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Swinton Lions

Seasons

Click on a season to view this team's summary of that season. Note that win/loss/draw records are based on regular season matches only. Asterisk (*) next to crowd figure denotes not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season.

Competition Name Position Extra Info W L D Pts For Pts Ag. Att % Def % Coach Top Tryscorer(s) Top Pointscorer(s) Home Venue(s) Crowd Avg
Lancashire Senior Competition 1896/97 Swinton 6th 12 9 5 125 82 98.26% 64.46% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Lancashire Senior Competition 1897/98 Swinton 2nd 20 3 3 321 83 176.65% 45.68% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Lancashire Senior Competition 1898/99 Swinton 6th 16 8 2 228 79 135.03% 46.79% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Lancashire Senior Competition 1899/00 Swinton 3rd 19 6 1 210 108 130.43% 67.08% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Lancashire Senior Competition 1900/01 Swinton 2nd 21 3 2 283 66 174.92% 40.79% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1901/02 Swinton 4th 16 10 0 226 121 129.35% 69.26% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
First Division 1902/03 Swinton 3rd 18 9 7 254 119 144.78% 67.83% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
First Division 1903/04 Swinton 11th 12 18 4 139 215 71.00% 109.82% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1904/05 Swinton 13th 13 19 2 155 196 74.02% 93.61% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1905/06 Swinton 13th 17 12 3 203 168 88.32% 73.09% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1906/07 Swinton 18th 14 18 0 308 380 71.70% 88.46% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1907/08 Swinton 21st 9 20 1 180 316 58.85% 103.32% - - - -- Chorley Road * 4,000
Northern Rugby Football Union 1908/09 Swinton 22nd 11 20 1 258 440 70.16% 119.65% - - - -- Chorley Road * 1,500
Northern Rugby Football Union 1909/10 Swinton 21st 10 18 2 203 306 65.83% 99.23% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1910/11 Swinton 11th 18 16 0 333 262 93.32% 73.42% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1911/12 Swinton 21st 11 18 3 266 356 73.87% 98.86% - - - -- Chorley Road * 4,000
Northern Rugby Football Union 1912/13 Swinton 15th 15 16 1 248 256 73.61% 75.99% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1913/14 Swinton 13th 15 14 1 243 232 79.12% 75.54% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1914/15 Swinton 16th 13 16 1 171 240 55.82% 78.34% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Lancashire League 1918/19 Swinton 12th Wooden Spoon 3 11 1 64 177 52.67% 145.68% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1919/20 Swinton 17th 12 17 1 201 274 72.52% 98.86% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1920/21 Swinton 5th 22 11 1 289 250 92.31% 79.85% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1921/22 Swinton 20th 14 20 0 248 312 76.77% 96.58% - - - -- Chorley Road * 6,000
Northern Rugby League 1922/23 Swinton 3rd Semi Final 27 9 0 476 231 128.89% 62.55% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1923/24 Swinton 7th 20 14 0 346 312 99.60% 89.81% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1924/25 Swinton 1st Runners Up 30 6 0 499 224 134.93% 60.57% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1925/26 Swinton 3rd Semi Final 26 8 2 442 221 116.28% 58.14% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1926/27 Swinton 2nd Premiers 29 7 2 471 273 116.51% 67.53% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1927/28 Swinton 1st Premiers 27 6 3 439 189 127.01% 54.68% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1928/29 Swinton 6th 23 11 2 429 249 112.02% 65.02% - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1929/30 Swinton 14th 17 17 2 332 220 91.25% 60.46% - - - -- Station Road * 9,000
