Harrogate Hockey Club Ladies 1s seven points adrift of safety following Doncaster Hockey Club Ladies 1s loss
Harrogate Hockey Club Ladies 1s now find themselves seven points from safety following their fifth consecutive Yorkshire & North East Premier Division defeat.
Evie Barnard's team, who are in serious danger of suffering back-to-back relegations after their season of struggle in 2024/25, were edged out by Doncaster 1s on Saturday afternoon.
The game’s decisive moment arrived in the 36th minute, when Abigail O'Neill struck, and for the fourth match on the spin, rock-bottom 'Gate were unable to muster a response as their goal drought continued.
Now winless in six games, the Ainsty Road outfit entertain fellow strugglers Leeds 2s this Saturday (12pm) in what can only be described as a must-win encounter.
Harrogate Ladies 2s fared far better against their Doncaster counterparts and eased to a 3-0 success on home turf.
That victory, which was only their fifth in 16 Yorkshire Division One fixtures this term, leaves Sarah Jones’ side level on points with eighth-placed Scarborough 1s, and lifts them six points clear of the bottom two.
Next up is a trip to third-placed University of Leeds 1 this Saturday.
A Charles Edmondson hat-trick was not sufficient to save mid-table Harrogate Men’s 1s from a derby-day defeat to City of York 1s.
The in-form forward broke the deadlock with 10 minutes on the clock, however the visitors responded with three goals of their own to take control of proceedings.
Edmondson then bagged a quick-fire brace to level matters just after the hour-mark, but York added a fourth late on to snatch the spoils.
Joe Horne and his charges are without a fixture this weekend, though they return to action away at Leeds 2s on February 21.
Harrogate Men’s 2s took a step closer to the Yorkshire Division Two title when they overcame fellow high-flyers City of York 3s.
Josh Lyon’s team won 4-1 on the road to rack up their 12th straight success of what has been a superb campaign to date.
William Quinn, Josh Lyon and Joe Lyon were among the scorers for ‘Gate, who opened up a 10-point lead at the summit thanks to Saturday’s triumph over their local rivals.
This Saturday sees them visit third-placed Leeds 4s for an 11.45am start.