as it headed for the top corner.

Consett took the lead on 35 minutes when Lewis Leech played a superb long ball for Donny Holdsworth to run onto. The No 9 dinked a lovely reverse pass for Will Constantin to run onto, and the right-back slotted home his third goal in his last six games, after getting just one in his first 76 appearances.

A minute later Consett had doubled their advantage as Walker played in Oli Thompson, who fired in his sixth goal of the season, and it remained 2-0 at the break.

North Ferriby came out strongly at the start of the second half, and Arun Jones tried his luck from 40 yards after bursting out from the back, but his ambitious effort cleared the crossbar.

Jake Day headed wide from a corner and Will Sutton blazed wide as the visitors pushed hard to get back into the game, then Moss had to be alert to make saves from Richardson and Sutton.

But the next goal went to Consett, with veteran midfielder Marc Costello the creator, playing a perfectly-weighted pass for Lucas Lowery to run onto, and the on-loan Gateshead teenager produced a cool finish to extend their lead.

With the game seemingly won, Consett used all five of their subs, but to Ferriby’s credit they refused to believe it was over, and Moss made a good save with his legs from Richardson.

The Villagers rang the changes too, and one of their substitutes made an immediate impact, with Matthew Marshall scoring with his first touch in the 85th minute.

As the referee signalled three added minutes Consett appeared to have seen the game out, only for another North Ferriby sub, Charlie Dunkerley, to make it 3-2.

Thankfully, there wasn’t enough time left for them to complete an unlikely comeback, and the referee blew his whistle to end the game a few seconds after the restart.

  • Full match report, stats and video to follow.

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Consett stay patient to breach the Beavers’ defences as they win again at blustery Belle View

Consett maintained their unbeaten home league record with a patient 2-0 victory over NPL newcomers Beverley Town at a very blustery Belle View.

Manager Jason Miller made three changes to the side which won at Hartlepool in midweek, with Will Constantin, Brendon Daniels and Oli Thompson returning to the starting line-up.

To their credit, both teams tried to play passing football in very windy conditions, and home keeper Harry Moss had to be alert to save with his feet from visiting right-back Paul Sherburn in the third minute as Beverley started well.

Consett thought they had the lead on 12 minutes when Oli Thompson played Isaac Walker in for a tap-in after a quick break, only for Walker to be ruled offside.

After going close through Walker again and Donny Holdsworth they took the lead on 26 minutes when Brendon Daniels buried a free-kick into the corner from 22 yards.

It remained 1-0 at half-time, and Beverley, kicking with the wind, had a big chance early in the second half when the ball was cleared off the line in a scramble and Moss made a smart reaction save from Jack Watson.

Thompson hit the side netting and Daniels fired just over as Consett looked for a second goal.

They got it on 80 minutes when Jesse Gomez, pictured top, who’s just back from international duty with Gibraltar, showed good strength then a cool head to make it 2-0, latching onto fellow sub Matty Todd’s pass and holding off a defender before slotting home under the keeper

Todd had a chance to wrap it up for Consett near the end, but keeper Leigh Overton made the latest in a string of good saves, running home skipper Marc Costello close for man of the match honours.

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Consett progress in county cup after five-star display sweeps away young Hartlepool United side

Consett made it comfortably through the 1st Round of the Durham Challenge Cup tonight after a dominant display saw them beat Hartlepool United 5-1 at Victoria Park.

The Pools side, consisting of academy players and young professionals, was no match for Jason Miller’s team, who dominated from the start, and could have been two goals up inside the first five minutes through Lucas Lowery.

Donny Holdsworth missed another chance before Consett took the lead on 18 minutes. A slick passing move saw Lowery thwarted by keeper Harry Conyard, but Matty Todd followed up to open the scoring from close range.

Three minutes later Isaac Walker hit the top of the bar with a dipping effort, but he wasn’t denied for long. On 24 minutes he doubled the Steelmen’s lead, firing home after a great turn and pass by Lowery.

Holdsworth almost made it three when he forced a Pools defender into a mistake from Harry Moss’s huge punt downfield, but another defender got back to clear his lobbed effort off the line.

Consett weren’t to be denied for long, however, and on 37 minutes they made it 3-0. Holdsworth dropped deep to pick up the ball and picked out Isaac Walker, who rounded the keeper after his first shot was blocked.

Holdsworth flashed a shot just wide and Walker was denied his hat-trick by Conyard as Consett threatened to run amok, but the next goal went to the home side in the 43rd minute when Kian Foreman finished into the top corner after a quick break.

Half-time was reached with the score 3-1, with Consett thoroughly deserving their lead after an excellent 45 minutes, but they knew their hosts would come at them in the second half.

