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BROUGHTON RANGERS This site is not an official website for the rugby club shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the Rugby League Club. I am indebted to jfCollectibles for use of the cards in their Rugby League series. For further reading visit the AMAZING http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 |
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FOUNDED | 1877 as Broughton |
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| LOCATION | Salford,Greater Manchester | ||
| ENTERED LEAGUE | 1895 Founder Member 1945 | ||
| LEFT LEAGUE | 1941 returning in 1946 as Broughton Rangers later to become Belle Vue Rangers | ||
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GROUNDS | Wheater's Field, The Cliff, Belle Vue Stadium |
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| CAPACITY | 20,000 | ||
| NICKNAMES | Rangers, The Griffins | ||
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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION | Won Lancashire League in 1897,1899, Champions 1902 |
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| LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION | 27th in 1928 | ||
| MOST LEAGUE PTS | 49 in 1936 | ||
| FEWEST LEAGUE PTS | 0 in 1941 | ||
| MOST POINTS SCORED | 496 in 1907 | ||
| MOST POINTS CONCEDED | 510 in 1926 | ||
| BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE | 261 in 1907 | ||
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WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE | -288 in 1940 |
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| CHALLENGE CUP | Winners 1902 v Salford 25 - 0, 1911 v Wigan 4 - 0 | ||
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| HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD | |||
| WHERE ARE THEY NOW? | Rugby League Conference as New Broughton Rangers | ||
| If you have rare Broughton Rangers badges, artefacts or programmes for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net or Paul Baker 01253 356108 | |||
| I am grateful to Jon Levine for the 3 very rare images shown below. They were available for sale on Ebay in January 2015. |
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