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Our passion is the history and heritage of Wakefield Trinity RLFC with photos, programmes and useless facts!! Plus, tune into our podcast βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 2nd March 1997
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 23 Dewsbury 10
πŸ† League (Div 2)
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 1,977 at Belle Vue

A distinct game of two halves … Trinity trailed 10-4 at HT but scored 19 unanswered points in the second half βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 2nd March 1975
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 50 Bramley 13
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 2,781 at Belle Vue

Trinity smash Bramley 50-10 with David Topliss scoring four tries and Terry Crook scoring 26 points βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 2nd March 1957
πŸ‰ Hull 18 Wakefield Trinity 24
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 8,349 at The Boulevard

Rollin (2), Cooper (2), Froggett & F.Smith are the try scorers in a wonderful performance at top of the league, Hull βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 1st March 1992
πŸ‰ Hull 14 Wakefield Trinity 15
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 5,786 at The Boulevard

This was a great game … Trinity led 8-2, then trailed 14-8 with 20 mins remaining … Billy Conway scored to equalise before a late Tracy Lazenby drop goal βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 1st March 1981
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 18 Halifax 8
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 9,604 at Belle Vue

With Topliss out with a broken hand, Trinity initially struggled trailing 8-0 after 20 mins … before four tries settled the issue βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 1st March 1968
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 20 Hull 4
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 4,956 at Belle Vue

In their 10th successive victory, Hull are defeated, 20-4 at Belle Vue, after trailing 4-2 at the interval … Poynton, Batty, Coetzer & McLeod the try scorers βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 27th February 1977
πŸ‰ Dewsbury 3 Wakefield Trinity 0
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 7,290 at Crown Flatt

Trinity crash at 2nd Division, Dewsbury in the Cup … the scores were 0-0 at HT in a windswept match … Dewsbury winning with a Nigel Stephenson penalty and drop goal βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 27th February 1965
πŸ‰ Bradford N 7 Wakefield Trinity 10
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 19,905 at Odsal Stadium

Trinity defeat lowly Bradford, in the Cup 10-7 … the victory was more emphatic that the scoeline suggests … Gert Coetzer was sent off for tripping Ian Brooke βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 27th February 1960
πŸ‰ Widnes 2 Wakefield Trinity 5
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 18,000 at Naughton Park

In another tough cup draw, Trinity travelled to Widnes … John Etty scored the decisive try with Keith Holliday outstanding throughout in their twelfth successive win βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 26th February 1989
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 26 Castleford 8
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 5,811 at Belle Vue

This was 15th v 1st as Trinity upset the form book in front of the ITV cameras … five tries were scored by Mason, Leuluai, Fletcher, Bell & Lazenby βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 26th February 1983
πŸ‰ Hull 32 Wakefield Trinity 15
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 13,197 at The Boulevard

Second Division, Trinity were swept aside by the cup holders who were Wembley bound again … Topliss & Harkin orchestrating proceedings for Hull βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 26th February 1969
πŸ‰ Bradford Northern 7 Wakefield Trinity 7
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 15,077 at Headingley

At the 3rd attempt, this cup game is eventually played at Headingley, with no Odsal floodlights… ex-Trinity favourite, Berwyn Jones scored a last minute try βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 25th February 1979
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 10 Featherstone Rovers 7
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd1
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 7,704 at Belle Vue

With a bad, snowy winter, the cup game finally goes ahead at the fifth attempt … at 7-7 Les Sheard scored in the corner with three minutes left βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 25th February 1967
πŸ‰ Featherstone Rovers 11 Wakefield Trinity 7
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 11,800 at Post Office Road

It was 21st v 3rd in the cup as Trinity went to lowly Rovers and lost in the Post Office Road mud in the 'shock' of the round … βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 25th February 1961
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 0 Wigan 2
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 26,000 at Belle Vue

