Workington Town is a professional rugby league club playing in Workington in West Cumbria. In the 2013 season they play in the Kingstone Press Championship. Their stadium is called Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team.
They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and also won the Challenge Cup a year later in 1952. Their nickname is simply 'Town', though they are sometimes referred to as 'Worky' by fans of other teams. Their local rivals are Whitehaven, who joined the league three years after Workington Town.
Read more about Workington Town: History, 2013 Squad, 2013 Transfers, Players Earning International Caps While At Workington Town, Other Notable Players, Club Honours
Famous quotes containing the word town:
“A town debars
Much notice of what’s going on in stars.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)