Boothtown Terriers

Evie Godfrey

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Boothtown Terriers

Founders: Sgt Graham (Jai) Taylor and Cpl Andrew (Charlie) Charlesworth

From humble beginning as a group of soldiers, through playing at Halifax Infirmary fields to a successful club with their own ground and a fascinating history of wins and losses, Boothtown Terriers have formed part of the Halifax and District Rugby League scene for nearly 40 years.

black and white photo of boothtown team in two rows on a snowy pitch wearing their kits

Earlier Teams

The first mention of a Rugby League team in Boothtown was called Boothtown Victoria and formed for the 1909-1910 season. Nothing is known of this team except they played their ...
colour photo of Andrew “Charlie” Charlesworth who is looking at the camera and smiling, they have short brown hair, wearing a red regimental jacket, a white shirt and black bow tie against a white wall

Boothtown Terriers

Military Origins The story of the birth of another new team in Boothtown is a long and fascinating story. It begins not in Boothtown, not even in Halifax.  The story ...
black and white photo of team standing with Halifax Building Society cheque for £500, wearing their kits, in two rows

Boothtown Terriers

With the 10th anniversary of the club’s inception due in 1996 and the move to Foggy’s Bar in Boothtown as well as the two-year kit sponsorship deal that came with ...
colour photo of a grassy pitch with flats on the left in the background and goal posts in the middle background

The New Century

As the second Millenium commenced, the Boothtown Terriers were about to see some changes and have a great season. The first team were still in Division 3 but the “A” ...
colour Boothtown Masters team photo, where players are wearing red and blue kits, in two rows on a grass pitch

Boothtown Masters

As many of the open age players grew older and retired, it was decided by the club to look Masters Rugby League – a social, non-competitive, modified version of Rugby ...
Boothtown Terriers Juniors

Boothtown Terriers Juniors

Over the years the Terriers had dipped their proverbial toes into junior Rugby League with attempts to form junior teams without great success. Former Boothtown player, Paul Farrell and wife ...
Andrew “Charlie” Charlesworth

Andrew “Charlie” Charlesworth

No history of the Terriers would be complete without mention of the role of Andrew Charlesworth, know to one and all as “Charlie” As a member of “C” Company, Charlie ...