Solid bedrock: Five defenders proving pivotal to Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town's Premier League quest
With the football season approaching the halfway mark, Yorkshire's top Championship clubs have begun to stake their claim for promotion into English football's highest tier.
Three White Rose clubs occupy positions in the the top seven and some impressive individual defensive performances have played a huge part. Ben Groom reviews the statistics of the five most solid Yorkshire-based defenders plying their trade in the division.