Northern Rugby League 1930/31 Swinton 1st Premiers 31 5 2 504 153 125.07% 37.97% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1931/32 Swinton 6th 26 11 1 523 253 115.76% 56.00% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1932/33 Swinton 2nd Runners Up 26 10 2 412 247 92.78% 55.62% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1933/34 Swinton 9th 22 15 1 418 322 90.63% 69.82% - - - -- Station Road * 13,341
Northern Rugby League 1934/35 Swinton 1st Premiers 30 7 1 466 175 108.07% 40.58% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1935/36 Swinton 14th 19 16 3 432 318 107.61% 79.21% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1936/37 Swinton 16th 19 17 2 366 312 88.23% 75.21% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1937/38 Swinton 3rd Semi Final 24 10 2 392 198 98.28% 49.64% - - - -- Station Road * 4,113
Northern Rugby League 1938/39 Swinton 6th 26 13 1 418 286 100.58% 68.81% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League (Abandoned) 1939/40 Swinton 16th 1 2 0 21 35 61.35% 102.26% - - - -- Station Road * 9,000
War Emergency League (Lancashire) 1939/40 Swinton 1st 17 5 0 378 158 144.51% 60.41% - - - -- Station Road * 9,000
War Emergency League (Lancashire) 1940/41 Swinton 6th 6 7 0 127 132 77.08% 80.11% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1945/46 Swinton 21st 9 22 5 338 528 80.10% 125.13% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1946/47 Swinton 24th 11 24 1 262 466 71.28% 126.78% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1947/48 Swinton 19th 15 20 1 316 403 80.22% 102.31% - - - -- Station Road * 18,000
Northern Rugby League 1948/49 Swinton 9th 21 12 3 354 305 91.98% 79.25% - - - -- Station Road * 5,849
Northern Rugby League 1949/50 Swinton 3rd Semi Final 25 7 4 516 261 121.96% 61.69% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1950/51 Swinton 17th 16 19 1 395 435 88.78% 97.78% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1951/52 Swinton 14th 18 15 3 432 382 90.68% 80.18% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1952/53 Swinton 14th 18 18 0 441 401 90.22% 82.04% - - - -- Station Road * 10,269
Northern Rugby League 1953/54 Swinton 23rd 13 22 1 341 513 68.81% 103.52% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1954/55 Swinton 20th 16 19 1 398 451 81.57% 92.43% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1955/56 Swinton 10th 19 13 2 441 373 84.56% 71.52% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1956/57 Swinton 19th 18 20 0 576 594 98.83% 101.92% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1957/58 Swinton 24th 13 22 3 506 589 85.95% 100.05% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1958/59 Swinton 6th 27 10 1 691 442 112.83% 72.17% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1959/60 Swinton 8th 22 14 2 654 503 113.48% 87.28% - - - -- Station Road * 5,021
Northern Rugby League 1960/61 Swinton 3rd Semi Final 27 8 1 647 271 137.26% 57.49% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1961/62 Swinton 11th 21 14 1 527 326 112.12% 69.36% - - - -- Station Road * 0
First Division 1962/63 Swinton 1st Premiers 22 7 1 372 231 99.70% 61.91% - - - -- Station Road * 0
First Division 1963/64 Swinton 1st Premiers 25 5 0 401 202 103.48% 52.13% Cliff EVANS - - -- Station Road * 11,947
Northern Rugby League 1964/65 Swinton 11th 19 14 1 334 250 82.82% 61.99% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1965/66 Swinton 2nd 27 6 1 510 283 132.38% 73.46% - - - -- Station Road * 8,345
Northern Rugby League 1966/67 Swinton 7th 20 11 3 472 354 104.41% 78.31% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1967/68 Swinton 14th 18 15 1 485 448 109.37% 101.02% - - - -- Station Road * 5,640
