MATCH REPORTS
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Warley Rangers 0 v 0
Calder 76
(26 Aug)
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Northowram 0 v Warley Rangers
3
(02 Sep)
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Stump Cross 0 v Warley Rangers 6
(09 Sep)
A comfortable
away win against Stump made it 3 games unbeaten at the start
of the season for Warley
A hat-trick
from new boy Lee Wharton and further goals from Lee Burrows,
Andy King and Scott Whelan made this an easy victory against
a team who took 4 points of us last season whilst boss Paul
Hiley was preparing himself for the delights of the San Siro
in Milan. A welcome result awaited him on his return
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Sowerby Utd 3 v Warley Rangers 2
(17 Sep)
Warley
recorded their 3rd away win on the trot with a 3-2 success
at Sowerby United.
The blues
started well playing up the slope (at Sowerbys new home for
a season at Cemetary lane) without really creating any
worthwhile chances to trouble the Sowerby keeper thus
allowing the home team to start pressing down the slope.
This resulted in a well worked goal from the fullback to
give Sowerby the lead.
The blues
responded well and pressure resulted in a fine strike from
Wharton from 20 yards to equalise. But standards dropped
from what is expected from the boss thus allowing Sowerby to
grab another goal to take the lead into halftime.
For the first
time this season harsh words were said at halftime and this
resulted in a totally different team turning out for the
second half. And after sustained pressure an equaliser came
through the impressive Chris Hall. This goal seem to refresh
the whole team and we started to play some expansive
football and it was only a matter of time before the winner
came. Again midfielder Hall was the saviour with a scrambled
goal that kept up the winning start to the season.
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CUP<--
Warley Rangers 0 v Ryburn Utd 1
(24 Sep)
Warleys cup
run ended at the first hurdle as Premier Division Ryburn
Uniteds 1-0 victory puts the away team in the hat for the
second round.
A good old
fashioned cup tie resulted in Warley suffering their first
defeat of the season when a goal after 20 minutes sealed
this win for the visitors. Despite good performances from
the whole of the team Ryburn proved on this occasion to be
just too strong!!!!
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Warley Rangers 1 v Sowerby
Utd 3
(01 Oct)
A sloppy
performance by the home team resulted in this first league
defeat against a team we had beat 2 weeks previous.
2 first half
goals from Barber and Wilkinson put Sowerby in to a
commanding lead at halftime. Warley played better in the
second half but the game was already lost after the first
half performance. And Sowerby went on to score another
through Wilkinson and although Warley replied through Whelan
and then missed a penalty through Grogan. Lets sign this
away in the archives and leave it there!!!
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Warley Rangers 13 v Stump Cross
1
(08 Oct)
Bottom club
Stump Cross were this weeks visitors to Warley who had to
bounce back from last weeks defeat to maintain their push
for the leadership of the division.
This was the
Scott Whelan show as he probably broke Warleys scoring
records by plundering 8 goals in a very one sided
game.Braces from Chris Hall and Lee Wharton pushed it into
double figures. And a headed goal from Simon Mitchell
seconds after coming on finished the scoring for Warley.
Visibly
outclassed Stump never once threw the towel in and they did
score a goal of their own. This does help the goals for
chart and lets keep the football flowing.
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AFC Lords 1 v Warley Rangers 1
(15 Oct)
Warley went in to this game on
the back of a thumping win against bottom club Stump, but
without front man Lee Wharton who sustained a knee injury
playing squash.
