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CASTLEFORD

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FOUNDED 1926

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LOCATION West Yorksire
ENTERED LEAGUE 1896    1926    1944
LEFT LEAGUE 1906    1942

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GROUNDS Sandy Desert, Wheldon Road, The Jungle

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CAPACITY 11,750
NICKNAMES Tigers, Cas, Classy Cas

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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION 2nd in 1939

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LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 15th in Division 2 in 1903
MOST LEAGUE PTS 61 in 1939
FEWEST LEAGUE PTS 8 in 1906

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MOST POINTS SCORED 872 in 1995

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MOST POINTS CONCEDED 968 in 2006
BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE 321 in 1994

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WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE -448 in 1958

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CHALLENGE CUP Winners 1935, 1969, 1970, 1986
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES 614 John Joyner 1973-92
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORER 1870 Albert Lunn 1951-63

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HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD 25,449 v Hunslet on 9/3/1935

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Remain a Super League team
If you have rare Castleford badges, artefacts or programmes for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net or Paul Baker 01253 356108

Castleford badges through the ages