Featherstone Lions

English amateur rugby league club

Featherstone Lions ARLFC

Club information
Full name| Featherstone Lions ARLFC
Colours| Blue & White Butchers Stripe shirts and Navy shorts
Founded| 1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Website| https://www.featherstonelions.co.uk/
Current details
Ground(s)|

* Millpond Stadium

Competition| NCL Division Three and YML NCL Aliance

Featherstone Lions are an amateur rugby league club from Featherstone, West Yorkshire who play in the National Conference League and the Yorkshire Men's League. The juniors (U7 - U18) play in the Yorkshire Junior & Youth League. The club also has open age women and 3 girls' teams.[1]

Their home ground is the Millpond Stadium.[2] They are the town's second side, after Featherstone Rovers who play in the Championship.[3]

## History

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Featherstone Lions are the result of a merger between Jubilee Hotel and Traveller's amateur sides in the early 1990s.

Featherstone's first season, 1994–95, was in the CMS Yorkshire league First Division. At the end of the 1995–96 season, they had won promotion to the Yorkshire League Premier Division and finished 2nd in the table.

They were accepted into National Conference League Division 2 for the 1996–97 season. In 1997–98, Featherstone Lions won promotion to NCL Division 1 as champions, won the Yorkshire Cup beating Siddal in a bad tempered final at Thrum Hall and beat Doncaster in the third round of the Challenge Cup before losing to Hull Kingston Rovers.

Featherstone reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup, in 1998–99, after beating Hemel Stags before playing Super League side Halifax.

In 2000–01, Featherstone reached the National Cup Final before losing to Thatto Heath at Spotland Stadium, Rochdale.

The following year, the Lions narrowly avoided relegation but in 2002-03 were promoted to NCL Premier League. However, they were relegated back to NCL Division 1 in their first season and followed this with another relegation back down to NCL Division 2.

Following this double relegation, Featherstone withdrew from National Conference to rebuild the open age team. In 2006, they joined National League Three which they won a year later under its new name RLC National Division.[4]

In 2024, their U-16 boys team became the first youth team globally to tour Serbia, losing 22-30 to the youth side of Red Star Belgrade and defeating Morava Cheetahs youth team 34-0.[5]

## Juniors

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Featherstone run a junior section in the Yorkshire Junior League with the following teams included:

Under 7s; Under 8s; Under 9s; Under 10s; Under 11s; Under 12s; Under 12 girls; Under 13s; Under 14s; Under 14 girls; Under 15s; Under 16s; Under 16 girls; Under 18s;

## Club honours

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* NCL Division 1: 2016–Present
* NCL Division 2: 2015-2016
* RLC National Division: 2007

## Former players

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* Richard Agar
* Tom Briscoe
* Jack Briscoe
* Joe Westerman
* Richard Owen
* Zak Hardaker
* Rob Burrow
* Liam Watts
* Richard Whiting
* Brett Ferres
* Danny Kirmond
* Josh Hardcastle
* Luke Briscoe
* Gareth Gale
* Jimmy Beckett
* Jack Townend
* Jamie Rooney
* Simon Tuffs

## References

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1. ^ "Yorkshire Junior Sarl". yorkshirejuniorsarl.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
2. ^ "Featherstone Lions Fixtures History and Club Information". www.napit.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
3. ^ "UK Parliament - Early Day Motions By Details". edmi.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
4. ^ "Featherstone Lions".
5. ^ "Featherstone Lions U16s return from tour to Serbia, and tributes paid to Dusan Novakov". European Rugby League. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

## External links

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History

Seasons|

* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Clubs|

| Premier Division|

* Dewsbury Moor Maroons
* Hunslet ARLFC
* Leigh Miners Rangers
* Lock Lane
* Rochdale Mayfield
* Siddal
* Thatto Heath Crusaders
* Waterhead Warriors
* Wath Brow Hornets
* West Bowling
* West Hull
* York Acorn

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Division One|

* Crosfields
* Egremont Rangers
* Heworth
* Ince Rose Bridge
* Kells
* Oldham St Annes
* Oulton Raiders
* Shaw Cross Sharks
* Stanningley
* Wigan St Judes
* Wigan St Patricks
* Woolston Rovers

Division Two|

* Barrow Island
* Clock Face Miners
* Dewsbury Celtic
* Drighlington
* East Leeds
* Ellenborough Rangers
* Hensingham
* Hull Dockers
* Normanton Knights
* Pilkington Recs
* Skirlaugh
* Thornhill Trojans

Division Three|

* Bentley
* Beverley
* Distington
* Featherstone Lions
* Keighley Albion
* Leigh East
* Milford Marlins
* Millom
* Myton Warriors
* Saddleworth Rangers

See also: Conference Challenge Trophy

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Southern Conference League

Southern Conference League teams|

* Bristol All Golds
* Bedford Tigers
* Brentwood Eels
* Eastern Rhinos
* Hammersmith Hills Hoists
* London Chargers
* North Herts Crusaders
* Wests Warriors

Former CL South teams|

* Northampton Demons
* St Albans Centurions
* Bristol Sonics
* Coventry Bears Reserves
* Gloucestershire Warriors
* Leicester Storm
* Nottingham Outlaws
* Oxford Cavaliers
* Sheffield Hallam Eagles
* Raiders RL
* Torfaen Tigers
* Valley Cougars
* London Skolars

Former NCL Division 3 teams|

* Bramley Buffaloes
* Coventry Bears
* Hemel Stags
* Huddersfield Underbank Rangers
* Kippax Knights
* South Wales Hornets
* Warrington Wizards

Former RL Conference National teams|

* Carlisle Centurions
* Crusaders Colts
* Cottingham Phoenix
* Dewsbury Celtic
* East Lancashire Lions
* Featherstone Lions
* Gateshead Storm
* Leeds Akkies
* Liverpool Buccaneers

Former NL 3 teams|

* Birmingham Bulldogs
* Bradford Dudley Hill
* Manchester Knights
* Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks
* South London Storm
* Teesside Steelers

Seasons|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015

Related|

* Rugby League Conference
* National Conference League Division 3
* British rugby league system

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