";s:4:"text";s:11263:"Please note that appearance and tryscoring statistics shown here are based only on matches in which the player ran on in the specified position. Then came a remarkable decline in fortunes, due mainly to rank bad management and total lack of foresight. By Crowds in excess of 20,000 were commonplace at Chorley Road where the fans marveled at the skills of the brothers Bryn at Jack Evans - both of them Great Britain internationals. Only a loss to Sheffield Eagles denied the Lions the opportunity of promotion to National League One. Calum is 27 years old and has been a stand-out performer for the Ince Rosebridge club in the National Conference League Division 1 over recent seasons. 11 Rhodri Lloyd
Further Championships were won in 1931 and 1935. 23 Joe Lowe
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. Become a Patron, To view matches in which a player appeared, click the, Centre, Five-Eighth, Halfback, Lock, Bench, Front Row, Hooker, Second Row, Lock, Bench, Five-Eighth, Halfback, Front Row, Second Row, Lock, Bench, Fullback, Wing, Centre, Halfback, Lock, Bench, Wing, Centre, Front Row, Second Row, Bench. Penalties: 3-4 Half-time: 28-6
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In 2004, the Lions moved to Park Lane, Whitefield, home of Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. made a try-scoring dbut at Wilderspool to Swinton 494: Jack Atherton: 21 August 1948: 3 September 1951: Forward: 21: 5: 1: 0: 17: signed from St Helens Recs . MATCHFACTS
Players earning international caps while at Swinton. Started Friday at 11:11, By Swinton offered Leigh the option of a ground share at Station Road in June 1991 but they turned it down. Are there any members on here that are into Swinton Heritage players? He comes to us highly recommended, and Head Coach Allan Coleman will be looking to assess his capabilities ahead of our league opener against Newcastle Thunder on 5th February. Tony Sullivan - St Helens #67 Rugby League 1991 Merlin Trading Card. During the second half of the decade other prominent players turned out for the Lions. They topped both the Championship and the Lancashire League, having already defeated Wigan in the Lancashire Cup. 28 Callum Hughes
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Appearances:198, Tries:26, Goals:5 8 Brad Clavering
Having gone three years undefeated in the mid-1870s, the Lions gradually sought a tougher fixture list. Adams scored 68 tries during that time and the Widnes-native also played for England and Great Britain with a combined 19 caps. Gigg Lane, Bury (1992-2002) Note:4 Wales caps; Div 2 Championship 1985, No.7,Martin Lee Losses. 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. The Lions scored 18 tries in a club record 764 victory. A short move to the palatial Chorley Road ground in 1886 enabled the club to develop further. 21 Dan Coates
Swinton went on to win promotion to the Co-operative Championship as Champions of Championship 1. 11 Sam Bowring
Initially under Frank Myler, and then under Jim Crellin, the Lions briefly threatened a revival during the 1980s. 8 Gavin Bennion
The war took the lives of 13 Swinton players, but back home the Lions played on throughout in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. Started January 11, By Sin-bin: Moran (70) Interference
Led by coach Cliff Evans and inspirational skipper Albert Blan, the team recovered from a slow start to complete the final backlogged 18 games (delayed due to the severe winter weather) of a 30-match league calendar undefeated to walk away with the Championship. 11 Rhodri Lloyd
Season 2017 followed a similar path on the field, but it was also punctuated by a significant financial crisis off it. Scroll down to the team photo 1934/5 Jack Cheetham is on the second row 5th from right. On Saturday 8 September 1906, Swinton hosted a Pontefract team who arrived with only 12 players. Bedfordshire Bronco 5 Callum Dunne
It all became to fruition in 1963 when, under the shrewd captaincy of Albert Blan, the Lions completed the final 18 games of a 30 match league calendar undefeated to walk away with the Championship. 3, Paul Topping 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. Unfortunately the football club would not grant Swinton a ten year lease which would be required to enable much needed funding to bring the ground up to standard. As for Valentine he was incredibly killed by lightning whilst on holiday at Barmouth in 1904. IAN RIGG Heywood Road, Sunday
