Swinton Lions

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Next Event (24 May)

Rochdale Hornets vs Swinton Lions

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League Position

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Established
1866 (160 years old)

Sport
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Rugby

Venue

Morson Stadium
(3,387 Capacity)

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Location
Sale,Greater Manchester

Nicknames
The Lions

Competitions
English RFL Championship

Last Edit
curswine: 17/Dec/25

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Upcoming
24 May	Rochdale Rochdale Hornets	2:00pm	Swinton LSwinton Lions
14 Jun	Swinton LSwinton Lions	2:00pm	FeatherstFeatherstone Rovers
21 Jun	Midlands Midlands Hurricanes	1:00pm	Swinton LSwinton Lions
28 Jun	Keighley Keighley Cougars	2:00pm	Swinton LSwinton Lions
05 Jul	Halifax PHalifax Panthers	2:00pm	Swinton LSwinton Lions
Results
10 May	Swinton LSwinton Lions	40 - 12	WhitehaveWhitehaven RLFC
03 May	Swinton LSwinton Lions	28 - 10	Midlands Midlands Hurricanes
26 Apr	Swinton LSwinton Lions	22 - 22	Keighley Keighley Cougars
05 Apr	Swinton LSwinton Lions	10 - 20	Salford RSalford RLFC
29 Mar	DoncasterDoncaster RLFC	74 - 6	Swinton LSwinton Lions

Description

The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known simply as Swinton.
The club was formed in 1866 when members of Swinton Cricket Club decided to take up "football" in the winter to keep fit. Other than an annual challenge against the local Lancashire Rifle Volunteers from 1869, the only games played were amongst the club's own membership.
The first rugby match under floodlights took place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton on 22 October 1878.