88-634: Brighouse Rangers was a rugby league club in Brighouse , West Yorkshire , England . The club was involved in the meeting at the George Hotel, Huddersfield in 1895, and after the schism became founder members of the Northern Rugby Football Union (now Rugby Football League ), playing for eleven seasons from 1895–96 to 1905–06 . After a break, a new club, also called Brighouse Rangers , appeared in 1915 and played in
176-464: A club and world rugby league record. In 1906/07 they reached the final of the Yorkshire Cup only to lose to Bradford F.C. 5–8. In 1908, Rovers gained a memorable 21–16 win over the first touring Australian side. In 1911/12 they finished 3rd out of 27 but lost 10–22 to Huddersfield in the final of the Yorkshire Cup. In 1912/13 Rovers finished 3rd again out of 26 clubs and lost to Wigan in
264-796: A community based radio station. The local newspapers are the Brighouse Echo , the Halifax Courier , the Mirfield Reporter and the Huddersfield Daily Examiner Brighouse Rangers Rugby league Club, founded in 1878, are based at the Brighouse Sports Club Complex on Russell Way (Off A641 Bradford Road) between Brighouse town centre and Bailiff Bridge. The club competes at amateur level in
352-548: A crowd of in the region of 20,000. Brighouse Rangers, like many other clubs from Lancashire (and Yorkshire), had suffered punishment by the RFU for " broken time " payments. After their annual general meeting in London, the RFU issued a decree banning the playing of rugby at grounds where entrance fees were charged, and so Brighouse Rangers, represented by H H Waller, attended a meeting at The George Hotel, Huddersfield , together with
440-720: A feat repeated in 1998. The band won the National Brass Band Championship Finals in 1946, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1980, 1997, 1998, 2010, 2011 and 2017, and the European Championships in 1981 and 1998. The town is also home to the Yorkshire Co-op Brass band, formed in 1999 by merger of the Jayess '87 and Jayess Queensbury bands. The area is home to rock band Embrace , who have had three UK number one albums. The town
528-671: A league of their own, comprising 22 clubs. Rovers, then nicknamed "the redbreasts" did not join the new organisation and were instead promoted to the second division of the RFU finishing joint second. They moved to their first ground in East Hull in Craven Street off Holderness Road. In 1896–97, they were denied a place in the first division when several sides resigned but when the West Riding club dropped out, Rovers moved up. Hull KR amalgamated with Albany Soccer Club. After
616-583: A mid-season collapse and exited the play-offs in the first round. After being in Administration from 1997 an acceptable buyer for the club was finally found in 2000, and the club came out of administration. Don Robinson took control in 2001 and Gary Wilkinson became head coach. Despite reaching the National Cup Final and finishing fourth in the league, Wilkinson made way for the club's first overseas coach, Steve Linnane . Under Linnane,
704-499: A painted legend along the front, saying that the exterior timbers were salvaged from an old ship. Originally called The Prince of Wales , the building was rebuilt from timbers reclaimed from HMS Donegal in 1926. The ROKT building on Mill Royd Street is the UK's tallest outdoor man-made climbing wall, at 36m tall it is taller than the Tower of London , although it is temporarily closed as
792-703: A possible 52 and bottom with a 15.38% winning percentage. At their annual general meeting in summer 1906 Brighouse Rangers took the decision to disband. After a break, another club with the same name Brighouse Rangers appeared during the First World War and played in the Emergency War League in season 1915–16 , 1916–17 , 1917–18 and the 1918–19 (Jan) wartime league but not in the shortened 1919 (Feb – May) Victory League . Brighouse Rugby League club have reformed numerous times since. The current club are amateurs Brighouse Rangers ARLFC. In
880-635: A professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull , Yorkshire , England. The club play home games at Craven Park and compete in Super League , the top tier of British rugby league . Hull KR have won the League Championship five times and Challenge Cup once. Hull Kingston Rovers are one of two professional rugby league teams in Hull . Hull F.C. play on the west side of
968-754: A result of flooding and financial losses during the COVID 19 Pandemic. St James's Church, which was a chapel of ease for the Parish Church of Saint Martin in Brighouse, opened in 1870, with a congregation of 450. An organ was installed in the same year. Two stained glass windows from the William Morris factory, designed by Edward Burne-Jones were installed in July 1871. Further windows were added at later dates by other designers. In 1900 William Camm
