Todmorden

Andy Campbell

Todmorden

Rugby League has been played on and off in the upper Calder Valley town of Todmorden for over a hundred years. It was in the early 1970’s that a group of local lads set up Todmorden in the Pennine League which would last in the new century.

Todmorden (1899)

Early Teams

There was a rugby team in Todmorden formed in 1878 as flood of local teams followed the foundation of Halifax in 1873. There was a plethora of teams in the ...
1974 Todmorden team photo

Todmorden ARLFC – the early years

Although there was a brief and unsuccessful reappearance by a Todmorden team who lost all their 18 games in the1957-58, it is the new reincarnation of Todmorden, formed in 1973 ...
Todmorden 87

The 1980’s

The team was now coached by Peter Mills. Peter was a former Mayfield and Rochdale Hornets player who brought a few good, seasoned players to the club including Jonny Hammond, ...
Todmorden Billy Collier 1992 leaving pitch

The 1990’s

The decade opened in a positive fashion as the “A” was re-established and the first team was in Division 2, the highest division the club played in. The club base ...
Rope and Anchor

The New Century

Todmorden entered the new century in positive mood having reach their first Halifax Cup Final. They continued to be play in the Pennine Division 2 and played some great Rugby ...
Todmorden team photo 2021

Epilogue

Some 16 years later, some former players including John Cockroft decided to revive the Todmorden ARLFC. So, in 2020 Todmorden had a Rugby League again. The team played at Woodhouse ...