York Press | Match reports

Knights 34, Castleford Tigers 14

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000

CHRIS THORMAN may have declared his contentment with how York City Knights were shaping up but yesterday’s final friendly brought him more headaches than he’d hoped.

York City Knights 30, Hull 32

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:12:54 +0000

PAUL KING gave a few glimpses of his Super League class on his York City Knights bow – but it was a night when player-boss Chris Thorman was given stark reminders that this coaching lark won’t be easy.

Knights 26, Leeds U20s 18

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:50:00 +0000

JORDAN TANSEY made an immediate impact on his first outing for York City Knights as he helped his new team turn a 12-4 half-time deficit into 26-18 victory.

Knights 26, Keighley Cougars 28

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:51:13 +0000

NEW signing Jordan Tansey might have been centre of attention at Huntington Stadium yesterday, with York City Knights fans excited by his potential half-back partnership with player-boss Chris Thorman.

Sheffield Eagles 52, Knights 18

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:01:33 +0100

SURVIVAL Sunday became suffering Sunday for York City Knights as they underperformed big style at Sheffield to sink back to Championship One – before discovering, in a cruel twist, that victory would have saved them.

Knights 22, Halifax 8

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:31:28 +0100

YORK City Knights are still alive and kicking – and how.

Leigh Centurions 66, Knights 10

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:58:10 +0100

YORK City Knights woke up in the Championship drop zone today after a 66-10 hammering at title contenders Leigh.

Knights 16, Featherstone Rovers 44

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:03:58 +0100

YORK City Knights were much-improved but still came away with nothing as they lost 44-16 to Featherstone Rovers at Huntington Stadium – leaving them in deeper relegation danger.

Halifax 76, Knights 38

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:24:06 +0100

IF York City Knights had thought Halifax would be hurting from their agonising Northern Rail Cup final loss last Sunday, or left in limbo by the shock departure of boss Matt Calland on Friday, then they should have slapped themselves and thought again.

Knights 32, Toulouse Olympique 46

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:03:08 +0100

YORK City Knights followed their best performance of the season with arguably their worst and in doing so put themselves right back in relegation peril.

Knights 18, Batley Bulldogs 10

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:57:54 +0100

IT IS hard to suggest York City Knights did not miss Chris Thorman, the former Super League star being such an important player. But they gave their best performance of the season without him to beat high-flying Batley.

Dewsbury Rams 28, Knights 30

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:17:30 +0100

SOME York fans had wanted a good-looking win over relegation rivals Dewsbury to follow recent promising performances in defeat. Coach Dave Woods would’ve taken an ugly one.

Knights 18, Widnes Vikings 22

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:36:10 +0100

YORK City Knights were keen to put the record straight against a Widnes side who, two months ago, had inflicted upon them a record league defeat.

Featherstone 44, Knights 24

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:09:00 +0100

ALL the extra defensive work in training came to nothing for York City Knights as, despite being able to glean more positives from their trip to Featherstone, they returned with no tangible reward.

Knights 38, Leigh Centurions 48

Mon, 30 May 2011 10:15:14 +0100

FEW people gave York City Knights hope of taking anything from their game against Championship leaders Leigh.

Batley Bulldogs 50, Knights 16

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:13:26 +0100

THE renewed hope which followed the two victories after Easter seems to be slowly ebbing away from York City Knights.

Barrow Raiders 34, Knights 12

Mon, 16 May 2011 10:35:13 +0100

DAVE WOODS has the air of a man struggling to find the final answer to a particularly cryptic crossword.

Knights 22, Hull KR 64

Mon, 09 May 2011 10:49:11 +0100

BOSS Dave Woods reckoned his York City Knights underdogs had to be in the game a quarter of the way through to have any chance of shocking Hull KR in the Challenge Cup fourth round yesterday.

Knights 30, Dewsbury Rams 26

Mon, 02 May 2011 10:42:11 +0100

WATCHING York City Knights is like smoking a cigarette. It comes with a severe health warning.

Toulouse Olympique 10, Knights 16

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:00:00 +0100

THESE are stormy days for York City Knights – but when the thunder and lightning was literally at its worst, Dave Woods’ men came out fighting.

Knights 12, Hunslet Hawks 50

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:44:27 +0100

YORK City Knights endured more woe as they were walloped by arch-rivals Hunslet Hawks at Huntington Stadium.

Widnes Vikings 76, Knights 12

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:26:49 +0100

IT doesn’t get much easier for York City Knights.

Knights 16, Barrow Raiders 42

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:58:35 +0100

YORK City Knights are still seeking their first win of the Championship, and on this showing it will be a long time coming as they try to get to grips with the higher tier.

Knights 10, Sheffield Eagles 28

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:41:59 +0000

YORK City Knights were given notice of just how tough the Championship will be when losing 28-10 to Sheffield in front of the Sky television cameras.

Hunslet Hawks 28, Knights 28

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:45:03 +0000

YORK City Knights contrived to lose to and beat arch-foes Hunslet at the John Charles Stadium yesterday.