Rugby League - Sport | Welcome to Yorkshire Share this page Rugby League in Yorkshire Rugby league is Yorkshire born and bred and has developed into one of the most popular and passionate spectator and participation sports in Britain, since the classic northern breakaway from the Rugby Football Union in Huddersfield in 1895. Tough and physically demanding, League is woven into the cultural identity of many Yorkshire communities, but it's also an exciting sport that looks forward, not back, and its popularity is growing season on season. The sport enjoys fantastic TV coverage on both Sky and the BBC, where audiences have reached 25 million viewers. But everyone can enjoy it live here in Yorkshire. Yorkshire has seven clubs in the county playing top class rugby league: Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants, Hull FC, Hull KR, Wakefield Wildcats and Leeds Rhinos, meaning that half the teams currently competing in the Super League are from Yorkshire. Leeds and Bradford have been two of the most successful teams since Super League kicked off in 1996. Rugby League has an excellent reputation as a family game with several generations often attending games together.

Children are kept entertained at the various grounds by the teams' mascots as well as specially planned activities aimed at keeping the younger fans happy. If you're an absolute beginner to the game the rules are easier to pick up than you would think and, once you have got to grips with the basics, working out exactly what's going on is all part of the fun. With 13 players a side, and up to 12 changes allowed per side, things move pretty fast! Home games generally kick off around 8pm on Friday or 3pm on Sundays, for a fast and furious start or finish to the weekend! Bradford Bulls Bradford Bulls have been a revelation in the Super League, having enjoyed stunning success including a clean sweep of all the major rugby league honours in 2003, with Super League, the Challenge Cup and the World Club Championship among the spoils. The Bulls also scooped the Super League in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005, the Challenge Cup in 2000 and 2003, and the World Club Challenge in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

Bradford Bulls have not been at the top of their form in the last season or two, but are still a massive presence and among the biggest draws in the game. They have a knack of producing great talent, such as current young British superstar Sam Burgess, who recently made a big money move to Australia, and England captain Jamie Peacock, now with the Rhinos. Bradford Bulls' home, the Provident Stadium (formerly Odsal Stadium), is a multi-sport venue just south of Bradford city centre, which has been their home ground since 1934, and in 1954 saw one of the largest attendances for a rugby game of all time, at over 102,000. Castleford Tigers Founder Super League members, Castleford Tigers; enjoy lots of nicknames, and even more success! The club known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers' or 'Classy Cas', were also known as 'The Glassblowers', traditionally the trade of many supporters. But they're not just a pretty name! The Tigers, famous for their attractive and stylish rugby, have won the prestigious Challenge Cup four times, the Yorkshire Cup five times, and twice been crowned National League Champions.

Castleford's top rivalry is against neighbouring Wakefield Wildcats, although they also enjoy fierce competition with Leeds Rhinos, Hull KR and Bradford Bulls, not to mention St Helens from across the border in Lancashire! The Tigers' home since 1927 has been the appropriately named 'Jungle' on Wheldon Road, a short walk from the town centre, although 'Cas' will soon be found at a new state-of-the-art community sports complex currently in development but due to be ready for new season. Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants play their home games at the John Smith's Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C. The Giants finished 1st in the 2013 league winning the league leaders shield, however they were knocked out in the first round of the play offs. Huddersfield is also one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league teams. With a trophy haul of 7 Championships and 6 Challenge Cups they are historically one of the most successful clubs in Rugby League.

Hull FC Hull FC may have the most unexpected history of all Yorkshire's rugby league clubs, having been originally formed by a group of ex-public schoolboys from York in 1865. Today Hull FC's biggest rivals are the city's other professional team, Hull Kingston Rovers, and their stunning head-to-head encounters play to full houses and make for one of the most passionate fixtures in rugby league. In 2005 Hull FC reached their most recent high with a last-minute try to grab a glorious one-point victory against mighty Yorkshire rivals Leeds Rhinos in the Challenge Cup final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. They also reached a Wembley final in 2008. Hull FC can truly claim to be one of oldest clubs in rugby league, playing at one of the most modern venues, the Kingston Communications Stadium they have shared with the high-flying footballing counterparts Hull City since January 2003. Hull Kingston Rovers One of the truly iconic clubs of rugby league, it's not long since Hull Kingston Rovers could lay justifiable claim to be the sport's most famous name. Now 'Hull KR' is right back in the big time.