The away team started the first
half up hill and started to dominate from the off without
really creating any clear cut chances. So as the half
continued the Home team started to get more confident thus
making it a good honest battle in midfield. With Warleys Lee
Burrows, Chris Hall and Gary Kikutz prominent and Andy King
and skipper Ben Gornall raiding up the flanks it stared to
get entertaining. But then disaster struck as most of the
team started to believe they could continue in the same vein
as last week and Lords scored through Mitton. Warley then
for the rest of the half struggled to get any control of the
game and the half time whistle went
Harsh words from the boss were
needed and the boys in blue started the second half as they
had the first, Scott Whelan showing up well with his
battling qualities. But chance after chance was missed, and
also some dubious calls from the referee from at least 3
penalty shouts. As the game was drawing to a close it took
Whelan to finally draw Warley level. And after another
blatant penalty was again refused. A draw was the final
result, point lost or point gained only time will tell!!!
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Warley Rangers 6 v Friendly 2
(22 Oct)
Warley returned
back to winning ways after last weeks disappointing draw.
Three first half
goals from Lee Wharton with 2 and Scott Whelan settled any
nerves against derby rivals Friendly F.C. But a slightly nervy
second half saw Friendly reduce the score with a goal from
Disley and it wasnt until Gary Kikutz scored his brace that
Warley could settle down and play some attractive football.
Friendly
finished the scoring with a far post header from a corner
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Holmfield 3 v 5 Warley Rangers
(29 Oct)
Warley
returned from Holmfield with another 3 points to maintain
their push for promotion.
In a bruising
battle Warley opened the scoring with a 20 yard free-kick
from the prolific Lee Wharton and then doubled their lead
through strike partner Scott Whelan.
Holmfield then
replied with a goal of their own. It took a wonderful and
brave run from right mid-fielder Andy King to restore
Warleys 2 goal advantage only for the home side to score a
soft goal just before half-time
The second
half continued in the same vein as the first with Wharton
scoring Warleys 4th goal with a great run and shot only for
Holmfield to again reduce the score from a free-kick. It was
left for skipper Ben Gornall to break the off-side trap and
finish with aplomb to secure a fantastic and worthy result.
Lets see if we can continue in the same form next week away
to Tyersal in the West Riding Cup
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Tyersal FC v Warley Rangers
(05 Nov)
In cup
football when your playing teams at a higher level, if your
playing well you go in hope of an upset. If your not you go
with a sense of playing with pride and keeping the score
respectable.
Warley went to
Tyersal on the back of one of their best starts to a season
in a long while toping Division 1 whilst Tyersal would go
3rd in the West Riding Premier if they won their games in
hand.Well we started well enough playing good football, but
then disaster 3 chances 3 goals. Shellshocked is the word
but then we again started to play attractive football
without really creating any worthwhile chance. And then to
compound our misery 5 minutes from half-time 2 more chances
2 more goals.Half-time 5 down .
We decided at
half-time to try and keep it tight to start with and maybe
nick a couple of goals down the hill to make the score
respectable. This lasted a minute at the most as we conceded
a 6th. The game then died as the home team slackened off and
our heads were almost on the floor knowing the game was well
and truelly lost.It wasnt until the last 10 minutes that
goals 7,8and 9 were conceded, but it didnt really matter by
then. Well and truelly beaten by a class act.
I think we can
really say that nobody played bad its just that they were so
much better. Good luck to Tyersal for the rest of the season
in both their league and cups. As for us! well you can
say that we will concentrate on the league!!!!!
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St Andrews 0 v 2 Warley Rangers
*CUP
(26 Nov)
Warley
returned to action after a two week lay off with a cup match
against Premier league team St Andrews.
Warley started
this cup match on fire but after 15 minutes the 2 week lay
off resulted in there play becoming disjointed. But having
said that the only clear cut chances came our way, but Scott
Whelan had clearly left his shooting boots at home. Half
time came with the score 0-0 and with the opportunity of a
win increasing we started to play the better football,
chances started to come but Whelan and Wharton continued to
fluff them and it was'nt until skipper Ben Gornall made a
great run through the middle and smashed the ball into the
roof of the net that we took the lead.
Manager Paul
Hiley then made a change by bringing on Craig Beazley for
Whelan which resulted in the former to leap like a salmon at
a corner and bury the ball into the back of the net to put
Warley through to the next round with a hard fought 2-0
win.
