Runcorn Highfield RLFC
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Runcorn Highfield RLFC was a (semi) professional rugby league club.
The club was based in Runcorn
(population approximately 62,000) is an industrial town
and cargo port
within the borough of Halton
in the ceremonial county
of Cheshire
, England
. The town is situated on the southern bank of the River Mersey
They joined the Northern Union
in 1922-23 as Wigan Highfield. The club changed name and home several times before becoming Runcorn Highfield from 1984-85 to 1990-91, after which they moved again.
The original Wigan Highfield was founded around 1880, went out of existance around 1895 and reformed in 1902
Around the time of Huyton RLFC's proposed move to Runcorn
, the then tenants of the Canal Street ground, Runcorn FC and its board of directors had mooted the idea of gaining extra income by establishing a rugby league club. That year saw applications from new clubs Mansfield Marksman
& Sheffield Eagles
. When these clubs were elected into the Rugby Football League Runcorn FC withdrew its application and instead decided to allow Huyton RLFC to move to their ground instead. Geoff Fletcher remained on initially as player-manager, and then moved unto an erroneous role on the board of directors when he retired from playing.
As Runcorn Highfield represented the new towns of Runcorn & Halton
the club adopted the green and yellow colours of the football club as well. The first game Runcorn Highfield played was an exhibition game against local rivals Widnes
. They lost 40-8. Much of their tenure at Runcorn
was generally unsuccessful and they drew little local support which was a contributing factor to their eventual departure from Canal Street ground
.
When Runcorn Highfield drew Wigan
at home in the John Player Trophy
on 13 November, 1988, the club’s supporters saw it as an ideal opportunity to persuade the people of Runcorn
to come and give Highfield a try. However, the directors had the game switched to Central Park in exchange for a fee from Wigan
, on the grounds that Canal Street ground
did not have the capacity.
The players, seeing that the club would receive more money, asked for a greater share. However the directors refused, leading to a massed players' strike. The team that faced Wigan
comprised a number of trialists and reserves together with the coach, Bill Ashurst
, who had come out of retirement. Runcorn Highfield lost 92-2 in front of a crowd of 7,233 at Central Park and Ashurst
was sent off after 11 minutes. The club never seemed to recover from this blow, and they went on to lose every game in the 1989-90 season, finishing eight points behind second bottom club Nottingham City.
When Runcorn Football Club increased the rent for Canal Street
, Runcorn Highfield signed a 99-year agreement with St Helens Town A.F.C. in August 1990 and moved to Hoghton Road, Sutton. The move was opposed by St Helens RLFC and the Rugby League
Board but approved by the full Rugby League
Council by 26 votes to 6 on 5 October, 1990. The club was renamed Highfield for the 1991-92 season. Highfield's playing colours were a representative combination of the past incarnations of the club, which consisted of yellow socks, black shorts and predominately red shirts with yellow, blue and green stripes across the shoulders and sleeves.
Paul Woods was a Welsh rugby union and league player, who turned out for Runcorn Highfield towards the end of his career.
Robin Whitfield who, after completing his playing career, became a top class referee
Geoff Fletcher
who went from player to coach to manager to board member
Bill Ashurst
was a player coach, another who completed his playing days with Runcorn Highfield
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20 abbr="name no" |No
!width=130 abbr="Name"|Club Name
!colspan=2 abbr="Seasons"|Seasons
!width=270 abbr="Ground" |Ground Name
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|colspan=2 abbr="No and name" |
!width=100 abbr="Seasons"|from
!width=100 abbr="Seasons"|to
|colspan=3 abbr="ground notes and ref" |
|-
Huyton had played in Amber with a black and red "v"'s.
On the move to Runcorn
, the club adopted the green and yellow colours of Runcorn FC.
