Castleford RLFC Roll of Honour

[Ken Smith]

For a club which has played competitive Rugby League Castleford have collected plenty of silverware in their 90 years excluding the War years for which all Cas fans should be proud as follows:-

CHALLENGE CUP
Four times winners in 1935, 1969, 1970 and 1986.
Twice runners up in 1992 and 2014.

PLAYERS NUMBER 6/REGAL TROPHY
Twice winners in 1977 and 1994.

BBC 2 FLOODLIT TROPHY
Four times winners in 1965, 1966, 1967 (Final delayed until 1968) and 1976.

YORKSHIRE CUP
Five times winners in 1977, 1981, 1986, 1990 and 1991.
Eight times runners up in 1949, 1951, 1968, 1971, 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1988.

YORKSHIRE LEAGUE
Three times winners in 1933, 1939 and 1965.
Twice runners up in 1966 and 1970.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
Four times runners up in 1939, 1969, 1984 and 1994.

SUPER LEAGUE LEADERS TROPHY
Winners in 2017

SUPER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL
Runners up in 2017.

EASTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Runners up in 1964.

NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
Grand Final winners in 2005 and 2007.
League Leaders in 2007.

EMBASSY SEVENS
Winners in 1976.

CLUB OF THE YEAR
Winners in 2017.

COACH OF THE YEAR
Daryl Powell twice in 2014 and 2017.

MAN OF STEEL
Four winners equal 3rd with Leeds
1999 Adrian Vowles
2011 Rangi Chase
2014 Daryl Clark
2017 Luke Gale

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2008 Joe Westerman
2014 Daryl Clark
2028 Jake Trueman

LEAGUE TOP TRY SCORER
2016 Denny Solomona 40
2017 Greg Eden 38

LEAGUE TOP POINTS SCORER
2014 Marc Sneyd 224
2015 Luke Gale 247
2016 Luke Gale 262
2017 Luke Gale 317

Not a bad record of 22 pieces of silverware, almost one in every 4 years. Time for another me thinks.

[Fumper27]

2028 Jake Trueman??? Typo Ken mate
I also think we got club of the year around 1999 or 2000

[Tamworth Tiger]

Really interesting Ken. Thanks.
Two questions. 1. I had it in my head it was the Wills Sevens in 76
2.Thought 84 and 94 were Premiership Playoffs with the Championship going to the team who finished top?

[Ken Smith]

Can’t find any team of the year awards before 2009, and although Cas finished 6th in 1998 they missed the playoffs, 5th in 1999 they finished 10 points behind Bradford, and 5th again in 2000 they finished 15 points behind Wigan. They did beat both Wigan and Leeds in the playoffs in 1999 but were soundly beaten 6-36 by St Helens in the Semifinal. Also in the Challenge Cup they lost 22-32 at home to Sheffield in the quarterfinals in 1998, 27-33 to London Broncos in the Semifinals in 1999, and were knocked out by Halifax at home in the 5th Round in 2000. I can’t imagine any of those 3 years would merit the award of Team of the Year unless it was to do with work in the community, but have found no reference to such an Award around
that time, but I suppose stranger things have happened.i

[Tamworth Tiger]

2028 Jake Trueman??? Typo Ken mate
I also think we got club of the year around 1999 or 2000

I’m pretty sure we were the 99 club of the year too

[Ken Smith]

Fumper
Can’t find any reference about Wills Sevens in 1976, just Embassy. Perhaps that was a cigarette manufactured by Wills. Regarding 84 and 94 they were indeed known as Premiership Trophy Play offs, but I just lumped them together with other League playoffs in 39 and 69.

[Tamworth Tiger]

Thanks Ken. It was me who messaged.
Embassy may well be right. I’ve never found any record of it. I just remember watching it on Grandstand one Saturday afternoon and got it into my head it was called Wills, but it could be my memory playing tricks.

[Ken Smith]

Strange choice if 1999 is true as St Helens beat Bradford 8-4 in Super League Grand Final, Bradford finished League Leaders with 51 points from 30 matches, 5 points ahead of second placed St Helens, and Leeds beat London Broncos 52-16 in the Challenge Cup Final. It’s true that Cas beat both Wigan 14-10 and Leeds
23-16 both away in the playoffs, but then lost 6-36 in the Semifinal. Surely Cas shouldn’t have been voted Team of the Year on the basis of just those 2 playoff wins, magnificent as those 2 victories were.

[Tamworth Tiger]

Think it was club of the year but I’ll have a look to see if I have any evidence

[Mysterio]

We definitely got club of the year when Michael and Monique were here with stu raper

I'm pretty certain anyway lol

[Captain]

I don't think it was the official award of club of the year but something to do with the marketing department winning the award for attendance and pre match entertainment etc. Wasn't that the year jungle.com took everyone to London? We still rightly celebrated it though.

