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LEIGH

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 FOUNDED 1878

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LOCATION Greater Manchester
ENTERED LEAGUE 1895 Founder Member     1946
LEFT LEAGUE 1941 returning in 1946

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 GROUNDS Buck's Farm, Pennington, Leigh Sports Village, Hilton Park, Kirkhall Lane

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CAPACITY 12,500
NICKNAMES Centurions

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 HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION Champions 1906, 1982

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LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 7th in Third Tier in 1996
MOST LEAGUE PTS 52 in 1955
FEWEST LEAGUE PTS 0 in 1941

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 MOST POINTS SCORED 1156 in 1986

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MOST POINTS CONCEDED 912 in 1994
BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE 783 in 1986

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 WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE -542 in 1994

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CHALLENGE CUP Winners 1921 v Halifax 13-0, 1971 v Leeds 24-7
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES 503 Albert Worrall 1920-38
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORER 2492 John Woods 1976-85, 1990-92

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 HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD 31,326 v St Helens 14/3/1953

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Co-operative Championships
If you have rare Leigh badges, artefacts or programmes for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net or Paul Baker 01253 356108
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