Spen Victoria set to take on 2025 rivals in opening game after promotion

The opening day fixtures for the 2026 season have been confirmed with newly promoted Spen at home to Streethouse in their first fixture in the higher division on Saturday, April 18.

Spen were runners-up to Streethouse in Division Three in 2025 and will be looking to progress again next year.

Gomersal, who were relegated from Division One last term, go to Streethouse in the second game of the season on April 25 after opening their campaign at home to Keighley.

Elsewhere in Division Two Hartshead Moor open their campaign after relegation with a home game against Northowram Fields.

In the Premier Division Cleckheaton and Woodlands have away day starts at Pudsey Congs and Farsley respectively.

Hanging Heaton’s return to Division One starts with a home game against Lightcliffe.

Other opening fixtures in this division see Batley go to Yeadon, Birstall host Crossflatts and East Bierley travel to Undercliffe.

Relegated Scholes will be looking to bounce back from Division Three, starting with their opener at East Leeds.

After narrowly missing out on promotion in 2025 Heckmondwike & Carlinghow aim to get their next campaign off to a flying start at home to an Adwalton side who ended last season just two places below them in fifth.

Liversedge, who finished bottom, are away to relegated East Ardsley in their first game while Crossbank Methodists go to Wakefield St Michael’s.

Hopton Mills have to wait for the second week of the season to start their campaign when they entertain Scholes.

The season runs from April 18 to September 5 for the Premier Division with the rest of the divisions going on until September 12.

Opening day fixtures are:

Premier Division: Pudsey St Lawrence v New Farnley, Carlton v Morley, Pudsey Congs v Cleckheaton, Farsley v Woodlands, Jer Lane v Townville, Methley v Bradford & Bingley.

Division One: Bankfoot v Baildon, Yeadon v Batley, Hanging Heaton v Lightcliffe, Birstall v Crossflatts, Undercliffe v East Bierley, Ossett v Sandal.

Division Two: Hunslet Nelson v Great Preston, Spen Victoria v Streethouse, Gomersal v Keighley, Hartshead Moor v Northowram Fields, Altofts v Bowling Old Lane, Buttershaw St Paul's v Windhill & Daisy Hill.

Division Three: East Ardsley v Liversedge, Wrenthorpe v Brighouse, Wakefield St Michael's v Crossbank Methodists, Heckmondwike & Carlinghow v Adwalton, East Leeds v Scholes, free - Hopton Mills.

Second teams: Premier: New Farnley v Pudsey St Lawrence, Batley v Yeadon, Lightcliffe v Pudsey Congs, Woodlands v Farsley, East Bierley v Jer Lane, Bradford & Bingley v Methley.

Division One: Baildon v Hunslet Nelson, Morley v Carlton, Cleckheaton v Hanging Heaton, Northowram Fields v Birstall, Bowling Old Lane v Altofts, Sandal v East Leeds.

Division Two: Great Preston v Bankfoot, Streethouse v East Ardsley, Brighouse v Gomersal, Crossflatts v Hartshead Moor, Townville v Heckmondwike & Carlinghow, Scholes v Ossett.

Division Three: Liversedge v Spen Victoria, Keighley v Wrenthorpe, Crossbank Methodists v Wakefield St Michael's, Adwalton v Undercliffe, Windhill & Daisy Hill v Buttershaw St Paul’s, free – Hopton Mills.