Castleford Tigers
are a rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas' 'Cas Tigers' or 'Classy Cas'. In the early days many of their supporters worked as glassblowers which is another of the club's nicknames.
The Tigers play their home games at 'The Jungle' named after their former sponsor Jungle.com. After the company was bought by 'Argos' they removed all affiliation with the Tigers but the club decided to keep the name for marketing purposes. The ground was previous named after the road it is situated, 'Wheldon Road', and despite its decrepit style the ground is still believed to offer one of the best and most volatile atmospheres in the game. Wakefield Council has granted planning permission for a new stadium to be built at nearby Glasshoughton.
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History
There was also a Castleford team which took part in the Yorkshire League from 1896-97 to 1905-06 inclusive.
Castleford Rugby League Football Club was founded in June 1926, after a successful era in the Yorkshire Senior Competition and were admitted to the sport's professional ranks in 1926. Cas played at the Sandy Desert ground from 1920 to 1927 before moving to Wheldon Road. The club was quick to achieve success, winning the
Yorkshire League in 1932, followed by their first Challenge Cup title in 1935. The club record attendance was set at 25,449 for the third round Challenge Cup match against Hunslet in 1935.
Castleford, the winners of the 1935 Challenge Cup met
French cup holders
US Lyon Villeurbanne in a match played at Paris on
12 May 1935 for a trophy that would later become the
Lord Derby Cup. US Lyon Villeurbanne won it and were awarded the trophy.
Castleford were beaten Championship finalists in 1938-39. Cas dropped out of the wartime Yorkshire league in 1942-3 and did not return to league competition until 1944-5.
Post World War Two
The official attendance for a second round Challenge Cup match in 1967 against Hull KR was 22,582 but a reported 8,000 people got in without paying.
Castleford were again beaten Championship finalists in 1968-69, when they suffered a late defeat to arch-rivals
Leeds.
The legendary half-back pairing of Alan Hardisty and Keith Hepworth inspired the club to back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs in 1969 ( v Salford) and 1970 ( v Wigan). Castleford's 7-2 victory over Wigan in the 1970 Challenge Cup Final is the joint lowest winning score at
Wembley, along with
Salford's 7-4 victory over
Barrow in the 1938 Challenge Cup Final.
From the introduction of two divisions in 1973 until the Super League era Castleford were one of a handful of clubs to have constantly remained in the top division of British rugby league.
In 1983/84 Castleford were beaten 18-10 by
Hull Kingston Rovers in the Divisional Premiership final at Headingley.
Castleford made it to the final of the 1988
Yorkshire Cup but were beaten 33-12 by
Leeds at
Elland Road.
They were the leading club in Yorkshire in the early 1990s, finishing in the top four of the
Championship no less than four times during this period.
John Joyner took up the reins as head coach in May 1993. The highlight of the early 1990s was in 1994 when Castleford defeated
Wigan to claim the
Regal Trophy at Headingley in a 33-2 victory. They were semi-finalists in the Challenge Cup and were also narrowly defeated in the Premiership final. At the end of that campaign Joyner was named as the Coach of the Year.
Super League era
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Castleford added 'Tigers' to their name for the 1992/93 season.
When
Super League was suggested Castleford were supposed to merge with
Wakefield Trinity and
Featherstone Rovers to form 'Calder'. Trinity's shareholders voted 2:1 in favour of a merger but Featherstone's members voted against and an unmerged Cas were founder members of Super League in 1996.
At the start of the 1997 season Castleford were seen as a team making up the numbers and few held hopes for them avoiding relegation. John Joyner resigned in April 1997 to be replaced by
Stuart Raper. The club were in crisis with relegation on the cards, Raper turned the season around, the Tigers even won at champions Bradford. They just managed to avoid being relegated, eventually finishing tenth.
With a new season in 1998 many pundits predicted the Tigers would be relegated to
National League One. Castleford, in fact stayed near the top of the table for the majority of the season and eventually finished sixth. Cas' Challenge Cup run started with a last-minute try victory over Leeds at Headingley on Valentine’s Day, before beating Bradford in the fifth round. The Cup run was ended by eventual-winners Sheffield in the quarter-finals.
