MIDLANDS HURRICANES 10 During the season, on 25 May 2010, Paul Smith announced his resignation from his head coach role and left to play for Leigh. 24 Myles Harrop The war took the lives of 13 Swinton players, but back home the Lions played on throughout in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. [12] The Lions step-up into the championship proved as difficult as imagined but many creditable performances keep the fans hopeful for 2013. 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. Do you agree with our selection? Note:Won 2nd Division Championship 1985, No. 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. Then, having gone three years undefeated in the mid 1870s, the Lions gradually sought a tougher fixture list. 8 Brad Clavering Appearances:182, Tries:39, Goals:28 8 Gavin Bennion 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. Goals: Gregson 6/8 15 Jordan Case 10 Kieran Moran are one of the 22 original members of the Northern Rugby Football Union founded in 1895. Explore. 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. Swinton made it to the final of the Lancashire County Cup in three consecutive seasons 196061, 196162 and 196263 plus 196465 but lost to St. Helens on each occasion at Central Park, Wigan. Supporters are excited about the proposals to bring the home into the heart of its community. Swinton won the Lancashire Cup again in dramatic style against Widnes in 1940, but thereafter the War curtailed the promise of further progress. In 2004, the Lions moved to Park Lane, Whitefield, home of Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. Appearances:100, Tries:38, Goals:0 Since then a new Board of Directors has been assembled, which has subsequently taken ownership of the company. 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. Under captain, Hector Halsall, the Lions were a side with a strong Welsh presence, with players like Billo Rees as well as the Cumbrian goal-kicking second row forward, Martin Hodgson who signed for Swinton in January 1927. 4 Sam Richards 13 Louis Brogan A brief one-year tenure at the Willows in 2011 saw the Lions pick-up their first silverware in 25 years when captain Lee Wingfield held aloft the Championship One winners trophy. Started 52 minutes ago, By If you're an ex-Lion, or you know any ex-Lions, please check out the item on the official website! Financial crisis followed financial crisis and only the sale of the main stand saved the club from closure during 1917. Swinton became Champions of the Rugby Football League Championship in the 196263 season. 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]. 1908 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, Created by Rugby League World Cup England 2021. 21 Jonny Openshaw IAN RIGG Heywood Road, Sunday 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. 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. 2 Mike Butt 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 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! 29 Anthony Dyne Appearances:68, Tries:11, Goals:0 On 18 March 2013 the club announced the appointment of Gary Chambers as head coach. Gav Wilson by AAP. Jack Evans (English rugby league, born 1897), File:William Rees - Swinton and Wales.jpg, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Swinton_Lions_players&oldid=1001160526, This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 14:00. The period leading up to the Great War was not particularly auspicious for the Lions. Concentrating on a youth policy and training methods beyond his era, Evans began to model an exciting, young Swinton team. 24 Myles Harrop 13 Liam Welham 24 Jacob Beer 1960-61 Lancashire Cup winner against Swinton: Daniel Latham: 1895 1 0 0 0 0 28 prop: Doug Laughton . In 1929, the club then moved to a new stadium back near their original home off Station Road, taking the old stands with them. These games were played just off Burying Lane (now Station Road), on a field now roughly covered by Buchanan Street. Season 2017 followed a similar path on the field, but it was also punctuated by a significant financial crisis off it. Cas Stadium Revelopment - could it be this time? At last they won the Lancashire County Cup in 1925 before recapturing the Challenge Cup in 1926. Started Friday at 11:11, By 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. 7 Richard Wilkinson [1] The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Hodgson still holds the long distance penalty goal world record with a kick of 77yards (at the Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Hornets, in April 1940). Mick Adams Mick Adams was a part of the 'Cup Kings' era at Widnes where he made 415 appearances for the club at second row or loose forward in the 1970s and early 1980s. But sadly Paul Kidds team lost out to Sheffield Eagles in the final. SWINTON LIONS 44 21 Jonny Openshaw RFL League 1: 07/17 14:00: 15: Swinton v Midlands Hurricanes W Matt Welham then went close for the visitors before Myles Harrop added the next Lions try in the corner, but this went unconverted. Tries: M.Welham (28), Appiah-Kubi (56) LIONS In 1900, led by Jim Valentine, they won the Rugby League Challenge Cup defeating Salford at Fallowfield, Manchester. 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 official name of the club would remain Swinton Lions but the branding and presentation would all become Manchester. The Northern Union was then split into two county leagues, Lancashire and Yorkshire. A brief one-year tenure at the Willows in 2011 saw the Lions pick-up their first silverware in 25 years when captain Lee Wingfield held aloft the Championship One winners trophy. Debuts. Then came a remarkable decline in fortunes, due mainly to rank bad management and total lack of foresight. In January 2014, Salford City Reds owner Marwan Koukash announced his intention to revolutionise Swinton town centre via the development of St Ambrose Barlow RC High School. 