That’s exactly what happened, and Pools had four chances in the opening few minutes, with the pick of them a well-struck effort by Joe Aungiers, which Moss tipped over the bar.

Consett rang the changes around the hour mark, and it was one of their subs, Will Constantin, pictured top, who made it 4-1 in the 79th minute, following in to finish from close range after Calvin Smith’s header from a right-wing corner bounced out off the underside of the bar.

Four minutes later it was 5-1, as another sub, recent signing Noah Inneh got his first goal for the club after latching onto Smith’s pass, going past his marker and finishing from the edge of the six-yard box.

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Consett pick up a point at Garforth, but they feel that controversial offside call costs them all three

Consett earned a decent point on their travels after drawing 2-2 at Garforth Town but were left wondering what might have been.

They dominated the first half and led through a Brendon Daniels double, but had a third ‘goal’ disallowed and conceded to a last-minute penalty after finding themselves under the cosh in the second half.

In conditions more akin to August than October, the game got off to a lively start as Consett had a big penalty shout after only 10 seconds as Lucas Lowery appeared to be clattered by home keeper Harry Flatters, but the referee waved play on.

Consett were on the front foot from the off, playing some lovely flowing football, and Lowery and Isaac Walker both had chances to give them the lead.

The first goal came on 23 minutes as Walker was brought down in the area for the second game running and Brendon Daniels stepped up to calmly convert the spot kick.

Consett doubled their lead on 32 minutes as they were awarded a free-kick 25 yards out and Brendon Daniels curled a wonderful effort into the top corner for his second goal of the game.

The home side had a couple of good chances just before the break, but Consett headed into the dressing room with a well-deserved two-goal lead.

The second half was the polar opposite of the first, with Garforth immediately on the front foot and Consett struggling to get out of their own half.

The home side reduced the arrears on 52 minutes as left-winger Mutty Al-Jahadhmy beat his man down the left and his cross found Charlie Marshall six yards out for an easy finish.

The game’s big talking point came 15 minutes from time as a rare Consett attack down the left saw substitute Matty Todd convert a cross from Daniels from close range, only to be denied by what must have been an extremely tight offside flag.

When Luke Aldrich fired inches wide in the closing stages it looked like Consett might hold out for a second away win of the season, but there was one final twist in the 90th minute.

Mutty Al-Jahadhmy, who had been dangerous all afternoon,wriggled his way past two defenders in the box and was adjudged to have been brought down by Michael Ledger. The winger took the penalty himself, sending Moss the wrong way to level the game.

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Missed penalty costs Consett a point away from home at high-flying Morpeth Town

Consett went toe-to-toe with one of NPL Division One East’s top two for the second time in four days tonight, but were left to rue a missed penalty as they were beaten 2-1 at Morpeth Town.

Jason Miller’s side were again without five players as they travelled to Craik Park for the first time since 2018, but put up a tremendous performance against the second-placed Highwaymen.

They didn’t make it easy for themselves, however, going a goal down after just two minutes when they failed to cut out a cross from the left and Harry Gardiner headed home from close range.

Consett responded well to going behind, and levelled in the 13th minute when Lucas Lowery slipped the ball inside to Isaac Walker, whose well-struck effort took a slight nick off a defender, which gave the Morpeth keeper no chance.

One-time Steelman Danny Barlow went close with a free-kick for Morpeth, before Lowery was just off target with a dipping effort

Right-winger Aaron Chungh was proving to be Morpeth’s dangerman, and he tested Harry Moss with a low shot after cutting in from the flank. The keeper couldn’t hold it on the slick 3G pitch, but the ball was scrambled away.

A minute later Walker was played in at the end of an excellent passing move down the left, and forced Morpeth keeper Dan Langley to make a good save at his near post.

Chungh was proving a handful, and tested Moss again at his near post, but this time the Consett keeper hung on, and just before the break Barlow made a superb last-ditch tackle at the other end to deny Walker as he was about to shoot.

Half-time was reached with the score 1-1 after an entertaining 45 minutes, but disaster struck for Consett two minutes into the second half when they were again caught cold.

This time left-winger Jarrett Rivers cut inside from the flank and found space to squeeze a shot past Moss at his near post to make it 2-1 to Morpeth.

Consett were still a threat on the break, and were handed a lifeline on the hour when one quick raid ended with Walker, pictured top, being brought down as he tried to go round a defender. He picked himself up to take the resulting penalty, but Langley guessed right and made a good save to preserve Morpeth’s lead.

There was another big penalty shout in the 73rd minute when Donny Holdsworth appeared to be bundled over from behind bya defender as he shielded the ball, but this time the referee waved the visitors’ appeals away.