On the subsequent move to St Helens
as Highfield, the club colours were changed to to a representative combination of the past incarnations of the club, which consisted of yellow socks, black shorts and predominately red shirts with yellow, blue and green stripes across the shoulders and sleeves
|-
!colspan=7 abbr="Match"|In a Match
|-
!width=200 abbr="record" |Record
!width=60 abbr="Date"|Date
!width=60 abbr="Score" |Score
!width 200 abbr="Opp" |Opponent
!width 200 abbr="Comp" |Competition
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|Record victory|| || || || || || |
|-
|Record defeat||1989-90||0-92||Rochdale Hornets
|| || || |
|-
|also||1988-89||2-92||Wigan
|| || || |
|-
|highest score in a match|| || || || || || |
|-
|maybe 2nd highest||1990-91||54-16||Keighley
|| || || |
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=6 abbr="Season"|In a Season
|-
!width=200 abbr="record" |
!width=90 abbr="how much"|Details
!width=90 abbr="Season"|Season
!width=100 abbr="Competition"|Comnpetition
!width=200 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|Highest League Position|| 11 ||1986-87 ||Div 2||out of 18 clubs || |
|-
|Lowest League Position|| 20 ||1988-89 ||Div 2||out of 20 clubs || |
|-
|and|| 21 ||1989-90 ||Div 2||out of 21 clubs|| |
|-
|Most League Points|| 28 || 1987-88 ||Div 2||out of possible 56|| |
|-
|Least League Points|| 0 || 1989-90 ||Div 2||out of possible 56|| |
|-
|Most Points Scored (PF)|| 489 ||1985-86 ||Div 2||in 34 games|| |
|-
|Most Points Conceded (PA)||998|| 1988-89 ||Div 2||in 28 games|| |
|-
|Least Points Scored (PF)||218 ||1989-90 ||Div 2||in 28 games|| |
|-
|Least Points Conceded (PA)||469||1987-88||Div 2|||in 28 games|| |
|-
|Best Points Difference||-49 ||1987-88||Div 2||in 28 games|| |
|-
|Worst Points Difference||-428 || 1990-91||Div 2||in 28 games|| |
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=6 abbr="National"|National
|-
!width=200 abbr="record" |Longest run
!width=100 abbr="how much"|Total
!width=130 abbr="dates"|dates
!width=450 abbr="details"|Details
!width=35 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=35 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|Lose all matches|| 61 || Jan 1989 to Feb 91|| The run consisted of 55 Div 2, 2 Challenge Cup, 2 Regal Trophy, 2 Lancs Cup|| || |
|-
|Without a win||75 (inc 2 draws)||Nov 1988 to Mar 91||The run consisted of 67 Div 2, 3 Challenge Cup, 3 Regal Trophy, 2 Lancs Cup|| || |
|-
|Lose all League matches||55 ||Feb 1988 to Jan 91|| || || |
|-
|Without a win in League matches||67 (inc 2 draws)||Nov 1988 to Feb 91|| || || |
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=7 abbr="National"|Lost all league matches in a season
|-
!width=90 abbr="how much"|
!width=120 abbr="how much"|Club
!width=90 abbr="dates"|season
!width=90 abbr="details"|League
!width=90 abbr="details"|Cup
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|| || Runcorn Highfield||1989-90 ||28 Division Two || 3 Cup-ties || || |
|-
!colspan=7 abbr="Others"|Other clubs with the same equal record
|-
|| ||Liverpool City||1906-07 ||30** League ||2 Cup-ties|| ** || |
|-
|| ||Broughton Rangers
|| 1940-41 ||10 War Lancashire League || 1 Cup-tie|| || |
|-
|| ||Leigh
|| 1940-41 || 13 War Lancashire League|| 1 Cup-tie|| || |
|-
|| ||Bramley
|| 1941-42 || 19 War Emergency League||4 Cup-ties|| || |
|-
|| ||Nottingham City|| 1991-92 ||26 Division Three|| 3 Cup-ties|| || |
|-
||**
!colspan=5 = |Also lost to Pontefract
, but this match was expunged from League records after Pontefract disbanded|| |
|-
|| **
!colspan=5 = |Also drew against Bramley
but this was expunged from the records as the return match was cancelled|| |
|}
The club did not win any trophies.
NOTE - according to the clubs own "records" section, the following are noted but all occurred whilst the club was playing under a previouis name:-
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=200 abbr="Rec" |Record
!width=100 abbr="Date"|Date
!width=60 abbr="Score" |Total
!width=150 abbr="Player" |Player
!width 150 abbr="Opp" |Opponent
!width 200 abbr="Comp" |Competition
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|most tries (in a match)|| || || || || || || |
|-
|most goals (in a match||21-10-1984||11||Paul Woods||Batley
|| || || |
|-
|most drop goals (in a match||21-10-1984||5 ||Paul Woods||Batley
|| || || |
|-
|most points (in a match)||31-03-1991||30||Norman Barrow||Keighley
|| || || |
|-
|(second)||04-10-16871||24||Terry Rose||Workington Town
|| || || |
|-
|most tries (in a season)|| || || || n/a||n/a || || |
|-
|most goals (in a season)||1984-85||126||Paul Woods|| n/a||n/a || || |
|-
|most points (in a season)||1984-85||240||Paul Woods|| n/a||n/a || || |
|-
|most tries (in a career)|| || || || n/a||n/a || || |
|-
|most goals (in a career)|| || || || n/a||n/a || || |
|-
|most points (in a career)|| || || || n/a||n/a || || |
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=90 abbr="season" |Season
!width=100 abbr="Competition"|Competition
!width=100 abbr="Position" |Pos
!width=200 abbr="Club" |Team Name
!width 50 abbr="Pl" |Pl
!width 50 abbr="W" |W
!width 50 abbr="D" |D
!width 50 abbr="L" |L
!width 60 abbr="PF" |PW
!width 60 abbr="PA" |PA
!width 100 abbr="Diff" |Diff
!width 60 abbr="Pts" |Pts
!width 100 abbr="No of Teams" |No of teams in league
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|1984-85||Division 2||14||Runcorn Highfield||28||11||1||16||462||538||-76||23||20|| || |
|-
|1985-86||Division 2||16||Runcorn Highfield||34||09||2||23||489||790||-301||20||18|| || |
|-
|1986-87||Division 2||11||Runcorn Highfield||28||10||1||17||391||533||-142||21||18|| || |
|-
|1987-88||Division 2||12||Runcorn Highfield||28||14||0||14||420||469||-49||28||20|| || |
|-
|1988-89||Division 2||20||Runcorn Highfield||28||2||1||25||224||998||-774||05||20|| || |
|-
|1989-90||Division 2||21||Runcorn Highfield||28||00||0||28||218||935||-717||00||21|| || |
|-
|1990-91||Division 2||20||Runcorn Highfield||28||3||1||24||351||779||-428||07||21|| || |
|}
Pl = Games Played: W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points For; PA = Points Against; Diff = Points Difference (+ or -); Pts = League Points
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
The club was based in Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
(population approximately 62,000) is an industrial town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and cargo port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
within the borough of Halton
Halton (borough)
Halton is a local government district in North West England, with borough status and administered by a unitary authority. It was created in 1974 as a district of Cheshire, and became a unitary authority area on 1 April 1998. It consists of the towns of Widnes and Runcorn and the civil parishes of...