In the 1999 season the Tigers had bettered their previous season and found themselves in third on a couple of occasions, sometimes fourth before finishing in fifth, the last of the play-off places. Wigan were beaten 14-10 on their own turf as the Tigers set up a date at Leeds. Leeds were beaten 17-16 and Cas met St Helens in the semi-final but lost 36-6. Cas had another good Challenge Cup run 1999 campaign knocking out Hull, York and Salford before finally being beaten by
London Broncos in the semi-final with a last minute try.
2000 was Raper's last season with the Tigers and their performance somewhat mirrored their previous season as they finished fifth and into the play-offs for a consecutive season.
They made the semi final of the Challenge Cup once again in 2002.
They were relegated from
Super League at the end of the 2004 season, but were promoted back the following season, after winning the
National League One Grand Final against Whitehaven.
Castleford currently play their traditional black and amber, however their previous colours were orange and black. A limited edition shirt in these traditional colours was released to commemorate participation in the 2005 final of the
Northern Rail Cup, which Castleford lost 16-18 to
Hull Kingston Rovers, in front of 9,400 people (a record attendance for the cup). The club experienced record sales of the new home shirt for 2007.
Even after a solid return season under the coaching of
Terry Matterson, they were once again relegated from the Super League on Saturday
16 September 2006 after losing 29-17 to rivals
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at
Belle Vue, Wakefield. The match dubbed "
The Battle of Belle Vue
" was the last game of the season and whoever lost the match would have been relegated. This caused uproar in the rugby league community. Castleford were relegated with the highest points total for a relegated side in Super League history with 19 and more importantly the fact that they did not actually finish bottom of the league however the newly created Catalan Dragons were given immunity from relegation and since it was the French side that did finish bottom, the team directly above them (which turned out to be Castleford) would be relegated instead.
In (2007) Castleford Tigers participated in National League One, the second tier of British rugby league. They were rewarded for a safe passage through to the Carnegie Challenge Cup 4th Round with an away tie at local rivals and 4 times Super League Champions Bradford Bulls, however the Tigers lost the tie narrowly going down 24-16. Castleford were promoted at the first time of asking when they overcame rivals
Widnes Vikings 42-10 on
October 7 2007 in the National League Grand Final. This meant that they participated in
Super League XIII in 2008.
On 22 July 2008 the club learned that their Super League
licence application for the 2009-11 period had been successful.
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Super League 2008
In a disappointing season the Castleford Tigers finished bottom of the
Super League; however with no relegation for the first time in Super League history, the club was not overly concerned about that result. Their main concern in 2008 was fighting for a
licence to play in
the 2009 season. The 14 clubs who received a licence would, barring catastrophic financial reverses, stay in the Super League for at least 3 years with no risk of relegation. Ultimately, all of the teams from Super League XIII (2008), plus
Celtic Crusaders and
Salford, were accepted.
The Tigers got much publicity in 2008 by giving a trial to the shamed 100 m sprinter
Dwain Chambers for a month, but he did not seem worthy of receiving a contract and was therefore released instead. He did help out with the local schools as well as play against
York City Knights in a friendly game.
Castleford also added to their team throughout 2008 season with
Matt Cook coming on loan until the end of the season from
Bradford Bulls; however after a month he was called back into the Bradford team. They also got
Brendan Hlad on loan from the
Penrith Panthers until the end of the season, however he has not featured in coach
Terry Matterson's plans much since his arrival, playing three games all from off the bench, and scoring no points.
At the same time Castleford added another body to the squad by signing former
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats player
Ned Catic from the French side
Lyon XIII but he hasn't been offered another contract and Joined Barrow Raiders in the Championship. In June they signed
Mitchell Sargent from
NRL side
Newcastle Knights on a 2 and half year deal. Unfortunately, Sargent's move had been held up by red tape due to delays in issuing work visas to players. The Tigers were hopeful he would join the club soon, and indeed he did after enlisting the help of local MP to the
Pontefract and
Castleford constituency,
Yvette Cooper. He was a hit with the fans straight away and will be playing with Castleford for to 2009 season also.
In June they released
Tom Haberecht from his 1 year deal, due to quota restrictions. This was to enable Sargent to join the club. Haberecht is currently on trial at local rivals
Featherstone Rovers. In the same month the Tigers also loaned out young forward prospect
Nathan Massey to Rovers and
Jack Lee.
