However, what it also had was a staggering number of local junior teams from which the club drew its talent. During their rugby union era the Lions produced several England internationals and dozens more who gained representative recognition wearing the red rose ofLancashire. Dyne then added his second before the break after another good passing movement and Gregson converted to give his side a good lead at the break. The set-back of losing the final knocked the Lions off their stride for a while, but happily Swinton regained their form and shape to finish their league campaign with 10 wins from 11 matches. However, by the end of the 1960s they finally lifted the trophy after overcoming a strong Leigh side 11-2 led by Alex Murphy. 3 Matt Welham Please note that appearance and tryscoring statistics shown here are based only on matches in which the player ran on in the specified position. 23 Chris Cullimore But following a difficult start, a sequence of five straight wins gave the Lions a degree of comfort. 17 Matt Bailey On the field it was realised that season 2016 was going to be extremely tough and so it proved. Started January 11, By 18 Dominic Flanagan The Lions looked to be heading for a one-point defeat until a Ben White drop-goal rescued the game with just 12 seconds left. Note:Promoted 3 times in 1985, 1987, 1991, No. 4 Jayden Hatton SCORING SEQUENCE: 6-0,12-0,18-0,22-0,22-6,28-6,32-6,32-10,38-10,44-10. But a further financial crisis at the end of 2013 saw the departure of chairman, John Kidd, and the club was rescued by a new consortium which initially comprised of director David Jones and the Supporters Trust. (Merged Threads), The five greatest rule changes in Super League history. 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Having gone three years undefeated in the mid-1870s, the Lions gradually sought a tougher fixture list. FEATURED. All in all 19 internationals, 5 Championship finals, 17 Lancashire cup finals, 4 Premiership finals and 30 Challenge Cup semi-finals were played on the famous turf. hunsletgreenandgold The Lions step-up into the championship proved as difficult as imagined but many creditable performances keep the fans hopeful for 2013. 16 Gav Rodden The Lions have been forced to play their league games at Salford and Widnes since. Swinton won the Lancashire Cup again in dramatic style against Widnes in 1940, but thereafter the War curtailed the promise of further progress. In the Lions' last season at Station Road they were drawing crowds of 3,000 but this sudden move caused the club to lose many supporters.[2]. ", playing their first game at Burying Lane against Eccles Standard. Unfortunately the football club would not grant Swinton a ten-year lease which would be required to enable much needed funding to bring the ground up to standard. Swinton Lions Head Coach Allan Coleman, said, Joe approached the club last month from where he was based in Australia to ask about an opportunity for 2023. Note:Won promotion & premiership double in 1987, No.4, Steve Snape However, in October 1871, the club decided to join the recently formed Rugby Football Union under the title Swinton & Pendlebury FC. Swinton won the Lancashire Cup again in dramatic style against Widnes in 1940, but thereafter the War curtailed the promise of further progress. number 7, and coached at club level in Australia for Burleigh. Appearances:198, Tries:26, Goals:5 In search of crowning the greatest Swinton Lions team ever, we delve into the history books to look at some of the greatest players to play for the club. Off the field Damian Ridpath arrived as Director of Development and is in the process of revolutionising the clubs off-field operations, which in 2021 included the launch of the Swinton Lionesses female team, and Manchester Lions junior teams. 8 Gavin Bennion A new company, Swinton Lions Rugby Club, was set up to remove problems with shareholdings from the previous administration. Note:Twice promoted 1985 & 1987 & Div 2 Premiership 1987, No. Matt Welham then went close for the visitors before Myles Harrop added the next Lions try in the corner, but this went unconverted. 14 Josh Eaves If you're an ex-Lion, or you know any ex-Lions, please check out the item on the official website! 5 Callum Dunne Welham then scored the Hurricanes opener when Richard Wilkinson sent out a looping pass for him to score in the corner and Ben Stead converted. Financial crisis followed financial crisis and only the sale of the main stand saved the club from closure during 1917. Kick-started by Frank Myler, and continued by Jim Crellin, we soon rose from also rans to Champions! In its heyday it boasted a capacity of 60,000, although with a record attendance of 44,621 for a cup semi-final in 1951 this was never really tested. A Super League Dream Team of players who have suffered The 10 biggest shock results in Super League history; NRL star leading potential strike action leans on degree Five of the biggest transfer fees paid in Super League The star-studded St Helens team which could win a record Departing Championship man backs former