in the ceremonial county
Ceremonial counties of England
The ceremonial counties are areas of England to which are appointed a Lord Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as counties and areas for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England and Lieutenancies Act 1997...
of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The town is situated on the southern bank of the River Mersey
River Mersey
The River Mersey is a river in North West England. It is around long, stretching from Stockport, Greater Manchester, and ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire....
They joined the Northern Union
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
in 1922-23 as Wigan Highfield. The club changed name and home several times before becoming Runcorn Highfield from 1984-85 to 1990-91, after which they moved again.
The original Wigan Highfield was founded around 1880, went out of existance around 1895 and reformed in 1902
History
taken from WikipediaAround the time of Huyton RLFC's proposed move to Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
, the then tenants of the Canal Street ground, Runcorn FC and its board of directors had mooted the idea of gaining extra income by establishing a rugby league club. That year saw applications from new clubs Mansfield Marksman
Mansfield Marksman
Mansfield Marksman was a rugby league team based at various times in Mansfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Alfreton and ultimately Nottingham.Amateur rugby league continues in Nottingham in the shape of Nottingham Outlaws who play in the Rugby League Conference National Division.-Mansfield Marksman...
& Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
. When these clubs were elected into the Rugby Football League Runcorn FC withdrew its application and instead decided to allow Huyton RLFC to move to their ground instead. Geoff Fletcher remained on initially as player-manager, and then moved unto an erroneous role on the board of directors when he retired from playing.
As Runcorn Highfield represented the new towns of Runcorn & Halton
Halton (borough)
Halton is a local government district in North West England, with borough status and administered by a unitary authority. It was created in 1974 as a district of Cheshire, and became a unitary authority area on 1 April 1998. It consists of the towns of Widnes and Runcorn and the civil parishes of...
the club adopted the green and yellow colours of the football club as well. The first game Runcorn Highfield played was an exhibition game against local rivals Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
. They lost 40-8. Much of their tenure at Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
was generally unsuccessful and they drew little local support which was a contributing factor to their eventual departure from Canal Street ground
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
.
When Runcorn Highfield drew Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
at home in the John Player Trophy
Regal Trophy
The Regal Trophy was a knock-out competition for British rugby league football clubs between 1971 and 1996.It was initially for professional clubs with the exception of two amateur teams who were finalists of the BARLA National Cup...
on 13 November, 1988, the club’s supporters saw it as an ideal opportunity to persuade the people of Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
to come and give Highfield a try. However, the directors had the game switched to Central Park in exchange for a fee from Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
, on the grounds that Canal Street ground
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
did not have the capacity.
The players, seeing that the club would receive more money, asked for a greater share. However the directors refused, leading to a massed players' strike. The team that faced Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
comprised a number of trialists and reserves together with the coach, Bill Ashurst
Bill Ashurst
William "Bill" F. Ashurst is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1980s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan , Penrith Panthers, Wakefield Trinity, and Runcorn Highfield, playing at , i.e...
, who had come out of retirement. Runcorn Highfield lost 92-2 in front of a crowd of 7,233 at Central Park and Ashurst
Bill Ashurst
William "Bill" F. Ashurst is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1980s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan , Penrith Panthers, Wakefield Trinity, and Runcorn Highfield, playing at , i.e...
was sent off after 11 minutes. The club never seemed to recover from this blow, and they went on to lose every game in the 1989-90 season, finishing eight points behind second bottom club Nottingham City.
When Runcorn Football Club increased the rent for Canal Street
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
, Runcorn Highfield signed a 99-year agreement with St Helens Town A.F.C. in August 1990 and moved to Hoghton Road, Sutton. The move was opposed by St Helens RLFC and the Rugby League
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
Board but approved by the full Rugby League
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
Council by 26 votes to 6 on 5 October, 1990. The club was renamed Highfield for the 1991-92 season. Highfield's playing colours were a representative combination of the past incarnations of the club, which consisted of yellow socks, black shorts and predominately red shirts with yellow, blue and green stripes across the shoulders and sleeves.
Players of Note
Paul Woods was a Welsh rugby union and league player, who turned out for Runcorn Highfield towards the end of his career.