This season, with franchises on the horizon, has seen the Tigers retain four of their major squad players from the local area. Franchise licences are issued this season, with one of the criteria being home-grown players, an area the Tigers are making significant strides in. The first player to sign up to a new four-year deal was
Joe Westerman, who was touted with a move to Leeds Rhinos, which turned out to be nothing more than mere speculation. Joe has been named in the current England squad for the World Cup. Following Joe into a new 4 year deal as well is Australian
Ryan McGoldrick, who has been a figurehead and major PR puller for the club over the last couple of seasons. The Tigers also retained their longest serving player in the face of
Craig Huby, who pen to paper on a 3 year deal. After several weeks of negotiations, and intense speculation that he was about to move to
Bradford Bulls,
Michael Shenton finally but pen to paper on a new 2 year deal, who, like Westerman has also been called up to the England squad for the World Cup. Following Shenton was
Liam Higgins who put pen to paper on a 1 Year Deal with the club. Also Matterson has signed some top name players from the NRL in
Rangi Chase,
Dean Widders and
Sione Faumuina. And when the Super League Transfer window opened cas signed England International player
Stuart Jones from
Huddersfield Giants on a 1 Year Deal. Also the Tigers have signed ex-captain
Ryan Hudson on a 4 Year Deal from the
Huddersfield Giants. Continuing recruitment for the 2009 season Castleford Tigers have also signed
Chris Feather and
James Evans - both on one year deals and both from
Bradford Bulls. Youngster
Joe Arundel got promoted from the academy and is now joining the senior squad on a two-year deal at only 17 years old.
James Ford is a winger who has signed a one year deal at Castleford from
Sheffield Eagles in the
National League One.
Leaving Castleford Tigers will be
Peter Lupton, who is now going to be joining
Celtic Crusaders,
Andrew Henderson; Castlefords captain both times they were relegated into the National League set up has been let go and is joining local team
Featherstone Rovers to add to the already big number of ex-Castleford players. Adam Fletcher has been let go as has Ned Catic - neither have signed for a team yet, however. Mark Leafa will also be leaving and is now a free agent. Luke Dorn has left to join Harlequins RLFC - the team he scored a hat-trick against earlier in the season of 2008. Stuart Donlan has left to go back to hometown Leigh Centurions. Scott Moore has finished his loan move and now will join Huddersfield Giants. Awen Guttenbiel has retired and now will go back to Australia to hopefully continue on his coaching ambitions.
Sun 15 Feb 3:30pm Home Harlequins League Lost 8 - 12
Fri 20 Feb 8:00pm Away Wigan League Won 22 - 28
Sat 28 Feb 6:00pm Home Salford League Won 52 - 16
Sat 07 Mar 6.00pm Away Catalans League Won 22 - 24
Sat 14 Mar 6:00pm Home Huddersfield League Lost 24 - 26
Fri 20 Mar 8:00pm Away Hull FC League Won 18 - 19
Sun 29 Mar 3:30pm Home Bradford League Won 28 - 26
Sun 05 Apr 3:00pm Away Keighley Challenge Cup R4 Won 20 - 64
Fri 10 Apr 8:00pm Home Wakefield League Lost 6 - 35
Mon 13 Apr 3:00pm Away Warrington League Won 6 - 28
Sun 19 Apr 3:30pm Home St Helens League Lost 22 - 68
Sun 26 Apr 3:00pm Away Celtic League Won 22 - 34
Sun 03 May 14.30pm Away Hull FC League Lost 24 - 16
Sat 09 May 6:00pm Home Halifax Challenge Cup R5 Won 35 - 34
Fri 15 May 8:00pm Home Leeds League Lost 22 - 24
Fri 22 May 8:00pm Away Hull KR League Lost 16 - 6
Sun 31 May 3:30pm Away Huddersfield Challenge Cup QF Lost 16 - 14
Sat 06 Jun 5:45pm Home Warrington League Lost 18 - 34
Fri 12 Jun 8:00pm Away St Helens League Lost 50 - 10
Fri 19 Jun 8:00pm Away Huddersfield League Won 6 - 13
Sat 27 Jun 6.00pm Home Catalans Lost 22-20 League
Sun 05 Jul 3:00pm Away Bradford Won 38 - 40 League
Sun 12 Jul 3:30pm Home Hull FC Won 40 - 18 League
Fri 17 Jul 8:00pm Away Salford Won 12 - 18 League
Sun 26 Jul 3:30pm Away Wakefield Won 12 - 20 League
Sun 02 Aug 12:00pm Home Hull KR League
Fri 14 Aug 8:00pm Away Leeds League
Sun 23 Aug 3:30pm Home Wigan League
Sat 05 Sep 3:00pm Away Harlequins League
Sun 13 Sep 3:30pm Home Celtic League
2009 Squad
As of 5 December, 2008
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| Richard Owen
| Fullback
| Castleford Tigers
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| 2
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| Kirk Dixon
| Wing
| Hull FC
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| 3
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| Michael Shenton
| Center
| Castleford Tigers
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| 4
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| James Evans
| Center
| Bradford Bulls
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| 5
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| Michael Wainwright
| Wing
| Batley Bulldogs
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| 6
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| Rangi Chase
| Stand Off
| St George Illawarra Dragons
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| 7
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| Brent Sherwin
| Half Back
| Canterbury Bulldogs
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| 8
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| Mitchell Sargent
| Prop
| Newcastle Knights
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| 9
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| Ryan Hudson (Captain)
| Hooker
| Huddersfield Giants
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| 10
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| Craig Huby
| Prop
| Castleford Tigers
