Saddleworth Rangers
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Full name | Saddleworth Rangers Amateur Rugby League Football Club |
Colours | Black and White |
Founded | 1930 |
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Competition | NCL Division One |
Saddleworth Rangers are an amateur Rugby League side, formed in 1930, based at Shaw Hall Bank Road, Greenfield, Greater Manchester in the Saddleworth district of Oldham. The club has teams at a number of levels from junior to the first team, which competes in the National Conference League Division One. In 1993 they won the National Conference League Premier Division..
The club's ground, which has hosted Rugby League for over 60 years, features a small covered stand and a new clubhouse which was opened in 2016, fundraising included a world record attempt at a continuous game of touch rugby.[1] The Clubhouse was named in honour of stalwart Terry Flanagan MBE,[2] in a ceremony attended by the then Rugby League Chief Executive Nigel Woods and Chief Operating Office Ralph Rimmer.[3] At almost 160m above sea level, the ground is one of the highest in Rugby League.
History[]
Founder members of BARLA in 1973, and the National Conference League in 1986. History of the National Conference League (this version)
Notable former players[]
[citation needed]
- Joe Greenwood
- James Greenwood
- Terry Flanagan MBE
- Mark Flanagan
- Josh Johnson
- Richard Russell
- Des Foy
- Ryan Maneely[4]
- Ben White[4]
- Jack Bradbury
- Nicky Kiss
- Terry Fogerty
- Alex Givvons
- George Ford
Honours[]
[citation needed]
- National Conference League Premier Division
- Winners (1): 1992–93
- Runner Up (1): 1991–92
- National Conference League Division Two
- Winners (1): 1989–90
- BARLA National Cup
- Winners (3): 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–1994
References[]
- ^ "Saddleworth Rangers World Record Attempt". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Terry Flanagan awarded MBE". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Terry Flanagan Clubhouse Opening Ceremony". Oldham Chronicle. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "England Call Ups for Ryan Maneely & Ben White". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
External links[]
- 1930 establishments in England
- BARLA teams
- English rugby league teams
- Rugby clubs established in 1930
- Rugby league teams in Greater Manchester
- Saddleworth
- Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham