Greetland All Rounders
Previous Clubs
The first mention of a rugby team playing in Greetland was as early as 1881. Greetland, also referred to as “Greetland Rangers”, had their headquarters at the Rose and Crown ...
The 1930’s
A meeting in 1933 under a gas light at Wells Hill top, Cross Hills, was the unusual forum for the establishment of a Rugby League club. But that is the ...
Post World War 2 and the origins of the All Rounders
After the war, Greetland were looking to restart playing and needed somewhere as a headquarters. And so did the Elland Olympic Weightlifting Club. The Conservative club on Rochdale Road was ...
The 1950’s
The All Rounders had entered the new decade as Halifax Cup winners and Halifax Champions, so the atmosphere at the club was buoyant and positive. However, as the club prepared ...
The 1960’s
By 1960-1 there were only four open-age teams operating in Halifax – Siddal, Ovenden, Greetland and Hebden Bridge. For more fixtures, Ovenden and Siddal also joined the Huddersfield League while ...
The 1970’s
The decade began with Greetland All Rounders playing in the Halifax and Huddersfield Joint Rugby League. By this time, they could field two open age teams. The first team was ...
The 1980’s
This was a decade of building and consolidation for the Greetland All Rounders. They started the decade in Pennine Division 2 for the 1979-80 season. The season was not to ...
The 1990’s
This was to be a very busy decade for the Greetland All Rounders club. The first team began with the 1989-90 season when they were in Pennine Division 1 and ...
The New Century
Greetland continued with a single open age team for a couple of seasons and before the “A” team was revived for the 2002-03 season. Greetland struggled as the century started ...
Barry Dyson- Mr Greetland
From his debut back in 1962, Barry Dyson was Greetland through and through. As a player he played briefly for the “A” team and very quickly became a first team ...