Many of workington towns board came from local soccer team workington afcs board and the team would ground share with the reds at borough park. Workington is an old market town and seaport situated at the mouth of the river derwent. In august, gareth barbers points in a match record was beaten by centre danny halliwell who scored 28 with 4 tries and 6 goals in our home win over workington town. Workington towns history celebrated jo holliday is a rugby historian and has collected over 49,000 player profiles. Location, area, boundaries, landform, setting the workington hall estate, c 106 ha, lies on the eastern edge of workington, between the town and the village of stainburn. During his four years back at the club he oversaw some significant signings including syd lowdon from whitehaven in 1957 for a club record. Oglanby, who played at derwent park from 1990 until 1995, was part of the 1994 second division championship winning team that brought silverware back to workington for the first time in 17 years although town had finished runnersup the season before, the club were.
He wrote a book about town s 50year history in 1996 and a second one about a group of town players who were selected for a lions tour in the late 1950s. Workington town rlfc was formed in december 1944 at a meeting held in the royal oak hotel, workington now the labour club and in attendance was mr john wilson the then secretary of the rugby league. Workington, town parish and port in allerdale district, administrative county of cumbria, historic county of cumberland, northwestern england. Their local rivals are whitehaven, who joined the league three years after workington town. Workington, cumberland genealogy heraldry and history. Pages in category workington town players the following 143 pages are in this category, out of 143 total. Bus station opposite library approx 100 yards away. Workington town rugby league football club,limited officers.
Workington town rlfc derwent park workington cumbria ca14 2hg. In 1974 the town of workington became the county seat of the new allerdale borough council, formed as a result of local government reorganisation. Outside town, john christian curwen established his renowned experimental model farm at schoose c. Workington town rugby league football club,limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. He wrote a book about towns 50year history in 1996 and a second one about a group of town players who were selected for a lions tour in the late 1950s.
Mar 03, 2015 a celebration of workington town 70th anniversary. Coached by graeme west and captained by shaun edwards, wigan competed in super league i and finished in 2nd place, but went on to win the premiership final at old trafford against st. After the romans had left, anglian invaders started to harry the coast and the. The hall stands to the western side of curwen park, formerly low park, on the edge of a steep scarp, hall bank, from which there are extensive views out over the parkland below. In late 2006 they became the first ever winners of the preseason ike southward trophy, beating neighbours workington town 186 at the recreation ground. Adrian jackson and dave parkinson discuss the last round of super league and talk about all the stories including ottawa, coronavirus and the league form of toronto, huddersfield and leeds. The club has 8 years left to run on its lease and the conspiracy theory is that allerdale borough council want the club to. Strange goings on at workington reds at the present moment. Workington town rlfc hall of fame is a new publication from joe holliday featuring every player to feature for workington town until the end of the 2015 season. Best darts match ever phil taylor v adrian lewis, 20 grand slam of darts duration.
Whitehaven workington town live score, video stream and. Allerdale council was due to make a key decision at the end of last month, but an authority spokesman confirmed the process had been held up. Whitehaven workington town live score and video online live stream starts on 4. It is located on the solway firth where it joins the irish sea. Workington town rlfc was formed at a meeting held in the royal oak hotel, workington in december 1944. Workington shared stadium decision delayed times and star. Workington hall, workington 1001262 historic england. Knights get back on track with proud workington win york. The gus risman bar or tom mitchell lounge both available.
The town stands on the coast, at the mouth of the river derwent, and on the maryport and whitehaven section of the l. A bill for repairing the road from the city of carlisle in the county of cumberland, to the market and seaport town of workington in the said county. Oglanby, who played at derwent park from 1990 until 1995, was part of the 1994 second division championship winning team that brought silverware back to workington for the first time in 17 years. Workington, a market and seaport town, a municipal borough, a township, and a parish in cumberland. Johns shopping precinct, workington, cumberland, 1981 by russell w barnes 5 6 workington harbour, low tide, afternoon sun. It was decided at the meeting that the club should be registered as a business and that an application for membership of the rugby. The club competes in the northern premier league division one north west, the eighth tier of english football the club plays its home matches at borough park, which has a capacity of 3,101. Join today and help directly fund our squad building whilst enjoying exclusive benefits. Workingons population stood at 5,716 in 1801 but rose only modestly to 6,280 in 1851. Every workington town player stars in joes book times and star.