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#17327798647111056-403: A reversal to Harlequins RL , they then had an away win (26–16) at Wigan, followed by a hard-fought victory at home to in-form Leeds, to go joint top of the early season table . However, inconsistent form, injuries and the effects of the first Super League sending-off (after 96 games) saw Rovers slip to near the bottom, despite a historic double away win over Wigan, and beating local rivals Hull at
1144-502: A selection of Brighouse Rangers' fixtures in the seasons in which they played (semi) professional Rugby League:- Heading Abbreviations CC Rx = Challenge Cup Round x; TSC = Yorkshire Senior Competition; Brighouse Brighouse ( / ˈ b r ɪ ɡ h aʊ s / , locally also / ˈ b r ɪ ɡ aʊ s / ) is a town within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale , in West Yorkshire , England. Historically within
1232-488: A stone replacement for this bridge in 1558. The river provided power for the flour milling industry and the textile mills. Brighouse's industry received a boost through the construction of the Calder and Hebble Navigation , started in 1757 by the engineer John Smeaton . The town was incorporated in 1893. The Halifax and Huddersfield Turnpike Act of 1823 allowed for the building of Calder Bridge, or Brighouse Bridge , over
1320-409: A strategic view of the needs and opportunities of the local area. The town's mills have undergone an extensive programme of renovation and become loft-style apartments. Brighouse Library is a large building and in addition to its normal lending library services provides facilities for language courses, internet access and fax facilities. Like most public buildings wheelchair access is provided. There
1408-567: A subsidiary concern. New Zealand visited Craven Park on 8 September 1971. The Kiwis, playing their third game in five days, were unable to match the Robins, who beat the Kiwis 12–10. Rovers won a further two Yorkshire Cup winners medals in 1971/72 and 1974/75. In 1973/74 the club was relegated to Division 2 when they finished 14 out of 16 in Division 1. Rovers gained promotion back to Division 1
1496-578: A successful amalgamation the clubs resources they then went onto win the Yorkshire Cup for the first time beating Shipley 11–5 in the final. The club also won the league competition and beat the rest of the league 26–8 in a challenge match. Rovers applied to join the Northern Union and played their first match under the new code in 1897–98. Rovers were elected into the inaugural Yorkshire Second competition in 1898–99 winning all 17 matches. A club record of 19 consecutive league play-off and cup wins
1584-489: Is also a small cafe and a lift for access to all floors. The main shopping streets are Commercial Street and Bethel Street. In early 2000, a financial agreement made between Tesco and Brighouse Sports Club, allowed for a huge new Tesco superstore to be built on the site of the former club, and the old Tesco became Wilkos. The deal also enabled the sports club to build new premises almost a mile away (1.5 km) on land at Russell Way, Bailiff Bridge . The Old Ship Inn has
1672-672: Is between Commercial Street and the bypass. The bus station and some bus stops in the Brighouse area are equipped with Real Time Passenger Information Screens. The Calder and Hebble Navigation links Brighouse with Wakefield (junction with the Aire and Calder Navigation ), Mirfield (junction with the Huddersfield Broad Canal ) and Sowerby Bridge (junction with the Rochdale Canal ). Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are
1760-671: Is mentioned in " It's Grim Up North " by the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMS). A local drum & bugle corps, Conquest Alliance was formed, in 1985, by the merger of the Northern Skyryders and Brighouse RBL (Legion). The following year, 1986, Conquest Alliance appeared on the Drum Corp United Kingdom (DCUK) field of competition and were declared co-champions of the DCUK. In 1987 the corps
1848-624: Is situated at the west end of Brighouse backing on to the Lüdenscheid Link with a side entry at the lower part of Parsonage Lane. The frontage overlooks a small car park. Smith Art Gallery is in the Brighouse Library and features many paintings from the Victorian era displayed in the main hall, in addition to a changing programme of exhibitions of artwork by local artists. The "Calderdale Nightingale", Susan Sunderland ,
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#17327798647111936-500: The Australians 27–15 with Millward scoring a hat-trick. Johnny Whiteley joined Hull Kingston Rovers as coach in 1970 and stayed until 1972. In the early 1970s Hull KR purchased a site at Winchester Avenue with the aim of building a new stadium. The plans never came to fruition and the site was later sold to a private developer. The profit made from this land was used to buy back Craven Park with greyhound racing continuing as
