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Fred Carter (rugby League)
Fred Carter (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds, Batley and Castleford, as a or .David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. Background Fred Carter was born in Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Playing career International honours Fred Carter represented "The Whites" at against "The Reds" in the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour trial match at Watersheddings, Oldham on Monday 1 March 1920, and represented "The Whites" at , and scored a try in the 26-18 victory over "The Reds" in the 1924 Great Britain Lions tour trial match at Headingley, Leeds on Wednesday 9 January 1924, ultimately he was not selected for either tour. County honours Fred Carter won a cap for Yorkshire while at Batley; he played in the 30-12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleford
Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation. It is located north east of Wakefield, north of Pontefract and south east of Leeds. Castleford is the largest town in the Wakefield district after Wakefield itself. The town is the site of a Roman settlement. Within the historical Castleford Borough are the suburbs of Airedale, Cutsyke, Ferry Fryston, Fryston Village, Glasshoughton, Half Acres, Hightown, Lock Lane, Townville, Wheldale and Whitwood. Castleford is home to the rugby league Super League team Castleford Tigers. History Castleford's history dates back to Roman times, archaeological evidence points to modern day Castleford being built upon a Roman army settlement which was called Lagentium (thought to mean 'The Place of the Sword ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921–22 Northern Rugby Football Union Season
The 1921–22 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 27th season of rugby league football. Season summary Featherstone Rovers joined the competition this season. In November, winger Harold Buck became rugby league's first £1,000 transfer when he moved from Hunslet to Leeds. Oldham had ended the regular season as the league leaders. Wigan won their second ever Championship this season when they defeated Oldham 13-2 in the play-off final. The 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain also took place during the season, with many of the clubs playing games against the visiting Australasian team. Oldham won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat Oldham 7–5 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Dewsbury 11–3 to win the Yorkshire County Cup. Championship Championship Play-Off Challenge Cup The final saw Rochdale Hornets's 10-9 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1921–22 Challenge Cup Final at Headingley, Leeds on Sat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922–23 Northern Rugby Football League Season
The 1922–23 Rugby Football League season was the 28th season of rugby league football. Season summary Pre-season the Northern Rugby Football Union decided to drop the 'Union' in favour of 'League' and the first annual conference of the League is held at Keswick. Hull Kingston Rovers moved from their Craven Street ground to Craven Park at the eastern end of Holderness Road this season. Their first game against Wakefield Trinity on 2 September ended in a 3-0 defeat. Wigan Highfield joined the League. Hull Kingston Rovers won their first ever Championship when they defeated Huddersfield 15-5 in the play-off final. Hull F.C. had finished the regular season as the league leaders and were the first in that position not to contend a play-off final. The Challenge Cup was won by Leeds when they defeated Hull F.C. 28-3 in the final. Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Hull F.C. won the Yorkshire League. Wigan beat Leigh 20–2 to win the Lancashire Cup, and York beat Batley 5â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922–23 Yorkshire Cup
The 1922–23 Yorkshire Cup was the fifteen occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. For the third year in succession, the name of yet another new club appeared on the trophy. This year, York won the trophy by beating Batley by the score of 5–0 in the final. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 33,719 and receipts were £2,414. Background The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from the county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from outside the county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden). The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Wasps
The York Wasps (known simply as York from 1868 to 1989, Ryedale-York from 1989 to 1996 and York Wasps from 1996 to 2002) was an English professional rugby league club based in York. At the start of the 2002 season, the club was dissolved. A new club, York City Knights was established to take the Wasps' place for the 2003 season. History Early years The club was first formed as "York Football Club" in 1868 and played both association and rugby football, for the first few seasons they had portable goal posts as they did not have their own ground and would play wherever they could find a pitch. Eventually a permanent pitch was secured on Knavesmire. Other early grounds included Clifton Ings and Poad's Field. It took three years for the club to record their first victory, and that was in an association football match against York Training College. Results picked up in the mid-1870s as the club attracted a higher standard of player. In 1877, York were among several leading Yorkshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925–26 Northern Rugby Football League Season
