SLIDESHOW - Five things we learned from Yorkshire's footballing weekend

Sore heads may possibly still abound for Rotherham United fans this Monday morning - most definitely further up the Dearne Valley for their Barnsley counterparts.

For Hull City fans, there was a glow of satisfaction after seeing their side get back on the horse, while for Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers followers, there was a late, sickening feeling.

Along with the Millers, who beat Leeds, there was derby delight for Sheffield Wednesday, late winners at Huddersfield and Bradford City and Sheffield United also pocketed three welcome home points.

Here are five observations from the weekend.

1: Part one done for Barnsley, now to make a memorable season well and truly remarkable

The traditional Wembley scenes of player celebration will be re-run in many Barnsley supporting households on television today, with the sense of pride from Royston’s Paul Heckingbottom there for all to see at the final whistle.

Not many managers, caretaker bosses at that, lift a trophy less than two months after being handed the reins.

Heckingbottom has and while his delight was there to see, the fact that he didn’t go overboard with the celebrations suggested that he now has his sights on League One play-off glory and a possible Wembley return in late May - when the rewards will be far greater.

2: Hull City needed to make a statement and they did against Bristol City

After a horrible end at the Riverside Stadium, Hull have been forced to lick their wounds for the best part of a fortnight.

But they provided the response that everyone of an amber-and-black persuasion will have been yearning for after overpowering Bristol City and looking to be getting back to their best.

It kept the pressure on the top three and it represented the perfect start to April, while ensuring their automatic promotion hopes remain alive.

The fact that they found the net four times - with goalscoring having been a real Achilles heel in March - will have been a massively welcome development.

Hull are still very much in the automatic promotion picture. Better to have a wobble in March than April.

3: Leeds United are drifting aimlessly and dispiritingly towards’ season’s end. Plus ca change.

Another soulless campaign is hobbling towards the finish line and after the desperate second-half developments against Huddersfield Town before the international break, there was another kick in the solar plexus late on at Rotherham United.

Not many sides lose a game while playing with an extra man for almost half an hour, but Leeds managed to somehow do that with Greg Halford’s late winner handing the Millers another delicious moment in their Spring renaissance under Neil Warnock.

For Leeds, there are many more questions than answers. Listing badly, taking on water and with the compass all over the shop.

4: Sheffield Wednesday are in a good place, with 1-0 away wins on the road possessing serious currency.

The Owls weren’t at their flowing best at Huddersfield, but crucially got the job done thanks to a key contribution - not for the first time - from their attacking talisman in Fernando Forestieri.

Their consistency has been mightily impressive this season and it is certainly the time of year to be that way now.

Sound in all departments, Wednesday, minus the talents of their midfield creator in Barry Bannan, ground out a key victory and look firmly on course to finish in the top six.

5: When you are down at the bottom, luck doesn’t shine on you. Ask Doncaster Rovers.

Two weeks on from a despairing late denouement against Peterborough, Rovers were again on the receiving end of a haymaker.

Their hopes of ending their disastrous 14-match winless streak stretching back to January 2 were decimated when Rochdale’s Niall Canavan grabbed a cruel, cruel late leveller in a 2-2 draw at Spotland, netting in the sixth minute of stoppage-time - much to the angst of Darren Ferguson.

Rovers are running out of lives and despite at least ending their horrible seven-match losing streak, they are stricken in the relegation quicksand.

It’s tough at the bottom.