In 2005 the club won the Northern Rail Cup before being crowned National League Champions in 2006 and storming back to join the elite once again, where many will feel they rightfully belong. Taking the field in their instantly recognisable white shirts with red bands, 'The Robins' have had a number of grounds in their time but are now well established in their compact 10,000-seater Craven Park Stadium, just off Preston Rd in East Hull. Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos were the 2011 and 2012 Champions playing in the Stobart Super League Competition (formally Engage). As Leeds' only professional rugby league team, the Rhinos have enjoyed success over recent years having won 6 Championships since 2004 and winning the World Club Challenge at their home ground in 2012. The Club boasts several international players including Kevin Sinfield, Ryan Hall and Jamie Jones-Buchanan and call Headingley Carnegie Stadium, on the outskirts of Leeds, their home. Rhinos' massive rivals are local Bradford Bulls, and with Castleford, Huddersfield and Wakefield other West Yorkshire opponents, local derbies are never far away.

Leeds Rhinos are the rugby league aristocrats, combining big name signings, with home-produced talent and are supported by one of rugby league's most enduringly popular mascots, Ronnie the Rhino. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, one of the oldest names in rugby league, were originally formed by the members of a church, and enjoy nothing more than the chance to bring local rivals, the Castleford Tigers, to their knees! Five times Challenge Cup winners and twice champions in the distant past, dubbed by passionate fans simply 'Wakey', 'Trinity', or the 'Wildcats', they have remained among the sport's Super League elite since promotion from National League competition in 1999, and in 2009 enjoyed their best ever season, including entry to the end of season play-offs. Wakefield Trinity has been at its Belle Vue stadium since 1879, and the 11,000 capacity venue can be easily accessed by bus, train or car. Rugby League Competitions Stobart Super League Super League is Europe's premier professional rugby league club competition, sponsored by Stobart.

It comprises fourteen top teams, thirteen English (7 Yorkshire) and one French, though due to the growing popularity of the spectacle, games have also been played in Scotland and Spain. Super League teams battle it out from February to October, culminating in a play-off series and a sensational end of season Grand Final in front of 70,000-plus spectators. The Tetley's Challenge Cup The Tetley's Challenge Cup, rugby league's historic and prestigious international club competition, is the only knock-out tournament of its kind to include teams from all levels of the sport. It culminates in a showpiece final at Wembley Stadium. Teams come from as far as Russia and France to compete for the honour of being there. Rugby League World Cup 2013 In 2013 England was host to the RLWC with fixtures being played across the Yorkshire teams' grounds and beyond. England performed heroically, reaching the semi-finals against New Zealand at Wembley and looking like victory was within their grasp before a dying seconds try and conversion from their antipodean rivals snatched a win. It just goes to show that with rugby league, apart from great action, you never know what to expect!

Cheap B&B and Hotels in Huddersfield Town Centre near University Cheap Hotels and B&Bs in Huddersfield Town Centre near University, Hospital... Budget accommodation in city center of Huddersfield UK (with family rooms) Looking for a cheap overnight stay ? The West Yorkshire Town of Huddersfield is known for its charm and friendliness of the local people. Many locals and tourists enjoy watching rugby league whether it's the Giants or RUFC. Both teams attract plenty of support from within the city and surrounding areas. Many supporters choose to stay overnight in cheap hotels and b&b's for a weekend break so they can watch rugby league as well as having a night out on the town. Many properties provide a full English breakfast in the morning and feature larger family rooms. Some have an indoor swimming pool. Town centre accommodation is conveniently located near to restaurants, bars, cafes and shopping centres. The railway station, Lawrence Batley Theatre, hospital, University of Huddersfield and the Kingsgate Shopping Centre are within close distance as well.

Hotels and Bed and Breakfasts Check-in date Find your cheap town centre hotel or bed and breakfast Accommodation near University of Huddersfield HD1 3DH Queensgate The University of Huddersfield which was a former Polytechnic, is just outside the ring road of the town centre. Its' easy to find and well signposted. There are numerous cheap bed and breakfast establishments that are ideal for students who want to stay over and find out more about university campus life. The main campus called Queensgate is situated south east of the town centre. Several affordable hotels can be found within easy reach of the campus as well. Address University : Queensgate Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 3DH, United Kingdom web : Hotels near Huddersfield Hospital - Royal Infirmary - St Luke's The town's Royal Infirmary Hospital is also close to cheap hotels along with b&b's if you have to stay for a few days while visiting family or friends who are ill. Browsing online is the quickest way to find affordable accommodation close to the hospital, so you won't have far to travel.

Address Huddersfield Royal Infirmary : Acre St, Lindley, West Yorkshire HD3 3EA, United Kingdom Address BMI The Huddersfield Hospital : Birkby Hall Rd, West Yorkshire HD2 2BL, United Kingdom Address St Luke's Hospital : Blackmoorfoot Rd, HD4 5RQ, United Kingdom Huddersfield in West Yorkshire England UK Location : this large market town is located in central England, just over 10 miles from Bradford UK . The city is situated halfway between Leeds and central Manchester in West Yorkshire, England. The Peak National Park can be reached in 35 minutes by car. Region : Yorkshire and the Humber County : West Yorkshire Greenhead Park (Trinity Street, HD1 4HS England UK) Beautiful park with a children's playground area, miniature train, skate park, basketball, tennis, football and bowl courts. There is a nice cafe in the park too. Kirklees Light Railway (Park Mill Way, Clayton West, West Yorkshire HD8 9XJ, United Kingdom) 3.5-mile long 15 in gauge minimum gauge railway through the beautiful South Pennine foothills. Particularly good for young children.

