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| Full name | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Rugby League Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Belle Vue, Wakefield (Capacity 11,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chairman |  Ted Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | John Kear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain |  Jason Demetriou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Super League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 position | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Challenge Cups | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the Super League. Belle Vue is a Rugby League Stadium in Wakefield, England. It is the home stadium of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Wakefield lies at the heart of the City of Wakefield, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. John Kear (born 25 November 1954 in Castleford, Yorkshire) is a English rugby league former player and a current coach Jason Demetriou is a Rugby league footballer who plays for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Engage Super League XII is the official name for the year 2007 's Super League season in the sport of Rugby league. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as 'Wakey', 'Trinity' or 'Wildcats'. Wakefield Trinity is also one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league teams. History See also History of rugby league On 27 August 1895 as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester prominent Lancashire clubs Broughton Rangers
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History
Early years
In 1873 a group of young men from the local Holy Trinity Church formed the Wakefield Trinity club. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common One of the initial forces in rugby, Trinity won the Yorkshire Cup four times in nine years. In the 1870s and 1880s there were several very strong teams in Wakefield, including Wakefield Thornes and Alverthorpe, but Trinity's rise to pre-eminence eventually ensured that the others would fall by the wayside. Early matches were played at Heath Common (1873), Manor Field (1875-6) and Elm Street (1877) before the club moved to Belle Vue in 1879. Belle Vue is a Rugby League Stadium in Wakefield, England. It is the home stadium of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
They were one of the initial 22 clubs to form the Northern Union after the acrimonious split from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. History See also History of rugby league On 27 August 1895 as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester prominent Lancashire clubs Broughton Rangers The history of rugby league began with a schism of 1895 in Rugby football. The Rugby Football Union (RFU is the Rugby union governing body in England
Belle Vue was purchased in 1895, in order to provide a permanent base for the Trinity. Belle Vue is a Rugby League Stadium in Wakefield, England. It is the home stadium of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. The money was provided by the Wakefield Athletic Club, and was also initially used for cycling and athletics competitions. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles
Trinity won the Northern Union Challenge Cup for the first time in 1909, beating Hull 17-0 at Headingley. The corresponding 1914 final saw the result reversed, with Hull winning 6-0.
Jonty Parkin signed for Wakefield Trinity as a seventeen-year-old in 1913. Jonathon "Jonty" Parkin (born in Sharlston West Yorkshire) was an English Rugby league footballer In a strangely barren time for Trinity, they won only one Yorkshire Cup (in 1924-5 against Batley) and lost four Yorkshire Cups.
Parkin decided he wanted to leave in 1930, at the age of thirty-four, and he was put on the transfer list at £100. For some reason, Hull Kingston Rovers couldn't or wouldn't find the money; so Parkin paid the fee himself to secure his release. Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National The game's bylaws were adjusted shortly afterwards, so that no player could ever do that again.
On Saturday 27th October 1934, Leeds and Wakefield Trinity met in the final of the Yorkshire Cup at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury. The match ended in a 5-5 draw. Four days later the two clubs drew again, with Leeds eventually lifting the trophy after a second replay, the only occasion it took three attempts to settle a Yorkshire Cup Final. A total of 52,402 spectators watched the three games.
Post war
If the pre-war years were austere then the post-war period was bright and bullish for the Dreadnoughts. On Saturday 3rd November 1945, Bradford Northern met Wakefield Trinity in the final of the Yorkshire Cup held at Thrum Hall, Halifax. Wakefield began the match as favourites, they had lost only one of thirteen matches thus far in the season. However, Bradford won 5-2 and lifted the Yorkshire Cup for the fourth time in six seasons. The first Wembley final after the war produced a return to winning ways as Trinity, with names such as Billy Stott, Herbert Goodfellow and Mick Exley, pipped Wigan to the Cup 13-12.
On Saturday 27 October 1951 25,495 were at Fartown, Huddersfield to see Wakefield Trinity defeat Keighley 17-3 in the Yorkshire Cup Final.
The club was not destined to return to Wembley until 1960 and had to slake its thirst for silverware on two Yorkshire Cup and two Yorkshire League victories in the 1950s. Wakefield returned to Wembley emphatically with a record 38-5 win v Hull under the guidance of coach Ken Traill and loose forward Derek "Rocky" Turner.
Trinity featured in the first league match to be broadcast on British television, a clash with Wigan at Central Park on 12 January 1952.
