Match Reports

Knights made to work in victory over Whitehaven

Sunday 24th April - Betfred Championship

Published: 24 April, 2022 - 6:28 pm

York City Knights won their fifth consecutive Betfred Championship match this afternoon, inflicting a 30-12 defeat on Whitehaven at the LNER Community Stadium. With just one change from last weekend’s emphatic victory over Newcastle Thunder, Head Coach James Ford brought Jacob Ogden onto the wing in place of teenager AJ Towse who had been ruled out with food poisoning. Coming into the game on great form, the Knights were hit by a strong start from Whitehaven. After an error from Ogden saw the Cumbrians earn a repeat set, Italian World Cup hopeful Ryan King shrugged off the attentions of Liam... ...Read The Article

Knights hit Thunder with superb showing

Saturday 16th April - Betfred Championship

Published: 16 April, 2022 - 9:21 pm

York City Knights put in a superb all-round performance at the LNER Community Stadium as they scored seven tries to come away with a 38-6 victory and move up to third place in the Betfred Championship standings. Saturday’s fixture against Thunder saw hooker Will Jubb celebrate his 100th appearance for the Knights and, after leading the Knights out, helped the Knights to the two vital competition points. Excel product AJ Towse put in a performance to remember as he grabbed a brace of tries as the Knights ran in seven tries with Jordan Thompson, Ronan Dixon, James Glover, Masi Matongo... ...Read The Article

Knights go five from seven with Workington victory

Sunday 3rd April - Betfred Championship

Published: 3 April, 2022 - 5:39 pm

York City Knights made it five wins from seven at the start of the Betfred Championship season with this afternoon’s 18-44 victory over Workington Town at Derwent Park. After a weekend off, James Ford made two changes to the matchday seventeen that emphatically dispatched Widnes Vikings a fortnight ago with Kriss Brining and Joe Porter coming into the seventeen with Roman Dixon and Jamie Ellis dropping out, the latter due to a minor hamstring issue. Liam Harris, named on the bench last time out, came into the starting thirteen with Brining included from the bench and it was the half-back... ...Read The Article

Emphatic Knights dispatch Widnes with superb showing

Sunday 20th March - Betfred Championship

Published: 20 March, 2022 - 6:21 pm

James Ford’s Knights men capped off a brilliant day at our first Knights Double-Header of 2022 by inflicting a 32-6 defeat on Widnes Vikings in possibly the team’s best performance of the year so far. With several changes from last weekend’s Challenge Cup defeat at Whitehaven, the Knights resembled a much more familiar line-up and it didn’t take long to trouble the scoreboard operator. Before the opening score, a seventh minute tip tackle from Warrington loanee Eribe Doro saw the Widnes man sent to the sin-bin for ten minutes and the Knights would make that man advantage count. After fielding... ...Read The Article

Knights Cup run ends in Cumbria at the hands of Whitehaven

Sunday 13th March - Betfred Challenge Cup

Published: 13 March, 2022 - 7:04 pm

Whitehaven ended the Knights Mens’ run in 2022’s Betfred Challenge Cup in emphatic fashion this afternoon, defeating James Ford’s team 38-12 at the LEL Arena with a strong first-half showing setting the platform. A much-changed Knights team saw Myles Harrison and Brad Ward included, the former at full-back with the latter returning on the wing. Matty Marsh moved into the halves to partner Liam Harris with Sam Davis also coming back into the fold, starting at hooker with Brendan O’Hagan making his first appearance since our victory over Dewsbury Rams earlier this season. Despite a strong start from the Knights,... ...Read The Article

Knights defeat Broncos in capital

Sunday 6th March - Betfred Championship

Published: 6 March, 2022 - 6:26 pm

The Knights returned to winning ways in our Betfred Championship campaign but had to fight hard to secure a 24-26 victory over London Broncos. After last weekend’s emphatic triumph over Newcastle Thunder, James Ford’s Knights team travelled in buoyant mood on what was our first visit to the Broncos’ new home at Plough Lane. Wingers Joe Brown and Will Oakes returned to the fold after being rested last weekend and Kriss Brining made a landmark 150th career appearance, the vast majority coming for the Knights. The travelling support were the first to celebrate at the Cherry Red Records Stadium when,... ...Read The Article

Excellent Knights showing defeats Thunder

Sunday 27th February - Betfred Championship

Published: 27 February, 2022 - 6:01 pm

York City Knights 42 (24)-(13) 13 Newcastle Thunder The Knights kicked off their journey towards playing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a rampant 42-13 win over the Newcastle Thunder in the fourth round of the Betfred Challenge Cup at the LNER Community Stadium. Having reached the final of the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup last season at Wembley Stadium, a possible journey back to the capital, this time to the home of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, was on the cards as the Thunder from the North East arrived in Yorkshire. Compared to recent weeks the playing conditions in North... ...Read The Article

Second Half Blitz Downs Knights

Sunday 20th February - Betfred Championship

Published: 20 February, 2022 - 6:23 pm

York City Knights fell to their second defeat of the season as Leigh Centurions stormed their way to a 4-40 victory at the LNER Community Stadium. The Knights faced almost identical weather conditions to their history-making win over the Batley Bulldogs last weekend and it certainly affected the opening forty minutes of the match-up. Half-back Liam Harris made his return to the matchday squad after the end of his three-game suspension whilst James Clare made his second debut for the Knights at centre, having arrived on loan from Castleford Tigers. A war of attrition took place throughout the opening fifteen... ...Read The Article

HUGE KNIGHTS PERFORMANCE SEALS VICTORY AT BATLEY!

Sunday 13th February - Betfred Championship

Published: 13 February, 2022 - 8:02 pm

Batley Bulldogs 4 (0)-(6) 10 York City Knights In years to come, the performance James Ford’s Knights team put in at the home of Batley Bulldogs on 13th February 2022 will be one remembered for all the right reasons. Right out of the top drawer, the Knights recorded the first victory a York side has experienced at the Bulldogs since 2000, recording a 4-10 victory against a Betfred Championship play-off rival – a performance that saw every single player in a Knights shirt stand up to be counted. To say conditions were challenging would be an understatement. Consistent rain all the... ...Read The Article

Knights secure first victory of season with Dewsbury win

Sunday 6th February - Betfred Championship

Published: 6 February, 2022 - 6:59 pm

York City Knights 30 (6)-(2) 2 Dewsbury Rams York City Knights grabbed their first two points of the Betfred Championship season with a convincing and resilient 30-2 win over Dewsbury Rams. After an opening round defeat to Featherstone Rovers, James Ford’s side hoped to kickstart their season against Dewsbury side who lost to the Bradford Bulls. Halfback Brendan O’Hagan and prop Ronan Dixon returned to the Knights team sheet following a stint on the sidelines, with new signing Sam Davis making his debut off the bench. Sleet and rain poured down on both the field and spectators close to kick... ...Read The Article