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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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” ...
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
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
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 ...