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Scottish Sun
17-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Former Premier League star, 39, buys crisis club that he manages just weeks after they were demoted THREE divisions
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FORMER Premier League star David Stockdale has bought non-league side Farsley Celtic - a club he has managed since February. The crisis club were demoted three divisions following relegation from the National League North last season. 1 David Stockdale and his family have bought Farsley Celtic Credit: PA Stockdale, who made 39 Prem appearances for Fulham, was unable to change the clubs fortunes as Farsley picked up just five wins from 46 matches. The former keeper took charge in February and has now completed a takeover of the club with his family, buying out controversial owner Paul Barthorpe. A club statement read: "The club can confirm that the Stockdale family has agreed with the major shareholders to acquire 100% of FC 2010 (Holdings) Ltd. "The formal completion of the purchase is subject to final legal technicalities. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL WALKING AWAY Kyle Walker agrees shock Everton switch with Man City career now over "The club will provide further updates in due course." Stockdale, 39, has a rebuild on his hands with Farsely Celtic set to compete in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division - step nine. The Celts were denied an FA licence for steps one to four of non-league, and were homeless for the last campaign. A problem installing an artificial pitch at their ground Throstle Nest meant Celtic had to play 70 miles away in Buxton, Derbyshire. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Fan protest followed with many unhappy at Barthorpe's stewardship of the club. He departed midway through the season after receiving death threats and being physically attacked. Sports DESK EP18 _9_16 _AP_V6 Fans, who have boycotted matches, accused ex-owner Barthorpe of trying to 'ruin' the club and believe he is more interested in trying to sell their home stadium to housing developers. He denied those claims and accused supporters of damaging his property. A statement in January read: "People saying I don't care, I'm destroying the club, I'm not investing in the club, I have ulterior motives which clearly could not be further from the truth! "This has been my life for almost six years and anyone who owns a business and commits everything to it knows the unconditional love you have for it! "If my motivation was to run it into the ground I wouldn't have kept investing to the levels I have on a weekly basis." Barthorpe added: 'There have been accusations of a lack of information being shared and a lack of clarity. "The truth is I have had a number of death threats hand delivered to my home address, I have been physically attacked, I've had my car damaged three times, my car tyres slashed, items thrown at my house. "And a number of other incidents that have happened directly after club posts or directly after other posts that are damaging and critical and as usual shared across multiple social media sites. "All of this is currently under investigation and we have been therefore advised to keep our posts to a minimum, so as not to escalate these incidents. "We are also conscious of sharing any issues or problems we may be encountering, as these get weaponised and used against us repeatedly on social media."
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Football club chairman resigns after death threats
A football club chairman has announced his intention to resign after "months of criticism and negativity" directed towards him, including death threats. Farsley Celtic chairman Paul Barthorpe released a statement on Tuesday evening in which he said the abuse had had a "significant impact" on his health. The managerless National League North outfit have been playing their home games almost 70 miles away from Leeds in Buxton, Derbyshire due to delays in installing a new 4G pitch at their stadium. "Having put in so much hard work and money over the last six years for it to be like this really hurts," said Mr Barthorpe. The statement continued: "I hope this act means there will be more support and more positivity towards the club and the board, as they are all like me volunteers, all good guys and all have the club at heart, and we are all desperate for this to work out." Mr Barthorpe, who has been heavily criticised amid the club's plight on and off the pitch, said there had been a "social media campaign" against him which had included death threats, assaults and criminal damage to his property. In the statement, he also claimed he had been "predominantly" funding sixth-tier Farsley for the last five years. Former Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn was appointed as Farsley boss on 17 January, but told the BBC he left the club on 6 February after just 20 days in charge. This season the club has yet to play a fixture at its home ground, the Citadel. Home games are currently being played in Buxton, which Farsley said was the "only option" after its previous groundshare at Bradford Park Avenue came to an end. Its return to the Citadel has been pushed back on numerous occasions due to delays in resurfacing the pitch, which the club previously said were "unforeseen and unavoidable". Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here. Fan group's fears for football club's future
BBC News
12-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Farsley Celtic chairman resigns after abuse from supporters
A football club chairman has announced his intention to resign after "months of criticism and negativity" directed towards him, including death Celtic chairman Paul Barthorpe released a statement on Tuesday evening in which he said the abuse had had a "significant impact" on his managerless National League North outfit have been playing their home games almost 70 miles away from Leeds in Buxton, Derbyshire due to delays in installing a new 4G pitch at their stadium."Having put in so much hard work and money over the last six years for it to be like this really hurts," said Mr Barthorpe. The statement continued: "I hope this act means there will be more support and more positivity towards the club and the board, as they are all like me volunteers, all good guys and all have the club at heart, and we are all desperate for this to work out."Mr Barthorpe, who has been heavily criticised amid the club's plight on and off the pitch, said there had been a "social media campaign" against him which had included death threats, assaults and criminal damage to his the statement, he also claimed he had been "predominantly" funding sixth-tier Farsley for the last five Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn was appointed as Farsley boss on 17 January, but told the BBC he left the club on 6 February after just 20 days in season the club has yet to play a fixture at its home ground, the games are currently being played in Buxton, which Farsley said was the "only option" after its previous groundshare at Bradford Park Avenue came to an return to the Citadel has been pushed back on numerous occasions due to delays in resurfacing the pitch, which the club previously said were "unforeseen and unavoidable".Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
