Beverley A.R.L.F.C. is an English amateur

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Beverley Beverley is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located north-west of Hull city centre. At the 2021 census the built-up area of the town had a population of 30,930, and the smaller civil parish had ...

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. Their first team competes in the

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History

The club was founded in 1883. The club's most notable achievement in its early years was their 7–2 victory against professional side

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in the

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. The club eventually folded in the 1920s but was reformed in 1980. The club competed in the Humberside League before being accepted into the

(then called the BARLA National League) in 1990. In 1995, they defeated Highfield 27–4 in the

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, becoming the first amateur club to knock out a professional side in the competition since their previous victory in 1909. In 1996, Beverley were promoted to the National Conference League Premier Division, spending two seasons in the league before merging with East Hull in 1998. A third club named Beverley formed in the 1999–2000 season run by Phil Horsfield, competing in the Hull & District League until 2015 when they joined the

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. The club re-joined the National Conference League in 2018.

Honours

Division One ** Winners (1): 1995–96 *

Division Three ** Winners (1): 2018

References

External links

Club website

RFL website - Beverley
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