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'{{Infobox rugby league team | clubname = Castleford Tigers | image = [[Image:CastlefordTigersLogo.png|150px]] | fullname = Castleford Tigers<br />Rugby League Football Club | location = [[Castleford]] | nickname = Cas<br />Tigers<br />Classy Cas | countryflag = England | founded = 1926 | ground = [[The Jungle (Wheldon Road)|The Jungle]] | capacity = 11,750 | chairman = {{flagicon|England}} Jack Fulton | coach = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Terry Matterson]] | captain = {{flagicon|England}} [[Ryan Hudson]] | currentseason = Castleford Tigers 2009 | league = {{flagicon|EUR}}[[Super League (Europe)|Super League]] | lastyear = 2008 | lastposition = 12th | challengecups = 4 | website = [http://www.castigers.com castigers.com] |pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_thinblacksides|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=000000|body1=FFD700|rightarm1=000000|shorts1=000000|socks1=FFD700| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=191970|body2=191970|rightarm2=191970|shorts2=191970|socks2=1E90FF| }} '''Castleford Tigers''' are a professional [[rugby league]] club based in [[Castleford]] in [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. They participate in the professional European competition [[Super League (Europe)|Super League]]. They are sometimes known as 'Cas' 'Cas Tigers' or 'Classy Cas'. In the early days many of their supporters worked as glassblowers which is another of the club's nicknames. The Tigers play their home games at 'The Jungle' named after their former sponsor Jungle.com. After the company was bought by '[[Argos (retailer)|Argos]]' they removed all affiliation with the Tigers but the club decided to keep the name for marketing purposes. The ground was previous named after the road it is situated, 'Wheldon Road', and despite its decrepit style the ground is still believed to offer one of the best and most volatile atmospheres in the game. Wakefield Council has granted planning permission for a [[New Castleford Stadium|new stadium]] to be built at nearby [[Glasshoughton]]. ==History== There was also a Castleford team which took part in the Yorkshire League from 1896-97 to 1905-06 inclusive. Castleford Rugby League Football Club was founded in June 1926, after a successful era in the Yorkshire Senior Competition and were admitted to the sport's professional ranks in 1926. Cas played at the Sandy Desert ground from 1920 to 1927 before moving to Wheldon Road. The club was quick to achieve success, winning the [[Rugby league county leagues|Yorkshire League]] in 1932, followed by their first Challenge Cup title in 1935. The club record attendance was set at 25,449 for the third round Challenge Cup match against Hunslet in 1935. Castleford, the winners of the 1935 Challenge Cup met [[Lord Derby Cup|French cup]] holders [[Lyon Villeurbanne|US Lyon Villeurbanne]] in a match played at Paris on [[12 May]] [[1935]] for a trophy that would later become the [[Lord Derby Cup]]. US Lyon Villeurbanne won it and were awarded the trophy. Castleford were beaten Championship finalists in 1938-39. Cas dropped out of the wartime Yorkshire league in 1942-3 and did not return to league competition until 1944-5. ===Post World War Two=== The official attendance for a second round Challenge Cup match in 1967 against Hull KR was 22,582 but a reported 8,000 people got in without paying. Castleford were again beaten Championship finalists in 1968-69, when they suffered a late defeat to arch-rivals [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]. The legendary half-back pairing of Alan Hardisty and Keith Hepworth inspired the club to back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs in 1969 ( v Salford) and 1970 ( v Wigan). Castleford's 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final is the joint lowest winning score at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]], along with [[Salford City Reds|Salford]]'s 7-4 victory over [[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]] in the 1938 Challenge Cup Final. From the introduction of two divisions in 1973 until the Super League era Castleford were one of a handful of clubs to have constantly remained in the top division of British rugby league. In 1983/84 Castleford were beaten 18-10 by [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the Divisional Premiership final at Headingley. Castleford made it to the final of the 1988 [[Rugby league county cups|Yorkshire Cup]] but were beaten 33-12 by [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] at [[Elland Road]]. They were the leading club in Yorkshire in the early 1990s, finishing in the top four of the [[Rugby League Championship|Championship]] no less than four times during this period. John Joyner took up the reins as head coach in May 1993. The highlight of the early 1990s was in 1994 when Castleford defeated [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] to claim the [[Regal Trophy]] at Headingley in a 33-2 victory. They were semi-finalists in the Challenge Cup and were also narrowly defeated in the Premiership final. At the end of that campaign Joyner was named as the Coach of the Year. ===Super League era=== [[File:Wheldonroadmainstand.jpg|thumb|right|Wheldon Road during the Superleague era]] Castleford added 'Tigers' to their name for the 1992/93 season. When [[Super League (Europe)|Super League]] was suggested Castleford were supposed