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Full name	Millom Rugby League Football Club
Colours	Maroon; White;
Founded	1873; 151 years ago
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Competition	NCL Division Three

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Millom R.L.F.C. is an amateur rugby league club based in the town of Millom in Cumbria. It is the oldest amateur rugby league club in the world, having been founded in 1873.

History

Founded as a rugby union club, the club decided to change codes to Northern Union rugby in July 1897.^[1] After winning the Lancashire Second Competition in 1897–98 the club was promoted to the Lancashire Senior Competition in 1898.

Millom participated in the Lancashire Senior Competition and the Northern Rugby League until the end of the 1905–06 season at which time the club decided to leave the professional game and revert to an amateur team playing in the Cumberland Senior Competition.^[2]

Though never achieving major success, the club has had some notable achievements. In 1889, although it was still a Rugby Union club at this time, it fielded 12 of the 13 players in a Cumberland v. Yorkshire match at Hunslet, whilst over 50 of its players have been awarded full international honours whilst playing for Millom since 1945.

The club's biggest honour came in the 1985-86 season, when they played against Mysons in the British Amateur Rugby League Association National Cup Final. Later that year, the club gave Wakefield Trinity a scare, losing only 8-14 in the John Player Trophy. They were National Conference League division one champions in 1994-1995, and won its challenge cup in 1990-1991.

The first team currently plays in the National Conference League Division 3, with the A team representing the club in the Barrow and District League. As well as the open age teams, Millom also has a thriving youth set-up with teams at U8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 level playing in the local competitions.

In the 2007-08 season, the club finished as champions of the National Conference league division 2. They currently play at the Coronation Field ground in Millom. The club's colours are maroon and white.

The 2007-2008 season has brought a lot of success to the club. The first team were champions of the NCL Division 2, they won the Barton Townley local cup competition, the A team won the league title and the Frank Reid trophy, runners up in the Harry Warman Cup and runners up in the knockout cup. Bradd Crellin represented BARLA Great Britain on a tour of Australia with 6 other players representing Cumbria, also on a tour of Australia.

Players earning international caps while at Millom Rugby Union and Millom Rugby League clubs

Edward Knowles won caps for England (RU) while at Millom in 1896 against Scotland, and in 1897 against Scotland
Samuel Northmore won a cap for England (RU) while at Millom in 1897 against Ireland
W, Mc, C Ross 1934-37

References

^ "Millom Football Club. Special General Meeting". Millom Gazette. No. 352. 9 July 1897. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Cumberland Senior Competition". Lancashire Evening Post. No. 6158. 10 August 1906. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

