Harrogate Town player ratings: Herculean efforts rewarded with high marks but no win
Harrogate Town’s players sacrificed themselves for the cause to end their five-match losing run in League Two with a 1-1 draw against Notts County.
To have conceded the equaliser in stoppage-time meant the Sulphurites did not celebrate their achievement as they ought to have but this was a herculean effort by an absolutely ravaged squad to claim a much-needed point.
James Belshaw – not worked as much as he should have been but he still made a big save in either half 8
Zico Asare – Simon Weaver felt it may have been the defender's best performance for the club 8
Anthony O'Connor – threw himself in the way of a number of shots 8
Warren Burrell – excellent on the left of a back three 8
Levi Sutton – really got stuck in at wing-back 7
Ben Fox – may have got away with a handball but he worked so hard 6
Bryn Morris – a real leader in midfield 7
Reece Smith – had to curb his attacking instincts 6
Ellis Taylor – threw himself into the job of left wing-back 7
Jack Muldoon – another who had to sacrifice himself for the team when he dropped into midfield for the second half 6
Tom Cursons – an important first league goal of the season for him after two in the Football League Trophy in midweek 7
Substitutes:
Shawn McCoulsky (for Fox, 71) – the centre-forward would have been man of the match had he played longer for his absolutely tremendous workrate popping up all over the midfield to put out fires, only to foul Will Jarvis at the death 7
Not used: Oxley, Etherington.