club to be a He was immediately replaced by former player and assistant coach Stuart Littler. Please note that the numbers below are based on data contained in the RLP database, and may not be accurate. Sin-bin: Moran (70) Interference 12 Conner Gilbey 2 Desmond Appiah-Kubi A move in 1873 from a field off Station Road to another at Stoneacre (close to the White Lion pub where the players got changed) gave rise to the famous "Lions" nickname, which is one of the oldest in British sport. To view matches in which a player appeared, click the List button. Jack Spencer (born 21 December 1990) is a former rugby league footballer who last played for Swinton Lions in the RFL League 1 . Appearances:152, Tries:12, Goals:0 6 days ago News Lions mourn loss of Stan Laing 2 weeks ago News Hooker Josh Eaves joins the Lions! 11 Sam Bowring Swinton Heritage players By Malcolm Billingham, August 24, 2021 in Swinton Lions Malcolm Billingham Members 9 Posted August 24, 2021 Are there any members on here that are into Swinton. The highlight during this period was a run to the Championship One play-off final in 2006, following epic victories at Featherstone Rovers and Celtic Crusaders. Where not all appearances are available, figure is displayed in a light grey colour. Still, it took a dramatic 28-26 victory over Halifax in the penultimate game of the season to guarantee Championship rugby at Heywood Road for 2017. Other than an annual challenge against the local rifle volunteers the only games played in those early days were amongst the club's own membership. Following their promotion from League 1 to the Championship in 2015, Swinton were forced to play their home league games in nearby Salford and Widnes as Park Lane (Sedgley Park RUFC) did not meet the minimum requirements for the Championship, before moving to Heywood Road, Sale. Throughout the 1920s the Lions got better and better until at last they won their Lancashire Cup in 1925 before recapturing the Challenge Cup in 1926. Concentrating on a youth policy and training methods beyond his era, Evans began to model an exiting, young Swinton team. Of these, perhaps the most worthy were stand-off Billy 'Daz' Davies, scrum-half Peter Kenny and 2nd-rowers Rod Smith (ex-Workington Town) and the highly respected Bill Holliday (ex-Whitehaven, Hull Kingston Rovers, Cumberland and GB). [1] The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. We will see how things go during the remainder of our pre-season and then sit down with Joe ahead of the start of our league campaign., Heywood Road, Sale, M33 3WB | info@swintonlionsrlfc.co.uk | 07932 500 731, Copyright Swinton Lions 2023 | Privacy Policy, Twice promoted 1985 & 1987 & Div 2 Premiership 1987, Created by Rugby League World Cup England 2021. Military Wiki. Follow us on Twitter 2, Scott Ranson Appearances: 129, Tries: 69, Goals: 0 Note: Part of the team to earn promotion in 1991 No. Ridpath, Wild and new chairman Stuart Fletcher, now jointly own a shared control in the Company. Although Peter Roe coached the Lions to promotion to the middle tier in 1996, subsequent significant investment by Bury FC owner, Hugh Eaves, in 1997 achieved only a disappointing play-off defeat, and eventually the football club forced the Lions out in 2002. However, after racing into an early 8-0 lead the Lions eventually went down in searing heat to North Wales Crusaders by 14-8. Started 1 hour ago, By 21 Jonny Openshaw Rugby League stands in solidarity with players, coaches, match officials, fans, volunteers, staff, and supporters in the struggle against racism and discrimination in sport and in society. Ian Watson took over as player-coach. Results. Only a loss to Sheffield Eagles denied the Lions the opportunity of promotion to National League One. 9 Elliott Windley Moor Lane, Salford (2002-2004) David "Dave" Robinson (birth unknown) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. 4 Jayden Hatton Started January 10, By Chairman John Kidd announced his resignation and hopes of saving the club were left in the hands of director David Jones and the Supporters' Trust. 3 Jake Spedding The Lions took control again on fifty-two minutes when Gav Rodden sent out a short pass for Andrew Badrock to score on the right, but Gregson was unable to convert this one. Financial crisis followed financial crisis and only the sale of the main stand saved the club from closure during 1917. Crowds in excess of 20,000 were commonplace at Chorley Road where the fans marvelled at the skills of Welsh half-back Billo Rees, and the brothers Bryn and Jack Evans, all of them Great Britain internationals. 10 Kenny Baker Note: Part of the team to earn promotion in 1991, No. 28 Callum Hughes The first Rugby League tour of the UK by an overseas team took place in 1907 as converted New Zealand Union players, dubbed the 'All Golds,' travelled overseas. 