2024-536: The Challenge Cup Final at Wembley for the first time, losing 5–13 to Widnes in front of 84,488 fans. A return to Division One rugby was made in 1964–65 when Rovers finished 8th out of 30. In 1965/66 Rovers finished 12th out of 30. Rovers finished second in 1966–67, their highest place for over 40 years and the Yorkshire Cup was won with a 25–12 victory over Featherstone Rovers . The club bought Roger Millward from Castleford on 8 August 1966 for
2112-654: The Millennium Magic weekend. Improved late season results, including the safety-clinching win in the derby against Hull by the shock margin of 6–42 (played at the KC Stadium), ensured Super League status for another campaign. Hull KR made significant changes to their squad for the 2008 season, which saw eleven new players brought in and a number of players released or sold. On 2 May the club announced that former captain James Webster had been released from
2200-548: The National League One play-off semi final at Craven Park against Widnes whom they beat 29–22 to reach the first Grand Final in their history, which they won 29–16, earning a place in the following season's Super League competition. After close-season signings and an overseas training camp, Rovers made a better than expected start to their first Super League campaign, winning their first two games – Wakefield Trinity at home and Huddersfield away. After suffering
2288-593: The Pennine League 's premier Division and fields a reserve side in Division Six. There is a junior section for under 18's, down to Under 8's, and a ladies side. Before the 1895 schism in English rugby , William Nicholl played rugby union for England , and Brighouse Rangers. After the schism, Brighouse Rangers became a founder member of the Northern Rugby Football Union (now Rugby Football League ), and
2376-630: The West Riding of Yorkshire , it is situated on the River Calder , 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Halifax . It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 motorway and Brighouse railway station on the Caldervale Line and Huddersfield Line . In the town centre is a mooring basin on the Calder and Hebble Navigation . The United Kingdom Census 2001 gave the Brighouse / Rastrick subdivision of
2464-623: The West Yorkshire Urban Area a population of 32,360. The Brighouse ward of Calderdale Council gave a population of 11,195 at the 2011 Census. Brighouse has a HD6 postcode. The name Brighouse (or "Bridge House") originates from a building on (or close to) the bridge over the River Calder. In its early history, it was a hamlet of the nearby village of Rastrick . Brighouse is twinned with Lüdenscheid in Germany,
2552-567: The 1970s Brighouse Rangers (ARLFC) were reformed by former Luddenden and Ovenden player Jeff Greenwood and former Bradford Northern player John Chase they played at Wellholme Park, near the Brighouse Cricket Club. Towards the end of the new millennium 2000, Tesco bought the site including the Brighouse ARLFC clubhouse and with the money, the club built a new ground on Russell Way, off Bradford Road. As at 2022 they play in
2640-620: The 1980s, after Brighouse's twin town in Germany, was constructed in the 1970s to clear heavy traffic from the narrow streets in the town centre. Brighouse railway station reopened in 2000 and provides the town with access to the National Rail network. All services are sponsored by Metro and provided by Northern . The current service is part of both the Huddersfield Line and the Calder Valley line , with services on
2728-651: The 2017 Championship season, Hull KR successfully gained automatic promotion back to the Super League, at the first time of asking. Hull Kingston Rovers began in 1882 when a group of apprentice boilermakers in the Hessle Road area of Hull came together to start a team, Kingston Amateurs. Their first ground was a piece of wasteland in Albert Street, the club started playing in the Hull and District League in
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2816-488: The 2nd Division and Millward decided to stand down as coach. Wright Properties Ltd purchased Craven Park from the club and the final game was played there on 9 April 1989. A new stadium, New Craven Park , was built on a site off Preston Road. New Craven Park was officially opened on Sunday 24 September 1989 as Rovers beat Trafford Borough 48–8 in front of 8,500 spectators. Rovers started the new era convincingly, and were crowned Second Division champions with promotion back to
2904-767: The 31-club recombined league in the 1905–06 season, the club withdrew from the Northern Union. As of the 2023–24 season, Brighouse Town F.C. play in the Pitching In Northern Premier League Division One East at level 8 of the National League System (also known as 'The Football Pyramid'). Brighouse has its own Sunday League football competition, which in the 2007–08 season had one division of 10 teams. Junction (Rastrick) were crowned champions on 20 April 2008. There are many Junior football teams in