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| 11
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| Brett Ferres
| Second Row
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
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| 12
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| Ryan Clayton
| Second Row
| Salford City Reds
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| 13
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| Joe Westerman
| Loose Forward
| Castleford Tigers
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| 14
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| Stuart Jones
| Second Row
| Huddersfield Giants
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| 15
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| Liam Higgins
| Prop
| Hull FC
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| 16
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| Chris Feather
| Prop
| Bradford Bulls
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| 17
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| Ryan Boyle
| Prop
| Castleford Tigers
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| 18
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| Nathan Massey
| Second Row
| Castleford Tigers
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| 19
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| Kirk Netherton
| Hooker
| Hull Kingston Rovers
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| 20
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| James Ford
| Center
| Sheffield Eagles
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| 21
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| 22
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| 23
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| Ryan McGoldrick
| Center
| Cronulla Sharks
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| 24
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| Aaron Knowels
| Prop/Second Row/ Loose Forward
| Oulton Raiders
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| 25
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| Dean Widders
| Second Row
| South Sydney Rabbitohs
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| 26
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| Joe Arundel
| Centre
| Castleford Tigers
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| 27
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| Jamie Cording
| Loose Forward
| Castleford Tigers
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| 28
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| John Davies
| Second Row
| Castleford Tigers
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| 29
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| Ben Gledhill
| Second Row
| Castleford Tigers
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| 30
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| Jordan Thompson
| Full Back
| Castleford Tigers
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| 31
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| Jonathan Walker
| Prop
| Castleford Tigers
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2009 Transfers In
| No In
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| Name
| Moved From
| Contract Length
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| 1st
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| Rangi Chase
| St George Illawarra Dragons
| 2 Year Deal
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| 2nd
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| Dean Widders
| South Sydney Rabbitohs
| 3 Year Deal
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| 3rd
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| Sione Faumuina
| North Queensland Cowboys
| Deal Terminated
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| 4th
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| Stuart Jones
| Huddersfield Giants
| 1 Year Deal
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| 5th
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| Ryan Hudson
| Huddersfield Giants
| 4 Year Deal
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| 6th
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| James Evans
| Bradford Bulls
| 1 Year Deal
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| 7th
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| James Ford
| Sheffield Eagles
| 1 Year Deal
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| 8th
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| Chris Feather
| Bradford Bulls
| 1 Year Deal
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| 9th
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| Kirk Netherton
| Hull Kingston Rovers
| 1 Year Deal
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| 10th
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| Brett Ferres
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
| 3 Year Deal
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2009 Transfers Out
| Nat
| Name
| Moved To
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| Awen Guttenbeil
| Retired
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| Anthony Thackeray
| Widnes Vikings
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| Scott Moore
| Loan expired
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| Luke Dorn
| Harlequins RL
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| Ned Catic
| Barrow Raiders
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| Adam Fletcher
| Released
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| Stuart Donlan
| Leigh Centurions
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| Peter Lupton
| Celtic Crusaders
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| Mark Leafa