Robin Whitfield who, after completing his playing career, became a top class referee
Geoff Fletcher
Geoff Fletcher
Geoff Fletcher is a former rugby league player, coach and Chairman.Geoff Fletcher in his younger years played for Thatto Heath and later with Pilkington Recs where he played as a back and also as a winger. He later turned professional with Leigh...
who went from player to coach to manager to board member
Bill Ashurst
Bill Ashurst
William "Bill" F. Ashurst is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s, and coach of the 1980s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan , Penrith Panthers, Wakefield Trinity, and Runcorn Highfield, playing at , i.e...
was a player coach, another who completed his playing days with Runcorn Highfield
History of the Club's "Family"
The history of the club's name is as follows:-{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20 abbr="name no" |No
!width=130 abbr="Name"|Club Name
!colspan=2 abbr="Seasons"|Seasons
!width=270 abbr="Ground" |Ground Name
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|colspan=2 abbr="No and name" |
!width=100 abbr="Seasons"|from
!width=100 abbr="Seasons"|to
|colspan=3 abbr="ground notes and ref" |
|-
Club Colours
Huyton had played in Amber with a black and red "v"'s.
On the move to Runcorn
Runcorn
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In 2009, its population was estimated to be 61,500. The town is on the southern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form Runcorn Gap. Directly to the north...
, the club adopted the green and yellow colours of Runcorn FC.
On the subsequent move to St Helens
St Helens, Merseyside
St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...
as Highfield, the club colours were changed to to a representative combination of the past incarnations of the club, which consisted of yellow socks, black shorts and predominately red shirts with yellow, blue and green stripes across the shoulders and sleeves
Club Scoring Record
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"|-
!colspan=7 abbr="Match"|In a Match
|-
!width=200 abbr="record" |Record
!width=60 abbr="Date"|Date
!width=60 abbr="Score" |Score
!width 200 abbr="Opp" |Opponent
!width 200 abbr="Comp" |Competition
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|Record victory|| || || || || || |
|-
|Record defeat||1989-90||0-92||Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
|| || || |
|-
|also||1988-89||2-92||Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
|| || || |
|-
|highest score in a match|| || || || || || |
|-
|maybe 2nd highest||1990-91||54-16||Keighley
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
|| || || |
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=6 abbr="Season"|In a Season
|-
!width=200 abbr="record" |
!width=90 abbr="how much"|Details
!width=90 abbr="Season"|Season
!width=100 abbr="Competition"|Comnpetition
!width=200 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|Highest League Position|| 11 ||1986-87 ||Div 2||out of 18 clubs || |
|-
|Lowest League Position|| 20 ||1988-89 ||Div 2||out of 20 clubs || |
|-
|and|| 21 ||1989-90 ||Div 2||out of 21 clubs|| |
|-
|Most League Points|| 28 || 1987-88 ||Div 2||out of possible 56|| |
|-
|Least League Points|| 0 || 1989-90 ||Div 2||out of possible 56|| |
|-
|Most Points Scored (PF)|| 489 ||1985-86 ||Div 2||in 34 games|| |
|-
|Most Points Conceded (PA)||998|| 1988-89 ||Div 2||in 28 games|| |
|-
|Least Points Scored (PF)||218 ||1989-90 ||Div 2||in 28 games|| |
|-
|Least Points Conceded (PA)||469||1987-88||Div 2|||in 28 games|| |
|-
|Best Points Difference||-49 ||1987-88||Div 2||in 28 games|| |
|-
|Worst Points Difference||-428 || 1990-91||Div 2||in 28 games|| |
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=6 abbr="National"|National
|-
!width=200 abbr="record" |Longest run
!width=100 abbr="how much"|Total
!width=130 abbr="dates"|dates
!width=450 abbr="details"|Details
!width=35 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=35 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|Lose all matches|| 61 || Jan 1989 to Feb 91|| The run consisted of 55 Div 2, 2 Challenge Cup, 2 Regal Trophy, 2 Lancs Cup|| || |
|-
|Without a win||75 (inc 2 draws)||Nov 1988 to Mar 91||The run consisted of 67 Div 2, 3 Challenge Cup, 3 Regal Trophy, 2 Lancs Cup|| || |
|-
|Lose all League matches||55 ||Feb 1988 to Jan 91|| || || |
|-
|Without a win in League matches||67 (inc 2 draws)||Nov 1988 to Feb 91|| || || |
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=7 abbr="National"|Lost all league matches in a season
|-
!width=90 abbr="how much"|
!width=120 abbr="how much"|Club
!width=90 abbr="dates"|season
!width=90 abbr="details"|League
!width=90 abbr="details"|Cup
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|| || Runcorn Highfield||1989-90 ||28 Division Two || 3 Cup-ties || || |
|-
!colspan=7 abbr="Others"|Other clubs with the same equal record
|-
|| ||Liverpool City||1906-07 ||30** League ||2 Cup-ties|| ** || |
|-
|| ||Broughton Rangers
Broughton Rangers
Broughton Rangers was a British rugby football, and subsequently a rugby league club. It was based in Broughton, Salford.-History:Broughton Rangers was founded in 1877 as Broughton and added Rangers for its second season...
|| 1940-41 ||10 War Lancashire League || 1 Cup-tie|| || |
|-
|| ||Leigh
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
|| 1940-41 || 13 War Lancashire League|| 1 Cup-tie|| || |
|-
|| ||Bramley
Bramley Buffaloes
Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
|| 1941-42 || 19 War Emergency League||4 Cup-ties|| || |
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|| ||Nottingham City|| 1991-92 ||26 Division Three|| 3 Cup-ties|| || |
|-
||**
!colspan=5 = |Also lost to Pontefract
Pontefract (Rugby League)
Pontefract was a professional rugby league club.The club was based in Pontefract, a market town within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England....
