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Mansfield Marksman
Mansfield Marksman was a rugby league team based at various times in Mansfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Alfreton and ultimately Nottingham. The club changed its name to Nottingham City in 1989, and folded in 1994 a year after exiting the Rugby Football League. Amateur rugby league continues in Mansfield in the form of Sherwood Wolf Hunt RLFC whilst Nottingham has Nottingham Outlaws who play in the Rugby League Conference National Division. History Mansfield Marksman RLFC ''Mansfield Marksman'' was founded in 1984 and joined the Second Division, along with Sheffield Eagles, in 1984–85. Mansfield was chosen as it was in the heartland of the Nottinghamshire coalfields, and close to Yorkshire where rugby league was much stronger. Their general manager was Dave Parker, a rugby league journalist. They played initially at Mansfield Town's Field Mill, and were sponsored by Mansfield Brewery and named "Marksman" in the singular after a lager the brewery produced. The club colours were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Harvey Hadden Stadium
Harvey Hadden Stadium is a purpose-built athletics stadium in the Bilborough district of Nottingham, England. It is the home of Notts Athletics Club (who compete in the Premier Division of the National Athletics League and Midland Counties Athletics League), as well as both the Athletic clubs of Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham. It was used as the home ground for Nottingham Caesars from 1984 to 2021. It is also used for other sporting events such as American football, Football, Boxing, MMA and Rugby league. Facilities The stadium is currently operated by Nottingham City Council. The separate complex facility holds a Gym, Activity Rooms, Sports Hall and Indoor Athletics area. The Stadium is built into an embankment and has a total capacity of 1600 in which all are housed in the Main Stand. The stand holds a seated capacity of 740 with room for another 800 spectators on a standing terrace on either sides. Opposite the Main Stand there is a slip road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
North Of England
Northern England, or the North of England, refers to the northern part of England and mainly corresponds to the historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire. Officially, it is a grouping of three statistical regions: the North East, the North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber, which had a combined population of 15.5 million at the 2021 census, an area of and 17 cities. Northern England is culturally and economically distinct from both the Midlands and Southern England. The area's northern boundary is the border with Scotland, its western the Irish Sea and a short border with Wales, and its eastern the North Sea. Its southern border is often debated, and there has been controversy in defining what geographies or cultures precisely constitute the 'North of England' — if, indeed, it exists as a coherent entity at all. The region corresponds to the borders of the sub-Roman Brythonic Celtic territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Blackpool Borough
Blackpool Borough was a rugby league club based in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, that played in the Rugby Football League from 1954 until 1993. The club moved to Wigan in 1987 and was renamed Springfield Borough; to Chorley in 1988 and was renamed Chorley Borough; to Altrincham in 1989 and was renamed Trafford Borough, and finally back to Blackpool in 1992 as Blackpool Gladiators. It folded in 1997. The team wore tangerine, black and white jerseys. History Blackpool Borough A Blackpool club were members of the Rugby Football League, Northern Union Lancashire Second Competition in 1898–99. The first unsuccessful application for a Blackpool team to join the Rugby League was made in December 1950. Blackpool Borough were accepted into the Rugby League for the 1954–55 season. In their early days, they were known as "the Babes". Their first ever league match was played at The Weaste, Salford 14 August 1954. They were defeated 24–13 with a young Wigan lad, Roy Thornley lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rugby Football League Championship Third Division
The Rugby Football League Championship Third Division was founded in 1991 and was the third tier of professional rugby league in the UK until 1998. History The RFL Championship Third Division was founded in 1991 to make the top two divisions more competitive. The competition ran for two seasons until it was scrapped in 1993. The third division was resurrected in 1995 and ran for another three seasons although there was no promotion in 1995–96. In 1999 the Second and Third Divisions were merged to create the Northern Ford Premiership, the third division was recreated again in 2003. In 2003 rugby league beneath Super League were completely re-organised into the Rugby League National Leagues. The Third Division was renamed National League Two. Results *In 1993, Chorley Borough, Blackpool Gladiators and Nottingham City were relegated to the National Conference League. Winners *§ ''Denotes club now defunct'' See also * Rugby Football League Championship The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
National Conference League
The National Conference League (NCL) comprises the five levels of the British rugby league system at the top end of the amateur pyramid below the professional RFL League 1, League One. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Rugby Football League (RFL). The NCL has promotion and relegation between the National Conference League Premier Division, Premier Division and National Conference League Division Three, Division Three; there is no promotion or relegation between the Conference League South, regional leagues or promotion to RFL League 1, League One without an application to the RFL. System The NCL consists of five divisions. Teams can be promoted and relegated through the top four divisions (Premier, One, Two and Three). There is no promotion and relegation between Division Three and the Southern Conference League or the Rugby League Conference#Successor leagues, regional leagues. Clubs outside the NCL can apply to join Division Three. Although the NCL sits below League 1 (ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Maurice Lindsay (rugby League)