| Released
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| Andrew Henderson
| Gateshead Thunder
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| Michael Korkidas
| Huddersfield Giants
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| Sione Faumuina
| Released
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Players earning International Caps while at Castleford
- Leslie "Les" Adams (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for England
while at Leeds 1931 Wales; while at Castleford 1936 Wales; 1939 France, for Great Britain
while at Leeds 1932 Australia
- Arthur "Artie" Atkinson (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for England
while at Castleford 1929 Other Nations; 1930 Other Nations; 1931 Wales; 1932 Wales; 1933 Australia; 1936 France, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1929-30 Australia x 3; 1932 Australia x 3, New Zealand x 3;1933 Australia; 1936 Australia
- Kevin Beardmore (#9) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) (Testimonial match 1988), for England
while at Castleford 1984 Wales, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1987 France; 1988 Papua New Guinea, New Zealand
- William "Bill" Bryant (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for Great Britain
while at Castleford circa-1964
- J. Cole, for England
while at Castleford 1906 Other Nations
- Lee Crooks, for England
while at Castleford 1992 Wales, for Great Britain
while at Hull 1982 Australia x 2; 1984 France (sub), Australia x 2; 1985 New Zealand, New Zealand (sub); 1986 France x 2, Australia x 3; 1987 France; while at Leeds 1989 France; while at Castleford 1992 France x 2, Papua New Guinea, Australia; 1994 France
- James "Jim" Croston, for England
while at Castleford 1936 Wales; 1938 Wales x 2, France; 1939 France, Wales, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1937 Australia
- Bernard Cunniffe (#2) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner), for England
/Great Britain
while at Castleford 1937 France
- William "Billy" J. Davies, for Great Britain
while at Castleford circa-1933
- Derek Edwards, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1968 France; 1970 Australia; 1971 New Zealand x 2 (World Cup Squad 1968 0-caps)
- St. John Ellis (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1991 France x 2 (sub); 1994 France (sub).
- Keith England (#11) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner), for Great Britain
while at Castleford circa-1987
- Stephen "Steve" Fenton, for England
while at Castleford 1981 France, Wales
- Michael "Mike" Ford (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for England
while at Castleford 1992 Wales, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1993 France (sub) x 2
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- Richard Goddard, for England
while at Castleford 1995 France
- Wayne Godwin, for England
while at Castleford 2004 Russia, France
- Awen Guttenbeil for Tonga
while at Castleford ?
- Alan Hardisty (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) (Testimonial match 1968), for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1964 France x 3; 1965 France, New Zealand; 1966 Australia x 3, New Zealand; 1967 France x 2; 1970 Australia
- Lee Harland, for England
while at Castleford 1999 France (sub) x 2
- Dennis Hartley (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for England
while at Castleford 1968 Wales, for Great Britain
while at Hunslet 1964 France x 2; while at Castleford 1968 France; 1969 France; 1970 Australia x 2, New Zealand x 2; 1970 Australia x 2, France (World Cup 1970 3-caps)
- Andrew Henderson, for Scotland
while at Castleford ?
- Keith Hepworth (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) (Testimonial match 1968), for Great Britain
while at Castleford (World Cup 1970 4-caps)
- Shaun Irwin, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1990
- John Joyner (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) (Testimonial match 1992), for England
while at Castleford 1980 Wales, France; 1981 France, Wales, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1978 Australia x 2; 1979 Australia x 3, New Zealand x 3; 1980 New Zealand x 3; 1983 France x 2; 1984 France, New Zealand (sub) x 2
- Brian Lockwood (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for England
while at Castleford 1970 France (sub); while at Hull K.R. 1979 Wales, France, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1972 Australia x 2, France, New Zealand; 1973 Australia x 2; 1974 France; while at Hull K.R. 1978 Australia; 1979 New Zealand (sub) (World Cup 1972 4-caps)
- Andy Lynch, for England
while at Castleford 2004 Russia, France, Ireland; while at Bradford 2005 France (sub), New Zealand (sub), for Great Britain
while at Bradford 2007 France
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- Francis Maloney, for England
while at Castleford 1999 France x 2
- Anthony "Tony" Marchant (#3) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1986
- Roger Millward, for England
while at Hull K.R. 1969 Wales, France; 1970 Wales (sub), France; 1975 France, Wales, France x 2, Wales x 2, Australia x 2, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea; 1977 Wales, France; 1978 France, Wales, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1966 France; while at Hull K.R. 1967 Australia x 3; 1968 France x 2, Australia, France, New Zealand; 1970 Australia x 2, New Zealand x 3; 1971 France, New Zealand x 3; 1973 Australia; 1974 Australia x 2, Australia (sub); 1977 France, New Zealand, Australia x 2; 1978 Australia x 3
- Tawera Nikau (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for New Zealand
while at Castleford?, for Aotearoa Maori while at Castleford?
