Belcher nets winner for Hall Road

Toolstation NCEL Division One Hall Road Rangers 1-0 Teversal Hall Road returned to winning ways last night with a determined victory over a workmanlike Teversal side, thanks to defender Sam Belcher’s first half header. The win sees Rangers temporarily climb to fifth place, 24 hours before Hallam’s home game with Ollerton Town, but more importantly provided  read more→

Owen ends Penistone’s unbeaten record

Toolstation NCEL Division One Gareth Owen hit the winner for Hall Road Rangers as Dave Ricardo’s side became the first team to beat leaders Penistone Church in the league this season. Ironically Ricardo was also the last manager to lead a side to victory over Penistone in a regular league game having been in charge  read more→

Ricardo adds Perks to Rangers squad

Toolstation NCEL Division One Dave Ricardo has added Selby Town striker Nathan Perks to his Hall Road Rangers squad. Perks previously played for Ricardo at Selby last season. The forward has struggled to break into Selby’s team this season. Perks has a decent NCEL goal record from spells at Glasshoughton Welfare, Pontefract Collieries and Garforth  read more→

Ricardo’s Hall Road held to home draw

Toolstation NCEL Division One Hall Road Rangers 1-1 Dronfield Town Hall Road Rangers where left lamenting missed chances and wasted opportunities on Saturday as they dropped two points against Dronfield Town at Haworth Park.  In a game that Rangers dominated in terms of chances created and shots on goal it was the Dronfield keeper Joe  read more→

Spinks leads Rangers to memorable win

FA Vase Congleton Town 2-3 Hall Road Rangers Sheer grit, determination, passion and a Chris Spinks hat-trick saw underdogs Hall Road Rangers progress through to the second round proper. Rangers knew they would be at a disadvantage after the 128 mile journey to the other side of the Peak District National Park. As the game  read more→

Division One promotion race is very tight

Toolstation NCEL Division One Two leading Division One managers have described the promotion race as very exciting and competitive. Pontefract Collieries manager Craig Parry and Hall Road Rangers chief Dave Ricardo have assembled sides that are capable of mounting a challenge. But apart from Penistone, who are unbeaten, only six points separate second place and  read more→

Ricketts red card spurs Hall Road on

Toolstation NCEL Division One Hall Road Rangers 4-2 Pontefract Collieries The second half sending off of midfielder Brad Ricketts only served to spur Hall Road Rangers on in an action-packed encounter with Pontefract Collieries. An explosion of goals and tempers straight after the interval set the game alight after a dour first half, devoid of  read more→

Batty and Dobson in at Hall Road

Toolstation NCEL Division One Two new players have been added to the squad at Hall Road Rangers by Dave Ricardo. Young attacker Josh Batty and goalkeeper Phil Dobson have arrived at Haworth Park. Ricardo said: “I’m delighted to announce two new signings to the Hall Road Rangers fold. Firstly Phil Dobson has come in to  read more→

Ricardo frustrated by Teversal call-off

Toolstation NCEL Division One Hall Road Rangers boss Dave Ricardo says he is “frustrated” after the visit of Teversal on Saturday was postponed because their opponents have had three players called up for their local FA’s youth representative team. The young trio are all first team players so the decision to postpone the fixture was forced  read more→

Forrester sends Hall Road to the top

Toolstation Northern Counties East League Hall Road Rangers went top of the Division One table after Jame Forrester’s last minute winner at Eccleshill United. Hall Road were 2-0 down after 15 minutes. Sam Bradley and Luke Harrop struck for Eccleshill, but Alex Sherwood and Forrester hit back before the dramatic finish. Penistone Church eased past  read more→