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They play in Kingstone Press Sellafield jobs exodus 20 1. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground known locally as the Recre. Their nicknames are 'Haven' or the 'Marras' a local dialect word for 'mates'. Their mascot is a lion called "Pride". Between and they were known as Whitehaven Warriors. Their local rivals are Workington Town. Rugby league in Cumbria can trace its roots back over years to the formation of the Northern Union. Whitehaven had its own team, Whitehaven Recreation, which competed in the Challenge Cup in the first decade of the 20th century.
Whitehaven took over the Miners' Welfare lease at the Recreation Ground. In their first game Haven beat Hull F. There was a "disappointing" turnout of only 9, because of the pouring rain; in those days the supporters' club had 4, members.
The early Whitehaven team were nicknamed "the Colliers" because of the Miners' Welfare connection. In a Britain that still was still recovering from wartime rationing and austerity Whitehaven gradually picked itself up. Billy Little came to the Recreation Ground in as coach at a time when the fledgling Haven club were struggling to compete in the professional league. His tenure as coach signalled an era of progress and improvement. Inthe first of a long line of players from Australasia joined Haven as Neville Emery became player-coach.
Under his guidance the club built sellafield jobs exodus 20 team that could compete with the best. On Saturday 20 OctoberWhitehaven defeated the Australian tourists 14—11 before a crowd of 10, at the Recreation Ground. Later that season the club came within minutes of a Wembley appearance when they lost 10—9 to Leeds in a Challenge Cup semi-final before a 50, crowd at the Odsal Stadiumfeaturing players such as the legendary Dick Sellafield jobs exodus 20 and full back John McKeown.
The club's record attendance was set in when 18, spectators turned up for a third round Challenge Cup game against Wakefield Trinity. Despite this, the s were a period of decline as the club struggled on the field, though sellafield jobs exodus 20 the club defeated the touring New Zealanders 12—5,the winning try scored by John Coupe.
It wasn't until that the club emerged from sellafield jobs exodus 20 lean spell. Once again the club defeated the game's top clubs like St. The club progressed over the next few years and in acquired floodlights. However success was once again denied at the last hurdle as the club suffered semi-final defeats sellafield jobs exodus 20 both the Lancashire County Cup and the John Player Cup.
Phil Kitchin became coach in Two promotions to the top division came in the sellafield jobs exodus 20, and during this period the club produced a batch sellafield jobs exodus 20 internationals in scrum half Arnold 'Boxer' Walkerforward Vince Fox and centre Vince Gribbin. Kitchen was sacked in and Arnold Walker became player-coach sellafield jobs exodus 20 also being sacked as coach.
Whitehaven faced a financial crisis in When Super League was proposed Whitehaven were supposed sellafield jobs exodus 20 merge with BarrowCarlisle and Workington Town to form a Cumbria club to be based at Workington that would sellafield jobs exodus 20 part in the new summer competition. This was successfully resisted.
Whitehaven Warriors ended one place above the relegation positions. The appointment of Kiwi coaches Kurt Sorensen and Stan Martin brought about a revival at the club with Haven finishing 3rd sellafield jobs exodus 20 Division One in and reaching the play-off semi-finals only to lose to Hull F. The club adopted the name Whitehaven Warriors during that season.
Martin quit as coach in summerColin Armstrong took temporary charge of Whitehaven [3] before Edgar took over. The merger issue resurfaced inWhitehaven were so heavily in debt that a merger with Workington seemed the only means of survival. Paul Cullen arrived as coach in September taking over from Kevin Tamati. This heralded upward progression for Whitehaven. The club made steady progress and earned a place in National League 1 for Cullen left in August to manage Warrington.
Whitehaven dropped the Warriors epithet and went back to being plain Whitehaven. In they were undefeated at home in the league and made it to the semi-final of the Arriva Trains Cup losing to the eventual winners Leigh Centurions. They also narrowly lost out on promotion to Super League after losing 32—16 in extra time to Leigh in the NL1 grand final.
The following year despite Castleford sellafield jobs exodus 20 red hot favourites for promotion Whitehaven managed to win their first piece of silverware when he took the National League One League Leader's trophy, however they were unable to take this success into the grand final, where they were heavily beaten by Castleford. InHaven finished 4th and reached the National League 1 play-offs, only to be beaten 24—20 by Steve McCormack's Widnes in a hard fought semi-final.
They were knocked out of the Northern Rail Cup at the quarter-final stage by Hull Kingston Rovers who would eventually be promoted to the Engage Super League that season. In late they became the first ever winners of the pre-season Ike Southward Trophybeating neighbours Workington Town 18—6 at the Recreation Ground. Haven made it to the final of the Northern Rail Cup for the first time in but lost 54—6 to Widnes. In early Gerard Stokes was offered the job of coaching Haven, after coach Paul Crarey left the club citing personal health issues.
However a disastrous game losing streak saw the club relegated to Championship 1 at the end of the season. Club legend and record try-scorer David Seeds was appointed head coach and started the season unbeaten, wiping out the nine-point deduction in the first few games but fell short of promotion being knocked out in the play-offs by Doncaster. Following the game David Seeds resigned as coach and Les Ashe resigned as assistant coach.
Towards the end of Haven appointed Don Gailer from sellafield jobs exodus 20 North Devils in Australia as new head coach, sellafield jobs exodus 20 the remit being promotion to the Championship. Haven finished 4th, thus securing the final promotion sellafield jobs exodus 20 after Doncaster, Barrow sellafield jobs exodus 20 local rivals Workington Town. Gailer was sacked just two weeks after securing promotion following a rift between the coach and Haven players.
In September Haven announced that ex Castleford coach Dave Woods would coach the side in[11] Haven immediately set sellafield jobs exodus 20 strengthening for signing prop Paul Jackson from Super League side Castleford. Haven started well, winning the opening two games before losing at home to Leigh Centurions in front of the Premier Sports cameras.
Haven would finally break a 7-game losing streak against local rivals Workington Town winning 29—18 sellafield jobs exodus 20 Sunday 23 June before securing a place in the Championship for the following season. Steve Deakin was appointed as head coach in September A mass exodus of players followed; out of a squad of twenty-four, eighteen left and Haven were left with six players Deakin resigned sellafield jobs exodus 20 personal reasons a week before the first game of the season and player Brett Seymour took temporary charge.
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