10 Kenny Baker 12 Mitch Cox The Swinging Sixties, a glorious period in the history of Swinton RLFC. 21 Jonny Openshaw As part as of a new series to crown Swinton Lions greatest ever team, we delve into the history books to take a look at the best players from each era to wear the famous blue shirt. In a tense Challenge Cup Final they squeezed past Warrington 53, and three weeks later the Holy Grail was achieved when they comfortably eased past Featherstone Rovers 110 to take the Rugby Football League Championship. 8 Gavin Bennion The Swinton Supporters' Trust began life on 14 February 2002 in the White Lion public house and set about raising funds for the club. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 Inter-war period 1.3 Post-war Position (s) 22 Andrew Badrock 17, Alan Derbyshire Hurricanes then had a chance from a Lions error at the restart but lost the ball on the second tackle. 2 Mike Butt 13, Les Holliday Arent dispute in 1928 caused the club to search for pastures new so the reluctantly vacated Chorley Road and built a new stadium off Station Road, taking the old stands with them. Later that same year, the first tourists to reach these shores, a team of New Zealand Maoris, was defeated at Chorley Road. Started Friday at 11:11, By It was on 20th October of that year that members of Swinton Cricket Club (which had just completed its first season) decided to keep themselves amused during the winter months by playing football. His plans were to include a 3,000 capacity stadium for the Lions on the site of the old school playing field, alongside new housing, restaurants and a hotel. The Lions are in the process of offering a trial to Joe Lowe who is set to get some game time in our upcoming pre-season friendlies. Appearances:68, Tries:11, Goals:0 4, Alan Buckley Appearances: 466 Tries: 192 Goals: 3 No. 18 Liam Cooper Craig Bellamy (rugby league) Gavin Bennion Ilias Bergal Edmund Beswick Brad Billsborough Albert Blan Ian Blease Mark Bourneville Andy Bracek Jim Brady (rugby league) Joe Bretherton Chris Bridge Danny Bridge Chris Brockbank Sam Brooks (rugby league) James Brown (rugby league) Alan Buckley (rugby league) Owen Buckley Walter Bumby Jordan Burke Cox (71), Hughes (75) You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Joe still has family in the Wigan area, and was looking to develop his immediate rugby career in England, and having done his research felt that the Lions were a potential fit for both himself and the club. Total Rugby League The war took the lives of 13 Swinton players, but back home the Lions played on throughout in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. IAN RIGG Heywood Road, Sunday RUGBY PROGRAMMES (MISC) - Age Group & Representative - Big Match Specials & Celebration Matches - Cup finals & semi-finals - Presentation - Programme Offers - Ranfurly Shield - Sevens Tournaments - International Trials - Varsity, Festivals, Regional, Services & Player Testimonials ***** Since then, more than 1,200 players have appeared for the club's first team. Financial crisis followed financial crisis and only the sale of the main stand saved the club from closure during 1917. 18 Dominic Flanagan Leigh Sports Village, Leigh (2012-2014) Peacetime brought about the shrewdest of gambles by the Lions' directors who had managed to reign in the support of local businessmen. numbers 6 or 7. In March 1929, a 22,000 crowd saw the Lions defeat Wigan 9-3 in the first match on their new turf. Swinton Lions Summary Coaches Competitions Head To Head Players Records Referees Results Seasons Transfers Venues Players Select by position All Fullback Wing Centre Five-Eighth Halfback Front Row Hooker Back Row Lock Bench All Matches Please note that the numbers below are based on data contained in the RLP database, and may not be accurate. The team quickly became virtually unbeatable in the Manchester area and beyond. Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 Oldham RLFC 1.2 Swinton Lions 2 References 3 External links Playing career [ edit] Oldham RLFC [ edit] He was previously at Oldham ( Heritage 1352) in Betfred League 1. IAN RIGG Heywood Road, Sunday Whilst the fans and other individuals and organisations were rallying round in extraordinary fashion to save the club from financial disaster, Littler was able to guarantee the clubs Championship status with another crucial home win this time against Oldham right at the end of the season. Concentrating on a youth policy and training methods beyond his era, Evans began to model an exiting, young Swinton team. This soon became a favoured ground for major fixtures such as Test matches, Challenge Cup semi-finals, Lancashire Cup finals and Championship finals. Appearances:129, Tries:69, Goals:0 Hodgson still holds the long distance penalty goal world record with a kick of 77yards (at the Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Hornets, in April 1940). Although born at Wigan 21 years ago, Joe has spent the latter half of his life growing up in Australia, and for the past three years has been playing his rugby league with the Sunshine Coast Falcons. The period leading up to the Great War was not particularly auspicious for the Lions. are one of the 22 original members of the Northern Rugby Football Union founded in 1895. 