In his first season with Thackley, and despite missing several games through injury, striker Chris Coy has set a new scoring record for the Dennyfield outfit, writes the Telegraph & Argus.

Coy began his career in the youth ranks at Sheffield Wednesday and has attracted interest from clubs higher up the pyramid system since Reds boss Billy Fox brought him in at the start of the season.

And, a hat-trick at Eccleshill United in their final match of the season took him to 36 league goals for the campaign.

Club secretary and press officer Chris Frank said: "I have checked the records and that is the best for us at this level.

"We have been in this division for 26 years, since its inception in 1982. In fact, we are the only ever-present club in that period of time.

"When Chris scored a hat-trick in the 7-2 win at Nostell on Easter Saturday, he equalled the club record.

"When he scored the winner in the 2-1 victory at home to Bridlington Town, he set a new total. That goal took him past Stuart Taylor's 32 league goals in the 1994-95 season."

Taylor went on to play for Accrington Stanley and later joined a very elite group - along with former England international and Huddersfield Town legend Frank Worthington - by scoring a hat-trick on his Guiseley debut.

Coy has so far spurned attention from UniBond League and Blue Square North clubs and Thackley have had the foresight to place him on contract, so there would be some compensation were he to move on before the club do.