The 1925–26 Rugby Football League season was the 31st season of Rugby league, rugby league football. Season summary Having ended the regular season as the league leaders, Wigan Warriors, Wigan went on to claim their third Championship by beating Warrington Wolves, Warrington 22-10 in the play-off final. Swinton Lions, Swinton beat Oldham R.L.F.C., Oldham 9-3 in the Challenge Cup Final. Wigan Warriors, Wigan won the Rugby league county leagues, Lancashire League, and Hull Kingston Rovers won the Rugby league county leagues, Yorkshire League. Swinton Lions, Swinton beat Wigan Warriors, Wigan 15–11 to win the 1925 Lancashire Cup, Lancashire Cup, and Dewsbury Rams, Dewsbury beat Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield 2–0 to win the RFL Yorkshire Cup, Yorkshire Rugby league county cups, County Cup. Championship Championship Play-Off Challenge Cup Swinton beat Oldham 9-3 in the final played at Rochdale before a crowd of 27,000. This was Swinton’s second appearance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RFL Yorkshire League
The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby Football League Championship for much of its history. Initially, the 22 clubs that broke away in 1895 played in one combined league; however, the following season saw the addition of many clubs, and the League was split into two separate county competitions. History This situation endured until 1901-02, when the top teams in each league resigned and formed a new combined first division. The following season, the remaining clubs formed a second division. From then until 1907, when there was another re-organisation, the county leagues were not played. The new structure initiated for the 1907-08 season saw the clubs playing every other team in their own county home and away, and playing once each against the clubs from the other county. Results from all games counted towards the Rugby Football League Championship, whilst results within the county counted towards the respective county leagues. The champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broughton, Salford
Broughton is a suburb and district of Salford, City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on the east bank of the River Irwell, it is northwest of Manchester and south of Prestwich. Historically in Lancashire, Broughton was a township and chapelry in the parish of Manchester and hundred of Salford. The former manor house, Broughton Hall, belonged to the Chethams and the Stanleys, both distinguished local families, and later passed, by marriage, to the Clowes family. Part of Broughton was amalgamated into the Municipal Borough of Salford in 1844, and the remaining area in 1853. In the 21st century, parts of Lower Broughton and Higher Broughton have been redeveloped with a mixture of town houses and flats. Together with neighbouring Whitefield, Prestwich and Crumpsall, Broughton is home to a large Jewish community. History Early history Some neolithic implements and other pre-Roman remains have been found in Broughton. The Roman road from Manchester (Mamucium) to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cliff (training Ground)
The Cliff is a sports ground in Broughton, Salford, England, on the banks of the River Irwell, that was rugby league club Broughton Rangers' home ground until 1933. It was purchased by association football club Manchester United for use as their training ground. It was used as the club's primary training facility until 1999, when it was replaced by the Trafford Training Centre in Carrington, though it continues to host some Manchester United academy matches. It is also sometimes used by Salford rugby league side as a training venue. Rugby league The Cliff, on Lower Broughton Road in Broughton, Salford, started out as a cricket and tennis ground. The now-defunct Broughton Rangers rugby league club moved to The Cliff in 1913 and played there until 1933, when they moved to Belle Vue Stadium in Gorton, Manchester. The ground was host to the 1920–21 Challenge Cup final seeing Leigh defeat Halifax to lift the trophy. Association football In May 1938, the site was earmarked by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League Season
The 1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 29th season of rugby league football. Season summary Batley won their first, and to date only, Championship when they defeated Wigan 13–7 in the play-off Championship Final. Wigan had ended the regular season as the league leaders and won the Challenge Cup by defeating Oldham 21–4 in the final. Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Batley won the Yorkshire League. St Helens Recs beat Swinton 17–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Hull F.C. beat Huddersfield 10–4 to win the Yorkshire County Cup The county football associations are the local governing bodies of association football in England and the Crown dependencies. County FAs exist to govern all aspects of football in England. They are responsible for administering club and player .... Championship Championship Playoff Challenge Cup Wigan beat Oldham 21–4 in the final played at Rochdale before a crowd of 41,381. This was Wigan's first Chall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Football League Championship First Division
The Rugby Football League Championship First Division was the top division of rugby league in England between 1895 and 1996, when it was replaced by the Super League. History 1895–1904: Foundations The first season of rugby league (1895–96) saw all the breakaway clubs play in a single league competition. The addition of new teams and the problems of travelling led to the league being split in two for the following season; into the Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League. This arrangement lasted until the 1901–02 season, when the top clubs from each league resigned and formed a single new competition. The following season the remaining clubs in the Yorkshire and Lancashire Leagues were re-organised to form a second division. 1905–1970: Restructure In 1905–06 the two divisions were re-combined into a single competition. Clubs played all the teams in their own county on a home-and-away basis, results counting towards the re-formed Yorkshire and Lancashire Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923–24 Rugby Football League Championship First Division
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