Scarborough Pirates RLFC were a

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club based in

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. They played their home games at

Scarborough F.C. Scarborough Football Club was a football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5&nb ...

McCain Stadium The Athletic Ground, latterly known as the McCain Stadium, was a Association football, football stadium located on Seamer Road in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Scarborough F.C., a defunct football club who last playe ...

History

In December 1990, Scarborough announced an intention to apply for membership of the RFL. Scarborough Pirates RLFC were admitted as a member club in January 1991; getting exactly the minimum number of votes required. The chairman was Geoffrey Richmond, who also was the Chairman of Scarborough F.C. Leonard "Len" Casey was Head Coach, and Peter Smith was the captain. Scarborough played their first competitive game on Sunday 25 August 1991 away to

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in a

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County Cup preliminary round match. Scarborough won 14–10 in front of 1,080 spectators. Scarborough started the season well and finished ninth in the newly formed fourteen-club Third Division with ten wins and fourteen defeats. However, attendances at the

were poor; with only four of their fourteen home matches attracting crowds of over 1,000. In June 1992, it was revealed that they were in debt to the sum of £113,000. Richmond disbanded the club after just one season citing a lack of local interest. The official club timekeeper was Les Croxford, who at the time was the Chairman of Scarborough All Blacks ARLFC.

Notable former players

* Brendan Carlyle (

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) * Leonard "Len" Casey *

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"Dick" Fairbank ( Halifax→Scarborough) * Kenny Hill * Shaun Patrick (

→Scarborough) * Gary Pearce * Steve Robinson (

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→Scarborough) * Peter Smith * Ray Stead (

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→Scarborough) * Alan Tomlinson (

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References

External links

Pirates make their bowScarborough shirt from 1991/92
Rugby league teams in North Yorkshire Defunct rugby league teams in England Sport in Scarborough, North Yorkshire {{Rugbyleague-team-stub