16 Gav Rodden 11 Sam Bowring In June 2014, Ian Watson left to join Salford and John Duffy replaced him as head coach in July. The popular but ultimately disastrous reign of Tony Humphreys followed in the early period of 2002. Throughout the late 1940s, and the 1950s the Lions strove unsuccessfully to repeat former glories and often flattered to deceive, but the appointment of Welshman Cliff Evans as coach signalled a renaissance. 21 Dan Coates 8 Gavin Bennion Here we feature 15 of the best, but who would be in your line-up? This was decided at a meeting held in the old school rooms of St Peters, and the club immediately established its headquarters at the Bulls Head. Explore. In October 2014 the club announced its intention to return to Park Lane, home of Sedgley Park RUFC as its home base for season 2015. Started Friday at 11:11, By [9] The plan was met with considerable opposition including local councillors and the Mayor of Salford. However, what it also had was a staggering number of local junior teams from which the club drew its talent. Calum is 27 years old and has been a stand-out performer for the Ince Rosebridge club in the National Conference League Division 1 over recent seasons. 25 Scott Parnaby This week we are looking at the 1960s. This record would stand for ninety years but three months later when the Lions visited Pontefract they lost 50. Started November 18, 2022, By These games were played just off Burying Lane (now Station Road), on a field now roughly covered by Buchanan Street. Hurricanes then had a chance from a Lions error at the restart but lost the ball on the second tackle. 12 Conner Gilbey Dyne then added his second before the break after another good passing movement and Gregson converted to give his side a good lead at the break. The Lions step-up into the Championship proved as difficult as imagined, but many creditable performances under Steve McCormack and later Gary Chambers kept the club in the middle tier between seasons 2012 and 2014. Past players Malcolm Cummings, Bob Fleet, Tony Pratt, Brian Robinson and Derek Whitehead were in attendance along with director of rugby Paul Kidd and current players Phil Joseph and Rob Foxen - a former Swinton High pupil. Throughout the 1920s the Lions got better and better, they beat the visiting Australasian team of the 192122 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain 90. 0.99. The club moved to Gigg Lane, Bury, the home of Bury F.C. Season 2017 followed a similar path on the field, but it was also punctuated by a significant financial crisis off it. 3 Jake Spedding [7] By late 2013 the club was found to be in severe financial difficulties. 2 Desmond Appiah-Kubi The war took the lives of an astonishing 13 Swinton players, but back home the Lions played on in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. Swinton had remained a major force, as evidenced by their club-record four players - Buckley, Stopford, Gowers and Dave Robinson - on the 1966 tour to Australia and New Zealand. This meteoric rise in stature was made all the more remarkable by the fact Swinton at this time was nothing more than a tiny colliery village with a few cotton mills. Their opponents in the final were a talented Hunslet side that were coached by Leeds legend David Ward and included the likes of Sonny Nickle. This rise in stature was surprising because Swinton and Pendlebury was a tiny colliery village with a few cotton mills, but it had a large number of local junior teams from which the club drew its talent. 23 Joe Lowe All Matches. Note: Earned 1 GB Colts cap, No. 8 Brad Clavering Cas Stadium Revelopment - could it be this time? IAN RIGG Heywood Road, Sunday Fortunately the club found a friend in Sedgley Park RUFC an ambitious and successful club in Division One of the RFU, which has meant from 2004 to 2010Swintonplayed their home matches at Park Lane, Whitefield the home of Sedgley Park. We did some research on Joe and then asked him to join us for pre-season training. An era of new optimism and new confidence, fast entertaining rugby league and an abundance of rising stars! Why can't we discuss Leighs rebrand? In fact it was the Lions 1960s quartet of Gowers, Buckley, Stopford and Robinson who were selected to play for the GB tourists on the 1966 tour to Australasia. Again it came down to fine margins, but the Lions then held off Keighley to win 29-28 in a dramatic match and promotion had been achieved. In 1886, they moved to Chorley Road. RFL League 1: 07/17 14:00: 15: Swinton v Midlands Hurricanes W A decade which brought back-to-back Championship titles, 5 Lancashire Cup final appearances, but not to mention heartache in the Challenge Cup! It all became to fruition in 1963 when, under the shrewd captaincy of Albert Blan, the Lions completed the final 18 games of a 30 match league calendar undefeated to walk away with the Championship. By the time Britain emerged from the storm clouds Swinton had apparently lost their way. Goals: Gregson 6/8 Bedfordshire Bronco By Cornwall have signed George Mitchell from rugby union landlords Penryn. Gowers was even given the honour of being awarded the position of tour