Stockport RFC
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For the rugby union club, see Stockport RUFC.
Stockport RFC was a Rugby League club in Stockport, Cheshire, England.
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Full name | Stockport Rugby Football Club |
Nickname(s) | The Clarets |
Colours | Claret Black |
Founded | circa 1884; 140 years ago (1884) |
Exited | circa 1903; 121 years ago (1903) |
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Competition | Northern Rugby Football Union 1895/96-1902/03 |
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The club became founder members of the Northern Rugby Football Union (now Rugby Football League) after the English rugby schism, and resultant breakaway meeting at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, in 1895.
They played for eight seasons from 1895–96 to 1902–03, when they finished bottom of the newly instituted Division Two.
Like several other Cheshire clubs, they participated in the Lancashire competitions.
They had a rivalry with fellow Cheshire side Runcorn RFC.