Northern Rugby League 1968/69 Swinton 5th 23 11 0 503 412 108.85% 89.16% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1969/70 Swinton 9th 20 10 4 550 351 121.84% 77.76% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1970/71 Swinton 23rd 13 21 0 404 505 83.08% 103.85% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Northern Rugby League 1971/72 Swinton 6th 23 9 2 554 368 118.65% 78.81% - - - -- Station Road * 3,280
Northern Rugby League 1972/73 Swinton 21st 14 19 1 441 458 81.65% 84.80% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Second Division 1973/74 Swinton 7th 15 11 0 405 276 114.02% 77.70% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Second Division 1974/75 Swinton 4th 17 8 1 399 254 116.94% 74.44% - - - -- Station Road * 0
First Division 1975/76 Swinton 16th Wooden Spoon 3 27 0 238 581 54.08% 132.01% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Second Division 1976/77 Swinton 11th 8 16 2 261 406 71.65% 111.45% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Second Division 1977/78 Swinton 8th 11 14 1 369 385 101.33% 105.73% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Second Division 1978/79 Swinton 11th 7 17 2 349 452 98.27% 127.27% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Second Division 1979/80 Swinton 8th 11 14 1 331 436 85.74% 112.93% - - - -- Station Road * 0
Second Division 1980/81 Swinton 6th 17 9 2 440 302 109.11% 74.89% Frank MYLER 14 - Alva DRUMMOND 183 -John GORTON Station Road 2,033
Second Division 1981/82 Swinton 10th 15 17 0 514 418 106.70% 86.77% Tom GRAINEY 11 - John MELLOR 148 -Paul MELLOR Station Road 1,763
Second Division 1982/83 Swinton 7th 19 12 1 549 454 115.69% 95.67% Tom GRAINEY 15 - Martin LEE 220 -Ken JONES Station Road 1,304
Second Division 1983/84 Swinton 6th 21 13 0 764 437 120.57% 68.96% - 19 - Danny WILSON 180 -Ken JONES Station Road 1,309
Second Division 1984/85 Swinton 1st Premiers 24 3 1 727 343 145.78% 68.78% Jim CRELLIN 21 - Derek BATE 242 -Ken JONES Station Road 1,957
Championship 1985/86 Swinton 15th 8 22 0 371 648 70.57% 123.25% Jim CRELLIN 9 - Derek BATE 84 -Paul TOPPING Station Road 2,156
Second Division 1986/87 Swinton 2nd 23 4 1 713 323 146.81% 66.51% Bill HOLLIDAY, Mike PEERS 25 - Derek BATE 170 -Paul TOPPING Station Road 1,712
Championship 1987/88 Swinton 13th 4 20 2 390 780 79.19% 158.38% Bill HOLLIDAY, Mike PEERS, Frank BARROW 10 - Scott RANSON, Tex EVANS 108 -Paul TOPPING Station Road 2,923
Second Division 1988/89 Swinton 6th 16 10 2 621 482 117.32% 91.06% Frank BARROW 28 - Derek BATE 112 -Derek BATE Station Road 1,788
Second Division 1989/90 Swinton 6th 20 8 0 673 405 123.10% 74.08% - 21 - Scott RANSON 120 -Paul TOPPING Station Road 1,771
Second Division 1990/91 Swinton 3rd 21 5 2 523 370 103.65% 73.33% Jim CRELLIN 15 - Scott RANSON 97 -Chris JOHNSON Station Road 1,837
Championship 1991/92 Swinton 14th Wooden Spoon 3 23 0 254 853 52.22% 175.36% Chris O'SULLIVAN, Tony BARROW 8 - Ian PICKAVANCE 77 -Chris WILKINSON Station Road 2,873
Second Division 1992/93 Swinton 6th 10 18 0 411 636 70.51% 109.11% Tony BARROW 12 - Simon ASHCROFT 138 -Craig ERRINGTON Gigg Lane 1,142
Second Division 1993/94 Swinton 12th 11 19 0 528 681 84.52% 109.01% - 18 - Simon ASHCROFT 94 -Craig ERRINGTON Gigg Lane 771
Second Division 1994/95 Swinton 12th 12 18 0 576 768 85.56% 114.08% Tony BARROW 14 - Paul GARTLAND 173 -Paul GARTLAND Gigg Lane 738
Third Division 1995/96 Swinton 4th 13 7 0 521 331 112.90% 71.73% - 18 - Simon ASHCROFT 84 -Martin BIRKETT Gigg Lane 734
Third Division 1996 Swinton Lions 2nd 18 4 0 785 295 142.34% 53.49% Peter ROE 24 - Jason ROACH 230 -Greg PEARCE Gigg Lane 1,470
Second Division 1997 Swinton Lions 9th 7 13 0 355 488 83.98% 115.44% Peter ROE, Les HOLLIDAY 9 - Davide LONGO 66 -Greg PEARCE Gigg Lane 1,372
Second Division 1998 Swinton Lions 5th Elimination Playoff 17 12 1 702 544 104.90% 81.29% Les HOLLIDAY - - -- Gigg Lane 1,285
