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24 Jacob Beer Officially round 3 due to the competitions temporary restructure in 2021. 4 Jayden Hatton The sale of Station Road because of bad debts and the move to Gigg Lane, Bury, in 1992, did not prove the success that the management had imagined. The Lions produced an eight-try performance in a very competitive warm up game in which the Hurricanes showed they will have a promising season with some good play. A decade which brought back-to-back Championship titles, 5 Lancashire Cup final appearances, but not to mention heartache in the Challenge Cup! The Lions step-up into the championship proved as difficult as imagined but many creditable performances keep the fans hopeful for 2013. 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. [1] The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. hunsletgreenandgold (Merged Threads), The five greatest rule changes in Super League history. Feedback? numbers 6 or 7. On 18 March 2013 the club announced the appointment of Gary Chambers as head coach. On the field it was realised that season 2016 was going to be extremely tough and so it proved. Gowers was even given the honour of being awarded the position of tour vice-captain. MATCHFACTS 2 Desmond Appiah-Kubi Such was the Lions' success that by the mid-1880s Swinton had become recognised as a national force and unquestionably they were the strongest team in Lancashire. but had folded in 1953 through lack of players. 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. 14 Jack Dawson 24 Myles Harrop The Championship (Swinton's 6th) was retained in style 12 months later. However, what it also had was a staggering number of local junior teams from which the club drew its talent. 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. Appearances:99, Tries:26, Goals:0 14 Josh Eaves Players such as Les Holliday (son of Bill) and 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. numbers 11, 12 or 13 during the era of contested scrums. 21 Dan Coates Ridpath, Wild and new chairman Stuart Fletcher, now jointly own a shared control in the Company. Cornwall have signed George Mitchell from rugby union landlords Penryn. Cas Stadium Revelopment - could it be this time? 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. The war took the lives of 13 Swinton players, but back home the Lions played on throughout in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. 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. As Swinton coach in the late 1960s/early 1970s, Albert Blan guided the team to a fourth and final Lancashire County Cup success in the 196970 Final against Leigh by 112 at Central Park, Wigan. Started October 13, 2022, By 12 Mitch Cox A move from their Burying Lane pitch to another at Stoneacre (close to the White Lion pub where the club now moved its headquarters and the players got changed) gave rise to the famous Lions nickname, which is one of the oldest in British sport. The Lions produced an eight-try performance in a very competitive warm up game in which the Hurricanes showed they will have a promising season with some good play. View all Lachlan Swinton news. Jump on the forums The 1960's had seen Rugby played by Smiths Industries and the Technical College as well as a renewed interest in schools rugby with the Grammar School (Henry Box in new money . 21 Jonny Openshaw Please note that the numbers below are based on data contained in the RLP database, and may not be accurate. A rent dispute in 1928 caused the club to search for pastures new so they reluctantly vacated Chorley Road and built a new stadium just off Station Road on former allotments, taking the old stands with them. Late 2019 also saw plans to rebrand as Manchester Lions hit significant opposition from supporter groups, in the wake of which chairman Andy Mazey resigned along with five other directors. 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. Started 1 hour ago, By Check out our other selections from different eras in Swinton Lions history below. Jacob Smillie, former Swinton Lions rugby league player, in action at the NFL International Combine. Tony Sullivan - St Helens #67 Rugby League 1991 Merlin Trading Card. This week we are looking at the 1960s. Gains. 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. 13 Liam Welham 7 Richard Wilkinson Valentine's finest hour came when he led his Lions to a Challenge Cup Final success over bitter rivals Salford at Fallowfield in 1900. The team quickly became virtually unbeatable in the Manchester area and beyond. 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. 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. On 5 September 2017 the club announced that former Leigh Director Andy Mazey owner of Greater Manchester-based S. R. Waite Group would step in as the new club chairman. However, by the end of the 1960s they finally lifted the trophy after overcoming a strong Leigh side 11-2 led by Alex Murphy. Such was the Lions success that by the mid-1880s Swinton had become recognised as a national force and unquestionably they were the strongest team in Lancashire. However, the predicted return date of spring 2012 proved to be a somewhat optimistic and premature forecast. The Northern Union was then split into two county leagues, Lancashire and Yorkshire. Started December 9, 2022, Copyright 2022 League Publications Ltd 12 Mitch Cox Here we feature 15 of the best, but who would be in your line-up? 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. 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. 