- Steve 'Knocker' Norton, for England
while at Castleford 1975 Wales x 2, New Zealand x 2, Australia x 2, France, Papua New Guinea; 1977 France; while at Hull 1978 Wales; 1981 Wales x 2, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1974 Australia (sub), New Zealand x 2; while at Hull 1978 Australia x 3; 1979 Australia x 2; 1980 New Zealand; 1981 France x 2; 1982 Australia
- Danny Orr, for England
while at Castleford 1999 France x 2, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 2002 New Zealand (sub) x 2
- David Plange (#2) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner), for Great Britain
while at Castleford circa-1988
- Malcolm "Mal" Reilly (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for England
while at Castleford 1970 Wales, France; 1977 Wales (sub), for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1970 Australia x 3, New Zealand x 3, Australia x 2, France (World Cup 1970 3-caps)
- Terrence "Terry" Richardson, for England
while at Castleford 1981 Wales
- James "Jimmy" Robinson, for England
while at Castleford 1944 Wales
- Darren Rogers, for England
while at Castleford 1999 France x 2; 2000 Russia, Fiji, Ireland
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- Richard Russell, for England
while at Castleford 1995 Wales
- Edward L. Sadler (#13) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner), for England
while at Castleford 1939 Wales
- Dean Sampson (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for England
while at Castleford 1995 Fiji, South Africa (sub), Wales (sub); 1999 France x 2, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1997 ASL (sub)
- Peter Small (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) , for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1962 New Zealand
- Anthony "Tony" Smith, for England
while at Castleford 1995 France (sub), Fiji, South Africa (sub), Wales, Australia; while at Wigan 2000 Australia, Fiji, Ireland (sub), New Zealand, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1996 Papua New Guinea (sub), Fiji (sub); while at Wigan 1998 New Zealand x 3
- Michael Shenton, for England
while at Castleford 2008 Wales
- Graham Steadman (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for Great Britain
while at Castleford circa-1992
- Gareth Stephens, for Wales
while at Castleford 1995 ?-caps
- Gary Stephens (Testimonial match 1980), for Great Britain
while at Castleford circa-1979
- Nathan Sykes, for England
while at Castleford 1999 France (sub); 2001 Wales (sub)
- Thomas "Tommy" L. Taylor (#10) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner), for England
while at Castleford 1945 Wales
- Brendon Tuuta, for New Zealand
while at Castleford 1995 ?-caps
- Adrian Vowles (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for Scotland while at Castleford 2000 3-caps
- Douglas "Doug" Walton circa-1965
- John "Johnny" Ward (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for England
while at Castleford 1969 Wales, France; while at Salford 1970 France, for Great Britain
while at Castleford 1963 Australia; 1964 France x 2; while at Salford 1970 New Zealand
- John Willie Ward , for England RU
while at Castleford =1895, for Great Britain
while at Castleford =1895
- Kevin Ward (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee), for Great Britain
, 1984-89? (concurrently won caps at while at Manly & subsequently won caps at St. Helens)
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Other Notable Players
- Ambrose Askin (#5) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Wayne Bartrim (previously won Australian caps at St. George Dragons)
- Billy Batten circa-1924…27?
