Horsfalls Paddock
Wakefield (Normanton), West Yorkshire, England
Horsfalls Paddock, Wakefield (Normanton), England — opened 1899, 8 rugby league games hosted, home of Normanton.
Sourcing caveat: Wikipedia records the original Normanton club folding for financial reasons at the end of the 1905-06 season, yet Rugby League Project lists a Normanton fixture at this ground as late as February 1909 — an unresolved discrepancy between sources, disclosed rather than silently picked. Wikipedia names a different ground, Mopsey Garth, as Normanton's main Northern Union-era venue, consistent with Horsfalls Paddock being used selectively for Challenge Cup ties rather than as the club's everyday ground, per Rugby League Project's own team page.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1899 (No exact opening date is recorded; 1899 reflects the earliest known match at the ground.) |
| Home club | Normanton |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 8 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Years used | 1899–1909 |
| Location | Wakefield (Normanton), West Yorkshire |
Name history
Rugby league history
A Normanton, West Yorkshire ground used mainly for Challenge Cup ties between 1899 and 1909, hosting Cup wins over Holbeck, Leeds and Bramley among eight recorded first-class matches. No crowd figures survive for any of them.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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