10 Kenny Baker Penalties: 3-4 Half-time: 28-6 11 Sam Bowring Here we feature 15 of the best, but who would be in your line-up? 17, Alan Derbyshire Swinton were saved from liquidation by a consortium headed by former chairman Malcolm White in January 1993. Started January 11, By He was immediately replaced by former player and assistant coach Stuart Littler. Concentrating on a youth policy and training methods beyond his era, Evans began to model an exiting, young Swinton team. Before 1996, the club was known simply as Swinton . The foundation of Swinton Rugby Club can be traced back to 1866. Note:Won 2nd Division Championship 1985, No. They also have a player currently on trial. The club moved to Gigg Lane, Bury, the home of Bury F.C. The 1980s, the decade when we emerged from the doldrums to become a top end Second Division side, inter-dispersed with a fair share of memorable triumphs! They topped both the Championship and the Lancashire League, having already defeated Wigan in the Lancashire Cup. Under the studious leadership of the great Cliff Evans, the Lions emerged from the shadows of the previous decade to become one of THE dominant forces of British Rugby League in the 1960s. Swinton became Champions of the Rugby Football League Championship in the 196263 season. Rugby union (pre-2 June 1896), and rugby league footballers who have played for Swinton Lions (Swinton 18661996). 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. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. Martyn Sadler He rejected a two-year contract to continue as the coach and general manager and left the National League Two club.[5]. 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 ***** 5, Johnny Stopford Appearances: 298 Tries: 195 Goals: 1 Hodgson still holds the long distance penalty goal world record with a kick of 77yards (at the Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Hornets, in April 1940). 14 Josh Eaves Financial crisis followed financial crisis and only the sale of the main stand saved the club from closure during 1917. They then followed this with their first-ever Championship a year later, and in 1928 the team reached its zenith becoming the last team to secure All Four Cups; they were also the only side from Lancashire to achieve this feat (Hunslet and Huddersfield were the two other clubs). He also represented Lancashire on one occasion in 1991. [3] The rest of the professional game in Britain would follow this move to summer. SWINTON LIONS 44 The financial failure of major creditor and de facto owner Hugh Eaves in 2002 put the future of the club in jeopardy, the chairman and benefactor Malcolm White resigned. Become a Patron, To view matches in which a player appeared, click the, Centre, Five-Eighth, Halfback, Lock, Bench, Front Row, Hooker, Second Row, Lock, Bench, Five-Eighth, Halfback, Front Row, Second Row, Lock, Bench, Fullback, Wing, Centre, Halfback, Lock, Bench, Wing, Centre, Front Row, Second Row, Bench. 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. 17 Matt Bailey The official name of the club would remain Swinton Lions but the branding and presentation would all become Manchester. Cox (71), Hughes (75) 2 Desmond Appiah-Kubi In 1996, Swinton officially added Lions to their name. The only sad aspect being that the team never received the credit it deserved simply because ill-fortune ensured that they never appeared at Wembley. http://www.swintonlionstales.co.uk/index.php/site/view_gallery/8. Championship 1991/92. 16,Shane Tupaea 5 Callum Dunne With Salford moving to a new stadium in Barton, Eccles, Swinton set up a ground-share with Leigh in the Co-operative Championship for the 2012 season and onwards whilst they await permission to build their own ground at Agecroft.[6]. They were coming strong again and once again ball handling let them down at the last tackle, but Wilkinson kept probing to get his side over the line. 15,Alex Melling LIONS In 1888 the first ever tourists to Australasia included four Swinton players, of whom Robert Seddon was named captain. 3 Jake Spedding In 1878 came the club's first ventures into Yorkshire, and fairly soon the club was traveling the length of breadth of the country taking on such illustrious opponents as Oxford University. Appearances:198, Tries:24, Goals:0 3 Jake Spedding Goals: Stead I have recently started the impossible task of trying to find every player that played a first team game for Castleford. DOB. 28 Callum Hughes Explore. 10 Kieran Moran 16 Gav Rodden This new stadium's name was named after its location, Station Road. The war took the lives of 13 Swinton players, but back home the Lions played on throughout in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. In 1886, they moved to Chorley Road. Swinton won the Lancashire Cup again in dramatic style against Widnes in 1940, but thereafter the War curtailed the promise of further progress. Penalties: 3-4 Half-time: 28-6 He played at representative level for Lancashire, and at club level for Swinton, and in Australia for North Sydney and Manly-Warringah (Heritage 207), as a scrum-half, i.e. 5 Callum Dunne Under the guidance of Veivers performances and result improved significantly and the Lions finished in a promotional playoff position. When two divisions were reintroduced in 1973, Swinton were out of the top flight, and have struggled to regain their former glories ever since. Player . 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. 20 Morgan Burgess 99 : Alan . Still, as always, there were many Lions who continued to battle for the club with pride. 