Second Division 1999 Swinton Lions 13th 10 18 0 645 641 103.84% 103.19% Les HOLLIDAY, Mike GREGORY - - -- Gigg Lane 1,071
Second Division 2000 Swinton Lions 9th 13 13 2 726 733 113.58% 114.67% Mike GREGORY - - -- Gigg Lane 1,201
Second Division 2001 Swinton Lions 15th 10 18 0 538 711 83.66% 110.56% Mike GREGORY 15 - Paul SMITH 186 -Mick NANYN Gigg Lane 1,059
Second Division 2002 Swinton Lions 15th 6 20 1 473 918 68.24% 132.45% Tony HUMPHRIES, Tony BARROW, Phil VEIVERS 10 - Mick NANYN 132 -Mick NANYN Gigg Lane 647
National League Two 2003 Swinton Lions 7th 8 9 1 445 426 93.17% 89.20% Peter ROE 15 - Jason ROACH 152 -Chris HOUGH Park Lane * 435
National League Two 2004 Swinton Lions 4th Quarter Final 12 6 0 547 460 115.35% 97.01% Paul KIDD 18 - Chris MAYE 77 -Warren AYRES Park Lane 577
National League Two 2005 Swinton Lions 4th Semi Final 11 7 0 623 434 132.05% 91.99% Paul KIDD 19 - Wayne ENGLISH 233 -Lee MARSH Park Lane 607
National League Two 2006 Swinton Lions 5th Runners Up 13 8 1 641 475 113.82% 84.34% Paul KIDD 21 - Andy SAYWELL 84 -Andy SAYWELL Park Lane 531
National League Two 2007 Swinton Lions 6th Quarter Final 11 11 0 605 649 105.97% 113.68% Paul KIDD 14 - Andy SAYWELL 150 -Lee MARSH Park Lane 489
National League Two 2008 Swinton Lions 10th 6 16 0 482 777 80.61% 129.95% Paul KIDD 12 - Marlon BILLY 64 -Liam McGOVERN Park Lane 540
Championship 1 2009 Swinton Lions 7th Quarter Final 8 10 0 513 516 102.31% 102.91% Paul KIDD 10 - Andy SAYWELL 178 -Carl SNEYD Park Lane 520
Championship 1 2010 Swinton Lions 8th 9 10 1 570 581 97.79% 99.67% Paul SMITH, Paul KIDD 13 - Philip JOSEPH 158 -Gavin DODD Park Lane 784
Championship 1 2011 Swinton Lions 1st Premiers 14 5 1 720 479 127.01% 84.49% Steve McCORMACK 21 - Ian MORT 292 -Ian MORT The Willows 678
Championship 2012 Swinton Lions 8th 4 13 1 366 632 78.52% 135.59% Steve McCORMACK 10 - Martin AINSCOUGH 74 -Gavin DODD Leigh Sports 665
Championship 2013 Swinton Lions 10th 9 17 0 516 738 84.49% 120.84% Gary CHAMBERS 11 - James MENDEIKA 102 -Ryan SHAW Leigh Sports 652
Championship 2014 Swinton Lions 13th 5 21 0 570 865 89.18% 135.34% Ian WATSON, John DUFFY 12 - Kevin PENNY 118 -Mick NANYN Leigh Sports 532
League 1 2015 Swinton Lions 3rd Playoff Final 16 5 1 899 402 148.65% 66.47% John DUFFY 19 - Shaun ROBINSON 212 -Chris ATKIN Leigh Sports 479
Championship 2016 Swinton Lions 9th 7 15 1 449 813 78.77% 142.63% John DUFFY 16 - Liam MARSHALL 150 -Chris ATKIN Heywood Road 768
Championship 2017 Swinton Lions 10th 6 17 0 477 648 81.71% 111.01% John DUFFY, Stuart LITTLER 15 - Mike BUTT 143 -Chris ATKIN Heywood Road 816
Championship 2018 Swinton Lions 11th 3 18 2 402 866 64.50% 138.95% Stuart LITTLER 12 - George TYSON 125 -Chris HANKINSON Heywood Road 780
Championship 2019 Swinton Lions 9th 10 16 1 619 803 93.63% 121.46% Stuart LITTLER 30 - Matthew ASHTON 128 -Matthew ASHTON Heywood Road 1,078
Championship 2020 Swinton Lions 9th 1 2 0 48 55 77.08% 88.32% Stuart LITTLER 3 - Mike BUTT 16 -Jack HANSEN Heywood Road 622
Championship 2021 Swinton Lions 14th Wooden Spoon 2 19 1 404 773 72.28% 138.31% Stuart LITTLER 9 - Luis ROBERTS, Mitch COX 96 -Martyn RIDYARD Heywood Road * 871
League One 2022 Swinton Lions 2nd Promotion Final 16 4 0 834 317 140.94% 53.57% Allan COLEMAN 14 - Jack HANSEN 314 -Dan ABRAM Heywood Road 863
Championship 2023 Swinton Lions 10th 9 18 0 426 739 69.04% 119.76% Allan COLEMAN 7 - Andrew BADROCK 116 -Dan ABRAM Heywood Road 1,093
Championship 2024 Swinton Lions 12th 9 17 0 466 678 80.78% 117.53% Alan KILSHAW 15 - Jayden HATTON 74 -Dan ABRAM Heywood Road 883
League One 2025 Swinton Lions 3rd 12 6 0 385 328 90.89% 77.43% Paul WOOD 8 - Gavin RODDEN 66 -Jack STEVENS Heywood Road 843
Championship 2026 Swinton Lions 21st 0 8 0 86 356 43.86% 181.55% Paul WOOD, Anthony MURRAY 3 - Harry HIGHAM 20 -Reece BRIERS Morson 955