The team picture seems to have been clipped from a magazinenewspaper and then lightly stuck to thick paper. News squad fixtures results ground guide club history. As others have noted above, this is because derwent park will be unavailable. Workington town rlfc hall of fame is a new publication from joe holliday. Workington is an ancient market and industrial town at the mouth of the river derwent, and is the main shopping centre for west cumbria.
Workington from the air, june 1985 by russell w barnes 2 3 st. The club also competed in the 1996 challenge cup, but were knocked out. Media in category workington town players the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. He wrote a book about towns 50year history in 1996 and a second one about a group of town players who were selected for. Some parts of the town north of the river derwent date back to roman times. Workington association football club is an english football club based in workington, cumbria.
Kay, tony workington town 1992 kitchin, wayne workington town 1992 mcginty, billy wigan mckenzie, phil widnes 1991 marwood, dean workington town 1992 odonnell, augustine st helens oglanby, martin workington town 1992 pape, kevin carlisle 1992 penrice, paul workington town 1991 phillips, rowland warrington riley, peter. Town grew up hill to southeast of early core beside derwent. Workington academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Posteaster, the dp pitch is to be extended over the nowdisused speedway track, and its surface improved, to bring it up to football standards. Professional darts corporation recommended for you. The book is in a4 format, is full of information, and contains over 520 pages featuring details of the 770 players who have appeared for workington town from the clubs inception until. Many of workington town s board came from local football team workington afcs board and the team would ground share with the reds at borough park. Whitehaven rlfc v workington town workington town v swinton lions.
Last season there were 95 players in the league who had at some point played for workington town. Workington, a town, a parish, and a subdistrict, in cockermouth district, cumberland. The manager was george ainsley with whom workington were promoted to the third division. He is also the proud owner of a film documenting workington towns historic win. Whitehaven workington town live score, video stream and h2h. Timeline history of workington, cumbria visitor uk. Workington town rugby league football club, workington. Workington town rlfc fixtures history and club information. Here on sofascore livescore you can find all whitehaven vs workington town previous results sorted by their h2h matches. James ford celebrated his 100th game in charge of york city knights by watching his team produce a strong performance in the bootham crescent sun to beat workington town 408.
The town stands on the coast, at the mouth of the river derwent, and on the maryport and whitehaven railway, at the junction of the railway to cockermouth, 7 miles n by e of whitehaven. The 1996 wigan season was the 101st season in the clubs rugby league history and the first season in the newly formed super league. Haven made it to the final of the northern rail cup for the first time in 2007 but lost 546 to widnes. Workington library now has a cafe called cafe west run by west house which is a voluntary organisation providing a range of community based, high quality support services to people with disabilities living in cumbria. The reds adopted the coat of arms of the new borough on their shirts for the 197475 season. Every workington town player stars in joes book times. All taken from workington afc forum and west cumbria press. The book is in a4 format, is full of information, and contains over 520 pages featuring details of the 770 players who. The club has 8 years left to run on its lease and the conspiracy theory is that allerdale borough council want the club to move to derwent park home of workington town rlfc. Workington applied for reelection at the end of four consecutive seasons between 1974 and 1977.
A guide to workington town rlfc including fixtures, history, records and club information. History of workington, in allerdale and cumberland map. Many of workington town s board came from local soccer team workington afcs board and the team would ground share with the reds at borough park. Joe is still a regular at the zebra claims stadium for home games. June 28, 2008 another grand final reached, the second under coach steve deakin, but disappointment again when beaten by a doncaster side, coached by rugby league legend ellery. With workington expected to bring a sizeable pack, yorks forwards really stood up in the heat and laid a strong platform for an important win. Workington association football club was refounded. Workington coach martin oglanby says that his time as a town player in the 199394 season was the highlight of his career. Workington town rugby league football club sports club. The club is often referred to as workington reds red being its home colour to distinguish it from rugby. Official facebook account of workington town rlfc contact the club office on 01900 603609. Jun 11, 2018 james ford celebrated his 100th game in charge of york city knights by watching his team produce a strong performance in the bootham crescent sun to beat workington town 408.
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