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Club
History -
Boothtown Terriers
A.R.L.F.C. est
1986.
The club was started as a
team in 1986 by two soldiers,
Sgt Graham (Jai) Taylor
and Cpl Andrew (Charlie)
Charlesworth, they named
the team after their unit
C. Company 1 Yorks. After
playing a year at inter
company rugby with other
army units and the odd
friendly game with local
Halifax clubs they decided
to call the team Halifax
terriers and in 1987 form
it into a club. Still
playing from the Drill
hall and playing on the
Halifax Infirmary pitch
the club entered the Halifax
Workshops Competition.
Because C. Company ran the club,
its ranks ranged from
Sgt major to Pte's and
with their commitments
to the job couldn't enter
into organised league
competitions. So for the
next three years they
played Sunday rugby with
local teams and entered
into the Halifax Workshops
every year. In 1989 and
still called Halifax terriers
rugby club we entered
the Greetland 7s and for
the first time won the
plate competition this
for the next couple of
years was going to be
an annual event.
In 1990 the terriers decided
to enter the Pennine League
with most of the team
still in the army we managed
to play most of the seasonal
games and pick up the
8 th division fair play
trophy. Season 1991/2
the club had to move out
of the drill hall because
of the I. R. A.'s bombing
of the army careers centre
and the threat to the
hall, so the club moved
to the three pigeons where
we set up a shower and
changing rooms in the
cellar.1991 saw Graham
leave the army and two
years later Andy left
and by 1993 there was
only a handful of player
who were still the army.
Also in this season the
club was moved in to the
4 th division and formed
a second team which played
in alliance division three.
For the next three years
the club went from strength
to strength gaining more
recognition and signing
more players, we also
moved to our new club
base the Claremount liberal
club. On our 10 th anniversary
it was decided to rename
the club Boothown Terriers
A.R.L.F.C. we also moved
into the village of Boothown
and took base in the Foggy's
pub with the landlord
sponsorship for the next
two years.
Our home
owned ground at Ellen
Royd playing fields
is in the heart of
the Boothtown village.
For the next six years
and to present day
the club as been a main
part of life in the
village.
With great team effort
and local village help
we build changing rooms
and shower facilities
on the Boothtown terriers
own pitch .At the turn
of the millennium the
club we managed to
gain a great sponsorship
with the towns largest
haulage company Pennine
Parcels. The club has
benefited from the
sponsor and now has
made them the main sponsor
of the club for the
future.
In the time the club
has been going we have
seen over 782
players score
over 2000 tries,
won the handicap
trophy, and seen
eight different
homes. Now with
great pleasure
we can say that
Bill has taken
the team in at
a very improved
New Inn at Boothtown.
The Boothtown
Terriers club
is now building
them self's up
to the future
of rugby league
with a young committee
and young team
players we know
where to take
the future of
amateur rugby
league in Halifax
and the rest of
Yorkshire.
The
club is now based from
The
Flying
Dutchman, Boothtown
Road, Halifax.
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