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Swinton Lions Player Issue Rugby League Full Zip Jacket - Size XL - New. The sale of Station Road because of bad debts and the move to Gigg Lane,Bury in 1992 did not prove the success the management had imagined and the forced departure from Bury in 2002 broughtthe club back to within one mile of the Swinton and Pendlebury border, when home games were played at Moor Lane home of a local amateur football club Salford City. Swinton had remained a major force, as evidenced by their club-record four players - Buckley, Stopford, Gowers and Dave Robinson - on the 1966 tour to Australia and New Zealand. Hodgson still holds the long distance penalty goal world record with a kick of 77yards (at the Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Hornets, in April 1940). A brief one-year tenure at the Willows in 2011 saw the Lions pick-up their first silverware in 25 years when captain Lee Wingfield held aloft the Championship One winners trophy. Swinton Lions are in the process of giving winger Calum Hughes a trial period at Heywood Road. Swinton Lions Head Coach Allan Coleman, said, Joe approached the club last month from where he was based in Australia to ask about an opportunity for 2023. It was in the October of that year that members of Swinton Cricket Club (which had just completed it's first season) decided tokeepthemselves amused during the winter months playing "football". (Merged Threads), The five greatest rule changes in Super League history. Ken Gowers, John Speed, Bobby Fleet, Alan Buckley, Johnny Stopford, George Parkinson and Graham Williams. 1, Paul Mellor Appearances: 91, Tries: 10, Goals: 94, Note: Earned 1 GB Colts cap No. 3 Jake Spedding
The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. Valentines finest hour came when he led his Lions to a Challenge Cup Final success over bitter rivals Salford at Fallowfield in 1900. A proposal in 1960 to create a Manchester rugby league club at the former White City Stadium on Chester Road, Old Trafford, Stretford, received strong opposition from Salford and Swinton. Note:Promoted 3 times in 1985, 1987, 1991, No. 17 Matt Bailey
In 1878 came the club's first ventures into Yorkshire, and fairly soon the club was traveling the length of breadth of the country taking on such illustrious opponents as Oxford University. Note: Twice promoted in 1985 & 1987 & won Div 2 Premiership 1987, No. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Rugby Football League 2nd Division Championship, Rugby Football League 2nd Division Premiership, Rugby Football League League 1 Championship, "Rugby's pounds 87m deal gives Murdoch transfer veto", Reborn Lions happy to walk into Wigan's den, "Swinton Lions to share Leigh Sports Village next season", "Swinton Lions appoint Gary Chambers as head coach", "Swinton confirm Manchester Lions name change", "Swinton Lions: Board resign over objection to Manchester name change", "Swinton Lions board wanted to become Manchester Lions - now they've all resigned", "Championship side announces they are going full-time", "Swinton Lions secure promotion back to the Championship", Rugby Football League Championship Second Division, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swinton_Lions&oldid=1123383601, Articles with dead external links from August 2021, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from February 2014, All articles needing additional references, Rugby articles with insufficient color contrast, Articles needing additional references from November 2019, Articles needing additional references from September 2017, Articles needing additional references from January 2021, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 1926-27, 192728, 193031, 193435, 196263, 196364, 1924-25, 192728, 192829, 193031, 196061, Most goals in a match: 15 by Dan Abram vs, Most points in a match: 38 by Dan Abram vs West Wales, 13th August 2022, Most points in a season: 338 by Ian Mort, 2011, World record distance for a penalty goal, 77 yards by, Biggest victory: 960 vs [West Wales |LLaneli]], 30 January 2021, Station Road: 44,621 for Challenge Cup semi-final, Leading Try Scorer: Martin Ainscough (16 Tries), This page was last edited on 23 November 2022, at 12:39. Bedfordshire Bronco Started November 18, 2022, By We're really keen to promote links with our past players, as in doing so it respects the history of the club, AND promotes the future of the club in a positive light. Total Rugby League However, the predicted return date of spring 2012 proved to be a somewhat optimistic and premature forecast. Swinton made it to the final of the Lancashire County Cup in three consecutive seasons 196061, 196162 and 196263 plus 196465 but lost to St. Helens on each occasion at Central Park, Wigan. Hurricanes made a good start to the second half with pressure on the Lions line helped by a couple of penalties that got them down field but again the crucial pass went to ground, before Dom Flanagan came close to scoring for his side but lost the ball as he reached for the line. 4 Jayden Hatton