to merge with [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats|Wakefield Trinity]] and [[Featherstone Rovers]] to form 'Calder'. Trinity's shareholders voted 2:1 in favour of a merger but Featherstone's members voted against and an unmerged Cas were founder members of Super League in 1996. At the start of the 1997 season Castleford were seen as a team making up the numbers and few held hopes for them avoiding relegation. John Joyner resigned in April 1997 to be replaced by [[Stuart Raper]]. The club were in crisis with relegation on the cards, Raper turned the season around, the Tigers even won at champions Bradford. They just managed to avoid being relegated, eventually finishing tenth. With a new season in 1998 many pundits predicted the Tigers would be relegated to [[Championship 1|National League One]]. Castleford, in fact stayed near the top of the table for the majority of the season and eventually finished sixth. Cas' Challenge Cup run started with a last-minute try victory over Leeds at Headingley on Valentine’s Day, before beating Bradford in the fifth round. The Cup run was ended by eventual-winners Sheffield in the quarter-finals. In the 1999 season the Tigers had bettered their previous season and found themselves in third on a couple of occasions, sometimes fourth before finishing in fifth, the last of the play-off places. Wigan were beaten 14-10 on their own turf as the Tigers set up a date at Leeds. Leeds were beaten 17-16 and Cas met St Helens in the semi-final but lost 36-6. Cas had another good Challenge Cup run 1999 campaign knocking out Hull, York and Salford before finally being beaten by [[London Broncos]] in the semi-final with a last minute try. 2000 was Raper's last season with the Tigers and their performance somewhat mirrored their previous season as they finished fifth and into the play-offs for a consecutive season. They made the semi final of the Challenge Cup once again in 2002. They were relegated from [[Super League (Europe)|Super League]] at the end of the 2004 season, but were promoted back the following season, after winning the [[Rugby League National Leagues|National League One]] Grand Final against Whitehaven. Castleford currently play their traditional black and amber, however their previous colours were orange and black. A limited edition shirt in these traditional colours was released to commemorate participation in the 2005 final of the [[Northern Rail Cup]], which Castleford lost 16-18 to [[Hull Kingston Rovers]], in front of 9,400 people (a record attendance for the cup). The club experienced record sales of the new home shirt for 2007. Even after a solid return season under the coaching of [[Terry Matterson]], they were once again relegated from the Super League on Saturday [[16 September]] [[2006]] after losing 29-17 to rivals [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] at [[Belle Vue (Wakefield)|Belle Vue]], Wakefield. The match dubbed "'''The Battle of Belle Vue'''" was the last game of the season and whoever lost the match would have been relegated. This caused uproar in the rugby league community. Castleford were relegated with the highest points total for a relegated side in Super League history with 19 and more importantly the fact that they did not actually finish bottom of the league however the newly created Catalan Dragons were given immunity from relegation and since it was the French side that did finish bottom, the team directly above them (which turned out to be Castleford) would be relegated instead. In (2007) Castleford Tigers participated in National League One, the second tier of British rugby league. They were rewarded for a safe passage through to the Carnegie Challenge Cup 4th Round with an away tie at local rivals and 4 times Super League Champions Bradford Bulls, however the Tigers lost the tie narrowly going down 24-16. Castleford were promoted at the first time of asking when they overcame rivals [[Widnes Vikings]] 42-10 on [[October 7]] [[2007]] in the National League Grand Final. This meant that they participated in [[Super League XIII]] in 2008. On 22 July 2008 the club learned that their Super League [[2009–11 Super League licences|licence application for the 2009-11 period]] had been successful.<ref name="ledg1">{{cite web |url= http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/rugby-league/RFL-boss-praises-clubs-for.4302787.jp|publisher= Sporting Life|title=RFL boss praises clubs for franchise bid work|author=John Ledger |date=2008-07-18 |accessdate=2009-04-20}}</ref><ref name="BBCg">{{cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/7519770.stm|publisher= BBC |title= Three clubs given A grade licences|author=BBC Sport |accessdate=2008-07-23}}</ref> == Super League 2008 == In a disappointing season the Castleford Tigers finished bottom of the [[Super League XIII|Super League]]; however with no relegation for the first time in Super League history, the club was not overly concerned about that result. Their main concern in 2008 was fighting for a [[2009–11 Super League licences|licence]] to play in [[Super League XIV|the 2009 season]]. The 14 clubs who received a licence would, barring catastrophic financial reverses, stay in the Super League for at least 3 years with no risk of relegation. Ultimately, all of the teams from Super League XIII (2008), plus [[Celtic Crusaders]] and [[Salford City Reds|Salford]], were accepted. The Tigers got much publicity in 2008 by giving a trial to the shamed 100&nbsp;m