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. During their Rugby Union era the Lions produced five England internationals, the first being Ted Beswick as early as 1882. 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. The 1980s, the decade when we emerged from the doldrums to become a top end Second Division side, inter-dispersed with a fair share of memorable triumphs! Note: Twice promoted 1985 & 1987 & Div 2 Premiership 1987, No.6, Danny Wilson Players such as Les Holliday (son of Bill) and Danny Wilson offered great hope for the future, but despite a Second Division Premiership success in 1987, three separate promotions simply brought about three immediate relegations. As Swinton Lions prepared to celebrate their 150th Anniversary, an issue over minimum ground standards at Sedgley Park meant that the club relocated to Heywood Road in a ground-sharing agreement with Sale RFC. 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. We did some research on Joe and then asked him to join us for pre-season training. Swinton Lions Summary Coaches Competitions Head To Head Players Records Referees Results Seasons Transfers Venues Players Select by position All Fullback Wing Centre Five-Eighth Halfback Front Row Hooker Back Row Lock Bench All Matches Please note that the numbers below are based on data contained in the RLP database, and may not be accurate. Started December 9, 2022, Copyright 2022 League Publications Ltd SCORING SEQUENCE: 6-0,12-0,18-0,22-0,22-6,28-6,32-6,32-10,38-10,44-10. Or who else who you place in your own team of the 60s? Also in the 'swinging 1960s' years the Lions fielded real top class performers such as GB internationals Ken Gowers at full-back, Alan Buckley at left-centre plus his wing partner, John Stopford. 1 Dan Abram (NU)
He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Folly Lane ARLFC [1] (in Pendlebury), Swinton and Wigan, as a second-row or Loose forward, i.e. Goals: Gregson 6/8
Still, it took a dramatic 28-26 victory over Halifax in the penultimate game of the season to guarantee Championship rugby at Heywood Road for 2017. Swinton played their home games for the 2011 season at the Willows, Weaste, Salford. The first 13-a-side international Rugby League match took place on this tour, with Wales winning 9-8 against the All Golds before a crowd of 20,000 at Abedare. 3 Jake Spedding
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Bedfordshire Bronco As part as of a new series to crown Swinton Lions greatest ever team, we delve into the history books to take a look at the best players from each era to wear the famous blue shirt. . Leigh Centurions this morning announced that they were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of former player Billy McAtee at the age of 65. News, information and updates from Swinton Lions Rugby League Club Initially under Frank Myler, and then under Jim Crellin, the Lions briefly threatened a revival during the 1980s. Hurricanes then had a chance from a Lions error at the restart but lost the ball on the second tackle. 15 Macauley Hallett
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. By the end of the 1970s the club had hit rock-bottom, even though Station Road continued to host semi-finals and finals. A 1965 semi-final defeat to Wigan proving the closest Swinton came. Chairman John Kidd announced his resignation and hopes of saving the club were left in the hands of director David Jones and the Supporters' Trust. The former Great Britain captain, Mike Gregory was the head coach of the club between 1998 and 2001. But a further financial crisis at the end of 2013 saw the departure of chairman, John Kidd, and the club was rescued by a new consortium which initially comprised of director David Jones and the Supporters Trust. Military Wiki. Financial crisis followed financial crisis and only the sale of the main stand saved the club from closure during 1917. The war took the lives of an astonishing 13 Swinton players, but back home the Lions played on in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. Does anyone have a head and shoulders pic of him or team pic with him on please? Amazingly his all-time club record haul of 300 tries still to this day beats his nearest challenger by over a hundred. 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. They were initially reluctant to join the new Northern Union, but did so on 2 June 1896 due to the fact that the majority of other teams in the area had done so, causing financial hardship to the club. Swinton Lions are in the process of giving winger Calum Hughes a trial period at Heywood Road. The path from rugby league to American Football is, if not well-trodden, perhaps more trodden . Stand-off in the first season of rugby league, 1895-96 214: Henry Higham: 13 . MIDLANDS HURRICANES 10
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Mick Adams Mick Adams was a part of the 'Cup Kings' era at Widnes where he made 415 appearances for the club at second row or loose forward in the 1970s and early 1980s. Initially under Frank Myler, and then under Jim Crellin, the Lions briefly threatened a revival during the 1980s. Jughead [3] The rest of the professional game in Britain would follow this move to summer. 8 Gavin Bennion
In May 2009, John Kidd announced that he hoped to be in a position to apply for planning permission from the local council by the autumn. In the Lions' last season at Station Road they were drawing crowds of 3,000 but this sudden move caused the club to lose many supporters.[2]. However, the Lions found a friend in Sedgley Park RUFC at Park Lane, Whitefield, which enabled the club to enjoy a semi-permanent home from 2004 to 2010. ";s:7:"keyword";s:33:"swinton rugby league past players";s:5:"links";s:259:"Kenny Rogers Net Worth At Time Of Death,
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