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==Closure==
==Closure==
Halifax sold Thrum Hall for £1.5 million to [[Asda]] for a supermarket development in 1998, and moved across town to their present home, [[the Shay]] Stadium.
Halifax sold Thrum Hall for £1.5 million to [[Asda]] for a supermarket development in 1998, and moved across town to their present home, [[the Shay]] Stadium.

==Rugby League Test Matches==
The list of international rugby league matches played at Thrum Hall is:<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/thrum-hall/results.html Thrum Hall at Rugby League Project]</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! Game# !! Date !! Result !! Attendance !! Notes
|-
|1 || 7 April 1930 || [[Other Nationalities rugby league team|Other Nationalities]] def. {{rl|ENG}} 35–19 || 2,300 ||
|-
|2 || 10 April 1937 || {{rl-rt|ENG}} def. {{rl|FRA}} 23–9 || 7,024 || [[1936–37 European Rugby League Championship|1936–37]] [[European Rugby League Championship]]
|-
|3 || 15 May 1948 || British Empire {{flagicon|GBR}} drew with {{rl|WAL}} 36–36 || ||
|}

==Rugby League Tour Matches==
Thrum Hall also saw the Halifax R.L.F.C. play host to international touring teams from [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] (sometimes playing as [[Australasia rugby league team|Australasia]]) and [[New Zealand Kiwis|New Zealand]] from 1907–1994.

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! game !! Date !! Result !! Attendance
|-
|1 || 14 December 1907 || {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] def. {{leagueicon|Kiwis|16}} [[New Zealand Kiwis|New Zealand]] 9–4 ||
|-
|2 || 5 December 1908 || {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] 12–8 || 6,000
|-
|3 || 26 December 1911 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australasia rugby league team|Australasia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 23–5 || 10,000
|-
|4 || 31 December 1921 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australasia rugby league team|Australasia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 35–6 || 12,000
|-
|5 || 18 September 1926 || {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] def. {{leagueicon|Kiwis|16}} [[New Zealand Kiwis|New Zealand]] 19–13 || 13,000
|-
|6 || 23 November 1929 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australasia rugby league team|Australasia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 58–9 || 8,440
|-
|7 || 30 September 1933 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 16–5 || 10,358
|-
|8 || 2 October 1937 || {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] 12–2 || 14,500
|-
|9 || 27 November 1948 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 10–8 || 6,250
|-
|10 || 20 September 1952 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 39–7 || 18,773
|-
|11 || 5 December 1956 || {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] def. {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] 6–3 || 2,254
|-
|12 || 7 November 1959 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 17–5 || 8,274
|-
|13 || 29 November 1967 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 22–2 || 5,285
|-
|14 || 29 October 1986 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 36–2 || 7,193
|-
|15 || 6 November 1990 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 36–18 || 8,730
|-
|16 || 16 October 1994 || {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] def. {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]] 26–12 || 8,352
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:18, 8 June 2017

Thrum Hall
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LocationHalifax, West Yorkshire
Coordinates53°43′29.55″N 1°53′17.60″W / 53.7248750°N 1.8882222°W / 53.7248750; -1.8882222
Capacity9,832 (before closure)
Record attendance29,153 (21 March 1959 v Wigan)
Opened18 September 1886
Closed1998
Tenants
Halifax

Thrum Hall was a rugby league stadium on Hanson Lane in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Halifax for 112 years. The site on which the ground stood is now occupied by a supermarket.

History

In 1878, Halifax, who had just won the inaugural Yorkshire Cup, bought a patch of land for £3,000 from a local farmer, Major Dyson, to develop as a new multi-purpose sports ground. It was to be a replacement for their Hanson Lane ground which stood opposite.[1]

The site measured 55,000 square yards and included a cricket pitch and bowling greens.[2] The rugby stadium was opened on 18 September 1886 by Alderman Riley, who kicked off before the Halifax v Hull F.C. match. Forward Ernest Williamson scored the first try (his only try for Halifax) and the home side went on to win in front of a crowd of around 8,000.[1] As Thrum Hall was built on an old hilltop farm, it had a distinctive slope of 4 yards away from the main grandstand touchline.[3]