, but this match was expunged from League records after Pontefract disbanded|| |
|-
|| **
!colspan=5 = |Also drew against Bramley
Bramley Buffaloes
Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
but this was expunged from the records as the return match was cancelled|| |
|}
Club Trophies
The club did not win any trophies.
NOTE - according to the clubs own "records" section, the following are noted but all occurred whilst the club was playing under a previouis name:-
- 1 - Under the Wigan Highfield name -
-
- The top try scorer in a match was a J Maloney with 5 tries in a match on 25-04-1931 v BarrowBarrow RaidersBarrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
- The top try scorer in a season was a J Maloney with 28 in season 1930-31
- 2 - Under the London Highfield name -
- The record win was 59-11 v BramleyBramley BuffaloesBramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
in 1993-94- 3 - Under the Liverpool Stanley name -
- They won the Lacashire League in 1935-36
- They had their record attendance of 14,000 (at Stanley Stadium, Prescott Road) on 02-05-1936 v Widnes in a Championship semi-final
- 4 - Under the Highfield name are the "dubious honour" of -
- Having the most points scored against in a league programme in a season (1604 in season 1994-95)
- Having the worst points difference in a league programme in a season (-1380 in season 1994-95)
- The top try scorer in a match was a J Maloney with 5 tries in a match on 25-04-1931 v Barrow
Players Records
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=200 abbr="Rec" |Record
!width=100 abbr="Date"|Date
!width=60 abbr="Score" |Total
!width=150 abbr="Player" |Player
!width 150 abbr="Opp" |Opponent
!width 200 abbr="Comp" |Competition
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|most tries (in a match)|| || || || || || || |
|-
|most goals (in a match||21-10-1984||11||Paul Woods||Batley
Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
|| || || |
|-
|most drop goals (in a match||21-10-1984||5 ||Paul Woods||Batley
Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
|| || || |
|-
|most points (in a match)||31-03-1991||30||Norman Barrow||Keighley
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
|| || || |
|-
|(second)||04-10-16871||24||Terry Rose||Workington Town
Workington Town
Workington Town is a professional rugby league club playing in Workington in West Cumbria. They play in the Championship 1. Their stadium is called Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team....
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|most tries (in a season)|| || || || n/a||n/a || || |
|-
|most goals (in a season)||1984-85||126||Paul Woods|| n/a||n/a || || |
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|most points (in a season)||1984-85||240||Paul Woods|| n/a||n/a || || |
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|most tries (in a career)|| || || || n/a||n/a || || |
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|most goals (in a career)|| || || || n/a||n/a || || |
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|most points (in a career)|| || || || n/a||n/a || || |
|}
Club League Record
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=90 abbr="season" |Season
!width=100 abbr="Competition"|Competition
!width=100 abbr="Position" |Pos
!width=200 abbr="Club" |Team Name
!width 50 abbr="Pl" |Pl
!width 50 abbr="W" |W
!width 50 abbr="D" |D
!width 50 abbr="L" |L
!width 60 abbr="PF" |PW
!width 60 abbr="PA" |PA
!width 100 abbr="Diff" |Diff
!width 60 abbr="Pts" |Pts
!width 100 abbr="No of Teams" |No of teams in league
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=40 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|1984-85||Division 2||14||Runcorn Highfield||28||11||1||16||462||538||-76||23||20|| || |
|-
|1985-86||Division 2||16||Runcorn Highfield||34||09||2||23||489||790||-301||20||18|| || |
|-
|1986-87||Division 2||11||Runcorn Highfield||28||10||1||17||391||533||-142||21||18|| || |
|-
|1987-88||Division 2||12||Runcorn Highfield||28||14||0||14||420||469||-49||28||20|| || |
|-
|1988-89||Division 2||20||Runcorn Highfield||28||2||1||25||224||998||-774||05||20|| || |
|-
|1989-90||Division 2||21||Runcorn Highfield||28||00||0||28||218||935||-717||00||21|| || |
|-
|1990-91||Division 2||20||Runcorn Highfield||28||3||1||24||351||779||-428||07||21|| || |
|}
Pl = Games Played: W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points For; PA = Points Against; Diff = Points Difference (+ or -); Pts = League Points
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Several fixtures & results
The following are a selection of Runcorn Highfield’s fixtures from the seasons in which they played (semi) professional Rugby League :-{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=90 abbr="season" |Season
!width=120 abbr="Date" |Date
!width=150 abbr="Competition"|Competition
!width=150 abbr="Opp" |Opponent
! width 150 abbr="Venue" |Venue
!width 50 abbr="H/A" |H/A
!width=75 abbr="Result" |Result
!width 100 abbr="Score" |Score
!width 150 abbr=" Att " | Att
!width=40 abbr="Notes" |Notes
!width=50 abbr="Ref" |Ref
|-
|1984-85||Fri 14-09-1984||LC R1||St Helens||Knowsley Rd
Knowsley Road
Knowsley Road was a stadium located in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. It was the home of St Helens RLFC from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted Liverpool FC Reserves...