Consett’s best chance of a second equaliser came in the 80th minute when Brendon Daniels’ deep cross picked out Marc Costello, but the veteran midfielder’s header was saved low down by langley.

Morpeth were looking for a third goal to kill the game, and had two chances in thre 87th minute, but Moss kept Consett in the game with a flying stop from a long-range effort, before getting up to block the rebound.

Consett kept trying for a way through the well-organised Morpeth back line, but simply ran out of time, and the recent four-game unbeaten run which had taken them to within a place of the play-off places came to an end.

The game was a fine advert for Step 4 football, with two teams playing contrasting styles, and the win took Morpeth level on points with leaders Liversedge, while Consett dropped four places to 12th.

However, the league table is so tight at the moment that Consett are just two points behind Heaton Stannington, who occupy the last play-off place at the moment, with two games in hand, and just four points separate the teams in 7th and 18th.

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Consett put league leaders Liversedge to the sword with impressive attacking display

Patched-up Consett maintained their unbeaten home league record today with a good 3-1 win over table toppers Liversedge – but it could have been many more.

The visitors’ goalkeeper Kobe Mathers saved his side from a drubbing as the hosts cut through them almost at will, despite being without five regulars.

Consett almost took an early lead with a spectacular own goal by Liversedge centre-back Ben Whelan, whose back header went over the keeper, who did well to claw it off the line.

Lucas Lowery then had the ball in the net after running onto a through ball from Brendon Daniels, but was flagged offside as he rounded the keeper.

Consett deservedly took the lead on 19 minutes when Oli Thompson slipped the ball to Brendon Daniels 12 yards out and he made no mistake, firing home his first goal of the season.

Ben Atkinson hit the post with a curling effort as Liversedge responded, but Consett doubled their lead in first-half added time when Oli Thompson took the ball from Isaac Walker and finished into the bottom corner.

Mathers twice denied Donny Holdsworth in the opening minutes of the second half, and the keeper also thwarted Walker and Lowery as Consett threatened to run riot.

They made it 3-0 on 61 minutes with a flowing team move started and finished by Will Constantin, pictured top.

He intercepted the ball in his own half and fed it wide to Walker, who advanced up the left before picking out Thompson. His unselfish pass put the ball on a plate for Constantin, who timed his run upfield to perfection.

Consett were rampant and almost had a fourth when Walker’s trickery left the keeper on the ground, and he teed up Holdsworth, whose placed effort was superbly cleared off the line by Whelan.

The Steelmen rang the changes, giving debuts to new signings Noah Inneh and Finn Hunt, as well as valuable minutes to Liam Colledge and Lucas Lockhart.

Liversedge got a consolation goal five minutes from time when sub Ant Brown finished at the far post, but when the final whistle went, they knew they had been second best.

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Consett come from behind to win at Grimsby Borough despite being down to the bare bones

Consett picked up their first away points of the season today with a gutsy 2-1 win at Grimsby Borough, despite being without seven players.

Injuries, illness and unavailability meant manager Jason Miller had only 12 players to choose from for the trip to the Bradley Football Development Centre.

But a controlled performance and never-say-die attitude saw the Steelmen prove their mettle by coming from behind to head home with all three points.

Calvin Smith came in at right-back for his first start of the season, and Brendon Daniels made only his second, with David Allasan, who’s just returning from injury, the only substitute.

The hosts were desperate for points to pull away from the bottom end of the table, and took the lead five minutes before half-time, when Josh Clarke crossed from the right and the ball fell for Charlie Clements to fire home.

Consett came out with more urgency in the second half, and levelled on 49 minutes when Donny Holdsworth headed a deep corner back into the danger zone. Charlie Exley’s shot was cleared off the line, but Michael Ledger drilled the loose ball in from seven yards for his first goal from the club.

Eight minutes later Consett thought they had turned the game around when Holdsworth beat his man, reached the byline and pulled the ball back for Oli Thompson, but his shot went in off Lucas Lowery, who had strayed into an offside position.

Two minutes later the visitors enjoyed a stroke of luck when Luke Ayris’s header came back off the bar, but it was Consett who looked more likely to get the next goal.

It came in the 87th minute when a stray pass by a Grimsby defender let in Thompson, who drove into the box and unselfishly pulled the ball back for Donny Holdsworth to finish past the exposed keeper.

It was the No 9’s fifth goal of the season, and his third in three visits to Grimsby Borough, after his winner in 2024-25 and neat lob in our 2-1 defeat last season.

  • Full match report, goals and manager interview to follow.