2992-518: The 686,X63,and the 688 which runs at the weekend. There is also an hourly service to Leeds, the Arriva run service 254.These are coordinated by West Yorkshire Metro . Services are operated by First Bradford , First Calderdale & Huddersfield , Team Pennine and South Pennine Community Transport. Brighouse bus station has been refurbished with funding from Metro and re-opened in May 2009. The bus station
3080-613: The Boulevard, and they lost to Bradford Northern that season in the first round of the Yorkshire Cup. Amos Law, a drop kicker joined the club from Cleckheaton and Huddersfield, while George William Lofthouse played at the age of 14; the youngest ever player to turn out for the senior side. In 1895 the Northern Football Union was founded, when the leading rugby union sides in the North of England broke away to form
3168-659: The Challenge Cup final. In 1925/26 Rovers finished 6th and won the Yorkshire League Championship. In 1926/27 the club finished 6th out of 29 but managed to beat a touring New Zealand side 20–15. In 1929–30 Rovers won the Yorkshire Cup beating Hunslet 13–7 in the final, and finished 6th in the league. In 1933/34 the club lost 4–10 to York F.C. in the Yorkshire Cup Final. Hull Kingston Rovers sold Craven Park for £10,750 to
3256-524: The Championship semi final play-off and finished runners-up in the Yorkshire League Championship. Leagues were suspended in 1915 due to the First World War. When an official regional league resumed on 18 January 1919, Rovers finished 19th out of 25. In 1920/21, Rovers finished top of the Rugby League but lost 14–16 to Hull F.C. in the play-off final at Headingley . They had their revenge in
3344-498: The Eastern Division title, especially as Rovers were missing five first choice players with injuries. The Robins, however, set the early pace and were 10–0 up after 30 minutes. Despite a rally by Huddersfield, Rovers hung on to win 13–10. Rovers win was their first trophy for more than 30 years. In 1962–63 as two division rugby returned, they finished the season tenth out of sixteen in Division 1. In 1963–64, Rovers reached
3432-499: The Emergency War Leagues in 1915–16 , 1916–17 , 1917–18 and 1918–19 . Brighouse Rangers Football Club were founded in the 1870s, and joined the RFU in 1879. After the 1890-91 season, Brighouse along with other Yorkshire Senior clubs Batley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull, Hunslet, Leeds, Liversedge, Manningham and Wakefield decided that they wanted their own county league starting in 1891 along
3520-650: The Greyhound Racing Company in 1938 due to financial difficulties, securing a 21-year lease to continue playing there. Leagues were again suspended during the Second World War. When the league resumed in 1945 Rovers finished 18th out of 27. Between 1947 and 1957, Rovers finished between 17th and 29th in the league. Colin Hutton was Hull KR coach from 1957–70. In 1958 the club's fortunes started improving, finishing 18th out of 30. In 1959–60
3608-532: The Huddersfield Line between Leeds and Manchester Victoria via Dewsbury and services on the Caldervale Line between Leeds and Huddersfield via Bradford and Halifax. Direct services to London Kings Cross are also available, with four services per day provided by Grand Central . Bus services operate frequently to Halifax like the 549,548 and Huddersfield like the 549,X63. Plus Bradford by using
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3696-482: The Lancashire League finishing 5th out of 13. Hull Kingston Rovers were one of the new teams to join the second division and finished joint second. In 1904–05, Rovers reached the Challenge Cup Final losing 0–6 to Warrington in front of a crowd of 19,638. In the first round on 4 March 1905, Rovers beat Brookland Rovers 73–5 with G.H. 'Tich' West scoring 53 of the points with 11 tries and 10 goals, still
3784-804: The Premier Div, Yorkshire League also run a ladies team and a number of age group teams . According to the official Rugby League records the Club was called Brighouse Rangers Some sites and books refer to the club as Brighouse Rovers though. The club's first ground was at Fink Hill. In 1883 they moved to Waterloo Road, Lane Head (now the site of St Andrews Junior School and adjacent allotments), where they stayed until their demise in 1906. Heading Abbreviations Pl = Games played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points for; PA = Points against; Diff = Points difference (+ or -); Pts = League points League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0. The following
3872-467: The Robins came within eighty minutes of their first Grand Final appearance in 2002, after a largely successful end to the season, while the arrival of former player Nick Halafihi as chief executive, boosted the club's off-field activities. In 2004 the club appointed Mal Reilly as Director of Rugby and Martin Hall as first team coach after Steve Linnane's resignation. But Reilly left the club midway through
3960-675: The Super League. This was resisted but despite finishing top of the Third Division , they were not promoted. As the sport in Britain entered a new era, it would be ten years before Rovers rose again to the top level of the game. Rovers were again crowned champions of the now renamed Second Division in 1996 and were this time promoted to the First Division. Hull Kingston Rovers entered administration in January 1997, and, but for
4048-425: The Times Cup for the third year running in 1891–92 beating York A in the final. 1892 saw Rovers play at the Boulevard for the first time and they leased the ground for three years from the following season. Only one away win was recorded this season and six home wins, but Rovers entered the Yorkshire Cup for the first time although they were knocked out by Dewsbury in the second round. In 1893 Rovers played out of
4136-475: The Times Cup, beating Selby A in the final. The Hull Kingston Rovers moved to their fourth ground, down Hessle Road. In 1888–89, 6,000 fans turned up to the cup game against Hull A at the Holderness Road ground, which ended as a draw. Rovers went through the next season losing just two games, defeating Britannia in the Times Cup final. Rovers beat Hull A for the first time in 1889–90, and moved to their fifth ground, again down Hessle Road. The Red and Whites won
4224-475: The Yorkshire Cup final beating Hull 2–0 to win their first cup as a professional side. Rovers then moved to their second ground in East Hull, Old Craven Park , behind the tram and bus depot on the eastern end of Holderness Road in 1922. The land cost £18,281 and included 14 tennis courts. They lost their first match at the new ground 0-0-0 to 0–1–3 Wakefield Trinity on 2 September 1922, Albert Rosenfeld scoring Trinity's try. The club finished 4th out of 27 in
4312-413: The area too such as Brighouse Juniors, which was started by parents in 1989, who go from Under 6's up to Under 17's. The town is on the route of the 50 mile Calderdale Way circular walk around the hills and valleys of Calderdale. The A641 northward links Brighouse with Bradford and southward with Huddersfield . The A644 runs eastward out of Brighouse to Junction 25 of the M62 and Dewsbury . In
4400-426: The autumn of 1883. By 1885 Kingston Amateurs had played at three grounds, Albert Street, Anlaby Road and finally Chalk Lane. The club name was also changed to Kingston Rovers as they entered the Times Cup in the 1885–86 season. A number of clubs joined the league and the club entered the new Hull and District Rugby Union Cup, losing to Hull A in the final. The club won its first trophy in the 1887–88 season by winning
4488-443: The care of the Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley where they can now be viewed. St Joseph's Catholic Church was built in the early 1900s, on Martin Street. In 1879 a primary school was established, using the church hall from Monday to Friday. It remained in use until 4 September 1961, when a new school was built on Finkil Street. The church is aligned with St Patrick's Catholic Church in Elland . The Central Methodist Church
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#17327798647114576-400: The city, and Hull KR on the east side, at Hull College Craven Park . The River Hull is the divide between the two. Hull KR's nickname, "The Robins", originates from their traditional playing colours of red and white. After a ten-year stay in the Super League (2007–2016), they were relegated from the Super League to the Championship in the 2016 season, due to the Million Pound Game . In
4664-514: The club finished 13th out of 30, the first time the club had finished in the top half of the table since 1930–31 – the players shared a bonus of £500 to share. In 1961–62, the club won 17 successive matches and finished 8th out of 30. In 1962, the league was split into East and West of the Pennines; Huddersfield and Hull Kingston Rovers met at Headingley, Leeds in the first final of the Eastern Division Championship on Saturday 10 November 1962. Reigning champions, Huddersfield were favourites to lift
4752-441: The club finished in 13th, 10th and 12th before moving up to a mid-table 7th in the respective seasons, each time out of the 16 clubs. For the next season, 1901–02 the top seven clubs in each of the County Senior Leagues decided to break from the rest of the clubs and form "The Northern Rugby League". This is the first time these terms had been used. Brighouse Rangers, after finishing 7th (and beating Hull Kingston Rovers team with
4840-414: The club to their first ever BBC2 Floodlit Trophy victory as the Robins beat St. Helens 26–11. The club finished 4th out of 16 in the league. Phil Hogan was transferred to Hull KR in 1978 for a then world record fee of £35,000. Rovers topped the league for the first time since 1925. In 1979/80, under coach Roger Millward , Hull KR achieved a famous defeat of neighbours Hull, by a margin of 10–5 in
4928-402: The diligence of administrator Edward Klemka and the fund-raising activity of the Hull Kingston Rovers Supporters Group, the 1997 season would almost certainly have been their last. On the field though, Rovers won the Challenge Cup plate in its only season, beating Hunslet at Wembley 60–14. Then, against all odds, they finished second in the division the following season. Rovers finished second in
5016-403: The early 20th century. They are currently based next to Brighouse High School in Hove Edge, just north of Brighouse. In 1977 the band recorded " The Floral Dance " which reached Number 2 in the UK Top 40 and stayed there for 6 weeks. In 1968, the band won the inaugural Brass Band World Championship, and in 1993 became the first Yorkshire team to win the All England Masters Brass Band Championship,
5104-440: The final of the Challenge Cup , at Wembley in front of 95,000 fans. A makeshift sign was left on the A63 (the major westerly road out of Hull) that read "last one out turn the lights off!" due to most of the city travelling to Wembley for the final. Also, a '10–5' bar is now situated inside Craven Park. Steve Hubbard scored nine out of the ten points for Rovers. Millward played the full game, despite having his jaw broken early in
5192-492: The final of the Northern Rail Cup for the second successive season, against Leigh at Bloomfield Road , Blackpool on 16 July. Leigh won this game 22–18, thus ending Rovers' twenty four match unbeaten run. The club's Challenge Cup campaign also came to an abrupt halt, Rovers gamely succumbing 50–0 to triple-winning St Helens at the Galpharm Stadium , Huddersfield . September 2006 saw Rovers crowned National League One Minor Premier winners, and qualify for an automatic place in
5280-426: The first Northern Rugby Football Union chairman was Mr. H. H. Waller from the club. Brighouse Rangers played from 1895–96 to 1905–06 winning the Yorkshire League in the 1896–97 season. Although finishing last in the 14-club elite league in the 1901–02 season, the club was not relegated as the league expanded to 18 clubs. In the 1902–03 season Brighouse finished 18th and was relegated. After finishing bottom of
5368-476: The first division. In this following season, Brighouse Rangers again finished bottom out of the 18 teams, but this time only 2 points adrift of second bottom St. Helens and 8 points away from third bottom Wigan . This time both Brighouse Rangers and St. Helens were relegated. For the next two seasons 1903–04 and 1904–05 , Brighouse Rangers in the 2nd Division where they finished 6th out of 17 and then 11th out of 14 respectively. The following season 1905–06
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#17327798647115456-408: The first team to win the Championship / Premiership double. In 1984–85 they nearly repeated the feat winning the Division 1 Championship but narrowly missing out in the final of the Premiership. Rovers also won the John Player Trophy beating Hull 12–0 in the final at Boothferry Park but lost 12–29 to Hull in the final of the Yorkshire Cup. On 25 August 1985, professional rugby league was played for
5544-452: The first time on the Isle of Man . The Charity Shield between Hull Kingston Rovers and Challenge Cup winners Wigan drew a crowd of 4,066 to the Douglas Bowl . The final score was 34–6 to Wigan. In 1985/86, Millward took Rovers to their sixth win in the Yorkshire Cup before they were defeated in the John Player Final and the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley narrowly losing 15–14 to Castleford. This proved to be Rovers last major final to date, as
5632-467: The game. Earlier in the same season, Rovers had lost in the final of the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy against Hull. In 1980/81, Millward retired as a player after having his jaw broken for the third time, the club finished 3rd in the league but lost 18–9 to Widnes in the final of the Challenge Cup in front of 94,496. Rovers lost in the final of the Yorkshire Cup 7–8 to Leeds but won the Premiership Trophy beating Hull 11–7. International full back George Fairbairn
5720-414: The league and they won the League Championship Cup beating Huddersfield 15–5. In season 1923/4 Gilbert Austin voluntarily ended a run of 190 consecutive appearances when he was selected to play for Yorkshire, which he considered a great honour. 1924–25 saw Rovers finish 2nd in the league, win the League Championship Cup, the Yorkshire League Cup, were semi-finalists in the Yorkshire Cup and runners-up in
5808-407: The league in 1998, and came close to a Grand Final spot with a Super League spot at stake. The Robins were expected to go one better in 1999 and topped the table for most of the season before their run ended and the final six games saw them drop from first place to sixth, missing out on a play-off place. Disappointment followed the year after when the Robins finished in seventh place in the league after
5896-419: The league was divided into Yorkshire and Lancashire. Brighouse Rangers, playing in the former section, finished in 1st position out of 16 teams, 2 points ahead of second placed Manningham and a full eight points above third place Halifax . Brighouse Rangers were crowned Yorkshire Champions . In the following four seasons, still in the Yorkshire section, seasons 1897–98 , 1898–99 , 1899–1900 & 1900–01