sprinter [[Dwain Chambers]] for a month, but he did not seem worthy of receiving a contract{{Fact|date=September 2008}} and was therefore released instead. He did help out with the local schools as well as play against [[York City Knights]] in a friendly game. Castleford also added to their team throughout 2008 season with [[Matt Cook]] coming on loan until the end of the season from [[Bradford Bulls]]; however after a month he was called back into the Bradford team. They also got [[Brendan Hlad]] on loan from the [[Penrith Panthers]] until the end of the season, however he has not featured in coach [[Terry Matterson]]'s plans much since his arrival, playing three games all from off the bench, and scoring no points. At the same time Castleford added another body to the squad by signing former [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] player [[Ned Catic]] from the French side [[Lyon XIII]] but he hasn't been offered another contract and Joined Barrow Raiders in the Championship. In June they signed [[Mitchell Sargent]] from [[NRL]] side [[Newcastle Knights]] on a 2 and half year deal. Unfortunately, Sargent's move had been held up by red tape due to delays in issuing work visas to players. The Tigers were hopeful he would join the club soon, and indeed he did after enlisting the help of local MP to the [[Pontefract]] and [[Castleford]] constituency, [[Yvette Cooper]]. He was a hit with the fans straight away and will be playing with Castleford for to 2009 season also. In June they released [[Tom Haberecht]] from his 1 year deal, due to quota restrictions. This was to enable Sargent to join the club. Haberecht is currently on trial at local rivals [[Featherstone Rovers]]. In the same month the Tigers also loaned out young forward prospect [[Nathan Massey]] to Rovers and [[Jack Lee]]. This season, with franchises on the horizon, has seen the Tigers retain four of their major squad players from the local area. Franchise licences are issued this season, with one of the criteria being home-grown players, an area the Tigers are making significant strides in. The first player to sign up to a new four-year deal was [[Joe Westerman]], who was touted with a move to Leeds Rhinos, which turned out to be nothing more than mere speculation. Joe has been named in the current England squad for the World Cup. Following Joe into a new 4 year deal as well is Australian [[Ryan McGoldrick]], who has been a figurehead and major PR puller for the club over the last couple of seasons. The Tigers also retained their longest serving player in the face of [[Craig Huby]], who pen to paper on a 3 year deal. After several weeks of negotiations, and intense speculation that he was about to move to [[Bradford Bulls]], [[Michael Shenton]] finally but pen to paper on a new 2 year deal, who, like Westerman has also been called up to the England squad for the World Cup. Following Shenton was [[Liam Higgins]] who put pen to paper on a 1 Year Deal with the club. Also Matterson has signed some top name players from the NRL in [[Rangi Chase]], [[Dean Widders]] and [[Sione Faumuina]]. And when the Super League Transfer window opened cas signed England International player [[Stuart Jones (rugby league)|Stuart Jones]] from [[Huddersfield Giants]] on a 1 Year Deal. Also the Tigers have signed ex-captain [[Ryan Hudson]] on a 4 Year Deal from the [[Huddersfield Giants]]. Continuing recruitment for the 2009 season Castleford Tigers have also signed [[Chris Feather]] and [[James Evans]] - both on one year deals and both from [[Bradford Bulls]]. Youngster [[Joe Arundel]] got promoted from the academy and is now joining the senior squad on a two-year deal at only 17 years old. [[James Ford]] is a winger who has signed a one year deal at Castleford from [[Sheffield Eagles]] in the [[National League One]]. Leaving Castleford Tigers will be [[Peter Lupton]], who is now going to be joining [[Celtic Crusaders]], [[Andrew Henderson (rugby league)|Andrew Henderson]]; Castlefords captain both times they were relegated into the National League set up has been let go and is joining local team [[Featherstone Rovers]] to add to the already big number of ex-Castleford players. Adam Fletcher has been let go as has Ned Catic - neither have signed for a team yet, however. Mark Leafa will also be leaving and is now a free agent. Luke Dorn has left to join Harlequins RLFC - the team he scored a hat-trick against earlier in the season of 2008. Stuart Donlan has left to go back to hometown Leigh Centurions. Scott Moore has finished his loan move and now will join Huddersfield Giants. Awen Guttenbiel has retired and now will go back to Australia to hopefully continue on his coaching ambitions. Sun 15 Feb 3:30pm Home Harlequins League Lost 8 - 12 Fri 20 Feb 8:00pm Away Wigan League Won 22 - 28 Sat 28 Feb 6:00pm Home Salford League Won 52 - 16 Sat 07 Mar 6.00pm Away Catalans League Won 22 - 24 Sat 14 Mar 6:00pm Home Huddersfield League Lost 24 - 26 Fri 20 Mar 8:00pm Away Hull FC League Won 18 - 19 Sun 29 Mar 3:30pm Home Bradford League Won 28 - 26 Sun 05 Apr 3:00pm Away Keighley Challenge Cup R4 Won 20 - 64 Fri 10 Apr 8:00pm Home Wakefield League Lost 6 - 35 Mon 13 Apr 3:00pm Away Warrington League Won 6 - 28 Sun 19 Apr 3:30pm Home St Helens League Lost 22 - 68 Sun 26 Apr 3:00pm Away Celtic League Won 22 - 34 Sun 03 May 14.30pm Away Hull FC League Lost 24 - 16 Sat 09 May 6:00pm Home Halifax Challenge Cup R5 Won 35 - 34 Fri 15 May 8:00pm Home Leeds League Lost 22 - 24 Fri 22 May 8:00pm Away Hull KR League Lost 16 - 6 Sun 31 May 3:30pm Away Huddersfield Challenge Cup QF Lost 16 - 14 Sat 06 Jun 5:45pm Home Warrington League Lost 18 - 34 Fri 12 Jun 8:00pm Away St Helens League Lost 50 - 10 Fri 19 Jun 8:00pm Away Huddersfield League Won 6 - 13 Sat 27 Jun 6.00pm Home Catalans Lost 22-20 League Sun 05 Jul 3:00pm Away Bradford Won 38 - 40 League Sun 12 Jul 3:30pm Home Hull FC Won 40 - 18 League Fri 17 Jul 8:00pm Away Salford Won 12 - 18 League Sun 26 Jul 3:30pm Away Wakefield Won 12 - 20 League Sun 02 Aug 12:00pm Home Hull KR League Fri 14 Aug 8:00pm Away Leeds League Sun 23 Aug 3:30pm Home Wigan League Sat 05 Sep 3:00pm Away Harlequins League Sun 13 Sep 3:30pm Home Celtic League == 2009 Squad == ''As of [[5 December]], [[2008]]'': {| width=90% |- bgcolor=FF8C0D |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|1 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Richard Owen (rugby league)|Richard Owen]] |align=center|Fullback |align=center|[[Castleford Tigers]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|2 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Kirk Dixon]] |align=center|Wing |align=center|[[Hull FC]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|3 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Michael Shenton]] |align=center|Center |Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|4 |align=center|{{flagicon|WAL}} |[[James Evans (rugby league)|James Evans]] |align=center|Center |align=center|[[Bradford Bulls]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|5 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Michael Wainwright]] |align=center|Wing |align=center|[[Batley Bulldogs]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|6 |align=center|{{flagicon|NZL}} |[[Rangi Chase]] |align=center|Stand Off |align=center|[[St George Illawarra Dragons]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|7 |align=center|{{flagicon|AUS}} |[[Brent Sherwin]] |align=center|Half Back |align=center|[[Canterbury Bulldogs]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|8 |align=center|{{flagicon|AUS}} |[[Mitchell Sargent]] |align=center|Prop |align=center|[[Newcastle Knights]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|9 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Ryan Hudson]] (Captain) |align=center|Hooker |align=center|[[Huddersfield Giants]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|10 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Craig Huby]] |align=center|Prop |align=center|Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|11 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Brett Ferres]] |align=center|Second Row |align=center|[[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|12 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Ryan Clayton]] |align=center|Second Row |align=center|[[Salford City Reds]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|13 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Joe Westerman]] |align=center|Loose Forward |align=center|Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|14 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Stuart Jones (rugby league)|Stuart Jones]] |align=center|Second Row |align=center|[[Huddersfield Giants]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|15 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Liam Higgins]] |align=center|Prop |align=center|[[Hull FC]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|16 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Chris Feather]] |align=center|Prop |align=center|[[Bradford Bulls]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|17 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Ryan Boyle]] |align=center|Prop |align=center|Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|18 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Nathan Massey]] |align=center|Second Row |align=center|Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|19 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Kirk Netherton]] |align=center|Hooker |align=center|[[Hull Kingston Rovers]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|20 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[James Ford]] |align=center|Center |align=center|[[Sheffield Eagles]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|21 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|22 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |align=center| |align=center| |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|23 |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} |[[Ryan McGoldrick]] |align=center|Center |align=center|[[Cronulla Sharks]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|24 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Aaron Knowels]] |align=center|Prop/Second Row/ Loose Forward |align=center|[[Oulton Raiders]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|25 |align=center|{{flagicon|AUS}} |[[Dean Widders]] |align=center|Second Row |align=center|[[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|26 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Joe Arundel]] |align=center|Centre |align=center|Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|27 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Jamie Cording]] |align=center|Loose Forward |align=center|Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|28 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[John Davies]] |align=center|Second