20 Morgan Burgess is a professional rugby league club in St Helens, . Swinton played their home games for the 2011 season at the Willows, Weaste, Salford. During their Rugby Union era the Lions produced five England internationals, the first being Ted Beswick as early as 1882. They are not official or necessarily complete figures and should be used as a guide only. ", playing their first game at Burying Lane against Eccles Standard. Crowds in excess of 20,000 were commonplace at Chorley Road where the fans marveled at the skills of the brothers Bryn at Jack Evans - both of them Great Britain internationals. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 Inter-war period 1.3 Post-war HURRICANES No. The Swinton Supporters' Trust began life on 14 February 2002 in the White Lion public house and set about raising funds for the club. 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. By Started November 18, 2022, By 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. As for Valentine he was incredibly killed by lightning whilst on holiday at Barmouth in 1904. Matt Welham then went close for the visitors before Myles Harrop added the next Lions try in the corner, but this went unconverted. 22 Andrew Badrock But despite a Second Division title in 1985, and a Second Division Premiership success in 1987, three separate promotions to the top flight simply brought about three immediate relegations. On 26 September 2010, former Barrow coach Steve McCormack was confirmed as the head coach for the 2011 season with Ian Watson and Marlon Billy continuing in their roles as assistant coaches. In 1888 the first ever tourists to Australasia included four Swinton players, of whom Robert Seddon was named captain. Firebrand flanker Lachie Swinton is free for Wallabies selection to face France after escaping a further ban after his send-off in the final round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman. 3, Paul Topping 4 Jayden Hatton 29 Anthony Dyne 6 Ben Stead 28 Callum Hughes Three new signings to debut for Hull KR against Featherstone Rovers as Willie Peters names squad, London Broncos Matchday Experience in 2023. Started 1 hour ago, By He comes to us highly recommended, and Head Coach Allan Coleman will be looking to assess his capabilities ahead of our league opener against Newcastle Thunder on 5th February. Chairman John Roddy left the club as did John Duffy who joined Featherstone Rovers, and assistant Stuart Littler was promoted to Head Coach. 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. Rugby union (pre-2 June 1896), and rugby league footballers who have played for Swinton Lions (Swinton 1866-1996). Note: Part of the team to earn promotion in 1991, No. 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. 6 Nick Gregson Note: 1 Cumbria cap; Captained Div 2 Premiership team 1987, No. 23 Joe Lowe In 2006, the return to Swinton and Pendlebury was taken one step further when club chairman, John Kidd, announced on 9 August that the club had acquired a site to build a 6,000 capacity stadium with training facilities and community use in Agecroft, Pendlebury. Are there any members on here that are into Swinton Heritage players? Appearances:129, Tries:69, Goals:0 By As of 7 June 2011 when the club hosted a fans' meeting at Moorside Social Club, Swinton, Mr Kidd stated that he expected that the building of the stadium should commence no later than New Year's Day, 2012 with completion set for the end of April (2012). Swinton Lions are in the process of giving winger Calum Hughes a trial period at Heywood Road. In August 2002, the club were brought the club back to within one mile of the Swinton and Pendlebury border when they played their first match at Moor Lane in Kersal as tenants of Salford City F.C., after travelling to Leigh and Chorley to play 'home' matches. Appearances:100, Tries:38, Goals:0 Thank you @White Chevron on Blueyour help gratefully appreciated. 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. Referee: Matthew Lynn Attendance: 458 18 Dominic Flanagan The link below will show you a gallery of Swinton team photos. 17 Matt Bailey Note: Earned 1 GB Colts cap, No. Where not all appearances are available, figure is displayed in a light grey colour. 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. Referee: Matthew Lynn Attendance: 458 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. 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. International Rugby Wallabies star Lachlan Swinton set for French series after escaping suspension despite red card. 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. MIDLANDS HURRICANES 10 Bryn Evans (25 November 1899 10 July 1975) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. 24 Myles Harrop Goals: Gregson 6/8 Swinton's first match was against a club called Standard from Eccles, and within 4 or 5 years the team became virtually unbeatable in the Manchester area and beyond. 2 Mike Butt The Lions were on the attack straight from the kick off when Hurricanes carried the ball dead to put the putting pressure on the line and Mitch Cox had a try disallowed in only the second minute for a knock on in the build-up, but they did open their account two minutes later when trialist Joe Lowe burst over the line from short range and Nick Gregson converted. Why can't we discuss Leighs rebrand? Appearances:185, Tries:119, Goals:0 In 2018 the Lions avoided relegation to League 1 by virtue of a play-off victory over Workington Town, then in 2019 a Matty Ashton inspired Swinton team climbed to 9th in the Championship table the clubs highest ranking for 21 years. 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. Position (s) 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. 4 Sam Richards [7] By late 2013 the club was found to be in severe financial difficulties. 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. 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