Non-league weekend preview: Hindley wants winning start to second reign at Hallam FC

Ryan Hindley is back at Hallam FC. Pic: Ian Anderson.

He was named as joint-manager alongside Steve Whitehead who was Hindley’s assistant during his first spell at the club before Whitehead stepped up to become manager.

"Me and Steve (Whitehead) had been talking for a while and just felt it was the right time,” said Hindley.

"It's a great club with great people and for me, I have unfinished business at Hallam.

"I’m very excited and can’t wait to get started.”

Hindley spent two-and-a-half years in charge before leaving the Countrymen for Worksop Town in May 2017, but stepped down after just seven months in charge before taking over at Rossington Main.

He is credited with turning Hallam’s fortunes around taking over when they were bottom of the table, subsequently reaching the play-offs in his two full seasons in charge.

Hallam will be hoping it will help give the club a lift as they look to get their promotion push back on track and there would be no better way than beating the leaders.

Handsworth face a tough trip to fifth-placed Yorkshire Amateur in the first of two back-to-back games between the teams in four days.

The hosts will be looking for a fifth win on the spin while Ambers' boss Russ Eagle will be looking for a response from his team following the humiliating 10-1 defeat at Knaresborough Town a fortnight ago.

Stocksbridge Park Steels take on Wisbech Town at Bracken Moor as they look to continue their improvement after a poor run of results over Christmas.

The visitors arrive bottom of the table, having lost nine and won just one of their previous 12 away trips.

"We want to try and make sure we build on the last two results,” said boss Chris Hilton.

"Just because they are bottom doesn’t mean it will be any easier, as we’ve seen in the past, so we have to make sure we’re on our game from the first whistle to the last.”

Sheffield FC travel to an out-of-sorts Ilkeston Town whom are one place and three points above Club in 12th.

Gavin Smith’s men go into the game boosted by a 3-1 win at Dinnington Town in the Sheffield Senior Cup on Tuesday.