Folly Lane ARLFC

Each team, in addition to coaching staff, has a dedicated team Manager that has regular meetings and communicates with players and parents support the work of the committee and the coaches. The managers meet one week after the Committee and a member of the Committee attends to update the managers and take their issues to the next committee meeting. These people, along with other dedicated back room staff, are responsible for ensuring that Folly Lane Rugby Club is run efficiently and that the correct facilities can be provided to the players to ensure training and development is to the highest standards. Duties such as preparing match day food to organization fund raising parties are carried out by these people and the jobs that they do and essential to Folly Lane Rugby Club.

In 1955 it was decided to run a junior team separately from the open age team and an under 18's team called Folly Juniors was formed. With a new name, the juniors moved to the Blue Ribbon Playing fields, which is where the club plays today. As time moved on and the club progressed, the junior tag was dropped and the open age team joined back with the juniors at the Blue Ribbon and once again became known as Folly Lane. This period saw all teams both junior and open age level, move into the Northwest Counties leagues. It was from this period that Folly Lane began stamping their presence on Northern rugby league and wave after wave of trophies and honours came to Folly along with the club producing many professional players.In 2000 Folly Lane was given permission by the local council to use the coat of arms of the borough of Swinton as its club badge. This coat of arms goes back over two hundred years and it is with great pride that Folly Lane ARLFC will be the only club allowed to display it on their kits and use it as the club emblem.In 2006 2007 & 2010 we ran successful tours for the Under 11's to France, to coincide with the Salford Reds fixture against Catalan Dragons.

Paul Armitage – Swinton
Matty Ashton – Swinton/Warrington
Les Atkinson – Swinton
Mike Atkinson – Swinton
Chris Barratt – Coventry
Mark Barratt – Salford
Danny Barton – Salford
Dave Birmingham – Swinton
Ian Blease – Salford
Paul Brownbill – St Helens
Dave Carey – Leigh
John Carey – Swinton
Terry Cramant – Swinton
Malcolm Cummings – Swinton
Colin Dickman – Oldham
Dave Dunne – Leigh
Craig Errington – Swinton
Jim Evans – Swinton
Rob Foxen – Salford
Bob Jolly – Swinton
Derek Jones – Swinton
Barry Gettins – Swinton
Dean Gorton – Rochdale Hornets
Mick Griffin – Salford
Aaron Hall – Swinton
Harrison Hansen – Wigan
Mark Hilton – Rochdale Hornets
Les Holliday – Swinton
Mike Holliday – Swinton
Frank Hope – Rochdale Hornets
Jim Hope – Swinton
Mike Hope – St Helens
Paul Hope – Lezignan (France)
Will Hope – Oldham
Brian Horrocks – Blackpool Gladiators
Mike Hulmes – Rochdale Hornets
Mark Meadows – Swinton
Nick Nuttall – Marseille (France)
Gary O’Regan – Salford
Liam Owen – Salford
Carl Partington – Swinton
Mick Phythian – Leigh
Steve Phythian – Swinton
Cliff Potts – Swinton
Don Preston – Swinton
Paul Rodwell – Trafford Boro
Luis Roberts – Swinton
Alan Robinson – Swinton
Brian Robinson – Swinton
Colin Robinson – Swinton
Dave Robinson – Swinton
Mark Sheals – Swinton
Barry Simpson – Swinton
Colin Smethills – Rochdale Hornets
Mike Smith – Swinton
Steve Snape – Swinton
Paul Southern – Salford
Jack Spencer – Salford
Brian Sutton – Swinton
Ken Tighe – Swinton
Les Tonge – Swinton
Ian Wade Jnr – Salford
Kallum Watkins – Leeds
Jack Wells – Wigan
Derek Whitehead – Swinton
Jeff Whiteside – Swinton
Reg Williams -Swinton
Graham Williams -Swinton
Jonny Openshaw -Swinton  
Luis Roberts - Salford  
Harrison Hope -Salford
Jimmy Shields - Salford/Swinton
Noah Appleby - Salford
Cole Appleby -Salford