The ground was continuously developed over the next 40 to 50 years and it came to be regularly used as a neutral ground for Challenge Cup and Championship matches, including the 1914 Challenge Cup final (won by Hull) and the 1912, 1929 and 1930 Championship deciders.[4]

Thrum Hall was run by trustees from 1921.[5]

The attendance record of 29,153 was set in a third round Challenge Cup tie against Wigan on 21 March 1959. By the time of the Taylor Report, Thrum Hall's capacity was reduced to 9,832.[6]

The Asda supermarket that now stands on the site of Thrum Hall stadium

Halifax was hit hard by the financial situation of the late 1960s, and 1970s. In 1970, a concert was held at Thrum Hall in an attempt to alleviate these financial troubles. Adverse weather conditions meant that only around 3,000 arrived to watch the 'Halifax Pop and Blues Concert' which made a loss of £6,000.[7]

Other uses

The adjacent Thrum Hall Cricket Ground hosted four first class cricket matches between 1888 and 1897.[8] Yorkshire played three County Championship matches there, in July 1888 against Gloucestershire, August 1889 against Middlesex and Kent in June 1897, while they played Essex in a non-championship fixture in July 1894. Kent were bowled out for 74 in their match, with Bobby Peel taking 8 for 93. Peel also bowled Gloucestershire out for just 89, taking 7 for 39, in a low scoring match which Yorkshire won by 3 wickets.

The cricket ground had a speedway track constructed around the outside of it in 1928 and it was known as the Thrum Hall Grounds by this time. It hosted speedway until 1930 when the new Halifax Greyhound Stadium was constructed on the site.[9][10][11]

Closure

Halifax sold Thrum Hall for £1.5 million to Asda for a supermarket development in 1998, and moved across town to their present home, the Shay Stadium.

Rugby League Test Matches

The list of international rugby league matches played at Thrum Hall is:[12]

Game# Date Result Attendance Notes
1 7 April 1930 Other Nationalities def.  England 35–19 2,300
2 10 April 1937 England  def.  France 23–9 7,024 1936–37 European Rugby League Championship
3 15 May 1948 British Empire United Kingdom drew with  Wales 36–36

Rugby League Tour Matches

Thrum Hall also saw the Halifax R.L.F.C. play host to international touring teams from Australia (sometimes playing as Australasia) and New Zealand from 1907–1994.

game Date Result Attendance
1 14 December 1907 Halifax def. New Zealand 9–4
2 5 December 1908 Halifax def. Australia 12–8 6,000
3 26 December 1911 Australasia def. Halifax 23–5 10,000
4 31 December 1921 Australasia def. Halifax 35–6 12,000
5 18 September 1926 Halifax def. New Zealand 19–13 13,000
6 23 November 1929 Australasia def. Halifax 58–9 8,440
7 30 September 1933 Australia def. Halifax 16–5 10,358
8 2 October 1937 Halifax def. Australia 12–2 14,500
9 27 November 1948 Australia def. Halifax 10–8 6,250
10 20 September 1952 Australia def. Halifax 39–7 18,773
11 5 December 1956 Halifax def. Australia 6–3 2,254
12 7 November 1959 Australia def. Halifax 17–5 8,274
13 29 November 1967 Australia def. Halifax 22–2 5,285
14 29 October 1986 Australia def. Halifax 36–2 7,193
15 6 November 1990 Australia def. Halifax 36–18 8,730
16 16 October 1994 Australia def. Halifax 26–12 8,352

References

  1. ^ a b Delaney 1991, p. 77.
  2. ^ "Archive Pictures". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  3. ^ McGregor, Adrian (1991). Simply The Best: The 1990 Kangaroos. Qld: University of Queensland Press. p. 152 A Hex on Halifax. ISBN 0 7022 2370 0.
  4. ^ Delaney 1991, pp. 79–81.
  5. ^ "Fartown will never fade from memory". The Yorkshire Post. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  6. ^ Delaney 1991, p. 80.
  7. ^ "Becoming A Director". rugbyleagueoralhistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Archive Grounds". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  9. ^ Defunct Speedway - Thrum Hall
  10. ^ "OS County Series 1933". old-maps.co.uk.
  11. ^ "OS Plan 1962". old-maps.co.uk.
  12. ^ Thrum Hall at Rugby League Project

Bibliography

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