Note:Won 2nd Division Championship 1985, No. The foundation of Swinton Rugby Club can be traced back to 1866. The new ground could accommodate much larger crowds and the staging of County matches added to Swinton's growing reputation. Explore. Sadly Seddon would drown in a boating accident on the River Hunter in New South Wales. When two divisions were reintroduced in 1973, Swinton were out of the top flight, and have struggled to regain their former glories ever since. MIDLANDS HURRICANES 10
Swinton eventually finished in 3rd place which meant a home play-off semi-final against York. In a tense Challenge Cup Final they squeezed past Warrington 53, and three weeks later the Holy Grail was achieved when they comfortably eased past Featherstone Rovers 110 to take the Rugby Football League Championship. Allan Coleman replaced Stuart Littler as Head Coach, and began overhauling the squad in an attempt to win promotion back to the Championship in season 2022. 24 Jacob Beer
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We will see how things go during the remainder of our pre-season and then sit down with Joe ahead of the start of our league campaign., Heywood Road, Sale, M33 3WB | info@swintonlionsrlfc.co.uk | 07932 500 731, Copyright Swinton Lions 2023 | Privacy Policy, Created by Rugby League World Cup England 2021. Rugby League stands in solidarity with players, coaches, match officials, fans, volunteers, staff, and supporters in the struggle against racism and discrimination in sport and in society. The sale of Station Road because of bad debts and the move to Gigg Lane, Bury, in 1992, did not prove the success that the management had imagined. ALLEN, John (Swinton 1988) ASHALL, Barry (Swinton 1988) BARRATT, Dave (Doncaster 1987) Note: Captained Div 2 Championship team in 1985, SWINTON LIONS 44
Dyne then added his second before the break after another good passing movement and Gregson converted to give his side a good lead at the break. Hurricanes then had a chance from a Lions error at the restart but lost the ball on the second tackle. 9 Elliott Windley
Swinton Lions 2023 Official Kit Launch Swinton Lions RLFC - Official Site 19:14 21-Dec-22. Started December 9, 2022, Copyright 2022 League Publications Ltd Total Rugby League Lions sign Welsh international half-back Ollie Olds . Such was the Lions' success that by the mid-1880s Swinton had become recognised as a national force and unquestionably they were the strongest team in Lancashire. Total Rugby League 18 Liam Cooper
During this same decade, local talent came to the fore with the likes of Graham Williams (scrum-half), Derek Whitehead (full-back/utility), Barry Simpson (2nd-row) and classy GB loose-forward Dave Robinson. If you're an ex-Lion, or you know any ex-Lions, please check out the item on the official website! Station Road, Swinton (1929-1992). http://www.swintonlionstales.co.uk/index.php/site/view_gallery/8. They then followed this with their first-ever Championship a year later, and in 1928 the team reached its zenith becoming the last team to secure All Four Cups; they were also the only side from Lancashire to achieve this feat (Hunslet and Huddersfield were the two other clubs). Swinton won the Lancashire Cup again in dramatic style against Widnes in 1940, but thereafter the War curtailed the promise of further progress. He has since proved to be a popular lad amongst the squad, and has demonstrated that hes got the potential as well as the skills and temperament to play both full-back or half-back. Sadly Seddon would drown in a boating accident on the River Hunter in New South Wales. Three new signings to debut for Hull KR against Featherstone Rovers as Willie Peters names squad, London Broncos Matchday Experience in 2023. He played at representative level for Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton, and in Australia for North Sydney and Manly-Warringah (Heritage 207), as a scrum-half, i.e. The Lions backline of the early 60s still rolls off the tongues of those who witnessed them in full flow. In 2006, the return to Swinton and Pendlebury was taken one step further when club chairman, John Kidd, announced on 9 August that the club had acquired a site to build a 6,000 capacity stadium with training facilities and community use in Agecroft, Pendlebury. The Lions were on the attack straight from the kick off when Hurricanes carried the ball dead to put the putting pressure on the line and Mitch Cox had a try disallowed in only the second minute for a knock on in the build-up, but they did open their account two minutes later when trialist Joe Lowe burst over the line from short range and Nick Gregson converted. Stand-off in the first season of rugby league, 1895-96 214: Henry Higham: 13 . A short move to the palatial Chorley Road ground in 1886 enabled the club to develop further. Joe still has family in the Wigan area, and was looking to develop his immediate rugby career in England, and having done his research felt that the Lions were a potential fit for both himself and the club. 15,Alex Melling Started Friday at 11:11, By 4 Jayden Hatton
