Glasson Rangers was formed in 1912. Its history varies over the years, with the highs and lows like those
of any other Amateur Rugby League Club.
The club was formerly called Brookland Rovers, but in 1912 a former Brookland Rovers full back
Mr R.B. Fearon of Coronation Street founded Glasson Rangers, naming it after the house that he lived in.
A proud day in the history of Glasson Rangers was when they played Doncaster in the Challenge Cup on
Saturday 7th February 1970. The club playing out of the Grasslot Miners Welfare.
After leaving the Grasslot Miners Welfare after many years, the club spent two years on the road.
On training nights the players changed in the old laundrette on the corner of Grasslot Street.
There was no electric, and training consisted of a run around the housing estates, with a game
of touch rugby under the streetlights, on the car park behind Garner Street.
While on the road, Glasson Rangers reached the quarterfinals of the National Cup,
beaten 12 points to 2 points at Pilkington Recs, the eventual winners that year.
In 1982 the present clubhouse was opened, this being built on land opposite the hospital
with assistance from Jennings Brewery. During the early years in the new building the club thrived,
with youth teams from under-
The club building was then extended, and doubled in size in 1984.
The club then had a period of very good success, from 1982 to 1991 winning all the major trophies
in the Cumberland Amateur Rugby League at some time during this period.
In 1993 the club dropped out of the CARLA first division for the first time since the club was formed,
but bounced straight back up winning the second division title, and the Dale Campbell Savours Cup.
The club also reached the last sixteen of the national cup, again being beaten by the eventual winners,
Saddleworth of Oldham 14 points to 10..
Glasson Rangers has produced many B.A.R.L.A. international players over the years, and supplied a
large contingent of players to the professional game.
The club re-