Trinity were runners-up in the league championship in 1959-60, losing in the Championship Final against Wigan. The 1959-60 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 65th season of Rugby league football played in England
Wakefield won their third Challenge Cup victory in 1962, running out 12-6 winners against Huddersfield. Many of the scenes from This Sporting Life were filmed at the Belle Vue Stadium during Wakefield's third round Challenge Cup match against Wigan. This Sporting Life is also a radio program in Australia See This Sporting Life (radio program This Sporting Life is a 1963 Belle Vue is a Rugby League Stadium in Wakefield, England. It is the home stadium of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. The club were victorious in a dour 1962 Challenge Cup win over Huddersfield although the Fartowners went on to deny them the double a few days later in the Championship final at Odsal Stadium, Bradford.
Wakefield Trinity was invited to visit South Africa during June and July 1962. Five members of Trinity’s squad were unable to accompany the team on the six-match tour, as they were in Australia with the British Lions. Trinity, therefore, added four South African players who were playing for British clubs at that time to their squad. They were comfortable winners of all six matches.
With a victorious defence of the Cup in 1963, their fifth Challenge Cup title, Wakefield had still not been able to achieve the league championship title. The Holy Grail would be achieved in the 1966-67 season when a seasoned, Harold Poynton led a side that included Neil and Don Fox, Gary Cooper and Ray Owen, defeated Saints in a replay. They repeated the title feat the following year against Hull KR but were again denied the double when Leeds defeated them in the 1968 'water splash' final at Wembley played during a down pour that saturated the pitch. The game produced the most dramatic of finishes, when Man-of-the-Match, Don Fox had an easy conversion to win it for Wakefield, but missed it to leave Leeds 11-10 winners. Don Fox ( October 15, 1935 &ndash August 21 2008) was an English Rugby league player in the 1950s and 60s for Featherstone
Trinity were crowned Champions for the only time in successive seasons - 1966-67 and 1967-68.
Wakefield absorbed a number of different coaches at the helm in subsequent years but did not return to Wembley until Bill Kirkbride's talented charges fell 12-3 to Widnes in 1979 in front of nearly 100,000 fans.
The ensuing decline was temporarily halted when 'the King' Wally Lewis signed up for a brief spell with the club. Walter James "Wally" Lewis AM (born 1 December 1959 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian former But even the presence of the mercurial Kangaroo five-eighth couldn't prevent an inconsistent Wakefield from fluctuating between the two divisions.
Former player David Topliss stabilised the Dreadnoughts' ship in the late 1980s. David Topliss ( 29 December 1949 – 16 June 2008) was an English Rugby league footballer and coach He won immediate promotion in 1988 and consolidated the club's top tier status by acquiring the services of seasoned internationals like Steve Ella, Mark Graham, Brian Jackson as well as now former Wildcats' coach Andy Kelly and later John Harbin.
David Hobbs joined Wakefield Trinity as coach in May 1994. David Hobbs is a Rugby league coach former coach of National League 1 side Featherstone Rovers. He then went to Halifax as Director of Football in January 1995.
Super League era
When a Rupert Murdoch-funded Super League competition was proposed, part of the deal was that some traditional clubs would merge. is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American Wakefield were down to merge with Castleford and Featherstone Rovers to form a new club Calder which would compete in the newly formed Super League. Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Featherstone Rovers are a professional Rugby league club based in Featherstone (near Pontefract) West Yorkshire in England. Although Wakefield voted to merge, the other clubs refused to do so; Wakefield finished below the cut-off point of 10th in the existing top flight and were excluded from the new Super League.
Wakefield earned their place in the top flight on the back of their controversial victory over Featherstone Rovers in the inaugural Division One Grand Final in 1998. Wakefield adopted the "Wildcats" nickname in 1998: the year they entered Super League, having won promotion from the first division. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Within British Rugby league there have been periods when the Championship has been divided into two divisions with promotion and relegation between the two
John Harbin was the coach of Wakefield between October 2000 and October 2001, Wakefield's final game of the 2001 season was a relegation battle with Salford City Reds with Wakefield condemning the Huddersfield Giants to relegation. John Harbin is an Australian sports coach He first worked in Rugby league before beginning a coaching career in Association football. Salford City Reds is a professional Rugby league club based in Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Huddersfield Giants are a professional Rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League. He decided to leave the club at the end of 2001.
