13 Facts About Workington Town

Workington Town R L FC is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria.

Workington Town RLFC was formed at a meeting held in the Royal Oak Hotel, Workington in December 1944.

Many of Workington Town's board came from local football team Workington AFC's board and the team would ground share with "the Reds" at Borough Park.

Workington Town finished third of 29 clubs but had a tough draw; the only Yorkshire teams they played were Bradford, Leeds, Halifax, Keighley and York.

Workington Town lost in the 1958 Challenge Cup final to Wigan and one week later, they lost in the Championship final at Odsal Stadium, Bradford.

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In 1962, the league was split into East and West of the Pennines; Widnes and Workington Town met at Central Park, Wigan, in the first final of the Western Division Championship on Saturday 10 November 1962.

Local players returned to the club and a team consisting mainly of home grown players started to bring back glory to the Workington Town by appearing in a Lancashire County Cup Final in October 1976.

In 2002 Workington Town dropped into National League Two as a result of losing to Dewsbury in what was the fore-runner of the National League Two Grand Final.

Workington Town were at a low ebb and had only seven players in their squad.

In Rotheram's first season in charge Workington Town finished eighth in National League Two with only six wins from their twenty two games and were eliminated in the first round of the play-offs at Keighley.

Workington Town was replaced in July 2009 by joint coaches Martin Oglanby and Gary Charlton.

Workington Town moved into Borough Park in 1944 and shared it with association football club Workington Town AFC.

Workington Town built a stadium on the ground they squired after leaving Borough Park in 1956 and won the RFL Championship whilst playing there.