Tolson Museum (Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Moldgreen, HD5 8DJ England UK) Very interesting and informative museum which displays local Huddersfield industrial heritage. Enjoyable for both a child and an adult. Castle Hill (Lumb Lane, Almondbury HD4 6TA, West Yorkshire UK) The town's most noticeable landmark. Castle hill is steeped in history and the views from the hill are stunning. The Definitive History of Leeds United - Football in Yorkshire - Up to 1905 History of the Club - Football in Yorkshire Football comes to Yorkshire - Up to 1905 back to The organising of the game - forward to the Leeds City years The Victorian gentlemen of London and the Home Counties laid many foundations for the future during the second half of the Nineteenth Century. Among their greatest achievements was to bring organisation and order to sport, and in particular Association Football. They formed the Football Association in 1863, defined the first popularly accepted rules of the game and invented the FA Cup. It was a different time when a business cash advance was not required as a part of the football economy.

In a jealously guarded amateur era for the game, the Corinthian spirit of these footballing pioneers was a catalyst for an approach that the game badly needed to encourage its progress. After the sudden rush of initial development and the advent of firstly shamateurism and then true professionalism, however, the power base of the game shifted. The universities and schools of the Home Counties became anachronisms and the focus fell instead on the industries and working men of the North, with Lancashire clubs coming to prominence and inspiring many young men to careers in the game, despite the many financial restrictions still in place. back to top The story was not so positive in the dark, satanic mills of Yorkshire. Most of the public and potential players in the Broad Acres were more interested in rugby or cricket; soccer was a game for toffs and a bit of a Nancy Boy Southerner's pastime in the eyes of the typical, hard-bitten Yorkshireman and early efforts by some pioneers to get a football scene going had limited success. There were small oases of popularity and genuinely pioneering spirit in places such as Sheffield, but for the most part, Yorkshire was immune to the beauties of 'Socker'.

Leeds in particular, and West Yorkshire in general, were centres for cynicism and stereotypical denunciation of the 'Southern jessies'. According to the Bantams Past website , "In the late 1800s working men began to discover leisure. The Factory Act of 1850 stopped work in textile mills after 2pm on a Saturday. The legislation was primarily aimed at restricting the working hours of women and children, but adult males benefited, as it was uneconomic to keep the mills open without the labour of women and children who formed a large proportion of the workforce. By the early 1870s Bradford workers were given all Saturday afternoon off, it allowed time for sports to be played as an escape from the rigours of work. Cricket and rugby were the main pastimes, in fact a good proportion of rugby clubs were formed by members of cricket clubs who wished to have some sport in the winter months.

Although football - or the association game as it was known - had a toehold, it was the oval ball game that ruled the roost once bat and pad had been put into hibernation." The menfolk of West Yorkshire had plenty of time and enthusiasm for sport, but their preoccupation was cricket in the summer and rugby in the winter months. Association football got barely a look in between these two preserves and was frowned upon by the establishment. Yorkshire County Cricket Club were formed on 8th January, 1863 at the Adelphi Hotel in Sheffield, while the first record of a rugby club in Leeds dates back to 1864 when H I Jenkinson placed an advert in the Leeds Mercury inviting players to meet up at Woodhouse Moor a few days a week from 7 to 8am. That advert attracted over 500 members. From this initial interest several clubs were formed including Leeds St Johns who went on to become the professional rugby league club based at Headingley, known today as Leeds Rhinos. There were those in the area who tried to promote the merits of soccer, but they faced an uphill struggle to convince their fellows.

The main conurbations of the West Riding, Leeds and Bradford, lacked any professional teams, in stark contrast to even small towns like Burton, Gainsborough and Glossop, which could point to their own local football club. In fact, Burton enjoyed the presence of two, United and Wanderers, both of whom were in the Football League during the 1890's. Other towns and cities in Yorkshire were more receptive to the delights of the association game, and Sheffield, in particular, was a beacon of pioneering spirit. Sheffield FC are recognised as the oldest club in the world, having been formed in 1857, and took part in the FA Cup for the first time in 1874. The club failed to gain admittance to the London-based Football Association when it was formed in 1863, because of irreconcilable differences between the interpretation of the rules between the two, and the Sheffield Football Association was formed as a consequence in 1867. Sheffield Wednesday followed, initially styled simply The Wednesday, their birth coinciding with that of the Sheffield FA.