[Ken Smith]

Fumper and Tamworth Tiger
Although I haven’t been able to find any reference to the title of Team of the Year award in 1999 I’m willing to accept that you are both right in your recollections of that fact. It would appear that such titles like that and Man of Steel, etc have only been awarded since the era of Super League. Your memories are better than mine, but I seem to remember that Widnes were awarded that accolade in 2014 purely on the basis of finishing in the top 8 of the League and also reaching the Semifinals of the Challenge Cup when they were thrashed by Cas 6-28. At the time I recall many Cas fans were outraged that Widnes should be given that award instead of Cas, so I guess that whoever makes these awards likes to give them to the smaller clubs to boost their morale, etc. It’s strange though that I can’t recall Cas making such a palaver in 1999 about winning the award, but as I say your memories are probably better than mine.
If such an award were made before the advent of Super League, Cas would have deserved that title in 1969 when they won the Challenge Cup and came within 5 minutes of beating Leeds in the Championship Playoff Final, also in 1977 when they actually won 2 trophies, the Yorkshire Cup and the John Player Trophy. So as I say these awards only started with the advent of Super League.
On another track I sometimes think that Sports reporters forget that Rugby League existed before Super League, just as they do that Football existed before the advent of the Premier League.

[nottinghamtiger]

Fumper and Tamworth Tiger
Although I haven’t been able to find any reference to the title of Team of the Year award in 1999 I’m willing to accept that you are both right in your recollections of that fact. It would appear that such titles like that and Man of Steel, etc have only been awarded since the era of Super League. Your memories are better than mine, but I seem to remember that Widnes were awarded that accolade in 2014 purely on the basis of finishing in the top 8 of the League and also reaching the Semifinals of the Challenge Cup when they were thrashed by Cas 6-28. At the time I recall many Cas fans were outraged that Widnes should be given that award instead of Cas, so I guess that whoever makes these awards likes to give them to the smaller clubs to boost their morale, etc. It’s strange though that I can’t recall Cas making such a palaver in 1999 about winning the award, but as I say your memories are probably better than mine.
If such an award were made before the advent of Super League, Cas would have deserved that title in 1969 when they won the Challenge Cup and came within 5 minutes of beating Leeds in the Championship Playoff Final, also in 1977 when they actually won 2 trophies, the Yorkshire Cup and the John Player Trophy. So as I say these awards only started with the advent of Super League.
On another track I sometimes think that Sports reporters forget that Rugby League existed before Super League, just as they do that Football existed before the advent of the Premier League.

I remember us winning Club of the Year in 1999, but I’m pretty sure this was one of the League Express ‘awards’, rather than anything official.
The Man of Steel has been around since 1977, though. It just wasn’t won by a Castleford player until Vowles in 1999.

[Tamworth Tiger]

Fumper and Tamworth Tiger
Although I haven’t been able to find any reference to the title of Team of the Year award in 1999 I’m willing to accept that you are both right in your recollections of that fact. It would appear that such titles like that and Man of Steel, etc have only been awarded since the era of Super League. Your memories are better than mine, but I seem to remember that Widnes were awarded that accolade in 2014 purely on the basis of finishing in the top 8 of the League and also reaching the Semifinals of the Challenge Cup when they were thrashed by Cas 6-28. At the time I recall many Cas fans were outraged that Widnes should be given that award instead of Cas, so I guess that whoever makes these awards likes to give them to the smaller clubs to boost their morale, etc. It’s strange though that I can’t recall Cas making such a palaver in 1999 about winning the award, but as I say your memories are probably better than mine.
If such an award were made before the advent of Super League, Cas would have deserved that title in 1969 when they won the Challenge Cup and came within 5 minutes of beating Leeds in the Championship Playoff Final, also in 1977 when they actually won 2 trophies, the Yorkshire Cup and the John Player Trophy. So as I say these awards only started with the advent of Super League.
On another track I sometimes think that Sports reporters forget that Rugby League existed before Super League, just as they do that Football existed before the advent of the Premier League.

I remember us winning Club of the Year in 1999, but I’m pretty sure this was one of the League Express ‘awards’, rather than anything official.
The Man of Steel has been around since 1977, though. It just wasn’t won by a Castleford player until Vowles in 1999.

I think the nearest was Malcolm making the top 3 once

[nottinghamtiger]

Fumper and Tamworth Tiger
Although I haven’t been able to find any reference to the title of Team of the Year award in 1999 I’m willing to accept that you are both right in your recollections of that fact. It would appear that such titles like that and Man of Steel, etc have only been awarded since the era of Super League. Your memories are better than mine, but I seem to remember that Widnes were awarded that accolade in 2014 purely on the basis of finishing in the top 8 of the League and also reaching the Semifinals of the Challenge Cup when they were thrashed by Cas 6-28. At the time I recall many Cas fans were outraged that Widnes should be given that award instead of Cas, so I guess that whoever makes these awards likes to give them to the smaller clubs to boost their morale, etc. It’s strange though that I can’t recall Cas making such a palaver in 1999 about winning the award, but as I say your memories are probably better than mine.
If such an award were made before the advent of Super League, Cas would have deserved that title in 1969 when they won the Challenge Cup and came within 5 minutes of beating Leeds in the Championship Playoff Final, also in 1977 when they actually won 2 trophies, the Yorkshire Cup and the John Player Trophy. So as I say these awards only started with the advent of Super League.
On another track I sometimes think that Sports reporters forget that Rugby League existed before Super League, just as they do that Football existed before the advent of the Premier League.

I remember us winning Club of the Year in 1999, but I’m pretty sure this was one of the League Express ‘awards’, rather than anything official.
The Man of Steel has been around since 1977, though. It just wasn’t won by a Castleford player until Vowles in 1999.

I think the nearest was Malcolm making the top 3 once

Mick Morgan won it, but playing for Carlisle!