7 Richard Wilkinson The project has created a range of materials including DVD's, handling boxes of memorabilia, picture packs, and a mobile exhibition that will ensure that future generations can understand and continue to share this passionate and significant element of local culture and identity. Started October 13, 2022, By The new ground could accommodate much larger crowds and the staging of County matches added to Swinton's growing reputation. 21 Jonny Openshaw 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. This record would stand for ninety years but three months later when the Lions visited Pontefract they lost 50. During the autumn of 2009 director Paul Kidd stood down as head coach and moved to his new role as director of rugby. Cas Stadium Revelopment - could it be this time? Other than an annual challenge against the local Lancashire Rifle Volunteers from 1869, the only games played were amongst the club's own membership. In 1996, Swinton officially added Lions to their name. Once given approval by Salford Council it was envisaged that construction could be completed quickly. A favourite decade for many of us of a certain age! 14 Jack Dawson Powered by Invision Community. The club was formed in 1866 when members of Swinton Cricket Club decided to take up "football" in the winter to keep fit. 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. 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. 6 Ben Stead The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. Total Rugby League 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. 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. This week we look at the 1980s. [9] The plan was met with considerable opposition including local councillors and the Mayor of Salford. The club moved to Gigg Lane, Bury, the home of Bury F.C. On the field it was realised that season 2016 was going to be extremely tough and so it proved. Sin-bin: Moran (70) Interference Tries: M.Welham (28), Appiah-Kubi (56) toowooba been breeding ground both here in toowooba and nationally . Or who else who you place in your own team of the 60s? Players earning international caps while at Swinton. Please note that the numbers below are based on data contained in the RLP database, and may not be accurate. 22 Andrew Badrock 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. Amazingly his all-time club record haul of 300 tries still to this day beats his nearest challenger by over a hundred. 12 Mitch Cox 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. Lions sign Welsh international half-back Ollie Olds . Swinton Lions are in the process of giving winger Calum Hughes a trial period at Heywood Road. Lions' directors managed to call upon the support of local businessmen. 11 Sam Bowring Started January 11, By Subs: (all used) 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. 4, Alan Buckley Appearances: 466 Tries: 192 Goals: 3 No. But following a difficult start, a sequence of five straight wins gave the Lions a degree of comfort. Check out our greatest team of the 2000s Sedgley years, Check out our greatest teams of the 1970s. During their Rugby Union era the Lions produced five England internationals, the first being Ted Beswick as early as 1882. This category has only the following subcategory. The new ground could accommodate much larger crowds and the staging of a couple of County matches added to Swinton's growing reputation. Joe mainly plays as a full-back, but is also effective elsewhere in the backs. 15 Macauley Hallett Martyn Sadler Swinton Lions are in the process of giving winger Calum Hughes a trial period at Heywood Road. Throughout the 1920s the Lions got better and better until at last they won their first Lancashire Cup in 1925 before recapturing the Challenge Cup in 1926. 29 Anthony Dyne 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. 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. Referee: Matthew Lynn Attendance: 458 Appearances:198, Tries:24, Goals:0 6 Nick Gregson This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. 24 Myles Harrop but had folded in 1953 through lack of players. 12 Mitch Cox View source History . became chairman of Past Players' Association 635: Doug Clarke: 29 September 1962: 30 November 1963: . If the 1928 team was built around brilliant backs, the next great Swinton side relied on awesome forward power. 2 Desmond Appiah-Kubi 393 talking about this. [3] The rest of the professional game in Britain would follow this move to summer. It's easy! A club record crowd of 26,891 witnessed the Lions defeat Wigan in a Challenge Cup tie in 1964. 6 days ago News Lions mourn loss of Stan Laing 2 weeks ago News Hooker Josh Eaves joins the Lions! 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. By then Swinton had reluctantly joined the fledgling Northern Union, albeit a year after the newscode's formation. MIDLANDS HURRICANES 10 A new company, Swinton Lions Rugby Club, was set up to remove problems with shareholdings from the previous administration. However, in October 1871, the club decided to join the recently formed Rugby Football Union under the title Swinton & Pendlebury FC. Jughead In 1886, they moved to Chorley Road. Bedfordshire Bronco The popular but ultimately disastrous reign of Tony Humphreys followed in the early period of 2002. The Lions of Swinton - A Complete History. Jughead 1 Dan Abram (NU) 12 Conner Gilbey This week we look at the 1960s. In March 1929, a 22,000 thousand crowd saw the Lions defeat Wigan in the first match on new turf. The Lions backline of the early 60s still rolls off the tongues of those who witnessed them in full flow. In 1878 came the clubs first ventures into Yorkshire, and fairly soon the club was travelling the length of breadth of the country taking on such illustrious opponents as Oxford University. Position (s) Goals: Stead SCORING SEQUENCE: 6-0,12-0,18-0,22-0,22-6,28-6,32-6,32-10,38-10,44-10. 