Peter Roe was appointed Head Coach in October 2001. [1] After years of struggling to keep up with the Super League pace which saw the Wildcats finish next to bottom on most of their attempts they finally got around to making headway up the league. Peter Roe was sacked in July 2002 and was replaced by his assistant Shane McNally. Shane McNally (born 19 May, 1959) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer and current Queensland Cup coach [2] With Adrian Vowles as his co-coach the pair guided the Wildcats to their first-ever SL play-off position, finishing in 6th place. Adrian Vowles (born 30 May 1971 is an Australian former professional Rugby league player
In 2004 after a slow start to the season the Wildcats finished stronger than any other team in the competition giving their fans some hope of a little glory at the club which had been missing for too long. Away at the KC Stadium in Hull the Wildcats produced a remarkable performance and managed to beat Hull despite having 2 men sin-binned. The Kingston Communications Stadium, often shortened to KC Stadium or just the KC, is a multi-purpose facility in the city of Kingston upon Hull (Hull Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred
The semis saw a visit to Wigan and there was real hope in the camp that Wakefield would make the elimination final play off and all looked to be going that way when the Wildcats led 14-0 but some strange decisions went the way of the Wiganers so it wasn't yet to be but Wakefield fans will look back on these 2 games with fondness for many years, The away support was outstanding for both efforts.
Shane McNally was sacked in June 2005 after a disappointing start to the season. Shane McNally (born 19 May, 1959) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer and current Queensland Cup coach Tony Smith took over as caretaker coach from Shane McNally and led Trinity to survival in 2005 but following four straight defeats which saw Wakefield drop into the relegation zone Smith was sacked on Monday, 17 July 2006. Smith's last game in charge was a 26-20 defeat against Huddersfield, a match in which his side squandered a 20-point lead - one of several occasions this season the Wildcats have collapsed in the second half.
On the 24 July 2006, Wakefield announced former Hull FC coach John Kear as Head Coach until the end of the season. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hull FC is a professional Rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. John Kear (born 25 November 1954 in Castleford, Yorkshire) is a English rugby league former player and a current coach
The Wildcats defeated their arch-rivals Castleford by 29-17 at Belle Vue on Saturday 16 September 2006 to preserve their Super League status in an epic match which saw both teams leading for spells of the game. Castleford is one of the five towns within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. Belle Vue is a Rugby League Stadium in Wakefield, England. It is the home stadium of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Had Wakefield not won the match they would have been relegated. Instead, their win, dubbed as "The Battle of Belle Vue" sent Castleford Tigers down to the National League One. Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. The match was attended by a sell out crowd of 11,000.
In November 2006 the Wakefield City Council set out plans for a new sporting village to be built at Thornes Park which would incorporate a new stadium to be used by the Wildcats, along with gymnastics and boxing facilities and swimming pools. The council are now awaiting results of a feasibility study into the project which could cost as much as £25,000,000.
Honours
- Championship: 1966-67, 1967-68 (twice)
- Challenge Cup: 1908-09, 1945-46, 1959-60, 1961-62, 1962-63 (5 times)
- Yorkshire Cup: 1910-11, 1924-25, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1956-57, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1964-65, 1992-93 (10 times)
- Yorkshire League: 1909-10, 1910-11, 1945-46, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1961-62, 1962-63 (7 times)
- Division One1: 1998
Footnote
- For the seasons 1996 onwards the term Division One in fact denoted the second rank of rugby league, coming below Super League. The Rugby League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe The 1959-60 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 65th season of Rugby league football played in England Historically British Rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups Within British Rugby league there have been periods when the Championship has been divided into two divisions with promotion and relegation between the two
Records
Player records
- Most Tries In A Match: 7 by F Smith vs Keighley, 1959
- Most Goals In A Match: 13 by Mark Conway vs Highfield RLFC, 1992-93
- Most Points In A Match: 36 by Jamie Rooney vs Chorley, 2004
- Most Tries In A Season: 38 by F Smith 1951-52
- Most Goals In A Season: 163 by Neil Fox, 1961-62
- Most Points In A Season: 407 by Neil Fox, 1961-62
Team records
- Highest Attendance: 28,254 vs Wigan, 1962
- Highest Super League Attendance: 11,000 vs Castleford Tigers , 2006
- Biggest Victory: 90-12 vs Highfield RLFC, 1992-93
Head Coach History
| Name | Contract Started | Contract Ended |
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| Peter Fox | June 1974 | May 1976 |
| Geoff Gunney | June 1976 | November 1976 |
| Brian Lockwood | November 1976 | January 1978 |
| Ian Brooke | January 1978 | January 1979 |
| Bill Kirkbride | January 1979 | April 1980 |
| Bill Ashurst | June 1981 | April 1982 |
| Ray Batten | May 1982 | July 1983 |
| Derek Turner | July 1983 | February 1984 |
| Geoff Wraith | February 1984 | May 1984 |
| David Lamming | October 1984 | April 1985 |
| Len Casey | April 1985 | June 1986 |
| Tony Dean | June 1986 | December 1986 |
| Trevor Bailey | December 1986 | April 1987 |
| David Topliss | May 1987 | April 1994 |
| David Hobbs | May 1994 | January 1995 |
| Paul Harkin | January 1995 | January 1996 |
| Mitch Brennan | January 1996 | June 1997 |
| Andy Kelly | June 1997 | May 2000 |
| Tony Kemp | May 2000 | October 2000 |
| John Harbin | October 2000 | November 2001 |
| Peter Roe | November 2001 | July 2002 |
| Shane McNally & Adrian Vowles | August 2002 | September 2003 |
| Shane McNally | October 2003 | June 2005 |
| Tony Smith | June 2005 | July 2006 |
| John Kear | July 2006 | Current |
Famous Ex-Players
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Belle Vue
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The stadium certainly has seen better days but recent and on going improvements such as adding the hospitality suite (known as the Benidorm holiday flats by home and away fans alike) at the south end of the ground and new players' facilities have improved the ground.