5984-410: The lines of a similar competition that had been played in Lancashire. The clubs wanted full control of the league but the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union would not sanction the competition as it meant giving up control of rugby football to the senior clubs. In 1895, on 20 April, Brighouse Rangers won "T'owd Tin Pot", beating Morley R.F.C. 16–4 in the Yorkshire Cup Final at Headingley , Leeds before
6072-457: The link beginning with an exchange by Brighouse Children's Theatre in 1950 followed by a civic twinning charter in 1960. There was a river crossing called Snake Hill Ford across the Calder – believed to have formed part of the Roman route between Wakefield and Manchester . A wooden structure called Rastrick Bridge was recorded in 1275. The bridge was replaced by another built with timber donated by John Hanson in 1514. Hanson's son funded
6160-423: The next year and won the Yorkshire Cup for the sixth time beating Wakefield Trinity 16–13 in the final. They also reached the semi-finals of the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, the John Player Trophy and the Premiership Trophy. In 1975/76 the club were runners-up in the Yorkshire Cup losing 11–15 to Leeds . Coach Harry Poole died in 1976/77, and Millward took over as temporary player-coach and in his first season guided
6248-404: The opposite direction, the A644 leaves Brighouse to the north-west towards Hipperholme , where it crosses the A58 Leeds-Halifax road, and continues through Queensbury to meet the A629 for Keighley . The A643 and A6025 provide less important local links, although the A643 is an alternative route through to Leeds. A bypass, originally called Elland Road, then renamed Lüdenscheid Link in
6336-562: The organist paid for the fitting of a window in memory of his mother. A further window to commemorate the curate Rev Alban Bodley Mace (1915), who was killed in action at Salonika during 1916, serving with the Allied Expeditionary Force . The chancel screen was designed by G. H. Woodhouse of Manchester. St James Church was last used on 27 December 1970; and then demolished, with the land used for residential properties. The stained glass windows were removed and taken into
6424-413: The quarter-final of the Challenge Cup. It was arguably their biggest fixture for some years. Against all the odds the Robins won, 40–36, their best result in the competition since their 1980 Challenge Cup win against local rivals Hull. This result also created a new club record of 18 consecutive wins. The victory set up a semi final tie against Super League leaders, St. Helens . Rovers also progressed to
6512-540: The representatives of 21 other clubs, and agreed to form a Northern Rugby Football Union . After the Great Schism in 1895, Brighouse Rangers were one of the founder members of the new league and the same H H Waller of Brighouse Rangers was elected the first Northern Rugby Football Union chairman. In the first season 1895–96 the league consisted of 22 clubs and Brighouse Rangers, continuing their recent Rugby Union form, finished in 5th position. In season 1896–97
6600-458: The river on what was to become the A641 road ; tolls were abolished on the bridge in 1875 and extensive widening work was undertaken in 1905 and 1999 (both of these latter dates being commemorated in dedication stones on the bridge). Brighouse was historically part of the township of Hipperholme with Brighouse in the large ancient parish of Halifax. The township became a civil parish in 1866, but
6688-469: The same points by a better points scoring difference of 6), were included to this first division. Brighouse Rangers finishing 14th and bottom with a playing record of 5 points (4 wins and 1 draw) out of 26 matches played. The Rugby League made yet another change to the league structure for the next 1902–03 by renaming the top league as the 1st Division and increasing the number of clubs to 18, thus preventing any threatened relegations. Brighouse remained in
6776-560: The season, while Hall took the club to the play-off semi-final before leaving once the season had finished. Halafihi also left the club. Harvey Howard was appointed first team coach and Paul Lakin appointed chief executive in late 2004. Howard was dismissed shortly before the Northern Rail Cup Final, which Rovers went on to win 18–16 over Castleford , with the Robins utilising the temporary player-coaching abilities of James Webster . Permanently taking over from Howard
6864-531: The sum of £6,000. Rovers won the Mackeson Trophy for being the top points scorers in the Rugby League. Rovers won the Yorkshire Cup for the second year running in 1967–68, beating Hull 8–7 in the final; the first all-Hull final in 47 years. The club finished third in the league and lost 10–17 to Wakefield Trinity in the play-off final; Rovers were runners-up in the Yorkshire League and beat
