2026 Betfred Championship

Batley Bulldogs - Season Summary

Summary
Detail

Coach: James Ford
Captain: Alistair Leak
Biggest home crowd: 1,440 (vs. Salford in round 26)
Average home crowd: 1,127

Top pointscorer: League: Ben Reynolds (194); All Matches: Ben Reynolds (202)
Top tryscorer: League: Robbie Butterworth (16); All Matches: Robbie Butterworth (19)

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		12th	>
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	10th	>
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	W	48	-	26	A Leak	J Ford	FLAIR		10th	>
30	Sun 3:00pm	Round 26	H	Salford	L	16	-	18	A Leak	J Ford	Fox's Biscuits	1,440	9th	>
Sep 6	Sun 3:00pm	Elim	A	Sheffield	L	18	-	25	A Leak	J Ford	MEPS Intl	632	-	>

28 games
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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			22	1	23	16	-	-	64	1	-	3	-	3	3	-	-	12	-	-	25	1	26	19	-	-	76	1	-	List
2	BURTON, Joe	24			24	-	24	9	-	-	36	-	-	3	-	3	1	-	-	4	-	-	27	-	27	10	-	-	40	-	-	List
3	GREENSMITH, Ollie	26			16	3	19	8	-	-	32	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	3	20	8	-	-	32	-	-	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		23	-	23	9	79	-	194	-	-	2	-	2	-	4	-	8	-	-	25	-	25	9	83	-	202	-	-	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			20	5	25	7	-	-	28	-	-	2	1	3	1	-	-	4	-	-	22	6	28	8	-	-	32	-	-	List
10	COOPER, Luke	32	Batley		-	3	3	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
11	MANNING, Dane	37			24	-	24	8	-	-	32	1	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	26	-	26	9	-	-	36	1	-	List
12	WALSHAW, Lucas	34			7	8	15	4	-	-	16	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	18	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
13	STEVENS, Robson	24			24	1	25	5	-	-	20	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	1	28	5	-	-	20	-	-	List
14	WHITE, Ben	31			15	9	24	4	-	-	16	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	16	9	25	5	-	-	20	-	-	List
15	FLYNN, Nyle	29			19	3	22	6	-	-	24	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	4	25	6	-	-	24	-	-	List
16	WARD, Michael	35	Oldham		-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
17	KIRK, Liam	29	Leeds		18	1	19	4	-	-	16	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	1	22	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
18	HODGSON, Evan	27			14	9	23	1	-	-	4	1	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	10	26	1	-	-	4	1	-	List
19	PARSONS, Jonah	23			2	17	19	1	-	-	4	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	19	22	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
20	HUDSON, Jack	-			19	-	19	10	-	-	40	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	21	10	-	-	40	-	-	List
21	ATKINSON, Luca	23			2	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	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		18	-	18	10	-	-	40	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	4	1	-	19	-	19	11	-	-	44	1	-	List
26	FOULSTONE, Paul	27			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
27	DIXON, Ronan	29			4	9	13	3	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	13	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
28	ROBB, Cain	23	Leeds		-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	DOUGLAS, Brandon	29	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	-			4	6	10	3	-	-	12	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	10	3	-	-	12	1	-	List
35	BECKETT, James	31			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	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
	39 players	27.66		0 cur. / 3 tot.	25 matches			119	98	1	673	5	0	3 matches			10	8	0	56	1	0	28 matches			129	106	1	729	6	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 6 Sep 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

Results

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Players

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