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.
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 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 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 ...
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 ...
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
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 ...