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Lowery double on his home debut sets Consett on their way to a good win against Hallam

Loan signing Lucas Lowery shone for Consett on his home debut today as they beat the division’s bottom club Hallam 4-0 at Belle View.

The 19-year-old wide man, who joined from Gateshead last week, came on as a sub midway through the first half, scored twice and was only denied a hat-trick by an offside flag.

Lucas Lowery opened the scoring in the 34th minute, latching onto Matty Todd’s through ball and rounding the keeper before finishing into the empty net.

Lowery, pictured top, almost made it two on the stroke of half-time, when his snapshot from the edge of the box fizzed inches wide.

He thought he had a second goal nine minutes into the second half, only to be ruled offside, before having what looked a good penalty shout turned down as Hallam skipper Jack Dando went through him from behind.

Hallam had their best spell of the game without seriously troubling home keeper Harry Moss, then had their keeper Hugo Warhurst, making his first appearance of the season, to thank for a fine low save from Todd.

But on 73 minutes there was nothing Warhurst could do to prevent Matty Todd making it 2-0, firing in his first goal of the season after Donny Holdsworth’s initial effort was blocked.

Two minutes from time Lucas Lowery beat the offside trap again, latching onto Calvin Smith’s lofted pass and keeping his cool to beat the keeper and make it three.

A minute later Oli Thompson, who ran Lowery close for man of the match, fired home after being fed by Liam Colledge to take Consett’s goal tally to 10 in two home games.

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Consett’s search for away form goes on as they lose at Guisborough Town

Consett’s quest for their first points of the season away from home goes on after they lost 2-0 at Guisborough Town in the August Bank Holiday Monday game at the KGV Stadium.

Missed chances at key moments in the game again proved costly for the Steelmen, who shaded the first half but went in a goal behind.

They had a great chance to take the lead after just three minutes when home midfielder Alfie Doherty stumbled on the ball, and Oli Thompson took it off him and threaded a pass through for Donny Holdsworth.

The No 9 beat his man and looked certain to score from the edge of the box, but fired wide of the right-hand post with just the keeper to beat.

Five minutes later Consett were punished for the miss when Guisborough took the lead. Alex Payne’s shot from well outside the box took a huge deflection off centre-forward Connor Simpson, completely wrong-footing Harry Moss to make it 1-0.

Consett responded well and right-back Will Constantin tried his luck from 20 yards after beating two men and cutting in from the flank, but his shot was too high.

Isaac Walker had a good chance on 18 minutes as he tried to jink his way into the box. He couldn’t get a shot away, but the ball fell for Holdsworth, whose effort was blocked by a defender.

Eight minutes later Consett had an excellent chance to level. This time Holdsworth’s pass sent Walker clear, but instead of shooting he tried to go round Ryan Catterick, but the keeper read his intentions and snatched the ball off his foot.

Just before the half-hour Moss saved well from Payne as Guisborough broke quickly when a visiting attack faltered, and then Consett were forced into a change as Constantin was unable to continue.

He was replaced by Lucas Lowery, and the on-loan Gateshead man was soon involved. One run down the right ended in him getting away a shot which lacked real power, then a second saw him thwarted by a defender just as he shaped to shoot.

As half-time approached Consett looked the more likely side to score, and Liam Colledge headed over from a Walker cross after a corner was worked to the wide man.

At the other end there was a let-off as Simpson fired wide in a goalmouth scramble when the visitors failed to clear their lines, and Doherty tried a shot from distance, but was well wide.

It remained 1-0 to Guisborough at half-time, but last season’s Northern League champions could consider themselves fortunate to be ahead, and again it was Consett who started the second half strongly.

Home centre-back James Frazer was booked for fouling Walker just outside the box, and Holdsworth’s free-kick brought the save of the game from Catterick down low to his left.

The Steelmen were unable to capitalize on the promising start, however, and Guisborough enjoyed their best spell of the game, with Joe Ferguson firing wide after bursting through, and Moss saving well from Matty Willshaw.

On 77 minutes Guisborough doubled their lead when sub Toluwani Osiyemi was allowed to advance with the ball, and curled his shot in off the post from just inside the penalty area.

The goal left Consett with a mountain to climb, but in added time Lowery and fellow sub Brendon Daniels tested Catterick from outside the box, with the keeper doing well to watch the efforts on the surface which had been turned slick by a sudden downpour.

When the referee signalled the end of the game moments later it marked a fourth consecutive away defeat for Consett, who are yet to pick up a point on their travels this season.

With the next away game postponed due to Pontefract Collieries’ progress in the FA Trophy at the weekend, Consett will be looking for some home comforts, with four of their next five games now at Belle View.