[1] "Millom Football Club. Special General Meeting". Millom Gazette. No. 352. 9 July 1897. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Cumberland Senior Competition". Lancashire Evening Post. No. 6158. 10 August 1906. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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-[[Image:Millom RLFC logo.jpg|right|150px]]'''Millom R.L.F.C.''' is an [[amateur]] [[rugby league]] club based in the town of [[Millom]] in [[Cumbria]]. It is the oldest amateur rugby league club in the world, having been founded in 1873.
+{{short description|English amateur rugby league club, based in Millom, Cumbria}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
+{{Infobox rugby league club
+  | clubname   = Millom ARLFC
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+  | fullname   = {{nowrap|Millom Rugby League Football Club}}
+  | coach      =
+  | colours    = {{color box|Maroon}} Maroon<br> {{color box|White}} White<br>
+  | founded    = {{start date and age|1873}}
+  | league     = [[NCL Division Three]]
+}}
+'''Millom R.L.F.C.''' is an [[amateur]] [[rugby league]] club based in the town of [[Millom]] in [[Cumbria]]. It is the oldest amateur rugby league club in the world, having been founded in 1873.
+==History==
-The club has, on four occasions, fielded a [[professional]] team, but has otherwise remained amateur. Though never achieving major success, the club has had some notable achievements. In 1889 it fielded 12 of the 13 players in a [[Cumberland]] v. [[Yorkshire]] match at [[Hunslet]], whilst over 50 of its players have been awarded full international honours whilst playing for Millom since 1945.
+Founded as a rugby union club, the club decided to change codes to [[rugby league|Northern Union rugby]] in July 1897.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002289/18970709/115/0008 |title=Millom Football Club. Special General Meeting |work=Millom Gazette |date=9 July 1897 |page=8 |issue=352 |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
+After winning the Lancashire Second Competition in 1897–98 the club was promoted to the Lancashire Senior Competition in 1898.
+Millom participated in the Lancashire Senior Competition and the Northern Rugby League until the end of the 1905–06 season at which time the club decided to leave the professional game and revert to an amateur team playing in the Cumberland Senior Competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19060905/297/0009https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19060810/167/0005 |title=Cumberland Senior Competition |work=[[Lancashire Evening Post]] |date=10 August 1906 |page=5 |issue=6158 |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
-The club's  biggest honour came in the 1985-86 season, when they played against [[Mysons RLFC|Mysons]] in the [[British Amateur Rugby League Association]] National Cup Final. Later that year, the club gave [[Wakefield Trinity]] a scare, losing only 14-8 in the [[John Player Trophy]]. They were [[National Conference League]] division one champions in 1994-1995, and won its challenge cup in 1990-1991.
+Though never achieving major success, the club has had some notable achievements. In 1889, although it was still a Rugby Union club at this time, it fielded 12 of the 13 players in a [[Cumberland]] v. [[Yorkshire]] match at [[Hunslet]], whilst over 50 of its players have been awarded full international honours whilst playing for Millom since 1945.
-The first team currently plays in the National Conference League Division 1, with the A team representing the club in the [[Barrow and District League]]. As well as the open age teams, Millom also has a thriving youth set-up with teams at U8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 level playing in the local competitions.
+The club's  biggest honour came in the 1985-86 season, when they played against [[Mysons RLFC|Mysons]] in the [[British Amateur Rugby League Association]] National Cup Final. Later that year, the club gave [[Wakefield Trinity]] a scare, losing only 8-14 in the [[League Cup (rugby league)|John Player Trophy]]. They were [[National Conference League]] division one champions in 1994-1995, and won its challenge cup in 1990-1991.
+The first team currently plays in the National Conference League Division 3, with the A team representing the club in the Barrow and District League. As well as the open age teams, Millom also has a thriving youth set-up with teams at U8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 level playing in the local competitions.
 In the 2007-08 season, the club finished as champions of the National Conference league division 2. They currently play at the [[Coronation Field]] ground in Millom. The club's colours are [[Maroon (color)|maroon]] and [[white]].
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 The 2007-2008 season has brought a lot of success to the club. The first team were champions of the NCL Division 2, they won the Barton Townley local cup competition, the A team won the league title and the Frank Reid trophy, runners up in the Harry Warman Cup and runners up in the knockout cup. Bradd Crellin represented BARLA Great Britain on a tour of Australia with 6 other players representing Cumbria, also on a tour of Australia.
-==Players earning international caps while at Millom==
+==Players earning international caps while at Millom Rugby Union and Millom Rugby League clubs==
+* [[Edward Knowles (rugby)|Edward Knowles]] won caps for [[England national rugby union team|England (RU)]] while at Millom in [[1896 Home Nations Championship|1896]] against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]], and in 1897 against Scotland
+* [[Samuel Northmore]] won a cap for England (RU) while at Millom in [[1897 Home Nations Championship|1897]] against [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]]
-{{Col-begin-small}}
+* W, Mc, C Ross 1934-37
-{{Col-2}}
-* [[Edward Knowles]] won caps for ''England (RU)'' while at Millom in 1896 against Scotland, and in 1897 against Scotland
-{{Col-2}}
-*[[Samuel Northmore]] won a cap for ''England (RU)'' while at Millom in 1897 against Ireland
+==References==
-{{Col-end}}
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.millomrlfc.co.uk Millom RLFC's website]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071015160203/http://millomrlfc.co.uk/ Millom RLFC's website]
 *[http://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/ Millom's premier information website]
 *[http://www.millom.org/ Millom information website]
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Millom RLFC}}
+[[Category:1873 establishments in England]]
+[[Category:Rugby league teams in England]]
 [[Category:BARLA teams]]
 [[Category:Rugby league teams in Cumbria]]
 [[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1873]]
-[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1873]]
+[[Category:Millom]]