Steeton Appoint New Chairman
Sun 30th June 2019 | Steeton | By Craig Kendall
With the 2019/20 season just around the corner, and preparations at Steeton AFC’s for their second year in the North West Counties League in full swing, the club has announced the appointment of a new Chairman.
A Keighley-based business owner called Pete Jeffrey, has agreed to take on the role of Chairman from Albert Bates, who has been at the helm in an interim position for the past two years.
A statement from the club says "Albert will now become Club President, reward for many years’ service at the club during which time he has overseen the ground maintenance at Summerhill Lane and worked tirelessly in developing a pitch that is the envy of many clubs in the area.
The new Chairman, Pete Jeffrey, is Managing Director of Dobson Gaskets, a long-established Keighley firm that manufacture a wide range of gaskets used by transport and process industries around the globe.
Pete joined Steeton five years ago when his Under 15s team moved from Sutton Juniors to join the club. Several of the players that he has coached have graduating to first team football and in recent years he has coupled coaching responsibilities with increased involvement in the club’s off-field operations. Alongside his new role as Chairman, Pete is also the club’s Head of Infrastructure.
First team manager Roy Mason is delighted with the new appointment: “Pete is a key part of the Steeton management team and his input and work over the past few seasons has been pivotal in helping the club achieve semi-professional status. I’m really pleased he has agreed to become the new Chairman; he was the obvious choice for the committee members.”
Speaking about his new appointment, Pete Jeffrey said: “I was delighted to be asked to be club Chairman and I am looking forward to helping the club progress.”
With pre-season training underway and the club looking to strengthen its first team squad ahead of the opening league fixture, work has also gone into the plan to establish a women’s football team for the 20/21 season.
“There is an obvious space for a Keighley-based women’s team,” says Chris Jones, Steeton’s Head of Media. “The response so far from the football community has been very positive. We’re in the process of affiliating a women’s team with the view to playing some friendlies this season before joining a league for next season. We’d love to hear from local footballers and coaches who are interested in joining or working with the club.”
If you are interested in getting involved in women’s football in Keighley, please contact Chris Jones on 07970 038849 or email chris@cwjmedia.co.uk."
Steeton Appoint New Chairman
Sun 30th June 2019 | Steeton
By Craig Kendall
With the 2019/20 season just around the corner, and preparations at Steeton AFC’s for their second year in the North West Counties League in full swing, the club has announced the appointment of a new Chairman.
A Keighley-based business owner called Pete Jeffrey, has agreed to take on the role of Chairman from Albert Bates, who has been at the helm in an interim position for the past two years.
A statement from the club says "Albert will now become Club President, reward for many years’ service at the club during which time he has overseen the ground maintenance at Summerhill Lane and worked tirelessly in developing a pitch that is the envy of many clubs in the area.
The new Chairman, Pete Jeffrey, is Managing Director of Dobson Gaskets, a long-established Keighley firm that manufacture a wide range of gaskets used by transport and process industries around the globe.
Pete joined Steeton five years ago when his Under 15s team moved from Sutton Juniors to join the club. Several of the players that he has coached have graduating to first team football and in recent years he has coupled coaching responsibilities with increased involvement in the club’s off-field operations. Alongside his new role as Chairman, Pete is also the club’s Head of Infrastructure.
First team manager Roy Mason is delighted with the new appointment: “Pete is a key part of the Steeton management team and his input and work over the past few seasons has been pivotal in helping the club achieve semi-professional status. I’m really pleased he has agreed to become the new Chairman; he was the obvious choice for the committee members.”
Speaking about his new appointment, Pete Jeffrey said: “I was delighted to be asked to be club Chairman and I am looking forward to helping the club progress.”
With pre-season training underway and the club looking to strengthen its first team squad ahead of the opening league fixture, work has also gone into the plan to establish a women’s football team for the 20/21 season.
“There is an obvious space for a Keighley-based women’s team,” says Chris Jones, Steeton’s Head of Media. “The response so far from the football community has been very positive. We’re in the process of affiliating a women’s team with the view to playing some friendlies this season before joining a league for next season. We’d love to hear from local footballers and coaches who are interested in joining or working with the club.”
If you are interested in getting involved in women’s football in Keighley, please contact Chris Jones on 07970 038849 or email chris@cwjmedia.co.uk."
