Swinton Lions

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Swinton Lions vs Batley Bulldogs

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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
02 Aug 26	Swinton LSwinton Lions	2:00pm	Batley BuBatley Bulldogs
07 Aug 26	Salford RSalford RLFC	7:00pm	Swinton LSwinton Lions
16 Aug 26	Swinton LSwinton Lions	2:00pm	North WalNorth Wales Crusaders
22 Aug 26	Goole VikGoole Vikings	2:00pm	Swinton LSwinton Lions
30 Aug 26	London BrLondon Broncos	2:00pm	Swinton LSwinton Lions

		Results
25 Jul 26	NewcastleNewcastle Thunder	34 - 10	Swinton LSwinton Lions
19 Jul 26	Swinton LSwinton Lions	0 - 56	DoncasterDoncaster RLFC
12 Jul 26	WhitehaveWhitehaven RLFC	34 - 24	Swinton LSwinton Lions
05 Jul 26	Halifax PHalifax Panthers	30 - 22	Swinton LSwinton Lions
28 Jun 26	Keighley Keighley Cougars	18 - 40	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.