Halifax RLFC were one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895.
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23 Facts About Halifax RLFC
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Halifax RLFC were founding members of the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895.
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In 1896, Halifax RLFC lost out on winning the first ever Rugby Football League Championship by a single point, with Manningham becoming the inaugural champions.
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In 1938, Halifax RLFC reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup, after winning three replays in a row, before they were knocked out by Barrow at Fartown, Huddersfield in the dying seconds of the game.
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In 1939, Halifax RLFC became the last team to win the Challenge Cup final before the war.
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Halifax RLFC were unbeaten at their home ground of Thrum Hall between December 1952 and November 1956.
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In 1959, Halifax RLFC hosted Wigan before a club record 29,153 people in the third round of the Challenge Cup.
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Terry Fogerty of Halifax RLFC was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy for man-of-the-match.
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Halifax RLFC was hit hard by the financial situation of the late 1960s, and 1970s.
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Halifax RLFC brought over Australian internationals such as Graham Eadie and Chris Anderson.
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Halifax RLFC players threatened strike action over unpaid wages in April 1990.
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Halifax RLFC went into the hands of receivers, £760,000 in debt, a take-over bid having failed after the players refused to take a pay cut.
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The Halifax RLFC board stated that he did not have the required experience for a club in the top division.
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Halifax RLFC joined the Super League in 1996, the local newspaper did a poll of suggested nicknames for the club with Halifax RLFC Bombers topping the list.
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Halifax RLFC finished third in Super League in 1998 under John Pendlebury.
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The proceeds from the sale were supposed to enable Halifax RLFC to make a contribution to the costs of a redevelopment of the Shay stadium, but the money was swallowed up by debts.
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Under Chief Executive Nigel Wood, Halifax RLFC went to Jacksonville University, Florida, in 2000 to help develop American rugby league, along with Salford.
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Posner and the new Board of Directors subsequently invested further sums to ensure the club could survive and that Halifax RLFC would be playing in National League One during 2007.
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In 2011, Halifax RLFC reached the Northern Rail Cup Final at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, losing narrowly to Leigh in the last minute.
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In 2015 Halifax RLFC finished the regular season in the top four of the Championship, earning them a place in the Qualifiers.
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Shortly after they were founded in 1873, Halifax RLFC bought some land in Halifax RLFC from a farmer with the aim to build a multipurpose sports venue.
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Halifax RLFC played at Thrum Hall for 112 years until they sold the land for £1.
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Halifax RLFC first played at the Shay in the 1998 Super League season and ground shared with association football team Halifax RLFC Town.
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