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9 unusual facts about Workington Town


Cec Thompson

For Workington he played 164 games at second-row, twenty-two at loose forward, and six on the wing.

He went on to play for Great Britain and Ireland and was transferred to Workington Town in Cumbria after which he was manager of Barrow.

Des Drummond

His career enjoyed an Indian summer at Workington Town, where he returned to Old Trafford twice in the Divisional Premiership, losing to Featherstone Rovers in 1993 and beating London Crusaders in 1994, with Drummond scoring a try from a Tony Kay assist.

Garry Schofield

He led the Lions to five wins from five and players such as Tom Spencer (Wigan Warriors), Daniel Rooney (Workington Town) and Alex Walmsley (Batley Bulldogs) have since graced the professional ranks.

Martin Oglanby

Martin Oglanby (born in Cumbria, England), is the joint head coach with Gary Charlton of Co-operative Championship 1 side Workington Town.

As a rugby league player he played Workington Town between 1990 and 1995 in the Rugby Football League Championship and the Second Division Championship.

Oglanby played in the Premiership Finals for Workington at Old Trafford in 1993 and in 1994, tasting victory in the latter as Town beat London Crusaders 30-22, as Town thrived under the magnificent coaching of Peter Walsh.

Maurice Bamford

He also enjoyed time at Wigan, Halifax, Bradford Northern, Workington Town, York, Keighley, Prescot Panthers, and Lancashire Lynx.

Shaun Lunt

Lunt is a former Castleford & Workington Town player, who joined Huddersfield in time for the 2009 Super League season.



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