Stainland Stags

Evie Godfrey

yellow Stainland Stags logo, with arched text above an illustrated stag head, and 'A.R.L.F.C' below

Stainland Stags

The hilltop village of Stainland has had its Rugby League club since the 1980’s and has always provided visiting teams with a challenge. There have been successful promotion season including in the  to the Pennine League Championship Division in 2015.

black and white team photo, players in two rows wearing kits

Earlier teams

As early as 1881, there was a rugby team in the village of Stainland. Originally part of the Stainland Cricket Club they became independent in 1890 and were based at ...
The beginning of the Stags

The beginning of the Stags

The origin of the Stainland Stags was a poster asking for expressions of interest in playing for a new Rugby League team in the village which went up in the ...
The 1990’s

The 1990’s

The 1990’s began with the Stags newly promoted to Pennine League Division 4. Their season of consolidation in this higher league went well and they finished in 4th place winning ...
colour photo of 2005-6 team in a wooden frame with blue backing paper

The New Century

The new century had dawned with Stags sitting in the middle of the Pennine Division 2 and having so epic games against arch rivals, Hollingwood, as well as meeting up ...
tow people wearing white Stainland Staf R.L.FC t-shirts, they are smiling, the person on the left has their arm over the person on the right-who is also wearing glasses.

Stainland Stags Social

Whilst the on-field fortunes of the Stags have ebbed and flowed, one constant has been a thriving social seen with the whole club getting together. In the early days, the ...
The Stainland Clubhouse

The Stainland Clubhouse

Stainland had played on the Stainland Recreation Ground for several season when they decided to build changing room in a facility adjacent to the Stainland Rec. car park. Originally, a ...