Maurice Lindsay (8 May 1941 – 17 May 2022) was an English rugby league executive. He had two spells as chairman of Wigan Warriors, Wigan (later Wigan Warriors), from 1979 to 1992 and 1999 to 2007, leading the club in a period when they became the dominant force in English rugby league. He also served as chief executive of the Rugby Football League, chief executive of Super League, and chairman of English football club Preston North End F.C., Preston North End. Career Lindsay was the owner of a contractors plant hire company as well as a bookmaker when he joined Wigan Warriors, Wigan in 1979 with Jack Robinson, Tom Rathbone and Jack Hilton, known as the 'Gang of Four'. This led to an upsurge in the fortunes of the club. Wigan became one of the first teams to turn professional in the league and dominated the scene winning an eight League Championships, between 1987 and 1996, as well as nine Challenge Cup wins including a record eight consecutive wins between 1988 and 1995 as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Huddersfield Giants
The Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Huddersfield Giants have won the List of British rugby league champions, League Championship seven times and Challenge Cup six times. The club's home colours are claret and thin gold hooped shirt, claret shorts and claret and gold hooped socks. They have or have had rivalries with Warrington Wolves, Warrington, Leeds Rhinos, Leeds, Bradford Bulls, Bradford, Keighley Cougars, Halifax RLFC, Halifax, Oldham R.L.F.C., Oldham, Rochdale Hornets, Rochdale, Wakefield Trinity,Batley Bulldogs and Dewsbury Rams. History 1848–1894: Foundation and early years The earliest record of a football match being played in the Huddersfield area is in 1848, when a team of men from Hepworth, West Yorkshire, Hepworth took on a team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mark Burgess (rugby League) ''
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Mark Burgess may refer to: * Mark Burgess (cricketer) (born 1944), New Zealand cricketer * Mark Burgess (children's author) (born 1957), English writer and illustrator of children's books * Mark Burgess (musician) (born 1960), English musician * Mark Burgess (playwright) (born 1960), writer of ''A Modern Love Story'', actor and teacher at Bedford Modern School * Mark Burgess (computer scientist) (born 1966), Norwegian computer scientist * Mark Burgess (actor) in ''Prince Charming Prince Charming is a fairy tale stock character archetype who comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress and must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil spell. This classification suits most heroes of a number of traditional folk tales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sutton Town
Sutton Town A.F.C. was a football club based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The previous club was a member of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division until 2007 when they resigned, but the new club joined the Premier Division, three levels lower in the , and later played in the |
Workington Town
Workington Town is a semi-professional rugby league club based in Workington, West Cumbria, England. The club plays home games at Derwent Park and competes in the RFL League One, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Workington have won the List of British rugby league champions, League Championship once in 1951 and Challenge Cup in 1952. The clubs traditional home colours are white shirt with a blue band. Their main rivals are Whitehaven R.L.F.C., Whitehaven, while they also have a Cumbrian rivalry with Barrow Raiders. History 1944–1945: Establishment ''Workington Town RLFC'' was formed at a meeting held in the Royal Oak Hotel, Workington in December 1944. Many of Workington Town's board came from local football team Workington A.F.C., Workington AFC's board and the team would ground share with "the Reds" at Borough Park (Workington), Borough Park. It was decided at the meeting that the club should be registered as a business and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alfreton Town
Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfreton United,The Club Alfreton Town F.C. taking the name of a previous club that had played in the in the 1920s. A ground on North Street was provided by the council and the new club spent two seasons in the Central Alliance before switching to the Midland League in 1961. Although they finished bottom of the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rochdale Hornets
The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the League 1, the third tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league clubs. Their main local rivals are Oldham, Salford Red Devils, Swinton Lions, Halifax and the Huddersfield Giants. History Early years – the 19th century A Rochdale Athletic Club was formed in 1866 and held its first festival on the cricket ground at Merefield. Rugby football first took place as an organised game about 1866 or 1867, when the Rochdale Football Club was formed by a magistrate and numerous business owners and self-employed men. Within a year they were all playing alongside new members when working-class men were allowed to join as well. Other clubs quickly followed, among them Rochdale Wasps and Rochdale Juniors. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
