Castleford Lock Lane

Lock Lane ARLFC
Club information
Full name Lock Lane ARLFC
Website www.pitchero.com/clubs/castlefordlocklanearlfc/
Colours Blue with white horizontal band shirts and blue shorts
Founded 1938
Current details
Ground(s)
  • Hickson Stadium, Lock Lane Sports Centre, Castleford
Competition National Conference League
Yorkshire Men's League

Lock Lane ARLFC are an amateur Rugby League Club in Castleford, West Yorkshire. Their home ground is the Hicksons Arena, part of the Lock Lane Sports Centre. The first team currently play in the National Conference Premier Division and the second team in the Yorkshire Men's League.

History

The club were formed in 1938 as an intermediate U-21 side,[1] but were temporarily disbanded for the duration of the Second World War. They were reformed in 1947 and in 1958 reached the proper rounds of the Challenge Cup for the first time. For a time during the 1960s and 1970s, the club had no permanent home ground, having lost the use of their Sandy Desert ground. They moved to their current ground in 1995.

The club have qualified for the First Round Proper of the Challenge Cup on four occasions (1958, 1960, 1970 and 1974). In 1970 the club almost caused an upset in the Challenge Cup against Huddersfield. Score 15pts to 10pts Half Time. The Final Score 15pts to 10pts Full Time. Following the restructuring of the Challenge Cup in the 1993-94 season, they have qualified for the third round of the Challenge Cup on eight successive occasions between 1995 and 2002, a record for an amateur club. They also reached the third round in 2004, 2005, 2007 (when they lost to the town's professional team, Castleford Tigers 88-10 after leading in the early stages 4-0) and 2011. Cup success was achieved when the club won the 1981-82 Yorkshire County Cup, a competition for amateur clubs only. They beat Jubilee ARLFC 19-13 in the final. The club have also reached the National Cup Final in 1981 and 1983, losing to Beecroft & Wightman (11-2) and Leigh MW (12-8) respectively.

Club sides

The club run a First XIII. 2nd XIII and a youth U17 side, U19 side and U21 side well as nine Junior sides from U16 to U8.

Honours

Barla National Cup Finalists : 1981 & 1983
Yorkshire County Cup Winners: 1951, 1953, 1955, 1972, 1982.

Players No.6 Trophy qualifiers: Lost 6-32 to Whitehaven

Notable players

Players who have represented the club include:

References

  1. "History". Retrieved 4 February 2012.

External links

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