Row |align=center|Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|29 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Ben Gledhill]] |align=center|Second Row |align=center|Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|30 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Jordan Thompson]] |align=center|Full Back |align=center|Castleford Tigers |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |align=center|31 |align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}} |[[Jonathan Walker]] |align=center|Prop |align=center|Castleford Tigers |} === 2009 Transfers In === {| width=100% |- bgcolor=#D0D0D0 !width=5%|No In !width=5%|Nat !width=30%|Name !width=35%|Moved From !width=15%|Contract Length |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|1st !width=5%|{{flagicon|NZL}} !width=30%|'''[[Rangi Chase]]''' !width=35%|[[St George Illawarra Dragons]] !width=15%| 2 Year Deal |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|2nd !width=5%|{{flagicon|AUS}} !width=30%|[[Dean Widders]] !width=35%|[[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] !width=15%| 3 Year Deal |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|3rd !width=5%|{{flagicon|NZL}} !width=30%|'''[[Sione Faumuina]]''' !width=35%|[[North Queensland Cowboys]] !width=15%| Deal Terminated |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|4th !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[Stuart Jones (rugby league)|Stuart Jones]]''' !width=35%|[[Huddersfield Giants]] !width=15%| 1 Year Deal |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|5th !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[Ryan Hudson]]''' !width=35%|[[Huddersfield Giants]] !width=15%| 4 Year Deal |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|6th !width=5%|{{flagicon|WAL}} !width=30%|'''[[James Evans]]''' !width=35%|[[Bradford Bulls]] !width=15%| 1 Year Deal |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|7th !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[James Ford]]''' !width=35%|[[Sheffield Eagles]] !width=15%| 1 Year Deal |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|8th !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[Chris Feather]]''' !width=35%|[[Bradford Bulls]] !width=15%| 1 Year Deal |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|9th !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[Kirk Netherton]]''' !width=35%|[[Hull Kingston Rovers]] !width=15%| 1 Year Deal |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|10th !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[Brett Ferres]]''' !width=35%|[[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] !width=15%| 3 Year Deal |} === 2009 Transfers Out === {| width=100% |- bgcolor=#D0D0D0 !width=5%|Nat !width=30%|Name !width=35%|Moved To |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|NZL}} !width=30%|'''[[Awen Guttenbeil]]''' !width=35%|Retired |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[Anthony Thackeray]]''' !width=35%|[[Widnes Vikings]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[Scott Moore (rugby league)|Scott Moore]]''' !width=35%|Loan expired |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|AUS}} !width=30%|'''[[Luke Dorn]]''' !width=35%|[[Harlequins RL]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|AUS}} !width=30%|'''[[Ned Catic]]''' !width=35%|[[Barrow Raiders]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|GRE}} !width=30%|'''[[Adam Fletcher]]''' !width=35%|Released |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[Stuart Donlan]]''' !width=35%|[[Leigh Centurions]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|ENG}} !width=30%|'''[[Peter Lupton]]''' !width=35%|[[Celtic Crusaders]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|SAM}} !width=30%|'''[[Mark Leafa]]''' !width=35%|Released |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|SCO}} !width=30%|'''[[Andrew Henderson (rugby league)|Andrew Henderson]]''' !width=35%|[[Gateshead Thunder]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|GRE}} !width=30%|'''[[Michael Korkidas]]''' !width=35%|[[Huddersfield Giants]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF !width=5%|{{flagicon|SAM}} !width=30%|'''[[Sione Faumuina]]''' !width=35%|[[Released]] |- bgcolor=#FFFFFF |} ==Players earning International Caps while at Castleford== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-4}} * [[Leslie Adams|Leslie "Les" Adams]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''England'' while at [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] 1931 Wales; while at Castleford 1936 Wales; 1939 France, for ''Great Britain'' while at [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] 1932 Australia * [[Arthur Atkinson (rugby league)|Arthur "Artie" Atkinson]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1929 Other Nations; 1930 Other Nations; 1931 Wales; 1932 Wales; 1933 Australia; 1936 France, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1929-30 Australia x 3; 1932 Australia x 3, New Zealand x 3;1933 Australia; 1936 Australia * [[Kevin Beardmore]] (#9) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) ([[Testimonial match]] 1988), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1984 Wales, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1987 France; 1988 Papua New Guinea, New Zealand * [[Bill Bryant (rugby league)|William "Bill" Bryant]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford circa-1964 * [[J. Cole]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1906 Other Nations * [[Lee Crooks (rugby league)|Lee Crooks]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1992 Wales, for ''Great Britain'' while at [[Hull F.C.