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David Moffatt (rugby League)
David "Dave" Moffatt is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played at club level for Mirehouse Mirehouse is a 17th-century house to the north of Keswick, Cumbria, Keswick in Cumbria, at the foot of Dodd (Lake District), Dodd, near Bassenthwaite Lake and St Bega's Church, on the A591 road. Although still a family home it and its grounds a ... ARLFC (in Whitehaven, of the West Cumbria League, founded by Eddie Bowman) and Workington Town. Playing career Club career David Moffatt made his début, and he played his last match, for Workington Town in the 6-24 defeat by Castleford during the 1984–85 season at Derwent Park, Workington on Sunday 6 January 1985. References External linksSearch for "David Moffatt" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's county town is Carlisle, in the north of the county. Other major settlements include Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, Whitehaven and Workington. The administrative county of Cumbria consists of six districts ( Allerdale, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland) and, in 2019, had a population of 500,012. Cumbria is one of the most sparsely populated counties in England, with 73.4 people per km2 (190/sq mi). On 1 April 2023, the administrative county of Cumbria will be abolished and replaced with two new unitary authorities: Westmorland and Furness (Barrow-in-Furness, Eden, South Lakeland) and Cumberland ( Allerdale, Carlisle, Copeland). Cumbria is the third largest ceremonial county in England by area. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwent Park
Derwent Park is a Speedway and Rugby League Stadium in Workington, England situated beside the Cumbrian River Derwent. It is used mostly for rugby league matches and is the home stadium of Workington Town who play in League 1 the 3rd tier of Northern Hemisphere rugby league Derwent Park has a capacity of 12,000 people with 1,200 seats. History The stadium was opened in 1956. The record attendance at Derwent Park was set on 13 March 1965 when 17,741 spectators turned up for a third round Challenge Cup match against Wigan. The football pitch at Derwent Park is surrounded by a motorcycle speedway track. Floodlights were installed in 1990 and were first used on 17 October when Cumbria faced the touring Australians during the 1990 Kangaroo Tour in front of 6,750 fans on a cold night with Australia victorious 42–10 in a dominant display. Derwent also hosted the opening game of the 1994 Kangaroo Tour between Cumbria and Australia on a cold, wet day in front of only 4,227 fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League Players From Cumbria
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Place Of Birth Missing (living People)
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English Rugby League Players
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1960s Births
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Workington
Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Location The town is south-west of Carlisle, north-east of Whitehaven, west of Cockermouth, and south-west of Maryport. History The area around Workington was long a producer of coal and steel. Between 79 and 122 CE, Roman forts, mile-forts and watchtowers were built along the Cumbrian coast,Richard L. M. Byers (1998). ''History of Workington: An Illustrated History from Earliest Times to 1865''. Richard Byers. . as defences against attacks by the Scoti of Ireland and the Caledonii, the most powerful tribe in what is now Scotland. The 16th-century ''Britannia'', written by William Camden, describes ruins of these defences. A Viking sword was discovered at Northside. This is seen to suggest there was a settlement at the river mouth. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984–85 Rugby Football League Season
The 1984–85 Rugby Football League season was the 90th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams played each other from August, 1984 until May, 1985 for the Rugby Football League Championship, Slalom Lager Championship. Also these 16 teams plus several more competed for the Challenge Cup. Season summary *Slalom Lager League Champions: Hull Kingston Rovers *Silk Cut Challenge Cup Winners: Wigan Warriors, Wigan (8 – 28–24 v Hull F.C., Hull) *Slalom Lager Rugby League Premiership, Premiership Trophy Winners: St Helens R.F.C., St. Helens (36–16 v Hull Kingston Rovers at Elland Road, Leeds) **Harry Sunderland Trophy: Harry Pinner *League Cup (rugby league), John Player Special Trophy Winners: Hull Kingston Rovers (12–0 v Hull F.C. at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull, Hull) *Burtonwood Brewery RFL Lancashire Cup, Lancashire Rugby league county cups, County Cup Winners: St Helens R.F.C., St. Helens (26–18 v Wigan Warriors, Wigan at Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workington Town
Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria. Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team. They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and also won the Challenge Cup in 1952. Their nickname is simply 'Town', though they are sometimes referred to as 'Worky' by fans of other teams. Their local rivals are Whitehaven, who joined the league three years after Workington Town. 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 AFC's board and the team would ground share with "the Reds" at Borough Park. It was decided at the meeting that the club should be registered as a business and that an application for membership of the Rugby Football League should be submitted. From those in attendance at that meeting the first b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleford Tigers
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed in the top division for the majority of their existence, having only been relegated twice in their history. They have won the Challenge Cup four times. Their most recent major trophy was the 1986 Challenge Cup. Castleford have a rivalry with neighbours Featherstone Rovers and Wakefield Trinity. The club has been based at Wheldon Road since 1927, after moving from the Sandy Desert in Lock Lane. The club's current home colours are black and amber. History 1896–1906: First Castleford club Castleford RFC joined the Northern Rugby Football Union for the 1896–97 season, its second and remained in the ranks of the semi-professionals until the end of the 1905–06 season. Not much is known about the original Castleford club, except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Bowman
Edward Bowman (born 12 November 1944) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven, Workington Town, Leigh and Wigan, as a , or . Early life Eddie Bowman was born in Kells, Whitehaven, on 12 November 1944. He grew up in Mirehouse and attended Kells Secondary School. He played junior rugby league for Kells, and was offered a professional contract by Whitehaven after a successful trial. Playing career Club career Bowman made his début for Whitehaven against Batley at Mount Pleasant, Batley, on Saturday 20 August 1966. Bowman was transferred to Workington Town in 1970, and was a losing semi-finalist in the 1973, 1974 and 1975 Lancashire Cups. He won promotion with Workington Town in the 1975–76 Northern Rugby Football League season, and played in Workington Town's 16–11 defeat by Widnes in the 1976 Lancashir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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