||A||Lost||14-68||2766|| ||
|-
|1984-85|| 24-02-1985||CC R2||Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
||Naughton Park
Halton Stadium
The Stobart Stadium Halton is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, England. The Widnes Vikings play their home games there as do Everton Reserves...
||A||Lost||11-36|||| ||
|-
|1986-87|| 14-09-1986||LC R1||Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
||Canal Street||H||Lost||10-48|||| ||
|-
|1987-88|| 13-09-1987||LC R1||Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
||Canal Street||H||Lost||6-40|||| ||
|-
|1988-89|| 13-09-1988||LC R1||Warrington
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
||Canal Street||H||Lost|| 4-42|||| ||
|-
|1988-89||Sun 13-11-1988||JPT R1||Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
||Central Park
Central Park (Wigan)
Central Park was a rugby league stadium in Wigan, England. It was the home of Wigan RLFC before the club moved to the JJB Stadium in 1999. Its final capacity was 18,000.-History:...
||A||Lost||2-92||7233|| ||
|-
!colspan=1 abbr="Season"|1989-90
!colspan=10 abbr="complete" |Complete for whole season
|-
|1989-90||Sun 03-09-1989||2nd Div ||Carlisle||Gillford Park
Gillford Park F.C.
Gillford Park F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria. They play in the Northern Football League Second Division and are managed by Stuart Bell.The club's ground is Gillford Park Stadium...
||A||Lost||14-54||707|| 6.01 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 06-09-1989||2nd Div ||Batley
Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||0-9||423|| |||
|-
|1989-90||Sun 10-09-1989||2nd Div ||Trafford Borough||Moss Lane
Moss Lane
Moss Lane is a multi-purpose stadium in Altrincham, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Altrincham and Manchester United Reserves...
, Altrincham||A||Lost||10-46||537|| 6.02 |||
|-
|1989-90||Sun 17-09-1989||LC R1||St Helens||Knowsley Rd
Knowsley Road
Knowsley Road was a stadium located in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. It was the home of St Helens RLFC from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted Liverpool FC Reserves...
||A||Lost||10-78||5498|| 6.03 |||
|-
|1989-90||Sun 24-09-1989||2nd Div ||Doncaster||Tattersfield||A||Lost||6-46||1949|| 6.04 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 01-10-1989||2nd Div ||Huddesfield
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||0-42||500|| |||
|-
|1989-90|| 08-10-1989||2nd Div ||Oldham
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||6-34||1621|| 6.05 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 15-10-1989||2nd Div ||Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
||Crown Flatt
Crown Flatt
Crown Flatt, known as the Tetley's Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league stadium on Owl Lane in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Dewsbury rugby league club...
||A||Lost||10-34||615|| 6.06 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 22-10-1989||2nd Div ||Nottingham City||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||14-17||250|| 6.07 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 05-11-1989||2nd Div ||Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
||Spotland
Spotland Stadium
Spotland Stadium is a sports venue located at Willbutts Lane in the Spotland area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It is currently home to Rochdale AFC and Rochdale Hornets RLFC...
||A||Lost||0-92||1663|| |||
|-
|1989-90|| 12-11-1989||2nd Div ||Batley
Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
||Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, Batley
Mount Pleasant is a rugby league stadium in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Batley RLFC.Renowned for its famous slope, Mount Pleasant is situated at the top of the hill that overlooks the town of Batley. The end of the ground at the top of the hill is surrounded by three...
||A||Lost||14-46||1090|| 6.08 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 19-11-1989||2nd Div ||Bramley
Bramley Buffaloes
Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||11-12||200|| 6.09 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 26-11-1989||2nd Div ||Nottingham City||Harvey Hadden Stadium||A||Lost||6-13|| 199|| 6.10 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 03-12-1989||REGAL R1||Whitehaven
Whitehaven RLFC
Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
||Recreation Ground
Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)
The Recreation Ground is a rugby league stadium in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Whitehaven RLFC.The ground has witnessed many other sports such as football, boxing, speedway and whippet racing....
||A||Lost||10-20||603|| 6.11 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 17-12-1989||2nd Div ||Whitehaven
Whitehaven RLFC
Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||10-28||140|| 6.12 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 26-12-1989||2nd Div ||Carlisle||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||9-18||230|| 6.13 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 01-01-1990||2nd Div ||Chorley Borough||Victory Park
Victory Park, Chorley
Victory Park is a football ground in Chorley, England. The home ground of Chorley F.C., it opened in 1920.-History:Chorley originally played at Dole Lane , but moved to Rangletts recreation ground in September 1901. Victory Park was built adjacent to the recreation ground in 1919 and was opened in...
