Beckett Park
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Beckett Park, Leeds, England — opened Land became public/institutional from 1908 (City of Leeds Training College occupied part of it from 1912); rugby league use recorded here from 1993, 21 rugby league games hosted, home of Shared/multi-tenant ground: Milford ARLFC appears most frequently as home team in this site's own match records, alongside Leeds Metropolitan University's rugby league team (the university renamed itself Leeds Beckett University in 2014, the same year this site's recorded matches at the venue end).
Sourcing caveat: Capacity and a record attendance figure are not confirmed.
Ground facts
| Opened | Land became public/institutional from 1908 (City of Leeds Training College occupied part of it from 1912); rugby league use recorded here from 1993 (A large public park in Weetwood, Leeds, hosting multiple sports pitches and institutions rather than one dedicated ground; not a single club's exclusive home.) |
| Home club | Shared/multi-tenant ground: Milford ARLFC appears most frequently as home team in this site's own match records, alongside Leeds Metropolitan University's rugby league team (the university renamed itself Leeds Beckett University in 2014, the same year this site's recorded matches at the venue end) |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 21 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Years used | 1993–2014 |
| Location | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Name history
- Beckett Park — named for the Beckett family (Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe), whose estate this was before its 1908 sale to Leeds Corporation
Rugby league history
All 21 recorded matches were Challenge Cup qualifying and preliminary round fixtures (1993/94-2014), overwhelmingly amateur and university sides, including Cardiff Institute, Irlam, Thornhill, Wigan St Judes, Warrington Wizards and Edinburgh. The wider park also contains tennis courts, a skate park and children's play areas, and served as a hospital site during both World Wars.
A multi-purpose public park; also tennis (Clubspark venue) and the site of Leeds Beckett University's Headingley campus.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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