2026 Betfred Championship

Batley Bulldogs - Season Summary

Summary
Detail

Coach: James Ford
Captain: Alistair Leak
Biggest home crowd: 1,237 (vs. Newcastle in round 23)
Average home crowd: 970
Top pointscorer: League: Ben Reynolds (168); All Matches: Ben Reynolds (176)
Top tryscorer: League: Robbie Butterworth (13); All Matches: Robbie Butterworth (16)

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Coach(es)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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		Round 1		[bye]			-						2nd
Jan 25	Sun 2:00pm	CC (2)	H	Hunslet ARLFC	W	32	-	10		J Ford	Fox's Biscuits			>
Feb 1	Sun 3:00pm	Round 2	A	Halifax	L	10	-	28		J Ford	The Shay	1,740	9th	>
8	Sun 2:00pm	CC (3)	H	Catalans	L	4	-	56	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits	703		>
15	Sun 3:00pm	Round 3	H	Doncaster	L	12	-	16	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		17th	>
22	Sun 2:00pm	Round 4	A	Midlands	L	12	-	30		J Ford	Avery	470	19th	>
Mar 1	Sun 3:00pm	Round 5	H	Swinton	W	54	-	6		J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		18th	>
8	Sun 3:00pm	Round 6	A	North Wales	W	30	-	16	A Leak	J Ford	Eirias		15th	>
		Round 7		[bye]			-						12th
29	Sun 3:00pm	Round 8	A	London	L	12	-	40		J Ford	Cherry Red		13th	>
Apr 3	Fri 5:00pm	Round 9	H	Dewsbury	W	21	-	20		J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		14th	>
12	Sun 3:00pm	Round 10	A	Salford	L	28	-	29		J Ford	CorpAcq	1,873	11th	>
19	Sun 3:00pm	1C (1)	A	Newcastle	L	20	-	34	A Leak	J Ford	Crow Trees			>
26	Sun 3:00pm	Round 11	H	Goole	W	46	-	10		J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		12th	>
May 2	Sat 4:00pm	Round 12	A	Newcastle	L	8	-	52		J Ford	Crow Trees		11th	>
10	Sun 3:00pm	Round 13	A	Keighley	W	26	-	22		J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		11th	>
24	Sun 3:00pm	Round 14	H	North Wales	W	108	-	10	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		11th	>
Jun 6	Sat 3:00pm	Round 15	A	Goole	W	50	-	4	A Leak	J Ford	Victoria Grounds		10th	>
14	Sun 3:00pm	Round 16	H	Halifax	W	26	-	22	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		9th	>
21	Sun 2:00pm	Round 17	A *	Oldham	L	6	-	26	A Leak	J Ford	FLAIR		7th	>
28	Sun 3:00pm	Round 18	H	London	L	12	-	64	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		9th	>
Jul 3	Fri 7:30pm	Supp. Round	H	Oldham	L	14	-	20	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		-	>
12	Sun 3:00pm	Round 19	H	Midlands	L	30	-	34	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		9th	>
		Round 20		[bye]			-						9th
24	Fri 7:30pm	Round 21	A	Doncaster	L	10	-	22	A Leak	J Ford	Club Doncaster	1,212	9th	>
Aug 2	Sun 2:00pm	Round 22	A	Swinton	W	30	-	12	A Leak	J Ford	Morson	862	9th	>
9	Sun 3:00pm	Round 23	H	Newcastle	L	24	-	28	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits	1,237	9th	>
16	Sun 3:00pm	Round 24	H	Keighley	W	22	-	18	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits		10th	>
23	Sun 3:00pm	Round 25	A	Dewsbury			-				FLAIR			>Head To Head
30	Sun 3:00pm	Round 26	H	Salford			-				Fox's Biscuits			>Head To Head

27 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	League									Cups/Other									Totals
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No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
1	BUTTERWORTH, Robbie	24			19	1	20	13	-	-	52	1	-	3	-	3	3	-	-	12	-	-	22	1	23	16	-	-	64	1	-	List
2	BURTON, Joe	24			21	-	21	7	-	-	28	-	-	3	-	3	1	-	-	4	-	-	24	-	24	8	-	-	32	-	-	List
3	GREENSMITH, Ollie	26			13	3	16	6	-	-	24	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	3	17	6	-	-	24	-	-	List
4	BRUINES, Wesley	23			3	-	3	2	-	-	8	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
5	BRINING, Kieran	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
5	YEOMANS, Finlay	19	Warrington		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
6	REYNOLDS, Ben	32	Sheffield		20	-	20	9	66	-	168	-	-	2	-	2	-	4	-	8	-	-	22	-	22	9	70	-	176	-	-	List
7	WOODS, Josh	28	Leigh		17	-	17	1	19	1	43	-	-	3	-	3	2	4	-	16	-	-	20	-	20	3	23	1	59	-	-	List
8	GLEDHILL, Adam	33			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	LEAK, Alistair	34			18	4	22	6	-	-	24	-	-	2	1	3	1	-	-	4	-	-	20	5	25	7	-	-	28	-	-	List
10	COOPER, Luke	32	Batley		-	3	3	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
11	MANNING, Dane	37			21	-	21	7	-	-	28	1	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	23	-	23	8	-	-	32	1	-	List
12	WALSHAW, Lucas	34			5	7	12	4	-	-	16	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	15	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
13	STEVENS, Robson	24			21	1	22	5	-	-	20	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	1	25	5	-	-	20	-	-	List
14	WHITE, Ben	31			13	8	21	3	-	-	12	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	14	8	22	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
15	FLYNN, Nyle	29			17	3	20	6	-	-	24	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	4	23	6	-	-	24	-	-	List
16	WARD, Michael	35	Oldham		-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
17	KIRK, Liam	29	Leeds		16	1	17	4	-	-	16	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	1	20	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
18	HODGSON, Evan	27			11	9	20	1	-	-	4	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	10	23	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
19	PARSONS, Jonah	23			1	15	16	1	-	-	4	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	17	19	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
20	HUDSON, Jack	-			16	-	16	10	-	-	40	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	10	-	-	40	-	-	List
21	ATKINSON, Luca	23			2	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
22	HIGH, Noah	21	Barrow-in-Furness		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
22	SCRIVEN, Jay	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22	ELLIS, Felix	-			12	-	12	2	-	-	8	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	2	-	-	8	1	-	List
24	MATVEJEV, Akim	20			1	8	9	3	-	-	12	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	9	10	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
25	OLPHERTS, Derrell	34	Wakefield		15	-	15	9	-	-	36	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	4	1	-	16	-	16	10	-	-	40	1	-	List
26	FOULSTONE, Paul	27			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
27	DIXON, Ronan	29			4	6	10	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	10	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
28	ROBB, Cain	23	Leeds		-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	DOUGLAS, Brandon	28	Bradford		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	WILLIAMS, Jordan	29	Watford		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
33	OAKES, Will	27	Halifax		3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
34	BEEDLE, Mitch	-			3	4	7	2	-	-	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	7	2	-	-	8	1	-	List
35	BECKETT, James	30			3	-	3	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
36	CARTWRIGHT, Josh	20			1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
37	McMILLAN, Finn	20	Barrow-in-Furness		2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
38	STEAD, Jacob	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
39	FISHWICK, Zach	21	Hull		4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
	39 players	27.60		0 cur. / 3 tot.	22 matches			105	85	1	591	4	0	3 matches			10	8	0	56	1	0	25 matches			115	93	1	647	5	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 16 Aug 2026. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Tim Costello, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner

Sources:News Reports

2026 Betfred Championship

Batley Bulldogs - Season Summary

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Players

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