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Warley Rangers 2 v Salem
1
(03 Dec)
Warley
continued their decent start to the season with a hard
fought win against bogey team Salem.
Salem started
the match missing 4 regular first teamers, but still put up
a tremendous show to just come out second best in this hard
but fair battle. They started the better and scored after 20
minutes and held the lead until half time.
But Warley are
made of stern stuff this season and drew level on the hour
with a terrific strike from Burke. It was backs to the wall
then for Salem as Warley pushed them back and really went
for the jugular. But it was'nt until the last seconds that
we got the winner. Another goal for Salem old boy Wharton.
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Salem 0 v Warley Rangers 4
(14 Jan 06)
A convincing
away win by the blues after last weeks upset keeping us on
track for promotion.
Goals from new
boy James Dodd with 2, Lee Wharton and Craig Bodkin resulted
in a surprisingly easy away win against Salem which could have
easily been doubled with the missed chances. 3 first half
goals finishing the contest through Dodd and Wharton. And a
fine solo effort from Bodkin 10 minutes from time resulting in
another 3 points in the bag before next weeks Cup match at
home to Mixenden.
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Warley Rangers 8 v 3 AFC Lords
(28 Jan 06)
Well what a
difference a week makes!!!!!!!!!
Words were
said before kick-off about the excuses that we can't play on
our home pitch. And manager Paul Hiley sent the boys out in
a determined frame of mind!! Or so it seemed.
Lords arrived
with no subs or even a manager for the kick-off, but that
didn't stop them being first to the ball 2nd,3rd or even 4th
ball. A good strike by their midfielder and a almighty
blunder between keeper Carradice and centre half Parker
resulted in us being 2 down after 20 minutes. Dodd replied
on 35 to reduce the arrears.
Again harsh
words at half time, unfortunately the boys decided to
leak in a 3rd. So manager decided to warm subs up, the
returning Gornall and Whelan, only for the boys to go goal
crazy!! Dodd finished with 5, Wharton 2 and Kikutz with a
penalty at the death. Giving the keeper the eye
treatment. The subs did get on eventually!!. Bring on the
Old Boys
16th February 2008
Holmfield 0 Warley Rangers 3
Warley continued their improved recent form under new manager
Neil Grogan
with a hard fought victory over a determined Holmfield side.
The two
midfields were largely cancelling each other out and neither
side was able
to gain the upper hand until midway through the first half
when a well
worked move from the back via Taylor on the left wing gave
Nicholson the
task of side footing into the roof of the net to give Warley
the lead.
Warley then started to make the pressure tell and soon after a
freekick
from Nicholson was allowed to ping pong around the box until
Sam Taylor
slotted home from close range. The second half was a more one
sided affair,
but whilst Warley were failing to take their chances Holmfield
were still
in the game. Warley finally made it 3-0 when top scorer James
Crossland
latched on to a flick on from Taylor and coolly slid the ball
past the
holmfield keeper. The Warley defence were given a scare late
on when a
mistake from Burke allowed Holmfield to hit the underside of
the bar, but
were relieved to see it bounce back into the keeper Carradice
hands.
23rd February 2008
Warley Rangers 1 Halifax
Irish Centre 1
Warley Rangers showed again
they are not out of their depth in this league
with a good draw against high flying Halifax Irish. On a heavy
pitch at
Wellesley barracks it was the Irish that started the better
having a lot of
possession but could not find their way past Warley's resolute
three man
defence of Paul Burke, Chris Parker & Ian Ward. Warley then
managed to get
a foothold on the game and James Crossland and Michael
Nicholson both
brought smart saves out of Irish keeper Rab Langley. Warley it
was who took
the lead just before half time, when a long throw in from
Richard Leonard
caused confusion in the Irish box and top scorer Crossland was
on hand to
smash the ball home from close range. The Irish started the
second half as
they had started the first and were rewarded from a break down
the right,
as the ball came across the six yard box Wolfy Jenkins was
unfortunate
enough to slide the ball into his own net. This galvanised
Warley though
who missed two good chances through Crossland and Parker near
the end.