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. By Initially under Frank Myler, and then under Jim Crellin, the Lions briefly threatened a revival during the 1980s. 28 Callum Hughes Martyn Sadler Gigg Lane, Bury (1992-2002) 14, Jeff Brown 29 Anthony Dyne Chairman John Roddy left the club as did John Duffy who joined Featherstone Rovers, and assistant Stuart Littler was promoted to Head Coach. We did some research on Joe and then asked him to join us for pre-season training. By the end of the 1970s the club had hit rock-bottom, even though Station Road continued to host semi-finals and finals. On 2 October 2022, Swinton achieved promotion from League 1 back to the championship after beating Doncaster 16-10 in the playoff final. 39.99. The former Great Britain captain, Mike Gregory was the head coach of the club between 1998 and 2001. Tony Sullivan - St Helens #67 Rugby League 1991 Merlin Trading Card. 20 Morgan Burgess 7 Richard Wilkinson 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. Hurricanes then had a chance from a Lions error at the restart but lost the ball on the second tackle. 1 Dan Abram (NU) Note: Twice promoted 1985 & 1987 & Div 2 Premiership 1987, No.6, Danny Wilson One of these players I believe had a Swinton connection - Jack CHEETHAM (c1936). 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. It was also announced that the new player/coach for season 2010 would be Paul Smith with Ian Watson as his assistant player/coach. 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. 21 Dan Coates 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. 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. IMPORTANT NOTE: These records are calculated based only on the data available in the Rugby League Project database. Ian Watson took over as player-coach. In 1888 the first ever tourists to Australasia included four Swinton players, of whom Robert Seddon was named captain. The club came under the stewardship of chairman, John Kidd and fellow directors Paul Kidd (chairman's son), Dave Roberts and Ben Jones. Wales World Cup star makes Championship switch for 2023 Love Rugby League 09:24 21-Dec-22. Financial crisis followed financial crisis and only the sale of the main stand saved the club from closure during 1917. However, in October 1871 the club decided to join the recently formed Rugby Football Union under the title "Swinton & Pendlebury FC". MIDLANDS HURRICANES 10 Shortly afterwards, Swinton were forced out of Gigg Lane by the financial problems of their landlords, Bury F.C.[4]. 14 Josh Eaves 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. They then followed this with their first-ever Championship a year later, and in 1928 the team reached its zenith securing all five available trophies. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Appearances:99, Tries:26, Goals:0 FEATURED. Swinton won the Lancashire Cup again in dramatic style against Widnes in 1940, but thereafter the War curtailed the promise of further progress. I know it's a long shot but any help given will be gratefully received. Started December 9, 2022, Copyright 2022 League Publications Ltd IAN RIGG Heywood Road, Sunday Swinton have finalised plans for a new stadium and announced a short-term move to Sale's Heywood Road ground. Led by coach Cliff Evans and inspirational skipper Albert Blan, the team recovered from a slow start to complete the final backlogged 18 games (delayed due to the severe winter weather) of a 30-match league calendar undefeated to walk away with the Championship. A decade which brought back-to-back Championship titles, 5 Lancashire Cup final appearances, but not to mention heartache in the Challenge Cup! 3 Matt Welham 1 Nathan Hill The Lions produced several England internationals and dozens more who gained representative recognition wearing the red rose of Lancashire. Initially under Frank Myler, and then under Jim Crellin, the Lions briefly threatened a revival during the 1980s. Humphreys was sacked in late May 2002 and replaced by former player Phil Veivers. St Helens R.F.C. The club have made nine new signings, whilst retaining 17 from 2021. He also represented Lancashire on one occasion in 1991. All Matches. Matt Welham then went close for the visitors before Myles Harrop added the next Lions try in the corner, but this went unconverted. [8], In September 2019 the club announced that they were seeking permission from the Rugby Football League to rebrand the club as Manchester Lions from the 2020 season onwards. ", playing their first game at Burying Lane against Eccles Standard. Goals: Gregson 6/8 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. Join the conversation on Facebook,TwitterandInstagram. Started 2 hours ago, By Penalties: 3-4 Half-time: 28-6 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. 11 Rhodri Lloyd Alan Marshall and Stephen Wild were nominated by the Supporters' Trust to fill two positions on the new board of directors. http://www.swintonlionstales.co.uk/index.php/site/view_gallery/8. SWINTON LIONS 44 Park Lane, Whitefield (2015, 2004-2010) Another 2017 highlight was a sensational victory over Super League Huddersfield in the Challenge Cup. [1] The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. 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. The team quickly became virtually unbeatable in the Manchester area and beyond. Results. 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. Tries: Lowe (4), Eaves (11), Dyne (16,34), Harrop (22), Badrock (52), In July 2017 after a very poor season on the field and serious financial problems off it, coach John Duffy departed and took a new coaching post with Featherstone Rovers after their man in charge, Jon Sharp left his post. The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. 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. All Matches. Total Rugby League Financial crisis followed financial crisis and only the sale of the main stand saved the club from closure during 1917. 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