George Green Playing Fields
Wakefield (Sharlston), West Yorkshire, England
George Green Playing Fields, Wakefield (Sharlston), England — opened unknown, 2 rugby league games hosted, home of Sharlston Rovers A.R.L.F.C. (amateur rugby league), at least around 2012.
Ground facts
| Opened | unknown (No opening date is documented for the playing fields. Sharlston is confirmed as a genuine village about 4 miles from Wakefield city centre, within the City of Wakefield district, so this site's area field is accurate here. The ground may be the same site as Weeland Road, the postal address of home club Sharlston Rovers' clubhouse, though this equivalence could not be fully confirmed from available sources.) |
| Home club | Sharlston Rovers A.R.L.F.C. (amateur rugby league), at least around 2012 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 2 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Years used | 2012–2019 |
| Location | Wakefield (Sharlston), West Yorkshire |
Name history
Rugby league history
George Green Playing Fields serves the former coal-mining village of Sharlston, home to Sharlston Rovers, a grassroots amateur rugby league club with its own published local-history book. Its two recorded matches, both independently confirmed against Rugby League Project, were a 2012 Challenge Cup tie (Sharlston Rovers 20-19 Wigan St Cuthberts) and a 2019 Women's Super League fixture (Wakefield Women 4-20 York City Knights).
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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