Chants
Like other rugby league clubs, Wakefield’s fans have a number of chants. The most commonly heard is “When the Trin come marching in"
2008 Squad
2008 Signings/Transfers
Gains
| Player | Previous Club | Years Signed | Until the End of |
|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Brough | Castleford Tigers | ||
 Brad Drew | Huddersfield Giants | 2 Years | 2009 |
| Paul Reilly | Huddersfield Giants | 1 Year | 2008 |
| Tony Martin | New Zealand Warriors | ||
 Scott Grix | Widnes Vikings | 2 Years | 2009 |
| Oliver Wilkes | Widnes Vikings | 2 Years | 2009 |
 Matthew Petersen | Gold Coast Titans | 2 1/2 Years | 2010 |
Losses
| Player | Signed for | When left |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Fox | Hull KR | Sept 2007 |
| Mark Field | Dewsbury Rams | Sept 2007 |
| Ben Jeffries | Bradford Bulls | Sept 2007 |
 Semi Tadulala | Bradford Bulls | Sept 2007 |
| Paul March | York City Knights(Coach) | Sept 2007 |
| David March | York City Knights | Sept 2007 |
| Mark Applegarth | York City Knights | Oct 2007 |
| Paul White | Salford City Reds | Oct 2007 |
| Waine Pryce | Featherstone Rovers | Oct 2007 |
| Steve Lewis | Rochdale Hornets | Oct 2007 |
| Ned Catic | UTC | Oct 2007 |
2008 Fixtures/Results
2008 Engage Super League
| Rd | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Result (W/D/L) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 26 - 24 | Bradford Bulls | W | 9,851 |
| 2 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 8 - 44 | Leeds Rhinos | L | 9,863 |
| 3 | Harlequins RL | 34 - 18 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | L | 3,176 |
| 4 | St Helens | 34 - 30 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | L | 10,777 |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 22 - 20 | Hull KR | W | 8,822 |
| 6 | Hull FC | 18-8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | L | 12,124 |
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28-14 | Castleford Tigers | W | 9,287 |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 28-20 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | L | 8,120 |
| 9 | Wigan Warriors | 8-4 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | L | 12,933 |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 16-2 | Warrington Wolves | W | 5,436 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Giants | 16-18 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | W | 5,693 |
| CCC4 | Salford City Reds | 8-38 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | W | 2,159 |
| 12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 24-20 | Harlequins RL | W | 5,016 |
| *13 | Castleford Tigers | 16-54 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | W | 15,000 (Milennium Stadium) |
| CCC5 | Barrow Raiders | 6-58 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | W | 2,615 |
| 14 | Leeds Rhinos | 58-12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | L | 17,647 |
| 15 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Wigan Warriors | |||
| CCCQF | Oldham | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |||
| 16 | Castleford Tigers | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |||
| 17 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Huddersfield Giants | |||
| 18 | Hull KR | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |||
| 19 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Catalans Dragons | |||
| 20 | Warrington Wolves | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |||
| 21 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Hull FC | |||
| 22 | Bradford Bulls | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |||
| 23 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | St Helens | |||
| 24 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Castleford Tigers | |||
| 25 | Wigan Warriors | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |||
| 26 | Catalans Dragons | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | |||
| 27 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Leeds Rhinos | |||
| ESL PO1 | |||||
| ESL PO2 | |||||
| ESL PO3 | Loser of 1st vs 2nd | Winner of ESL PO2 | |||
| ESL GF | Winner of 1st vs 2nd | Winner of SLPO3 |
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***engage Super League Grand Final to be played at Old Trafford, Manchester. The Super League Grand Final (commonly referred to as the Grand Final is the last game of the European Super League 's domestic season
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