By the time Britain emerged from the storm clouds Swinton had apparently lost their way. Note: Man of Match 1987 Premiership Final, No. LIONS
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Gav Wilson Swinton played their home games for the 2011 season at the Willows, Weaste, Salford. Referee: Matthew Lynn Attendance: 458
Results. Once given approval by Salford Council it was envisaged that construction could be completed quickly. By the time Britain emerged from the storm clouds Swinton had apparently lost their way. Since 2013 the club have played at Leigh Sports Village and in the same year while the land at Agecroft remained a dream, Dr. Marwan Koucash announced his intention to build a stadium for the club on the old St. Ambrose Barlow playing fields behind the Town Hall. Gains. Jughead 5, Johnny Stopford Appearances: 298 Tries: 195 Goals: 1 Valentine's finest hour came when he led his Lions to a Challenge Cup Final success over bitter rivals Salford at Fallowfield in 1900. A move in 1873 from a field off Station Road to another at Stoneacre (close to the White Lion pub where the players got changed) gave rise to the famous "Lions" nickname, which is one of the oldest in British sport. The Lions are in the process of offering a trial to Joe Lowe who is set to get some game time in our upcoming pre-season friendlies. Please note that the numbers below are based on data contained in the RLP database, and may not be accurate. As Swinton coach in the late 1960s/early 1970s, Albert Blan guided the team to a fourth and final Lancashire County Cup success in the 196970 Final against Leigh by 112 at Central Park, Wigan. They topped both the Championship and the Lancashire League, having already defeated Wigan in the Lancashire Cup. Buckley was. By the end of the 1970s the club had hit rock-bottom, even though Station Road continued to host semi-finals and finals. Matt Welham then went close for the visitors before Myles Harrop added the next Lions try in the corner, but this went unconverted. February 10, 2015 in Swinton Lions. Goals: Stead
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Here we feature 15 of the best, but who would be in your line-up? Check out our other selections from different eras in Swinton Lions history below. Follow us on Twitter Swinton have finalised plans for a new stadium and announced a short-term move to Sale's Heywood Road ground. Although born at Wigan 21 years ago, Joe has spent the latter half of his life growing up in Australia, and for the past three years has been playing his rugby league with the Sunshine Coast Falcons. 0.99. 23 Joe Lowe
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SCORING SEQUENCE: 6-0,12-0,18-0,22-0,22-6,28-6,32-6,32-10,38-10,44-10. We did some research on Joe and then asked him to join us for pre-season training. 1, Paul Mellor Welham then scored the Hurricanes opener when Richard Wilkinson sent out a looping pass for him to score in the corner and Ben Stead converted. The period leading up to the Great War was not particularly auspicious for the Lions. 4 Jayden Hatton
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They followed this with their first-ever Championship in 1927, and then in 1928 the team reached its zenith securing all five available trophies a feat unique in the history of the sport. 22 Andrew Badrock
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1, Ken Gowers Appearances: 601 Tries: 55 Goals: 970 No. This meteoric rise in stature was made all the more remarkable by the fact Swinton at this time was nothing more than a tiny colliery village with a few cotton mills. The Lions produced an eight-try performance in a very competitive warm up game in which the Hurricanes showed they will have a promising season with some good play. toowooba been breeding ground both here in toowooba and nationally . Where not all appearances are available, figure is displayed in a light grey colour. The Lions finished strongly with firstly Cox crossing the line on seventy-one minutes after a nice pass by Kenny Baker and Gregson converted this one too, and Gregson turned provider for the last try with a superb, measured kick to the left corner which was finished off superbly by trialist Callum Hughes and Gregson capped off his day with a touchline conversion and an impressive display by the Lions. Where not all appearances are available, figure is displayed in a light grey colour. 15 Jordan Case
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