Wednesday lost 6-1 in the 1890 Cup Final to Blackburn, but came back in 1896 to beat Wolves 2-1 and take the Cup back to Yorkshire for the first time. Their two-goal match-winner that day was England international Fred Spiksley, a left-winger who was to play a small part in the story of Leeds City. Sheffield United were another major club from the area and became Yorkshire's first League champions when they won the title in 1899. They also won the Cup in 1898. back to top Representatives from the Sheffield area strove to spread the gospel of the new dribbling game among their neighbours and were responsible for what is generally acknowledged to be the first soccer match ever played in Leeds in 1877. Martin Jarred and Malcolm Macdonald: "It was arranged by Fred Sanderson, president of the Sheffield Association, who took two teams from Sheffield to play an exhibition match at Holbeck Recreation Ground on Boxing Day 1877. They turned up with all their kit, a ball, umpires and even a set of posts, like missionaries spreading the soccer gospel.

"Despite a bitterly cold wind the game attracted a good crowd and the Sheffield visitors reckoned they had covered their expenses - until they discovered that most of the spectators were Holbeck Rugby Club season ticket holders who had got in without playing. With so many rugby folk at the ground it was not surprising that soccer was given a lukewarm reception by people who 'reckoned nowt to it'." Some areas within the city of Leeds did take to soccer - teams like Rothwell, Oulton, Hunslet Wesleyans and Meanwood sprang up around 1880, and in 1885 Leeds FC were formed. The latter played its home games on the Star and Garter ground at Kirkstall, but struggled to build a following. The club disbanded in 1887, but another club by the same name was founded in 1888, the year the Football League was formed, before again folding in 1890. Another club, Leeds Albion was set up in 1888, but lasted only four years before also fading into oblivion. It seemed soccer in Leeds was dead in its tracks.

Things started to pick up, however, as the end of the century drew near and in February 1894 there were two significant events: the forming of yet another Leeds AFC and, on the 26th of the month, the establishment of the West Yorkshire League, which Leeds duly won by eight points that first season. back to top On January 29 1896, there came the first recorded instance of a serious interest from the Huddersfield area in soccer. Sporting interests in the town were represented at a meeting at the White Swan Hotel, Halifax, when Messrs William Hirst and James Spittle assessed the continued growth of the game in the region. On 12 February, at the Green Dragon Hotel, Leeds, another meeting was held with the intention of applying to the Football Association for permission to form a West Yorkshire Association. An all Huddersfield board was elected to handle its affairs. Spittle, who presided over the proceedings, was nominated as its divisional representative with Hirst and Mr W H Shaw filling the posts of president and vice president respectively.

Leeds had to move around a bit in the club's early years, variously housing themselves at Roundhay, Headingley (shared with the Rugby Club and next door to the international cricket ground), Meanwood and Headingley again. The club folded in 1898, when Headingley's owners, the Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Club, asked them to increase attendances to pay their way. Only three members of the football club turned up at its annual meeting on 22 June 1898 to discuss the problem and the lack of interest effectively sealed the club's fate. However, there was another set of challengers on the way. Sheffield-born Sam Gilbert, the cricket professional at Hunslet cricket club, shared with many other of the Steel City's sons a desire to widen the popularity of the new game, and acted as a kind of footballing missionary to the West Riding. It was he who founded the first Hunslet Association Football Club in 1878 and his enthusiasm and commitment kept the club going for five challenging seasons, though regular fixtures were hard to come by. The lack of local interest and money led to Hunslet AFC fading away in 1883.

Gilbert's vision of a successful club was given fresh impetus, however, in 1889 when employees of Leeds Steelworks formed a club, eventually to be rechristened as Hunslet FC when they joined the West Yorkshire League in 1894. Hunslet, known locally as 'The Twinklers', became a formidable outfit, winning the West Yorkshire Cup four times and reaching the FA Amateur Cup quarter-finals twice, including one celebrated victory over the mighty Old Etonians, who had won the Cup in 1879 and 1882, and were runners-up in 1875, 1876, 1881 and 1883. back to top The match came during a wonderful Cup run which saw Hunslet defeating West Hartlepool, Loftus and Buxton to earn a home tie with Old Etonians in the second round proper on 15 February 1896. There were few who gave Hunslet any chance of progressing, and when they fell 2-0 behind within seven minutes it looked like a heavy defeat would follow.

