Six things we learned from Yorkshire's football weekend

Pride of place went to Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday, who both claimed noteworthy wins. It was a mixed bag for Rotherham United, while Bradford City and Sheffield United left their shooting boots at home. The less said about the opening day for Leeds United, the better.

Here’s six things we learnt from the weekend action.

1: Big win for Sheffield Wednesday and a bit of a marker.

The Owls chiselled out a keynote victory thanks to a late strike from Fernando Forestieri in front of 30,000 at Hillsborough - with a welcome three points in the bank ahead of a tough trip to Norwich City.

Wednesday were not at their best, for sure, but got over the line, with Tom Lees and Sam Hutchinson keeping it solid at the back, with a professional performance delivered across the park. The charge, if there was one last season, was that the Owls struggled to claim victories against leading sides at the top of the table. Most expect Villa, with a £12m forward in Ross McCormack, to be one of those, so Carlos Carvalhal’s side seem to have duly taken note.

2: Huddersfield Town are up and running.

Huddersfield claimed their first opening-day second-tier win for twenty years thanks to a strong performance against Brentford.

Town looked thoroughly organised, fit and mentally attuned. Their players worked their socks off and hunted in packs, with their intensity too much for the Bees, with the likes of Aaron Mooy, Jack Payne and Elias Kachunga being pretty impressive. David Wagner’s side showed that they are certainly here for business in 2016-17. Very encouraging.

3: A bad day at the office for Leeds United. We have been here before.

United were second best across the pitch at pumped-up QPR, with Garry Monk offered plenty of food for thought as he watched events from the technical area at Loftus Road.

Leeds were overrun by high-octane hosts in midfield, offered little up front, with some of their defending being lamentable. It was a rewind to some inauspicious defeats in recent seasons and had similarities with opening day losses to Southampton and Millwall in their time back in the second tier. There is plenty to fix ahead of the home opener with Birmingham, while they badly require an injection of impetus in the engine-room.

4: Defensive deficiencies for Rotherham United and Barnsley.

There was good and not so good from Alan Stubbs’s Millers, who powered into a 2-0 lead, but could not see the game out against ten-men hosts, with Wolves’s equaliser being somewhat sloppy. A point on the board, all the same.

There was nothing wrong with the creation department for Barnsley, but some of their second-half concessions against Grant Ward-inspired Ipswich left a fair bit to be desired. It was a ‘welcome to the Championship’ moment for Barnsley’s back five with more diligence, concentration and toughness required.

5: Bradford and Sheffield United need to find their shooting boots.

Both City and the Blades lacked a cutting edge against Port Vale and Bolton respectively, with struggling to break down obdurate defences being a problem for the former during large parts of last term.

The Blades had their chances at the Macron Stadium, most notably from Leon Clarke, but lacked ruthlessness on the day. When you have the chances, you simply have to take them.

6: An early downer for Doncaster Rovers.

Doncaster Rovers fans made up almost half of the crowd at Accrington, with over 1,200 heading over the Pennines, but witnessed a late blow as Stanley nicked a late winner.

Just like during their tailspin to the drop zone in the second half of last season, Rovers paid a big prize for lapses in concentration. To be a success in League Two, you need strong minds and Rovers’ showed a dereliction of duty in their concessions at Accrington, on a day when they bossed possession. An early lesson, for sure.