Warley were reduced to ten men ten minutes from the end when
Gareth Kikutz
was sent off for a rash challenge after having earlier being
booked. On
balance Warley just about tipped it as they created the most
chances and
restricted Irish a couple of long range efforts, but a draw
was a fair
result
1st March 2008
Warley Rangers 3 Hebden
Royd Red Star 5
Warley Rangers got a shock
this week when high flying Hebden Royd Red Star
were the visitors to the Barracks.
With manager Grogan's final words to" Keep it tight early on
"still fresh
Rangers managed to go two goals down inside the first 3 mins.
The first was a mistake by Burke who gave the ball away to Red
Star
striker Bonny who then rounded keeper Carradice to score .
The second again a poor ball out of the Rangers defence was
snapped up by
Lee Thomas who crossed for the ever green Watts to head home
unmarked,
because all the Rangers defenders stopped claiming Offside.
At last Warley woke up and the in form Crossland got onto a
poor back pass
to slot home to make the score 1-2 after 15 mins.
With the wind with Warley they were soon on levell terms
Leonard's corner
was headed by Parker but the final touch came with Watts
turning the ball
past his own keeper.
ht 2-2
Warley didn't learn from the poor start they made to the first
half and Lee
Thomas put Red Star in front early in the second with a neat
finish .
When Hebden went 2-4 in front when Watts smashed home the game
seemed over,
but even though Warley seemed finished they rallied again and
Taylor fired
home to reduce the deficit.
Despite all Warley's efforts with Chris Hall and Joe Fris
working hard Red
star sealed the points when senior slotted home from close
range.
9th March 2008
LEEMING MAKES DREAM DEBUT
Elland Utd 1 Warley Rangers 3
Despite having to make no less than seven changes from the
team that went
close against Hebden Royd the previous week Warley Rangers
still managed a
comfortable 3-1 victory away to Elland United. Warley manager
Neil Grogan
was forced to ring the changers and was without skipper
Leonard,star
striker Crossland and centre half Parker to name
just three.
Rangers started slowly and went a goal down from the spot
after a poor
challenge by Kickuts upended Hepptenstall in the
box and the striker made
no mistake beating Carradice with ease.
Their lead only lasted five mins, after earning a corner down
the left
Burston sent in a great ball which was matched by a
fine header from Peter
Leeming who was making his first start in the first team.
Rangers were now dominant and soon went in front this time it
was Steve
Hall who won the ball at the back then hit a diagonal ball
from which
young speedster Matt Bodkin raced onto and slotted home
with ease from the
edge of the box.
The next goal came shortly afterwards when Craig Bodkin
pulled the ball
back to Leeming who hit an unstoppable shot from thirty
yards into the top
corner.
The only surprise was Warley didn't add to their tally in the
first half,
Burston hitting the upright and Chris Hall
missing after bursting through
just before the break.
The second half was the same even with the wind at there backs
Elland
couldn't break through the defence led well by stand in
skipper Paul Burke.
If Rangers had been better in front of goal they would have
had more goals
Taylor hitting the post and other chances which seemed
harder to miss ,and
the returning from injury Jenkins also guilty of poor
finishing.
22nd March 2008
WARLEY RANGERS 1 BRIGHOUSE
OB 3
Warley chose this game against bottom club Brighouse OB to put
in one of
their worst performance's of the season.
With a good squad to pick from manager Grogan left
Parker,Ward and Jenkins
on the bench and had returning captain Leonard at
centre half.
Rangers were poor from the off and when keeper Carradice
miss kicked a
clearance to an opponent 30 yards out who then hit a scuffed
shot which
somehow bobbled and trickled into the net it set the mood for
the rest of
the match.
