West Yorkshire League Division 1

West Yorks League Alliance Division 1

Halifax League Division 1

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe School, Stoney Lane, Lightcliffe

Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 8TL

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Results - Saturday 18th February 2012

West Yorkshire League Cup 3rd Round

Stanley Utd  4  -  2  Brighouse Old Boys

West Yorkshire League Trophy 2nd Round

Brighouse Old Boys Res  4  -  1  Otley Town Res

Halifax League Div 1

Brighouse Old Boys  1  -  6  Midgley Utd

West Yorkshire  League

Trophy 2nd Round

Brighouse OB Res  4  Otley Town Res  1

The Old Boys second string finally returned to action with their delayed second round tie against Otley Town, the highlight being a first club hat trick for Martin Newham.

With both sides pressing hard and closing down well the majority of the early play was focussed in the midfield.  The visitors had the first real chance after breaking away but home ‘keeper Joe Stead who was outstanding and dominant throughout timed his interception brilliantly to smother the ball at the centre forwards feet. Gradually the Old Boys midfield of Captain Paul Taylor, Luke Hammond , Courtney Smith and Marko O’Boyle began to impose themselves on the game and with the excellent movement of Newham and Vaughan Wagstaffe up front began to apply the....read the rest of the report here.

Not the Best Day

Old Boys should have wrapped up this encounter with Stanley Utd from a division lower. Until the match report comes in we don’t know the full story though.

The Reserves came out of the blocks slowly but opened the scoring after about twenty minutes. Despite being  a bit feisty Otley seemed to be making a game of it until Brighouse scored another three with one against. Job done, now to do it in the league.

The Halifax League side were not six goals worse than Midgley. If effort, skill and enthusiasm could be converted into goals then there would be no problem.  As usual match reports will tell the full story.

West Yorkshire League Cup 3rd Round

Stanley Utd 4  -  2  Brighouse Old Boys

The ten match winning run of first division Brighouse Old Boys came to a somewhat unexpected end in this league cup-tie against second division opponents Stanley Utd.

Playing against a strong wind in the first half, The Old Boys began well-enough, taking the game to Stanley by holding most of the possession and when their opponents did break, the Old Boys back four of Joe Nelson, Andy Hall, Lee Williams and Luke Johnson stood firm and limited Stanley to mainly long-range shots that either went astray in the wind or were comfortably dealt with by ‘keeper Jason Hibbert.......read the full report here.