HARROGATE Railway go to Brodsworth Welfare hoping to build on last week's first win of the season despite missing some key players.

Both James Featherstone and Damien Elliott are unavailable due to work, although manager Martin Haresign is hopeful Graham Marchant and Robbie Whellans will be fit enough to make a return to Northern Counties East League premier division action.

He said: "I'm surprised Brodsworth are doing as well as they are because normally they are down the bottom end but we will just be hoping to keep the winning run going."

Midfielder Wesley Freeman has linked up with Rail from Farsley Celtic, but is unlikely to play for another week while he regains his fitness.

Pickering Town travel to Gateshead in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup on Sunday with aspirations of progressing.

The game has been switched to Sunday because of an athletics meeting at the venue tomorrow.

Selby Town host fellow mid-tablers Arnold Town in the premier division looking to continue their steady rise.

In division one, Jim Collis' enthusiastic Tadcaster Albion squad will be looking to keep their fantastic three-out-of-three start going when they host South Normanton Athletic.

Collis said his squad was suffering from one or two little knocks but nothing serious, and the same side from Wednesday's 2-0 away win would be virtually unchanged.

Updated: 09:44 Friday, September 17, 2004