|Hull]] 1982 Australia x 2; 1984 France (sub), Australia x 2; 1985 New Zealand, New Zealand (sub); 1986 France x 2, Australia x 3; 1987 France; while at [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] 1989 France; while at Castleford 1992 France x 2, Papua New Guinea, Australia; 1994 France * [[James Croston|James "Jim" Croston]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1936 Wales; 1938 Wales x 2, France; 1939 France, Wales, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1937 Australia * [[Bernard Cunniffe]] (#2) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner), for ''England''/''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1937 France * [[Billy Davies (rugby league)|William "Billy" J. Davies]], for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford circa-1933 * [[Derek Edwards (rugby league)|Derek Edwards]], for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1968 France; 1970 Australia; 1971 New Zealand x 2 (World Cup Squad 1968 0-caps) * [[St. John Ellis]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1991 France x 2 (sub); 1994 France (sub). * [[Keith England]] (#11) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner), for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford circa-1987 * [[Stephen Fenton (rugby league)|Stephen "Steve" Fenton]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1981 France, Wales * [[Mike Ford (rugby)|Michael "Mike" Ford]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1992 Wales, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1993 France (sub) x 2 {{col-4}} * [[Richard Goddard (rugby league)|Richard Goddard]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1995 France * [[Wayne Godwin]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 2004 Russia, France * [[Awen Guttenbeil]] for ''Tonga'' while at Castleford ? * [[Alan Hardisty]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) ([[Testimonial match]] 1968), for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1964 France x 3; 1965 France, New Zealand; 1966 Australia x 3, New Zealand; 1967 France x 2; 1970 Australia * [[Lee Harland]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1999 France (sub) x 2 * [[Dennis Hartley]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1968 Wales, for ''Great Britain'' while at [[Hunslet Hawks|Hunslet]] 1964 France x 2; while at Castleford 1968 France; 1969 France; 1970 Australia x 2, New Zealand x 2; 1970 Australia x 2, France (World Cup 1970 3-caps) * [[Andrew Henderson (rugby league)|Andrew Henderson]], for ''Scotland'' while at Castleford ? * [[Keith Hepworth]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) ([[Testimonial match]] 1968), for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford (World Cup 1970 4-caps) * [[Shaun Irwin]], for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1990 * [[John Joyner]] (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) ([[Testimonial match]] 1992), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1980 Wales, France; 1981 France, Wales, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1978 Australia x 2; 1979 Australia x 3, New Zealand x 3; 1980 New Zealand x 3; 1983 France x 2; 1984 France, New Zealand (sub) x 2 * [[Brian Lockwood]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1970 France (sub); while at [[Hull Kingston Rovers|Hull K.R.]] 1979 Wales, France, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1972 Australia x 2, France, New Zealand; 1973 Australia x 2; 1974 France; while at [[Hull Kingston Rovers|Hull K.R.]] 1978 Australia; 1979 New Zealand (sub) (World Cup 1972 4-caps) * [[Andy Lynch (rugby league)|Andy Lynch]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 2004 Russia, France, Ireland; while at [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]] 2005 France (sub), New Zealand (sub), for ''Great Britain'' while at [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]] 2007 France {{col-4}} * [[Francis Maloney (rugby league)|Francis Maloney]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1999 France x 2 * [[Tony Marchant (rugby league)|Anthony "Tony" Marchant]] (#3) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1986 * [[Roger Millward]], for ''England'' while at [[Hull Kingston Rovers|Hull K.R.]] 1969 Wales, France; 1970 Wales (sub), France; 1975 France, Wales, France x 2, Wales x 2, Australia x 2, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea; 1977 Wales, France; 1978 France, Wales, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1966 France; while at [[Hull Kingston Rovers|Hull K.R.]] 1967 Australia x 3; 1968 France x 2, Australia, France, New Zealand; 1970 Australia x 2, New Zealand x 3; 1971 France, New Zealand x 3; 1973 Australia; 1974 Australia x 2, Australia (sub); 1977 France, New Zealand, Australia x 2; 1978 Australia x 3 * [[Tawera Nikau]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''New Zealand'' while at Castleford?, for [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|Aotearoa Māori]] while at Castleford? * [[Steve Norton|Steve 'Knocker' Norton]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1975 Wales x 2, New Zealand x 2, Australia x 2, France, Papua New Guinea; 1977 France; while at [[Hull F.C.