Even when Rangers scored which was a great effort from full
back Steve Hall
from outside the box it never lifted the team to a better
effort.
It was turning into a bad day at the office as you could
normally get away
with a poor game from a couple of players it seemed all were
poor today.
Even with the introduction of all three substitutes it didn't
spark the
team who fell behind with half hour remaining. Carradice
again at fault
dropping a cross under some pressure.
After changing formation to try rescue a point Brighouse got a
third on the
break which left Warley with exactly what they deserved from
the game
.....nothing.
With Chris Hall, Joe Fris and Matt Bodkin
all set to return this week a few
players will be nervous of retaining their place in the team
for Saturdays
trip to Sowerby UTD
29th March 2008
SOWERBY UTD 1 WARLEY
RANGERS 6
WARLEY GET SIXY
Warley bounced back from last weeks poor showing to hammer F A
cup semi
finalists Sowerby Utd 6-1 at a very wet Ryburn Valley high
school.
Rangers started brightly and took the lead when 16 year old
Joe Fris picked
the ball up in midfield and after weighing up his options hit
an
unstoppable shot past the stunned Sowerby keeper.
It was soon two and United had no answer for Rangers fast
flowing football
Bodkin's cross field ball picking out Nicholson
who drilled home.
Warley's third followed from Leonard's corner which was
met with a fine
header at the far post by Burston.
Just before half time the forth goal was created again by
Bodkin who after
a great run was fouled in the area by United defender
Bicknell, skipper
Lennard made no mistake scoring from the spot.
After the break it was more of the same from Rangers with
Hall, Leonard and
Fris bossing the game and at the back Chris Ward
, Chris Parker and Paul
Burke easily keeping the dangerous Wilkinson and
Barber quiet.
The goals kept coming for Warley and after the keeper spilled
Crossland's
shot Bodkin tapped home.
Rangers final goal again came from the spot this time Burke
slotted home
after Burston had been upended.
Manager Grogan was even able to introduce himself into
the fray along with
young Joe Anderson to rest midfield duo Leonard
and Hall.
To Sowerby's credit they never stopped trying and got a goal
late on after
a mistake from the probably freezing cold Carradice in
the Warley goal.
5th April 2008
WARLEY RANGERS 3 SIDDAL
ATHLETIC 2
Warley kept their decent end
of season form up with a hard fought victory
over Siddal Athletic, although the score line suggests the
affair was closer
than it actually was. Warley containing a couple of changes to
the starting
line up gave a rare start to Martin (wolfy )Jenkins and
welcomed Gareth
Kikutz back into the fold after his suspension, started
quite brightly for
a change putting Siddal straight on to the back foot. The
3-5-2 formation
that manager Neil Grogan allowed the midfield to take a
grip on the game
and a succession of corners led to the first goal after 15
minutes when
Jenkins cooly sidefooted the ball into the far corner
of the net from 20
yards afer good work by fellow centre forward Sam
whatsisname. This should
have been the catalyst for further goals, but it wasn't to be
due to
lacklustre finishing although Warley Keeper Carradice
had virtually nothing
to do in the first half, much to the disappointment of away
forward Kendall
who was booked for lashing out. The pitch was standing up very
well to the
game and Siddal had more of the possession in the second half
but were hit
with a sucker punch in the second half when a great free kick
by Burke was
coolly chested down by Sam and side footed home from an
acute angle midway
through the second half. This was followed by another goal
from a set piece
when from a corner Michael Nicholson found himself in
acres of space and
the easy task of nodding the ball into an empty net from 3
yards out. At
this point Warley seemed to take their foot of the pedal and
manager Neil
Grogan decided to make some substitutions, the outstanding
Richard Leonard
was taken off as was Sam. Siddal were given what was
thought a mere
consolation when a Carradice slip allowed Kendall
to put the ball into an
empty net, but there were panic stations when 2 minutes later
a free kick
floated into the box was not cleared by the defence and
Kendall was allowed
to poke home his second from close range. ThIS led to an
uncomfortable last
5 minutes for the home side, but they were able to see it out
without any
further scares and should have increased their lead when good
work out on
the right by man of the match Stephen Hall provided
Jenkins with a tap in
opportunity but somehow he managed to hit the bar!! Two more
games left for
the first team, next up Sowerby United
12th April 2008
WARLEY RANGERS 0 SOWERBY
UTD 1
Warley lost this game 1-0 it was not the result, but some poor
unsporting
behaviour from the opposition which left a bad taste in the
mouth.