6952-577: The team that had part dominated the English game faded away. By the late 1980s, time had taken its toll on Craven Park stadium, following the Bradford City stadium fire , capacity was restricted and the cost of safety work spiraled. Major renovations were needed to bring it up to scratch. Large amounts of money were spent on the ground each year repairing sections but once one section was repaired another would fall into disrepair. In 1988/89, their last full season at Craven Park, Rovers were relegated to
7040-494: The top flight. George Fairbairn was brought in as a player-coach in 1992 for a record fee of £72,500. In 1994/95, Rovers were relegated to the third division despite finishing mid table. In 1996, the first tier of British rugby league clubs played the inaugural Super League season and changed from a winter to a summer season. When the Super League competition had been proposed, it was suggested Hull Kingston Rovers should merge with Hull F.C. to form 'Humberside' and compete in
7128-491: The two leagues were combined into one. Also, clubs arranged all their own fixtures with the condition that any team they played they did so twice, both home and away. This meant that the league positions were decided on a % basis (i.e. the actual points gained divided by the number of points possible if the club had won every game – the answer multiplied by a hundred). In this, Brighouse Rangers' last season, they finished bottom equal with Morecambe , bottom with 8 points out of
7216-616: Was abolished in 1894 and divided: Brighouse became a municipal borough (and civil parish), Hipperholme became an urban district and Norwood Green and Coley became a civil parish in Halifax Rural District. The Municipal Borough of Brighouse was expanded in 1915 when Rastrick was absorbed, and in 1937 when Clifton CP, Hipperholme UD, Norwood Green and Coley CP and part of Southowram UD were added. Brighouse borough and civil parish were abolished in 1974 when it became part of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough. The mayor's mace
7304-455: Was born in Brighouse in 1819 and lived here all her life. She never sought fame but was considered one of the best singers in the country and she sang concerts including those for Queen Victoria. Brighouse was the original home of the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band , founded in 1881 and associated with neighbouring Rastrick . They originally formed under the name the Brighouse and Rastrick Temperance Brass Band taking their current title in
7392-491: Was placed 1st, 5th in 1988, 2nd in 1989, and 4th in 1990. The corps disbanded in 1990. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire . Television signals are received from the Emley Moor TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Leeds , Heart Yorkshire , Capital Yorkshire , Hits Radio West Yorkshire , Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire and Phoenix Radio ,
7480-721: Was removed in 1974 to the Town Hall, Halifax, where it is displayed in the mayor's parlour to denote the authority of the Halifax mayor. Calderdale Council established Town Boards to assist with regenerating Calderdale's Town Centres. The boards are made up of local councillors and community representatives. The first Brighouse Town Board meeting (28 March 2017) appointed Councillors from Brighouse, Hipperholme & Lightclifee, Rastrick Wards, and community members, who represent local business and residents. Brighouse Town Board works with public, private and voluntary organisations, and takes
7568-622: Was set in that season with the club subsequently defeating Heckmondwike in a promotion/relegation match to qualify for the Yorkshire Senior Competition. Hull Kingston Rovers were thus admitted into full membership of the Yorkshire Northern Union and finished 6th out of 16 beating Hull 8–2 in the first local derby on 16 September 1899, in front of a 14,000 crowd. In 1901–02, the top Yorkshire clubs formed their own 'super league' and Rovers played in
7656-573: Was signed from Wigan suring the summer of 1981 for a then world record fee of £72.500. In 1981/82 Rovers finished 4th in the league and lost in the final of the John Player Trophy 4–12 against Hull. In 1982/83 Rovers finished as runners-up in the league. In 1983/84 Rovers were crowned champions of the 1st Division and went on to win the Divisional Premiership beating Castleford 18–10 in the final at Headingley; becoming
7744-627: Was the former Toulouse coach, Justin Morgan . October 2005 who saw the club still in the National League, after failing to get past the semi-final stage of the National League One play-offs. Rovers also started a number of ground improvements, including the laying of a new pitch, and widening of the playing surface. They also made some significant signings for the 2006 season. Up to that time unbeaten in their 2006 fixtures, in early June they were drawn to meet Super League side Warrington , in
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