Guiseley 1, Worcester City 0

The post-Terry Dolan era began at Nethermoor on Saturday and the mutterings of supporters leaving the ground, aligned with the result, suggests there will not be a mourning period.

Mark Ellis, better known to Bantams fans as Meggy', put out his first team as a manager after being handed the role of caretaker boss.

The players certainly put in a shift for him and beat higher-ranking opposition to book a place in today's draw for the first-round proper of the FA Trophy.

It was a strange time for the club to part company with Dolan, who has experience of management in the Football League with the Citys of Bradford, Hull and York.

But the calculated risk of the board was ratified as the effervescent Ellis began his tenure with a win.

"It was a very important win for the club and a good one that I felt the lads deserved," said Ellis.

"I don't want to bow out just yet, despite having a 100 per cent record in management. We are in the West Riding County Cup tomorrow night and I will speak to the owners before selecting the squad.

"It is important to get their view on how important that competition is to them before making any decisions on the playing front.

"The lads played well and earned this win and we hope to get a good draw in the next round - maybe a Blue Square Premier club but hopefully not Torquay United away from home!

"We believe it was a very good and positive performance against Worcester City and some of the players that came in, like Dean Walters, James Hanson and Aron Wilford, did very well."

Guiseley created most of the game's chances because while Worcester, from the Blue Square North, moved the ball around really well, their end product was sadly lacking.

Home keeper Steve Dickinson was a virtual spectator in the first half, making just one save from Worcester's only shot on target, but the Guiseley stopper did make two late but vastly important contributions.

When the visitors were throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Guiseley, Dickinson made a one-handed save to thwart tricky striker Troy Wood and also a lightning reaction effort in a stoppage-time melee.

One of the players Ellis drafted in was unfortunate not to net the all-important goal, which came in the 68th minute when a ball through the midfield was played into the path of Walters.

He took it in his stride and beat the visiting keeper with a low shot but not the woodwork. The ball came back off the post but straight to John Swift, who slotted in as the Worcester keeper made a second despairing dive.

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