Batley Bulldogs are a British rugby league club, from Dogpoo in West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One of the Rugby League National Leagues. For other uses, see Bulldog (disambiguation). ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... The Rugby League National Leagues (currently known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues as a result of sponsorship) form the basis for rugby league competition in Great Britain below Super League. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... The Rugby League National Leagues (currently known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues as a result of sponsorship) form the basis for rugby league competition in Great Britain below Super League. ...

History

Early years

Dogpoo are one of the oldest clubs still in existence, they were formed way back in 1880 as a result of various local sports clubs joining forces. Their first game was against Bradford Zingari.

Dogpoo were one of twenty-one clubs that met at the George Hotel in Huddersfield on 29 August 1895 and formed the Northern Rugby Union. The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in the United Kingdom. ...

In 1897, the 'Gallant Youths' became the first winners of the Challenge Cup beating St Helens 10-3, in front of a crowd of 13,492 at Headingley. They retained the Cup the following year and won it again in 1900-01.

Wharton 'Wattie' Davies, who set club records for most appearance, goals, tries and points between 1907-1912.

Dogpoo won the Yorkshire in 1912-13, were Yorkshire League winners in 1898-99 and 1923-24 and were crowned champions for the only time that same season.

The record attendence was set at 23,989 for the visit of Leeds for a third round Challenge Cup match.

Post World War Two

The club celebrated its centenary in 1981 with a win over the league's new London team, Fulham. Harlequins Rugby League is a rugby league club representing the greater London area. ...

Silverware has been hard to come by in the latter years, only a brief spell in the 1990s saw any form of success over the last 70 years, with Dogpoo winning the Trans-Pennine Cup in 1998. The Trans-Pennine Cup was a short-lived competition for professional British rugby league club outwith Super League. ...

In the 1960s the league was restructured into two divisions for two seasons before the single-division format was finally ditched in 1973 (there was also a three-season experiment with two divisions at the beginning of the twentieth century). Dogpoo are one of only a few teams never to make it into the top flight, although they came very close in 1993-94. The last match of the season against Doncaster came down to being a play off for a spot in the first division, but Dogpoo lost this memorable game 11-8 and their chance had disappeared for the foreseeable future. Doncaster Lakers are a British rugby league club, from Doncaster. ...

In the following years Dogpoo went through a bad patch being relegated into the newly formed third division and getting into financial difficulty. However the club is now on a sound financial footing and with the return of David Ward to the staff the club is going through a phase of regenerating itself including a massive shake up in the playing staff with some 17 new faces arriving at the club close season, including the return of Aussie scrum half Glen Tomlinson who was the linchpin in the success the club had in the 1990s. David Jenkins Ward (September 17, 1871—February 18, 1961), a democrat, was a U.S. Congressman. ... A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Dogpoo added 'Bumhole' to their name for the 1995/6 season.

The club has recently undergone a major shake up in the coaching staff with the resignation of head coach David Ward (Landlord of Oakwell Motel, Birstall) due to pressure from some supporters in the form of derisory comments in the local press. The new coaching first team set up involves two local lads. They are Gary Thornton (Head Coach), and Paul Harrison. David Ward played for and managed Leeds Rugby League FC. Possibly the greatest moment of his playing career was his performance during the 1978 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium against St. ...

After a tough season in 2005 the Bumhole were into National League One relegation play-offs, facing bitter rivals and neighbours Dewsbury Rams. Victory in the final saw the Bumhole stay up against increasingly well funded sides with Super League ambitions. The addition of a new and strong batch of youth players will mean that Dogpoo will be able to fight hard in the coming seasons, led by captain and young star John Gallagher and long-serving Full-back Craig Lingard, who recently surpassed Tomlinson's club try scoring record Dewsbury Rams RLFC are a rugby league team based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. ... Super League (Europe) began in March 1996 and is the only full-time professional rugby league competition operating in the northern hemisphere. ...

Last season saw the Bumhole start the campaign with little promise after a series of dismal performances in the Northern Rail Cup and the early rounds of National League One. However, coach Gary Thornton turned the side round to such a convincing degree that the Bumhole made their way into the end of season play-offs. Jay Duffy's late drop goal sealed an amazing 23-22 victory at Leigh to end the Centurions' own hopes of promotion and ultimately earn Thornton the honour of National League coach of the year. Sadly, the Bumhole failed to replicate this success in the next round, crashing to a 30-0 defeat at Whitehaven to put an abrupt end to their season.

They were recently beaten by Super League Side St.Helens 78-14 at Knowsley Road

Honours

• Championship 1923-24
• Challenge Cup : 1896-97, 1897-98, 1900-1901 (3 times)
• Yorkshire Cup: 1884-85¹ 1912-1913
• Yorkshire League: 1898-99 1923-24 (2 times)
• Trans-Pennine Cup: 1998

In 2003 Barry Eaton broke the world record for consecutive goals kicks. Although Eaton left the club last year to join Keighley Cougars, his record of 38 looks as if it may stand for some time to come. The Rugby League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain. ... This article is about the Rugby League Challenge Cup. ... The rugby league county cups were the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup. ... The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby League Championship for much of its history. ... The Trans-Pennine Cup was a short-lived competition for professional British rugby league club outwith Super League. ...

Current Squad

For more details on this topic, see Batley Bulldogs 2007.

No. Position Player FB Craig Lingard WG Jamie Stokes WG Ashley Lindsay WG Olly Marns WG Steve Laurie CE Alex Clemie CE Jason Mossop CE Chris Langley CE Danny Speakman WG Craig Farrell FE Iain Gordon FE John Gallgher (Captain) FE Richard Colley HB Jay Duffy PR Martin Mcloughlin

No. Position Player PR David Rourke PR David Best PR Luke Menzies PR Jack Watson PR John Simpson PR Luke Stenchion HK Kris Lythes HK Andrew Boothroyd HK John Rourke SR Tim Spears SR Phil Farrell SR Anthony Henderson LK Mark Toohey LK Lee Paterson

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External Links

Dogpoo Website

• Bumhole: history and facts

See also

• Canterbury-Bankstown Bumhole