|Hull]] 1978 Wales; 1981 Wales x 2, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1974 Australia (sub), New Zealand x 2; while at [[Hull F.C.|Hull]] 1978 Australia x 3; 1979 Australia x 2; 1980 New Zealand; 1981 France x 2; 1982 Australia * [[Danny Orr]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1999 France x 2, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 2002 New Zealand (sub) x 2 * [[David Plange]] (#2) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner), for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford circa-1988 * [[Mal Reilly|Malcolm "Mal" Reilly]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1970 Wales, France; 1977 Wales (sub), for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1970 Australia x 3, New Zealand x 3, Australia x 2, France (World Cup 1970 3-caps) * [[Terrence Richardson|Terrence "Terry" Richardson]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1981 Wales * [[James Robinson (rugby league)|James "Jimmy" Robinson]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1944 Wales * [[Darren Rogers (rugby league)|Darren Rogers]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1999 France x 2; 2000 Russia, Fiji, Ireland {{col-4}} * [[Richard Russell (rugby league)|Richard Russell]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1995 Wales * [[Edward Sadler|Edward L. Sadler]] (#13) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1939 Wales * [[Dean Sampson]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1995 Fiji, South Africa (sub), Wales (sub); 1999 France x 2, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1997 [[Super League (Australia)|ASL]] (sub) * [[Peter Small]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) , for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1962 New Zealand * [[Tony Smith (rugby league b. 1970)|Anthony "Tony" Smith]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1995 France (sub), Fiji, South Africa (sub), Wales, Australia; while at [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] 2000 Australia, Fiji, Ireland (sub), New Zealand, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1996 Papua New Guinea (sub), Fiji (sub); while at [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] 1998 New Zealand x 3 * [[Michael Shenton]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 2008 Wales * [[Graham Steadman]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford circa-1992 * [[Gareth Stephens]], for ''Wales'' while at Castleford 1995 ?-caps * [[Gary Stephens]] ([[Testimonial match]] 1980), for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford circa-1979 * [[Nathan Sykes]], for ''England'' while at Castleford 1999 France (sub); 2001 Wales (sub) * [[Thomas Taylor (rugby league)|Thomas "Tommy" L. Taylor]] (#10) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1945 Wales * [[Brendon Tuuta]], for ''New Zealand'' while at Castleford 1995 ?-caps * [[Adrian Vowles]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for Scotland while at Castleford 2000 3-caps * [[Doug Walton (rugby league)|Douglas "Doug" Walton]] circa-1965 * [[John Ward (rugby league)|John "Johnny" Ward]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''England'' while at Castleford 1969 Wales, France; while at [[Salford City Reds|Salford]] 1970 France, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford 1963 Australia; 1964 France x 2; while at [[Salford City Reds|Salford]] 1970 New Zealand * [[John Willie Ward]] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2007/11/04/005_eptas_feature.shtml], for ''[[England national rugby union team|England RU]]'' while at Castleford ≤1895, for ''Great Britain'' while at Castleford ≥1895 * [[Kevin Ward (rugby league)|Kevin Ward]] (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for ''Great Britain'', 1984-89? (concurrently won caps at while at [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly]] & subsequently won caps at St. Helens) {{col-end}} ==Other Notable Players== {{col-begin-small}} {{col-4}} * [[Ambrose Askin]] (#5) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Wayne Bartrim]] (previously won Australian caps at [[St. George Dragons]]) * [[Billy Batten]] circa-1924…27? * [[Bob Beardmore]] (#7) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) ([[Testimonial match]] 1988) * [[Frano Botica]] * [[Trevor Briggs]] (#2) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Gordon Cottington]], for ''[[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] [[rugby union|(RU)]]'', while at [[Kelso RFC]] [[rugby union|(RU)]] 1934-36 5-caps (signed Castleford 1936-37) * x[[James Crossley]] (#11) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner) * x[[William Davies (rugby league)|William H. Davies]] (#6) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Brad Davis (rugby)|Brad Davis]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) * [[Clive Dickinson]] (#9) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Michael Eager]] {{col-4}} * [[Jason Flowers]] * [[Derek Foster (rugby league)|Derek Foster]] * [[Ian French]] (#13) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Dale Fritz]] * [[Harold Haley (rugby league)|Harold Haley]] (#9) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) * [[Mitch Healey]] * [[Stuart Horton|Stuart 'Corgi' Horton]] (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Keith Howe]] (#3) (1969 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Gary Hyde]] (#4) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Barry Johnson (rugby league)|Barry Johnson]] (#10) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Philip Johnson (rugby league)|Philip "Phil" Johnson]] ([[Testimonial match]] 1980) * [[Martin Ketteridge]] (#12) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[William Kirkbride|William "Bill" Kirkbride]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) (#11) (1970 Challenge Cup Winner) {{col-4}} * [[George Lewis (rugby league)|George Lewis]] (#1) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Samuel Lloyd|Samuel "Sammy" Lloyd]] * [[Gary Lord]] (#1) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Alan Lowndes]] (#5) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Albert Lunn]] * [[Barrie-Jon Mather]] (previously won caps at Wigan & [[Perth Western Reds]]) * x[[Patrick McManus|Patrick B. McManus]] (#8) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Paul Mellor]] * [[Paul Newlove]] (previously won caps at Featherstone Rovers, Bradford & St. Helens) * [[Danny Nutley]] * [[Waine Pryce]] {{col-4}} * [[Aaron Raper]] (previously won Australian caps at [[Cronulla Sharks]]) * [[Michael Redfearn]] (#11/#10) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[David Roockley]] (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Jamie Sandy]] (#5) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[John Sheridan (rugby league)|John Sheridan]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) * [[Ian Smales]] * x[[Herbert Smith (rugby league)|Herbert Smith]] (#12) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Michael Smith (rugby league)|Michael Smith]] * [[Robert Spurr|Robert "Bob" Spurr]] ([[Testimonial match]] 1978) * [[Ian Stenton]] (#4) (1970 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Anthony Thomas (rugby league)|Anthony "Tony" Thomas]] (#4/#3) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner) * [[Mark Tookey]] * [[Frank Wagstaff]] circa-1940 * [[Denzil Webster]] (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) {{col-end}} ==Honours== *[[Challenge Cup (rugby)|Challenge Cup]] winners: 1934-35, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1985-86 ''(4 times)'' *[[Rugby league county cups|Yorkshire Cup]] winners: 1977-78, 1981-82, 1986-87, 1990-91, 1991-92 ''(5 times)'' *[[Rugby league county leagues|Yorkshire League]] winners: 1932-33, 1938-39, 1964-65 ''(3 times)'' *[[Regal Trophy]] winners: 1976-77, 1993-94 ''(2 times)'' *[[BBC2 Floodlit Trophy]] winners: 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68,1976/77, ''(4 times)'' *[[National League One]] winners: 2005, 2007'' *[[National League One]] League Leaders: 2007 '' ==Records== ===Super League Era=== ====Player records==== *Most tries in a game: 4 by [[Waine Pryce]] (vs [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]]) 1 September 2002 *Most goals in a game: 9 by [[Frano Botica]] (vs [[Workington Town]]) 12 May 1996 *Most points in a game: 22 by [[Joe Westerman]] (vs Warrington on [[March 24]], [[2008]]) *Most tries in a season: 23 by [[Darren Rogers (rugby league)|Darren Rogers]] 1999 *Most goals in a season: 114 by [[Wayne Bartrim]] 2002 *Most points in a season: 244 by [[Danny Orr]], 1999 ====Team records==== *Biggest win: 106-0 vs [[Rochdale Hornets|Rochdale]] [[9 September]] [[2007]] *Heaviest defeat: 4-72 vs [[St Helens RLFC|St Helens]], 13 August 2006 *Highest attendance: 11,731 vs [[Leeds Rhinos]], [[March 7]] [[2004]] ===All Time=== ====Player records==== *Most tries in a game: 5 by [[John Joyner]] (vs [[Millom RLFC|Millom]]) 16 September 1973, [[Derek Foster (rugby league)|Derek Foster]] (vs Hunslet) November 1972, [[Steve Fenton]] (vs Dewsbury) 27 January 1978, [[Ian French]] (vs Hunslet) 9 February 1986 & [[St. John Ellis]] (vs Whitehaven) 10 December 1989 *Most goals in a game: 17 by [[Sammy Lloyd]] (vs [[Millom RLFC|Millom]]) 16 September 1973 *Most points in a game: 43 by Sammy Lloyd (vs [[Millom RLFC|Millom]]) 16 September 1973 *Most tries in a season: 40 by [[St. John Ellis]] [[1993-94 Rugby Football League season|1993-94]] *Most goals in a season: 158 by Sammy Lloyd 1976-77 *Most points in a season: 334 by [[Bob Beardmore]], 1983-84 *Most career tries: 206 by [[Alan Hardisty]] 1958-71 *Most career goals 875 by [[Albert Lunn]] 1951-63 *Most career points: 1870 by Albert Lunn 1951-63 ====Team records==== *Rugby League Championships: None. 1926-Present day *Biggest win: 106-0 vs [[Rochdale Hornets]], [[9 September]] [[2007]] *Heaviest defeat: 4-72 vs St Helens, 13 August 2006 *Highest attendance: 25,449 vs Hunslet 9 March 1935 *Most Tries In One Season By A Single Player: 69 By Hooker Blake Dixsan == Sources == * [http://www.yorkshirerugbyleague.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=2294&ArticleID=1089341 Tigers:history and facts] == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links == * [http://www.castigers.com/ Official site] * [http://www.casforum.co.uk/ Unofficial Forum (Casforum)] * [http://www.castigers.net/ Unofficial Castigers.net] * [http://www.ayberspace.co.uk/ Aye Of The Tigers Fanzine] * [http://www.casrl.co.uk/ Unofficial site] * [http://www.ctsc.org.uk/ Supporters Club Website] * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/national_league/6199939.stm Tigers stadium moves a step closer (from the BBC)] {{Super_League_Europe}} {{West Yorkshire Sports Teams}} [[Category:Castleford Tigers| ]] [[Category:British rugby league teams]] [[Category:Sports clubs established in 1926]] [[Category:Super League teams]] [[fr:Castleford Tigers]]'