Rugby football
The 1894–95 season saw a new stand open on the south side in a momentous year for Rugby football. Leigh along with Salford and Wigan, were suspended for professionalism by the Rugby Football Union, and placed joint bottom of the Lancashire league. With automatic promotion and relegation, they faced dropping down a division, and potential financial ruin. On top of years of arguments with the Rugby Football Union concerning player expenses, 22 teams including Leigh decided to form a breakaway governing body – the Northern Union.