However, the Yorkshiremen fought back with an inspiring display to earn a shock 3-2 victory, one of the goals coming from 'Tipper' Heffron, a winger who went on to play for Leeds City. Hunslet sadly lost to Darlington in the next round and ended the season with a loss of ï¿½35, demonstrating the size of the financial challenge facing football in Yorkshire. In 1897, Hunslet was among the leading local clubs which formed the Yorkshire League. Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax, Mexborough, Barnsley St Peter's, Doncaster Rovers Reserves, Sheffield United Reserves and Sheffield Wednesday Reserves completed the line-up. That season saw Hunslet beat Leeds in a replay to win the Leeds Workpeople's Hospital Cup. The original match had attracted 7,000 spectators. The same month, Hunslet also secured the West Yorkshire Cup, beating Harrogate with the only goal of the game before a crowd of 3,400. The attendances gave some evidence of the increasing interest in association football among the West Yorkshire public.

As the new century dawned, Hunslet were the local game's leading force: in 1900, they won the West Yorkshire Cup for the fourth successive year, also winning the Leeds Workpeople's Hospital Cup for a fourth time. They had a formidable team, good enough to hold mighty Blackburn Rovers to a 1-1 draw on Easter Tuesday 1900. Amongst their ranks was Harold Lemoine, who became one of the best goalkeepers in the country, going on to play for Shepherd's Bush and Clapton and winning three amateur caps for England between 1908 and 1910. As powerful an outfit as Hunslet were, however, they had no ground of their own and were constantly in danger of going out of existence. They had moved from the Wellington Ground in Low Road to the Laburnum Ground at Parkside, only a narrow strip of land separating it from the Hunslet Rugby Ground, and then on to their final home at the Nelson Ground in Low Road. The club were all ready to join the reformed West Yorkshire League in 1902, but lost the lease on their ground.

They could not find an alternative base in time and disbanded, with many of their supporters vowing to raise the necessary capital to get a new club off the ground. The men behind the club remained convinced that Leeds could sustain a Football League club. back to top Just round the turn of the century, some of the West Riding's rugby clubs were in dire straits. A couple of them decided to call it a day, leading to unexpected opportunities for association football in the area. Bradford's Manningham and Holbeck of Leeds were both disbanded, and their descent into oblivion gave rise to the birth of the Bradford City and Leeds City Football Clubs. In 1880, Manningham Rugby Club was formed after the Manningham Albion Club was disbanded. They originally played at a field in Whetley Hill, known as Carlisle Road, but in 1886 they relocated to Valley Parade, a ground that was hacked out of a hillside over a few months. Manningham were one of a number of leading clubs that formed the Northern Union in 1895 and a year later were the inaugural winners of the championship of what became the Rugby League.

However, the club fell upon hard times after being relegated, and in 1903 only the successful staging of an archery tournament kept the club going. At the same time a number of locals were doing their best to get an association football club off the ground, with the Bradford Observer's sub-editor James Whyte one of the driving forces. In March 1903, the committee of Manningham Rugby Club indicated they were prepared to share Valley Parade with a professional football team, with the two organisations playing on alternate Saturdays. They later decided to suspend the activities of the Rugby club for twelve months, paving the way for the newly established Bradford City Football Club to successfully apply to join the Football League that summer. According to the Bantams Past website , "A delegation travelled to London on 25th May to apply for admission. The infant club was accepted with open arms and the delegation returned to Bradford in triumph. At the Belle Vue public house they celebrated what was described as 'the greatest football scoop ever known'. City were the only side to have joined the League without having played a single match! "The fateful meeting was held in St Paul's Schoolroom, Manningham on 29th May.

For two hours a furious debate raged. No one was deceived - this was about making an irreversible decision to completely abandon rugby in favour of - in the now famous words of Manningham President Alfred Ayrton - 'a game that would pay'. Although a call for rugby to be retained was 'met with great cheers', the adoption of professional football was passed by 75 votes to 34. Bradford City was born." Meanwhile, the demise of Holbeck Rugby Club in 1904 left their Elland Road ground up for grabs. The availability of regular headquarters and markedly superior facilities was among the main factors that improved the odds of a football club succeeding in Leeds. back to top In 1896 Holbeck had joined the Northern Union (the forerunner of the Rugby League), and enjoyed some decent facilities. Bentley's Brewery owned a large plot of land at the foot of Beeston Hill on the main road to Elland. It was known as the Old Peacock Ground, taking its name from a local pub, the Peacock Inn, which stood opposite. This was the source of the Peacocks nickname associated in the years to come with both Leeds City and United.

Holbeck Rugby Club had originally played further down Elland Road at Holbeck Recreation Ground, but in 1897 when the lease was not renewed, Holbeck bought the Old Peacock Ground in 1897 for ï¿½1,100. Bentley's sold on condition that it should remain as a football ground for seven years and that they should hold the catering rights. Holbeck built a new stand ready for the following season and the ground soon became popularly known as Elland Road. The location was also used for association football, with the first competitive soccer match seeing Hunslet beat Harrogate 1-0 to win the West Yorkshire Cup on 23 April 1898. Leeds Woodville of the Leeds League shared the ground with Holbeck during 1902-03, but in 1904 Holbeck folded after losing a play off against St Helens for the honour of a place in division one of the Northern Union. The Elland Road ground was put on the market. That August, a number of interested parties gathered at a meeting in the Griffin Hotel in Boar Lane to discuss the creation of a 'good association club in Leeds'.

