Worsbrough Bridge also have pitch problems, having their tradition gound deemed unfit, and going into ground share with Grimethorpe Colliery at first and then, at the last call, Maltby Main FC.
Kirkburton's pitch is perched upon one of those gritstone hills, so today's squalls of rain and wind came in periodically and Hepworth's attack swept in with them, towards the hapless Worsbrough Bridge Athletic FC Reserves goal.
By half time Hepworth was 4-0 up, with excellent taken goals and finally a splendid 8 in total, completed the rout. Three more points in their new league and a confident start by manager Bob Wright's team.
Worsbrough Bridge would have liked past centre forward Geoff Horsfield on their front line, he might have offered a greater threat. A Barnsley boy, he played at his local Athersley Recreation FC and went to Worsbrough. Out of his 413 games at the higher level, 108 were for Birmingam City and 67 for WBA. Well liked as an old fashioned centre forward, Geoff suffered from testicular cancer and was successfully treated making sure that his plight was well documented to make others aware of the illness.
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic started life in 1923 as Worsbrough Bridge St James' and are known as the Briggers. After WW2 the club was renamed as WB Athletic and then WB Miners' Welfare. They played in the Barnsley League, joined the Sheffield Association up till 1971, then moved into the Yorkshire League which merged with the Midland League in 1982 to form the Northern Counties East League and play in Division One.
Their reserves now play in the Sheffield and Hallamshire Division Two North, hence the league match against Hepworth Utd. In 2006 they were renamed WB Athletic.
Sharp eyed punters will note that their badge in very similar to Barnsley's, with glass blower and miner. Do they look like martlets too?
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