Knaresborough Town's wait for league win goes on following Eccleshill United stalemate
Knaresborough Town's wait for a league win continues after they were held to a goalless draw by Eccleshill United at the weekend.
Simon Parkes' men have not come out on top in any of their last six NCEL Premier Division matches and have tasted victory just once in their previous nine outings in all competitions.
That solitary recent success saw them put eight past Eccleshill at Manse Lane in a League Cup tie, but Boro were unable to muster even one goal against the same opposition this time around.
In wet and windy conditions which made things difficult for both sets of players, goal-mouth action and moments of excitement were few and far between during Saturday's fixture.
The game did threaten to burst into life in the 88th minute when Eccleshill looked set to bag a late winner, only for a couple of pieces of last-ditch defending to deny them.
Play then immediately switched to the opposite end of the field, where Alex Ingham had the chance to grab all three points for the hosts, but was thwarted by United goalkeeper Alexander Hughes.
In their previous outing, Boro drew 1-1 at home to Albion Sports in the West Riding County Cup first round, before going on to lose 4-2 on penalties.
Cameron Bedford netted a 56th-minute equaliser for last year's County Cup finalists, cancelling out Lewis Waddington's first-half spot-kick.
This Saturday, third-from-bottom Boro travel to 15th-placed Frickley Athletic for a 3pm kick-off.