A number of the men behind the disbanded Hunslet Football Club were among the participants and the outcome of the meeting was that a new club, to be named Leeds City Association Football Club, should be formed. It was agreed that the Elland Road ground should be rented for use by Leeds City in the season to come. Officials of the new club gave instructions to sign the lease on 13 October 1904, for an annual rent of ï¿½75 with an option to buy for not more than ï¿½5,000 the following March. When the lease was finally signed, in November, the purchase figure was reduced to ï¿½4,500. A group of players was quickly enlisted and the club joined the reformed West Yorkshire League. Their first competitive game was at Morley's Scratcherd Lane on 1 September when City struggled to a 2-2 draw. Two days after the all-clear to sign the lease, Leeds City played their first game at Elland Road on 15th October, a friendly against Hull City, which they lost 2-0.

The management of the club had their sights set firmly on a future in the Football League and their strategy was to arrange a series of high profile friendly games against Football League opponents. West Yorkshire League fixtures were treated with scant respect and several games were called off as City entertained top sides like Sheffield United, Preston and Derby. Many players were invited to Elland Road to play for City, but very few were kept on. Some famous names appeared for the club in the bigger friendlies, including Tom Morren (Sheffield United) and Fred Spiksley (Sheffield Wednesday's FA Cup-winner), both England internationals, but City were unable to retain either player. Although the 34-year-old Spiksley was well past his best he was a class act and his appearances helped generate more interest in City's development. Capped seven times by England, the left winger shone with his home town club Gainsborough Trinity, before moving to Sheffield Wednesday where he scored a century of goals. But none of them were as precious as the two which saw the Owls beat Wolves 2-1 in the 1896 FA Cup final.

He arrived at Leeds after a few outings with Glossop, and after leaving City turned out for Watford before embarking on a successful coaching career, winning national championships in Sweden, Mexico and Germany, where he was interned on the outbreak of World War One. He also had a spell in Switzerland and was assistant coach at Fulham. He died on Ladies Day at Goodwood Racecourse on 28 July 1948. Centre-half Morren played once, and scored, for England in a 3-2 win against Ireland in Belfast on 5 March 1898. Together with Ernest Nudger Needham and Rab Howell, he was a member of Sheffield United's diminutive half-back line who all played for England. Sunderland-born Morren, who stood a shade over 5ft 5in, played his early football in the Middlesbrough area before joining the Blades with whom he won the championship in 1898 and the FA Cup the following year. Morren spent eight years at Sheffield United, his final game being a 7-3 friendly win against a Leeds Association XI on 29 April 1903.

He came out of semi-retirement to have a go with Leeds City but opted not to carry on and called time on his playing days to run a newsagent's and general store in Sharrow Vale, Sheffield. back to top At that time, some 16 years after the formation of the Football League, Leeds was the biggest city in England without a League club. City officials, however, were convinced that was about to change as the League Management Committee was keen on increasing membership. Their confidence led them to float Leeds City as a limited company in April 1905 with 15 directors and an initial capital of 10,000 ï¿½1 shares, mainly held by three local businessmen: Norris Hepworth , a noted wholesale clothier, the club's first chairman; Mr Ralph Younger landlord of the Old Peacock Inn; and Mr A W Pullin, better known as 'Old Ebor', a Yorkshire Evening Post sports journalist. The ground regularly enjoyed attendances of 2,000 and there was potential for even greater numbers. The new chairman recognised the advantage of a ground 'in the centre of the working classes' and did all he could to encourage support from the local populace.

Leeds City's financial stability and potential support were the key considerations for the Football League when assessing the club's application, rather than their modest results in the West Yorkshire League. On 29 May 1905, 25 votes saw City, along with Chelsea, Hull City, Clapton Orient and Stockport County, elected into an expanded Second Division. The admission of City and Hull increased the growing band of Yorkshire clubs in the new competition. Both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday had been elected when the Second Division was formed in 1892. Rotherham Town were admitted a year later, but only lasted three seasons, while Barnsley (1898), Doncaster Rovers (1901) and Bradford City (1903) had also joined them. Hull and Leeds were followed by Bradford Park Avenue in 1908 and Huddersfield Town in 1910. After more than a quarter of a century of hesitant stumbles and stop-go interludes, Leeds City AFC had finally brought big time football to the city, although it would not be easy to make a success of life in this exciting and challenging new world.

