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The Willows was a rugby league stadium in Weaste , Salford , England. It had a final capacity of 11,363 with 2,500 seats.
History File:The Willows 2001.jpg Pre Match in 2001 at the Willows In 1900, Salford agreed a 14-year lease on Script error: No such module "convert". Swinton 2–0 in front of 16,981 fans.
In the 1960s, the terrace was flattened at the Willows Road end to make way for the Salford Football and Social Club which was officially opened on 16 June 1966.
The Willows switched on its floodlights for the first time in the match with Widnes on Friday 11 March 1966. On 26 November 1989, Salford unveiled a new £50,000 electronic scoreboard above the Willows Variety Centre.[ 1]
File:The Willows North Stand - geograph.org.uk - 43344.jpg The North Stand in 2005 Salford City Reds moved to the Salford City Stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell at the start of the 2012 season.[ 2] Catalans Dragons 18–44 in front of 10,146 fans, a record for a Salford City Reds home match in the Super League .[ 3]
Rugby League Test matches List of international rugby league matches played at The Willows.[ 4]
Rugby League Tour Matches The Willows also saw Salford and the county team Lancashire play host to various international touring teams from 1908 to 1978.
Game
Date
Result
Attendance
Notes
1
28 December 1907
Template:Leagueicon New Zealand def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 9–212,000
1907–08 All Golds tour
2
17 October 1908
Template:Leagueicon Salford drew with Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt 9–96,100
1908–09 Kangaroo tour
3
30 December 1911
Template:Leagueicon Australasia def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 6–34,000
1911–12 Kangaroo tour
4
29 October 1921
Template:Leagueicon Australasia def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 48–39,000
1921–22 Kangaroo tour
5
3 November 1926
Template:Leagueicon New Zealand def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 18–103,500
1926–27 New Zealand Kiwis tour
6
11 January 1930
Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 21–58,000
1929–30 Kangaroo tour
7
21 October 1933
Template:Leagueicon Salford def. Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt 16–915,761
1933–34 Kangaroo tour
8
30 October 1937
Template:Leagueicon Salford def. Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt 11–812,000
1937–38 Kangaroo tour
9
30 October 1948
Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 13–216,627
1948–49 Kangaroo tour
10
26 September 1959
Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 22–2011,008
1959–60 Kangaroo tour
11
11 October 1967
Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt def. Template:Flagicon Lancashire 16–79,369
1967–68 Kangaroo tour
12
30 September 1973
Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 15–1211,064
1973 Kangaroo tour
13
10 October 1975
Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 44–65,357
1975 Australian Rugby League World Cup tour
14
14 November 1978
Template:Leagueicon Template:Rlnt def. Template:Leagueicon Salford 14–26,155
1978 Kangaroo tour
File:Construction on the site of The Willows - geograph.org.uk - 4952821.jpg The Willows site before houses were built in its place Redevelopment In 2013, a proposal to redevelop the site for housing was put forward by City West Housing Trust .[ 5]
References
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