South Asians in Football Weekly: Goalkeeper Jas Singh breaks club record as FA Cup hero Sam Khan leaves Luton Town
Jas Singh, Dilan Markanday, Layla Banaras, Brandon Khela, Sam Khan, Jas Batt and Yan Dhanda are among those who have had an eventful week in the Beautiful Game; our resident expert Dev Trehan brings you all the details in the latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly
The latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly is out after another eventful week for the community in the Beautiful Game…
Jas Singh kept his eighth clean sheet in a row at the weekend to enter the record books at National League North leaders Tamworth FC for the most minutes played by a goalkeeper without conceding a goal in 91 years of club history.
Safe hands Singh kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win against Farsley Celtic, and has now gone 808 minutes since conceding a goal – breaking a club record previously set during the 1988/89 season by Dale Belford, a year before Singh was born.
The victory against Farsley Celtic has sent Tamworth 12 points clear of Scunthorpe at the top of the table in what is looking increasingly like an unstoppable march to promotion to the National League.
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Goalkeeper Singh counts Shrewsbury Town, Telford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Gloucester City and Solihull Moors among his previous clubs. He won non-League Player of the Year at the 2013 Asian Football Awards and was named Tamworth’s Players’ Player of the Year in 2022.