||A||Lost||12-46||548|| 6.14 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 07-01-1990||2nd Div ||Huddesfield
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
||Fartown||A||Lost||10-22||922|| 6.15 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 14-01-1990||2nd Div ||Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||6-28||425|| 6.16 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 21-01-1990||2nd Div ||Ryedale-York||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||24-27||516|| 6.17 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 28-01-1990||CC R1||Bradford Northern
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||12-22|||| 6.18 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 04-02-1990||2nd Div ||Whitehaven
Whitehaven RLFC
Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
||Recreation Ground
Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)
The Recreation Ground is a rugby league stadium in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Whitehaven RLFC.The ground has witnessed many other sports such as football, boxing, speedway and whippet racing....
||A||Lost||6-20||818|| 6.19 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 18-02-1990||2nd Div ||Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
||Craven Park||A||Lost||6-36||3712|| 6.20 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 25-02-1990||2nd Div ||Trafford Borough||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||7-18||220|| 6.21 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 04-03-1990||2nd Div ||Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||0-28||816|| |||
|-
|1989-90|| 11-03-1990||2nd Div ||Bramley
Bramley Buffaloes
Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
||McLaren Field
Barley Mow, Bramley
Barley Mow was a former home ground of the Bramley Rugby League Club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England who moved there in 1881, just two years after their foundation. The club used the nearby Barley Mow public house as changing rooms....
||A||Lost||6-29||534|| 6.22 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 18-03-1990||2nd Div ||Oldham
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
||Watersheddings
Watersheddings
Watersheddings is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.Lying on the A672 approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre it is home to Oldham Cricket Club whose ground situated on Broadbent Road is called "The Pollards"....
||A||Lost||2-60||4406|| 6.23 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 25-03-1990||2nd Div ||Doncaster||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||2-29||300|| 6.24 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 01-04-1990||2nd Div ||Ryedale-York||Ryedale Stadium
Huntington Stadium
Huntington Stadium is the stadium of English rugby league team York City Knights.-History:The stadium was completed in October 1989 by contractors Birse Construction Ltd. It is situated two miles north of the city centre at Monk's Cross, close to the A1036 Malton Road...
||A||Lost||11-52||1508|| 6.25 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 08-04-1990||2nd Div ||Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||12-38||500|| 6.26 |||
|-
|1989-90|| 16-04-1990||2nd Div ||Chorley Borough||Canal St, Runcorn
Canal Street Stadium
Canal Street Stadium was a Association Football Stadium used by Runcorn FC, in Canal Street, Runcorn, a town within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, and on the southern bank of the River Mersey...
||A||Lost||2-11||206|| 6.27 |||
|-
!colspan=1 abbr="Season"|1990-91
!colspan=10 abbr="complete" |Complete for whole season
|-
|1990-91|| 26-08-1990||LC R1||Fulham||Maybe Crystal Palace||A||Lose||0-50||623|| ** |||
|-
|1990-91|| 09-09-1990||2nd Div ||Trafford Borough||Moss Lane
Moss Lane
Moss Lane is a multi-purpose stadium in Altrincham, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Altrincham and Manchester United Reserves...
, Altrincham||A||Lose||12-20||358|| 7.01 |||
|-
|1990-91|| 16-09-1990||2nd Div ||Ryedale-York||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Lose||10-22||420|| 7.02 |||
|-
|1990-91|| 23-09-1990||2nd Div ||Carlisle||Gillford Park
Gillford Park F.C.
Gillford Park F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria. They play in the Northern Football League Second Division and are managed by Stuart Bell.The club's ground is Gillford Park Stadium...
||A||Lose||13-44||839|| 7.03 |||
|-
|1990-91|| 30-09-1990||2nd Div ||Huddesfield
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Lose||6-19||815|| 7.04 |||
|-
|1990-91|| 07-10-1990||2nd Div ||Hunslet
Hunslet Hawks
Hunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:...
||Elland Road
Elland Road
Elland Road is an all-seater football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has been the permanent residence of Leeds United A.F.C...
||A||Lose||12-52||707|| 7.05 |||
|-
|1990-91|| 14-10-1990||2nd Div ||Halifax
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
||Thrum Hall
Thrum Hall
Thrum Hall was a rugby league stadium on Hanson Lane in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Halifax RLFC.-Stadium:The site, measuring 55,000 square yards and included a cricket pitch, greyhound track and bowling greens...
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|1990-91|| 21-10-1990||2nd Div ||Fulham||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Lose||12-22||400|| 7.07 |||
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|1990-91|| 04-11-1990||2nd Div ||Hunslet
Hunslet Hawks
Hunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:...
||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Lose||10-11||500|| 7.08 |||
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|1990-91|| 11-11-1990||2nd Div ||Bramley
Bramley Buffaloes
Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
||McLaren Field
Barley Mow, Bramley
Barley Mow was a former home ground of the Bramley Rugby League Club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England who moved there in 1881, just two years after their foundation. The club used the nearby Barley Mow public house as changing rooms....