On a windy & rainy Saturday, Wigan played the tactics better holding onto possession in the days of no tackle limits βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 23rd February 1997
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 14 Oldham 22
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd5
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 3,655 at Belle Vue

It was a great effort against Super League opposition despite earlier injuries … Roy Southernwood & Andy Proctor the try scorers βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 23rd February 1952
πŸ‰ Dewsbury 8 Wakefield Trinity 5
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 10,000 at Crown Flatt

Trinity were classed as 'inept' in the press after defeat at Dewsbury, who kicked four penalties … Don Robinson was Trinity’s try scorer βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 22nd February 1998
πŸ‰ Keighley 10 Wakefield Trinity 14
πŸ† League (Tier 2)
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 2,529 at Cougar Park

Garen Casey scores two tries as the successful 1998 season reaches week two βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 22nd February 1975
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 13 St. Helens 9
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 6,315 at Belle Vue

One of the all-time Challenge Cup classics sees Trinity beat Saints in front of the BBC TV cameras… Trinity led 7-2 at HT, trailed 9-7 after 63m scoring 2 late tries βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 22nd February 1958
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 5 Wigan 11
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 26,094 at Belle Vue

Trinity lose out to Wigan in a classic… the attendance doubles seasons record … the third highest ever to watch a Trinity game at Belle Vue… Fred Smith is the try scorer βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 21st February 1982
πŸ‰ Leeds 15 Wakefield Trinity 5
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 6,153 at Headingley

Trinity lacked that killer instinct at Headingley as they slipped down the league to relegation βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 21st February 1988
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 14 Sheffield Eagles 6
πŸ† League (Div 2)
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 2,028 at Belle Vue

Trinity go to the top of the league with a professional performance over the Eagles βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 20th February 1983
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 13 Blackpool Borough 0
πŸ† League (Div 2)
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 2,190 at Belle Vue

The standard of play matched the miserable weather, according to the press report … but Trinity continued with their promotion push βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 20th February 1977
πŸ‰ Wigan 15 Wakefield Trinity 10
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 3,952 at Central Park

It was an impressive debut for Mike Lampkowski … but frustration otherwise as Trinity fought back from 10-0 down to 10-10 only to give away a foolish late penalty βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 20th February 1972
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 6 Wigan 5
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd2
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 13,488 at Belle Vue

In front of a massive Belle Vue crowd, there’s a sniff of Wembley as Trinity defeat Wigan … Neil Fox was inspirational with both hookers sent off after 12 minutes βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 19th February 1966
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 12 Widnes 4
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 4,300 at Belle Vue

It was a memorable night beating the great Widnes side as the new floodlights were switched on … 6-2 at HT, Tracy Lazenby was at his magical best throughout βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 19th February 1966
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 20 St. Helens 12
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 9,606 at Belle Vue

The St.Helens home game was selected as Neil Fox's benefit match with 9,606 attending … there was some outstanding rugby in the rain with Trinity beating the league leaders βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 19th February 1949
πŸ‰ Wakefield Trinity 41 Liverpool Stanley 12
πŸ† RL Challenge Cup Rd1, 2nd Leg
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 10,000 at Belle Vue

Trinity comfortably defeat Liverpool in the 2nd leg, scoring nine tries in a 41-12 win (73-15 on aggregate), with Derek Howes scoring a hat trickβšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 18th February 1967
πŸ‰ York 6 Wakefield Trinity 31
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 4,818 at Wigginton Road

Trinity are outstanding in a 31-6 win at York … Gert Coetzer (two interceptions) and Harold Poynton scoring two tries each βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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πŸ“Œ On This Day in History:
πŸ—“οΈ 18th February 1961
πŸ‰ Keighley 5 Wakefield Trinity 18
πŸ† League
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ 5,160 at Lawkholme Lane

A few big names were missing for Trinity… but Keighley offered little with Ken Hirst scoring twice βšœοΈπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ”΅βšœοΈ

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