Having been well beaten only a couple of weeks ago Sowerby
came and started
the game in a good manner playing some decent football and
causing Rangers
all sorts of problems.
Warley who were already without Jenkins, Ward ,
Fris and Burston lost
skipper Leonard after only 10 mins and with no other
fit midfield options
manager Grogan was forced to play second team
goalkeeper Bolton in the
centre of midfield in a holding role.
Things got even worse just after the half hour , Taylor
was booked for what
looked like a bad foul but the Sowerby defender reacted and
raised his arm
in the direction of Taylor unseen by the referee
Salmons who now had it all
on to keep control as things got heated.
Moments later Kickuts was booked along with a Sowerby
defender for another
foul and some retaliation.
Right on half time Kickuts burst through and his shot
came back off the
upright, what ensued was a disgrace after some pushing which
seemed
harmless Kickuts was enveloped by Sowerby players and
at least one punch
and even some kicking out in the Warley players direction.
The referee sent a Sowerby player from the field and to
everybody's
amazement showed a second yellow to Kickuts for lord
only knows what.
At half time both managers tried to calm their players and the
second half
was a scrappy affair with Baxter outstanding for
Sowerby and the Hall
brothers working hard for Rangers.
The winner for Sowerby came when Forrest's long throw
was met by Woodhead
who's header looped into the far corner leaving keeper
Carradice with no
chance.
On reflection this was a fair result with Sowerby fully
deserving all three
points and ending their loosing streak.
Warley now face last seasons champions Stainland who's dreams
of defending
their crown now seem over on wednesday night in their final
game of the
season. While next saturday Warley would like to wish Sowerby
good look who
face probable new champions Red Star in the Halifax F A cup
semi-final.
19th April 16th
Stainland utd 3 Warley
Rangers 2
Warley finished their season away at current champions
Stainland Utd and
gave a good account of themselves yet again and were unlucky
to come away
without at least a point.
With the game being played on a Wednesday night Warley were
without most of
their first team squad Leonard , Burke ,Crossland,
Burston,Carradice and
Taylor all absent so Rangers chief Grogan had to call
on the second team to
fulfil the fixture.
It was a real mix and match team with Bolton in goal,
two Warley old pro's
up front in Craig Bodkin and Craig Beazley and
then Anderson, Fris, Sutcliffe
and Mat Bodkin all just 17 with Andy Hudson only
18.
Warley started well Fris going close early on but the
hosts took the lead
with a long range effort just before half time which lobbed
over stand in
keeper Bolton.
Stainland doubled their lead when a quick free kick caught
Nicholson
napping down the left flank and the wing man fired home.
Warley then hit straight back when Mat
Bodkin's right wing cross was met by
Nicholson who made up for his earlier error by heading
powerfully home.
On another day Rangers may have pulled level but a mixture of
bad luck and
poor finishing cost them dear and their hosts put the game
safe with a neat
goal on the counter .
All credit to the lads who never gave up and were rewarded
right on the
final whistle when Chris Parker met Nicholson's
corner with a superb header
which the home keeper never moved for.
All in all it has been a good first season back in the top
flight of the
Halifax league. With the players we have now and hopefully
more joining
this summer we are in a very good position to move forward as
a club. The
young lads are all real prospects and have fitted in really
well which all
goes well for the future .
