Sedgley Park is a district of Prestwich approximately two miles north of Manchester city centre. In 1932 at a public meeting in a temperance bar, the club began. The very first ground was a farmer's field in Whitefield, and the club has never been based in Sedgley Park. Despite primitive conditions - cowshed for changing, farmyard pump for washing - the new club thrived.
A clubhouse had already been built and three regular teams were being fielded before World War II broke out in 1939. They survived the war years, and also a difficult period afterward when they lost their rented ground. For two years all games were played away, with barely enough playing members for two teams, until in 1955 they moved to their present site, Park Lane in Whitefield, with an immediate and spectacular improvement in playing standards. During the next twenty years Sedgley Park became a successful and respected junior club but, in the years before league rugby, advancement was practically impossible, especially for a club notorious for its muddy pitches; they were often nicknamed 'Sludgley Park' by other teams! The decision to build a large, two-story clubhouse was arguably the most significant one in their history.
Building began in 1978 at a time when the club was enjoying great success on the field, and was completed in time for the 1982 Golden Jubilee season; it had been a risky venture at the time, but it set them apart from all the local junior clubs. When the Courage Leagues began in 1987 they had progressed far enough to be placed in North West 2 (level 8), from which they gained promotion at the first attempt. They remained in North West 1 for seven years; meanwhile, the club was expanding in other directions with a huge increase in quantity and quality at the age-group level of the game.
When the game went 'open' in the middle 1990s, Sedgley Park was ready for the next leap forward. Promotion was achieved three years in succession; the clubhouse was extended; the two pitches became one, now in excellent condition, with floodlights and terracing. A newly purchased field, just across the road, provided three more much needed pitches and floodlit training.
Another promotion, in 2001, took them to National League Two, level 3 of the English game. The Tigers attained League One status in 2004, their 6th promotion since 1987, but were relegated back to level three in 2009.
Sedgley Park were National League Division 2 (North) champions in season 2022-23 and won promotion back to National League One, being the 3rd tier of Rugby Union in England at the time.
^. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sedgley Park R U F C news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Sedgley Park Rugby Union Football Club the 1st XV team of which play under the name of Sedgley Tigers is a rugby union club based in Whitefield in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury Greater Manchester They play in the third tier of the English rugby union league hierarchy following their promotion to National League 1 from National League 2 North in 2022 23 The Tigers nickname is due to their striped kit Sedgley TigersUnionLancashire RFUNickname s The TigersFounded1932 92 years ago 1932 LocationWhitefield Greater Manchester EnglandGround s Park Lane Capacity 3 000 1 ChairmanSteve WardLeague s National League 12023 249thTeam kitOfficial websitewww wbr sedgley tigers wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Current standings 4 References 5 External linksHistory editSedgley Park is a district of Prestwich approximately two miles north of Manchester city centre In 1932 at a public meeting in a temperance bar the club began The very first ground was a farmer s field in Whitefield and the club has never been based in Sedgley Park Despite primitive conditions cowshed for changing farmyard pump for washing the new club thrived A clubhouse had already been built and three regular teams were being fielded before World War II broke out in 1939 They survived the war years and also a difficult period afterward when they lost their rented ground For two years all games were played away with barely enough playing members for two teams until in 1955 they moved to their present site Park Lane in Whitefield with an immediate and spectacular improvement in playing standards During the next twenty years Sedgley Park became a successful and respected junior club but in the years before league rugby advancement was practically impossible especially for a club notorious for its muddy pitches they were often nicknamed Sludgley Park by other teams The decision to build a large two story clubhouse was arguably the most significant one in their history Building began in 1978 at a time when the club was enjoying great success on the field and was completed in time for the 1982 Golden Jubilee season it had been a risky venture at the time but it set them apart from all the local junior clubs When the Courage Leagues began in 1987 they had progressed far enough to be placed in North West 2 level 8 from which they gained promotion at the first attempt They remained in North West 1 for seven years meanwhile the club was expanding in other directions with a huge increase in quantity and quality at the age group level of the game When the game went open in the middle 1990s Sedgley Park was ready for the next leap forward Promotion was achieved three years in succession the clubhouse was extended the two pitches became one now in excellent condition with floodlights and terracing A newly purchased field just across the road provided three more much needed pitches and floodlit training Another promotion in 2001 took them to National League Two level 3 of the English game The Tigers attained League One status in 2004 their 6th promotion since 1987 but were relegated back to level three in 2009 Sedgley Park were National League Division 2 North champions in season 2022 23 and won promotion back to National League One being the 3rd tier of Rugby Union in England at the time Honours edit nbsp Team bus pictured on 15 May 2008 North West 2 champions 1987 88 North West 1 champions 1994 95 North 1 champions 1996 97 National League 2 north v south promotion play off winner 2000 01 National League 2 North champions 2022 23 Lancashire Cup winners 4 times 2002 2004 2007 2013 2 National Division 2 champions 2003 04Current standings edit2023 24 National League 1 Table vte Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points 1 Chinnor C 26 22 0 4 1039 403 636 21 3 112 2 Rams 26 19 0 7 787 585 202 20 3 99 3 Rosslyn Park 26 14 2 10 765 656 109 17 5 82 4 Plymouth Albion 26 15 0 11 631 571 60 13 4 77 5 Birmingham Moseley 26 14 1 11 649 667 18 12 6 76 6 Richmond 26 11 1 14 689 681 8 14 8 68 7 Darlington Mowden Park 26 12 0 14 635 682 47 12 7 67 8 Blackheath 26 12 1 13 641 613 28 10 4 64 9 Sedgley Park 26 11 1 14 657 784 127 11 4 61 10 Sale FC 26 11 0 15 567 628 61 8 4 56 11 Bishop s Stortford 26 10 0 16 592 746 154 10 6 56 12 Leicester Lions 26 11 0 15 525 697 172 7 3 54 13 Taunton Titans R 26 8 0 18 713 930 217 17 4 53 14 Cinderford R 26 9 0 17 528 775 247 6 6 48 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Team with most draws Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated 12 May 2024 Source National League 1 RugbyEngland Source National League Rugby Promotion and Relegation 2023 24 References edit Park Lane Sedgley Park RUFC Lancashire Rugby Strength in Union Archived from the original on 27 March 2014 Retrieved 19 May 2014 External links editOfficial website nbsp Sedgley Park on itsrugby co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sedgley Park R U F C amp oldid 1222501711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