Map of Huddersfield - Huddersfield Map Search Engine Map of Huddersfield World Map Finder, Map of Huddersfield. The best web resource for Map of Huddersfield. World Map Finder - helping you find your way. Huddersfield Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (310 km) north of London, and 10.3 miles (16.6 km) south of Bradford, the nearest city. Huddersfield is near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. Located within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, according to the 2001 Census it was the 10th largest town in the UK and with a total resident population of 146,234. It is the largest urban area in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and the administrative centre of the borough. The town is well known for its important role in the Industrial Revolution, the birthplace of rugby league and for being the birthplace of the late British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

Huddersfield today is a town of higher education, the media and sports, being home to the Football League One football team Huddersfield Town F.C., founded in 1908, and the rugby league team, currently titled Huddersfield Giants, founded in 1895. The town is home to the University of Huddersfield and sixth form Greenhead College. Huddersfield is a town of Victorian architecture. Huddersfield railway station is a Grade I listed building and was described by John Betjeman as 'the most splendid station facade in England' second only to St Pancras, London. The station stands in St George's Square, and has been given a £1 million make over and subsequently won the Europa Nostra award for European architecture.

To Do - Edgerton Guest House // Huddersfield To Do Things to Do in Huddersfield What’s Nearby Huddersfield Town Centre Huddersfield Town Centre is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (310 km) north of London, and 10.3 miles (16.6 km) south of Bradford, the nearest city. Huddersfield is near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. Located within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, according to the 2001 Census it was the 10th largest town in the UK and with a total resident population of 146,234. It is the largest urban area in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and the administrative centre of the borough. The town is well known for its important role in the Industrial Revolution, the birthplace of rugby league and for being the birthplace of the late British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

Huddersfield today is a town of higher education, the media and sports, being home to Huddersfield Town F.C., founded in 1908, and the rugby league team, currently titled Huddersfield Giants, founded in 1895. The town is home to the University of Huddersfield and sixth form Greenhead College. Huddersfield is a town of Victorian architecture. Huddersfield railway station is a Grade I listed building and was described by John Betjeman as ‘the most splendid station facade in England’ second only to St Pancras, London. The station stands in St George’s Square, and has been given a £1 million make over and subsequently won the Europa Nostra award for European architecture. Huddersfield Railway Station The station is situated on St George’s Square, which was refurbished in 2009. The square has been fully pedestrianised and parking is now available near by Brook Street. A free shuttle service, named the Huddersfield FreeCityBus connects the railway station with the bus station as well as the University of Huddersfield and other areas of the town centre.

John Smith’s Stadium The John Smith’s Stadium is home to Huddersfield Giants RLFC and Huddersfield Town FC. Additionally, it is a regular venue for international rugby league matches, hosting Bradford Bulls’ World Club Challenge matches as well as several semi-finals of the Challenge Cup. When there is not a sporting event, the stadium is used as a concert venue. Castle Hill Castle Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument situated on a hilltop overlooking Huddersfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. It has been settled for at least 4,000 years. Experts regard it as one of Yorkshire’s most important early Iron Age hill forts.The summit of Castle Hill is by far the most conspicuous landmark in Huddersfield. The Hill has been a place of recreation for hundreds of years and the easily discernible remains of past occupation have made it a subject for legend, speculation and scientific study. University of Huddersfield The University of Huddersfield’s roots go back 160 years but its sights are firmly set on the future of its students, and it has close links with industry, business and the cultural community. Courses are modular, with a strong vocational emphasis.

Emphasis on work placements in almost all courses has resulted in exceptionally high figures for graduate employment – the university is now 16th in the Unistats league. Huddersfield is a pleasant town with an expanding social scene, thanks, in large part, to the 24,000 or so students who make up the university. The campus straddles the old canal and there’s a continuing programme of investment in facilities for students. Recently completed is a £17m business school and, over the next 18 months, the university plans to invest £58m in facilities including a new sport, learning and leisure complex, and improvements to teaching, learning and research space. Pennine Moors The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the North West of England from Yorkshire and the North East. Often described as the “backbone of England”, they form a more-or-less continuous range stretching from the Peak District in Derbyshire, around the northern and eastern edges of Greater Manchester, through the Yorkshire Dales past the Cumbrian Fells to the Cheviot Hills on the Anglo-Scottish border.

North of the Aire Gap, the Pennines give out a western spur into Lancashire, the Bowland Fells, and south of the gap is a similar spur, comprising the Rossendale Fells and West Pennine Moors. Contact us Cambridge Hotel Huddersfield - Nearby places | Cambridge Hotel Things to Do in Huddersfield What’s Nearby Huddersfield Town Centre Huddersfield Town Centre is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (310 km) north of London, and 10.3 miles (16.6 km) south of Bradford, the nearest city. Huddersfield is near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. Located within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, according to the 2001 Census it was the 10th largest town in the UK and with a total resident population of 146,234. It is the largest urban area in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and the administrative centre of the borough.

