Here is the 30th in our weekly series profiling players across the region. Each week a different player will reveal their best (and worst) moments. This week it is the turn of the Crawford HR February Player of the Month, Hall Road Rangers attacker Josh Batty. Name: Josh Batty Age: 21 Position: Midfielder Current Club: Hall read more→
Hall Road Rangers
Turner hits three as Ponte claim big win
Toolstation NCEL Division One Pontefract Collieries 4-0 Hall Road Rangers Jordan Turner clearly relishes big games as he hit a hat-trick as Pontefract Collieries stormed to an emphatic and crucial win over promotion rivals Hall Road Rangers. The result leaves Pontefract in charge of their own destiny going into their final five games. Turner, who read more→
Piercy earns Hall Road big victory
Toolstation NCEL Division One Hall Road Rangers 1-0 Grimsby Borough James Piercy’s first half header was enough to earn Hall Road Rangers their 11th consecutive home win, over local rivals and fellow promotion chasers Grimsby Borough. In was a nervy encounter in which both sides had several fine opportunities on goal, but Dave Ricardo’s side read more→
Cooper at the double for Hall Road
Toolstation NCEL Division One Hall Road Rangers 2-1 Winterton Rangers Promotion-chasing Hall Road Rangers came from behind against Winterton to make it ten games unbeaten and record their eighth consecutive home win. A rare mistake from goalkeeper Phil Dobson gifted the visitors an early lead, but a first-half brace from midfielder Joe Cooper gave Hall read more→
Batty wins February POTM vote
Hall Road Rangers attacker Josh Batty has won the Crawford HR February Player of the Month vote. Batty secured the trophy and bottle of red wine after beating off competition from Frickley’s Luke Mangham by just three votes. Batty will be presented with his trophy at a later date. The monthly polls are a prequel read more→
Hall Road claim one of biggest wins so far
Toolstation NCEL Division One Hall Road Rangers 2-1 Penistone Church Promotion-chasing Hall Road Rangers claimed one of their biggest wins of the season so far and took their unbeaten league run to eight games with a dramatic win over rivals Penistone Church at Haworth Park. Goals from Josh Batty and Jack Binns, along with a read more→
Hall Road dual-sign striker Chambers
Toolstation NCEL Division One Hall Road Rangers have strengthened their front-line ahead of the promotion run-in. Although he may not be available for every game, Hall Road have recruited striker Danny Chambers on dual-registration terms from Goole AFC. The forward made his debut in the 3-1 win over Eccleshill United. “I’d like to start off read more→
Poskitt’s double wins it for Welfare
Toolstation NCEL Division One Ryan Poskitt’s double helped Glasshoughton Welfare overturn a half-time deficit at Dronfield Town and win 2-1. Dronfield were trailing at the break to Blake Owen’s goal. The victory keeps Glasshoughton on course for a top half finish. Hall Road Rangers kept the pressure on their promotion rivals with a 3-1 win read more→
Top of table clash ends in stalemate
Toolstation NCEL Division One AFC Emley 0-0 Hall Road Rangers Promotion-chasers AFC Emley and Hall Road Rangers had to settle for a share of the spoils in the eagerly-anticipated fixture at the Welfare Ground. In a game where both sides had chances to take all three points, it was both defences which will take the read more→
Ricardo relishing trip to AFC Emley
Toolstation NCEL Division One Hall Road Rangers boss Dave Ricardo has said his players need no motivation for when they travel to second placed AFC Emley tomorrow. Ricardo has also said it is top of the tables matches such as tomorrow that makes him wish he still played. Ricardo said: “Saturday’s match is the sort of read more→