vice-captain. Such was the Lions' success that by the mid-1880s Swinton had become recognised as a national force and were considered the strongest team in Lancashire. If the 1928 team was built around brilliant backs, the next great Swinton side relied on awesome forward power. Initially under Frank Myler, and then under Jim Crellin, the Lions briefly threatened a revival during the 1980s. Jughead Louis Brogan was held up on ten minutes but on the next tackle Gregson put in a measured kick for Josh Eaves to chase and score and Gregson converted this one too. The Falcons compete in the Queensland Cup and have an affiliation with Melbourne Storm. Penalties: 3-4 Half-time: 28-6 Subs (all used) During this same decade, local talent came to the fore with the likes of Graham Williams (scrum-half), Derek Whitehead (full-back/utility), Barry Simpson (2nd-row) and classy GB loose-forward Dave Robinson. The sale of Station Road because of bad debts and the move to Gigg Lane,Bury in 1992 did not prove the success the management had imagined and the forced departure from Bury in 2002 broughtthe club back to within one mile of the Swinton and Pendlebury border, when home games were played at Moor Lane home of a local amateur football club Salford City. The foundation of Swinton Rugby Club can be traced back to 1866. I have recently started the impossible task of trying to find every player that played a first team game for Castleford. 13 Louis Brogan 18 Dominic Flanagan Swinton have finalised plans for a new stadium and announced a short-term move to Sale's Heywood Road ground. Once given approval by Salford Council it was envisaged that construction could be completed quickly. During the season, on 25 May 2010, Paul Smith announced his resignation from his head coach role and left to play for Leigh. Calum is 27 years old and has been a stand-out performer for the Ince Rosebridge club in the National Conference League Division 1 over recent seasons. 11 Rhodri Lloyd A club record crowd of 26,891 witnessed the Lions defeat Wigan in a Challenge Cup tie in 1964. 20 Morgan Burgess Ian Blease (born 1 January 1965) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop or second-row for Salford and Swinton. Lions' directors managed to call upon the support of local businessmen. A difficult season combined with drastic restructuring of the league structure left the Lions in the third tier of rugby league, League 1, in 2015. No. Other than an annual challenge against the local Lancashire Rifle Volunteers from 1869, the only games played were amongst the club's own membership. RFL re-structuring then left the Lions in the third tier for season 2015, and at this point the former Leigh Chairman, John Roddy, accepted the role of Chairman. 22 Andrew Badrock More. 5, Johnny Stopford Appearances: 298 Tries: 195 Goals: 1 Appearances:185, Tries:119, Goals:0 Station Road, Swinton (1929-1992). Also in the 'swinging 1960s' years the Lions fielded real top class performers such as GB internationals Ken Gowers at full-back, Alan Buckley at left-centre plus his wing partner, John Stopford. Hurricanes made a good start to the second half with pressure on the Lions line helped by a couple of penalties that got them down field but again the crucial pass went to ground, before Dom Flanagan came close to scoring for his side but lost the ball as he reached for the line. At last they won the Lancashire County Cup in 1925 before recapturing the Challenge Cup in 1926. Appearances:47, Tries:6, Goals:0 . Rugby league would struggle to organise a barbecue in a butcher's shop and it is the international game that has paid the biggest price for the code's administrative ineptitude and inertia. This week we look at the 1960s. Bryn Evans (25 November 1899 10 July 1975) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. Not to mention a second promotion and a Divisional Premiership title at Old Trafford under the guidance of Bill Holliday and Mike Peers. 2,Scott Ranson by AAP. He has since proved to be a popular lad amongst the squad, and has demonstrated that hes got the potential as well as the skills and temperament to play both full-back or half-back. Another Hurricanes error on sixteen minutes presented the Lions with a chance to score and they took it when Anthony Dyne crossed in the left corner and again Gregson converted. Joe mainly plays as a full-back, but is also effective elsewhere in the backs. numbers 11, 12 or 13 during the era of contested scrums. Here we feature 15 of the best, but who would be in your line-up? A favourite decade for many of us of a certain age! 9 Elliott Windley 22 Andrew Badrock Note: Promoted three times in 1985, 1987, 1991 & won Div 2 Premiership 1987, No. Players such as Les Holliday and sublimely talented Danny Wilson offered great hope for the future, but despite a second division Premiership success in 1987, three separate promotions simply brought about three immediate relegations. In doing so, he was following in the footsteps of his two brothers who also played for Leigh. 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