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|1990-91|| 18-11-1990||2nd Div ||Salford
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Lose||6-26||1540|| 7.10 |||
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|1990-91|| 25-11-1990||2nd Div ||Huddesfield
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
||Fartown||A||Lose||14-17||1134|| 7.11 |||
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|1990-91|| 02-12-1990||REGAL R1||Warrington
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
||Wilderspool
Wilderspool
Wilderspool is a district of Warrington, England, located near to the town centre. Its area is basically Wilderspool Causeway and the streets coming off it; the limits being the River Mersey into the Stockton Heath Area of Warrington , Bridgefoot , and Centre Park...
||A||Lose||7-33||2712|| 7.12 |||
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|1990-91|| 16-12-1990||2nd Div ||Bramley
Bramley Buffaloes
Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Lose||12-13||300|| 7.13 |||
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|1990-91|| 23-12-1990||2nd Div ||Ryedale-York||Ryedale Stadium
Huntington Stadium
Huntington Stadium is the stadium of English rugby league team York City Knights.-History:The stadium was completed in October 1989 by contractors Birse Construction Ltd. It is situated two miles north of the city centre at Monk's Cross, close to the A1036 Malton Road...
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|1990-91|| 01-01-1991||2nd Div ||Leigh
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Lose||11-32||1000|| 7.14 |||
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|1990-91|| 06-01-1991||2nd Div ||Halifax
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
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|1990-91|| 20-01-1991||2nd Div ||Trafford Borough||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Lose||6-10||500|| 7.15 |||
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|1990-91|| 22-01-1991||2nd Div ||Salford
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
||The Willows
The Willows
The Willows is a town in Queensland, Australia. Situated in a region called the Gemfields, sapphires are mined extensively in the area. At the 2006 census, Willows Gemfields had a population of 103.-External links:**...
||A||Lose||6-50||1702|| 7.16 |||
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|1990-91|| 27-01-1991||2nd Div ||Whitehaven
Whitehaven RLFC
Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
||Recreation Ground
Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)
The Recreation Ground is a rugby league stadium in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Whitehaven RLFC.The ground has witnessed many other sports such as football, boxing, speedway and whippet racing....
||A||Lose||14-22||377|| 7.17 |||
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|1990-91|| 03-02-1991||2nd Div ||Carlisle||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Draw||12-12||300|| 7.18 |||
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|1990-91|| 14-02-1991||CC R1||Keighley
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
||Lawkholme Lane||A||Lose||4-36||574|| 7.19 |||
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|1990-91|| 17-02-1991||2nd Div ||Keighley
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
||Lawkholme Lane||A||Lose||16-33||668|| 7.20 |||
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|1990-91|| 03-03-1991||2nd Div ||Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Won||9-2||330|| 7.21 |||
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|1990-91|| 10-03-1991||2nd Div ||Nottingham City||Harvey Hadden Stadium||A||Lose||14-20||150|| 7.22 |||
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|1990-91|| 17-03-1991||2nd Div ||Whitehaven
Whitehaven RLFC
Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Lose||16-30||200|| 7.23 |||
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|1990-91|| 24-03-1991||2nd Div ||Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
||Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, Batley
Mount Pleasant is a rugby league stadium in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Batley RLFC.Renowned for its famous slope, Mount Pleasant is situated at the top of the hill that overlooks the town of Batley. The end of the ground at the top of the hill is surrounded by three...
||A||Lose||10-18||595|| 7.24 |||
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|1990-91|| 31-03-1991||2nd Div ||Keighley
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Won||54-16||350|| 7.25 |||
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|1990-91|| 01-04-1991||2nd Div ||Leigh
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
||Hilton Park
Hilton Park
Hilton Park has a number of different meanings:* Hilton Park services, a Motorway Service Area on the M6 Motorway north of Wolverhampton, England...
||A||Lose||6-42||1085|| 7.26 |||
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|1990-91|| 07-04-1991||2nd Div ||Nottingham City||Hoghton Rd
Hoghton Road Stadium
Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens , administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England.- Brief History :...
||H||Won||42-0||600|| 7.27 |||
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|1990-91|| 14-04-1991||2nd Div ||Fulham|Maybe |Crystal Palace||A||Lose||14-24||3547|| 7.28 ** |||
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CC Rx = Challenge Cup Round x; LC Rx = Lancahire Cup Competition; JPT Rx = John Player Trophy; REGAL Rx = Regal Trophy.
See also
Liverpool City (rugby league)Liverpool City (rugby league)
Liverpool City was a semi-professional rugby league club from the city of Liverpool in England.-The first Liverpool City - 1906-1907:A professional club first emerged in Liverpool, called Liverpool City in 1906, playing at the Stanley Athletics Ground. They hold an unwanted record in the...
British rugby league system
British rugby league system
The British rugby league system is based on four separate structures: the professional leagues administered by the Rugby Football League, the reserve leagues, the amateur leagues administered by British Amateur Rugby League Association and the Rugby League Conference.There is no system of automatic...
1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season
1984–85 Rugby Football League season
1985–86 Rugby Football League season
1986–87 Rugby Football League season
1987–88 Rugby Football League season
1988–89 Rugby Football League season
1989–90 Rugby Football League season
1990–91 Rugby Football League season
The Great Schism – Rugby League View
The Great Schism – Rugby Union View
Rugby league county leagues
Rugby league county leagues
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...
List of defunct rugby league clubs
External Links
- 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com
- Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897
- Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97
- Saints Heritage Society
- Warington History
- Stanley Stadium
- Rugby League Project - Robin Whitfield
- RL All time records