- Bob Beardmore (#7) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) (Testimonial match 1988)
- Frano Botica
- Trevor Briggs (#2) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Gordon Cottington, for Scotland (RU)
, while at Kelso RFC (RU) 1934-36 5-caps (signed Castleford 1936-37)
- xJames Crossley (#11) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner)
- xWilliam H. Davies (#6) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Brad Davis (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee)
- Clive Dickinson (#9) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Michael Eager
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- Jason Flowers
- Derek Foster
- Ian French (#13) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Dale Fritz
- Harold Haley (#9) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner) (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee)
- Mitch Healey
- Stuart 'Corgi' Horton (1986 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Keith Howe (#3) (1969 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Gary Hyde (#4) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Barry Johnson (#10) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Philip "Phil" Johnson (Testimonial match 1980)
- Martin Ketteridge (#12) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner)
- William "Bill" Kirkbride (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee) (#11) (1970 Challenge Cup Winner)
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- George Lewis (#1) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Samuel "Sammy" Lloyd
- Gary Lord (#1) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Alan Lowndes (#5) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Albert Lunn
- Barrie-Jon Mather (previously won caps at Wigan & Perth Western Reds)
- xPatrick B. McManus (#8) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Paul Mellor
- Paul Newlove (previously won caps at Featherstone Rovers, Bradford & St. Helens)
- Danny Nutley
- Waine Pryce
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- Aaron Raper (previously won Australian caps at Cronulla Sharks)
- Michael Redfearn (#11/#10) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner)
- David Roockley (1986 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Jamie Sandy (#5) (1986 Challenge Cup Winner)
- John Sheridan (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee)
- Ian Smales
- xHerbert Smith (#12) (1935 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Michael Smith
- Robert "Bob" Spurr (Testimonial match 1978)
- Ian Stenton (#4) (1970 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Anthony "Tony" Thomas (#4/#3) (1969 & 1970 Challenge Cup Winner)
- Mark Tookey
- Frank Wagstaff circa-1940
- Denzil Webster (Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee)
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Honours
- Challenge Cup winners: 1934-35, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1985-86 (4 times)
- Yorkshire Cup winners: 1977-78, 1981-82, 1986-87, 1990-91, 1991-92 (5 times)
- Yorkshire League winners: 1932-33, 1938-39, 1964-65 (3 times)
- Regal Trophy winners: 1976-77, 1993-94 (2 times)
- BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners: 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68,1976/77, (4 times)
- National League One winners: 2005, 2007''
- National League One League Leaders: 2007 ''
Records
Super League Era
Player records
- Most tries in a game: 4 by Waine Pryce (vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 1 September 2002
- Most goals in a game: 9 by Frano Botica (vs Workington Town) 12 May 1996
- Most points in a game: 22 by Joe Westerman (vs Warrington on March 24, 2008)
- Most tries in a season: 23 by Darren Rogers 1999
- Most goals in a season: 114 by Wayne Bartrim 2002
- Most points in a season: 244 by Danny Orr, 1999
Team records
- Biggest win: 106-0 vs Rochdale 9 September 2007
- Heaviest defeat: 4-72 vs St Helens, 13 August 2006
- Highest attendance: 11,731 vs Leeds Rhinos, March 7 2004
All Time
Player records
- Most tries in a game: 5 by John Joyner (vs Millom) 16 September 1973, Derek Foster (vs Hunslet) November 1972, Steve Fenton (vs Dewsbury) 27 January 1978, Ian French (vs Hunslet) 9 February 1986 & St. John Ellis (vs Whitehaven) 10 December 1989
- Most goals in a game: 17 by Sammy Lloyd (vs Millom) 16 September 1973
- Most points in a game: 43 by Sammy Lloyd (vs Millom) 16 September 1973
- Most tries in a season: 40 by St. John Ellis 1993-94
- Most goals in a season: 158 by Sammy Lloyd 1976-77
- Most points in a season: 334 by Bob Beardmore, 1983-84
- Most career tries: 206 by Alan Hardisty 1958-71
- Most career goals 875 by Albert Lunn 1951-63
- Most career points: 1870 by Albert Lunn 1951-63
Team records
- Rugby League Championships: None. 1926-Present day
- Biggest win: 106-0 vs Rochdale Hornets, 9 September 2007
- Heaviest defeat: 4-72 vs St Helens, 13 August 2006
- Highest attendance: 25,449 vs Hunslet 9 March 1935
- Most Tries In One Season By A Single Player: 69 By Hooker Blake Dixsan