LAWKHOLMERS TO COUGARS

Saturday 1 st September 1900 The first Northern Union game Keighley 5 - Sowerby Bridge 0 The first season of the Keighley club under the Northern Union regime was opened at Lawkholme Lane last Saturday under most auspicious circumstances. The weather was admirably...

Saturday 18 th of April 1903 KEIGHLEY WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP KEIGHLEY 12 - HOLBECK 0 A SPLENDID VICTORY OVER HOLBECK REMARKABLE DAY OF ENTHUSIASM Five thousand people last Saturday; saw Keighley discharge their last home league game of the season; saw the “ALL...

Keighleys one and only Wembley apperance

Saturday 19 th of November 1938 Keighley 21 – St.Helens Recs 2 Keighley Top Rugby League for first time MEMORABLE WIN OVER “RECS” TOWILLS’ TRIES FIRST “DOUBLE” OF THE SEASON Since the big revival began on October 1932, the Keighley team has had quite a number of...

YORKSHIRE CUP FIRST LEG BRADFORD NORTHERN 5 KEIGHLEY 2 THREE POINTS UP BRADFORD NORTHERN HOLD A SLENDER LEAD With ground advantage and practically their strongest team available, Bradford Northern could only gain a three point advantage in the first stage of the...

Saturday 27 th Of October 1951 YORKSHIRE CUP FINAL (at Fartown) KEIGHLEY 3 WAKEFIELD TRINITY 17 WAKEFIELD TRINITY’S YOUNG PACK WAS THE DECIDING FACTOR EIGHT POINTS SCORED IN LAST TEN MINUTES Wakefield Trinity, renowned cup fighters for over half a century, were too...

Monday 1 st of May 2000 Record away win Lancashire Lynx 4 Cougars 98 WOODY’S RECORD MARTIN WOOD blasted his way into the Cougar record books with a 15-goal blitz against shell shocked Lancashire Lynx. Woody’s kicking spree equalled the 8-year-old record set by John...

Sunday 23rd April 1995 Cougars clinch second division championship.   HIGHFIELD 4 – COUGARS 104 Scenes of delight, jubilation and total ecstasy said everything about this celebration victory – and the pride of the Cougars. Phil Larder’s team had a point to...

Sunday 21st of May 1995 Premiership Final (at Old Trafford) COUGARS 26 - HUDDERSFIELD 6 Glorious Cougars put on a stunning Old Trafford show - and the showed the world that they're ready for the big boys. Make no mistake about it; this is the golden age of Keighley...