The town is well known for its important role in the Industrial Revolution, the birthplace of rugby league and for being the birthplace of the late British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Huddersfield today is a town of higher education, the media and sports, being home to Huddersfield Town F.C., founded in 1908, and the rugby league team, currently titled Huddersfield Giants, founded in 1895. The town is home to the University of Huddersfield and sixth form Greenhead College. Huddersfield is a town of Victorian architecture. Huddersfield railway station is a Grade I listed building and was described by John Betjeman as ‘the most splendid station facade in England’ second only to St Pancras, London. The station stands in St George’s Square, and has been given a £1 million make over and subsequently won the Europa Nostra award for European architecture. Our Hotel Cambridge Hotel, is situated 0.5 miles from town centre, in a walking distance of 5 minutes. The nearby locations also include a train station, bus station and Huddersfield University.

Huddersfield Railway Station The station is situated on St George’s Square, which was refurbished in 2009. The square has been fully pedestrianised and parking is now available near by Brook Street. A free shuttle service, named the Huddersfield FreeCityBus connects the railway station with the bus station as well as the University of Huddersfield and other areas of the town centre. John Smith’s Stadium The John Smith’s Stadium is home to Huddersfield Giants RLFC and Huddersfield Town FC. Additionally, it is a regular venue for international rugby league matches, hosting Bradford Bulls’ World Club Challenge matches as well as several semi-finals of the Challenge Cup. When there is not a sporting event, the stadium is used as a concert venue. Castle Hill Castle Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument situated on a hilltop overlooking Huddersfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. It has been settled for at least 4,000 years. Experts regard it as one of Yorkshire’s most important early Iron Age hill forts.The summit of Castle Hill is by far the most conspicuous landmark in Huddersfield.

The Hill has been a place of recreation for hundreds of years and the easily discernible remains of past occupation have made it a subject for legend, speculation and scientific study. University of Huddersfield The University of Huddersfield’s roots go back 160 years but its sights are firmly set on the future of its students, and it has close links with industry, business and the cultural community. Courses are modular, with a strong vocational emphasis. Emphasis on work placements in almost all courses has resulted in exceptionally high figures for graduate employment – the university is now 16th in the Unistats league. Huddersfield is a pleasant town with an expanding social scene, thanks, in large part, to the 24,000 or so students who make up the university. The campus straddles the old canal and there’s a continuing programme of investment in facilities for students. Recently completed is a £17m business school and, over the next 18 months, the university plans to invest £58m in facilities including a new sport, learning and leisure complex, and improvements to teaching, learning and research space.

Pennine Moors The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the North West of England from Yorkshire and the North East. Often described as the “backbone of England”, they form a more-or-less continuous range stretching from the Peak District in Derbyshire, around the northern and eastern edges of Greater Manchester, through the Yorkshire Dales past the Cumbrian Fells to the Cheviot Hills on the Anglo-Scottish border. North of the Aire Gap, the Pennines give out a western spur into Lancashire, the Bowland Fells, and south of the gap is a similar spur, comprising the Rossendale Fells and West Pennine Moors. Contact Details Address: 4 Clare Hill, Huddersfield, HD15BS Book Now Tags Address: 4 Clare Hill, Huddersfield, HD15BS Twitter Widget Huddersfield branch and surrounding area | Martin & Co News The area Huddersfield is a large market town and is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

It is the 11th largest town in the United Kingdom with a population of 162,949 (2011 census).[2][3] Halfway between Leeds and Manchester, it lies 190 miles (310 km) north of London, and 10.3 miles (16.6 km) south of Bradford, the nearest city. Huddersfield is near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. Located within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is the largest urban area in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and the administrative centre of the borough. The town is known for its role in the Industrial Revolution, and for being the birthplaces ofrugby league, British Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson, and the international film star James Mason. Huddersfield is a town known for sport, home to the rugby league team, Huddersfield Giants, founded in 1895, who play in the European Super League and Football League Championship football team Huddersfield Town F.C., founded in 1908.

The town is home to the University of Huddersfield and the sixth form colleges Greenhead College, Kirklees College and Huddersfield New College Huddersfield is a town of Victorian architecture. Huddersfield railway station is a Grade I listed building described by John Betjeman as 'the most splendid station fa ade in England' second only to St Pancras, London. The station in St George's Square was renovated at a cost of 4 million[4] and subsequently won the Europa Nostra award for European architecture. Free property valuation

Question: In which Yorkshire town or city was the Rugby League founded in 1895?
Answer: HUDDERSFIELD