The Willows Sports & Social Club
Hull (Kingston upon Hull), East Riding of Yorkshire, England
The Willows Sports & Social Club, Hull (Kingston upon Hull), England — opened Rugby league use recorded here from 1996; the ground's own opening date is not confirmed, 20 rugby league games hosted, home of Hull Dockers ARLFC (amateur, founded 1880), used this ground across several spells: 1996-2001, 2005, 2007-2010, 2012 and 2014-2016.
Sourcing caveat: Capacity is not confirmed. It is not confirmed whether rugby league still takes place at this ground beyond this site's own recorded 2023 end date.
Ground facts
| Opened | Rugby league use recorded here from 1996; the ground's own opening date is not confirmed (Not to be confused with two other, unrelated 'Willows' rugby venues: The Willows, Salford (former Salford Red Devils stadium) and Willows Sports Complex, Townsville, Queensland (former North Queensland Cowboys home).) |
| Home club | Hull Dockers ARLFC (amateur, founded 1880), used this ground across several spells: 1996-2001, 2005, 2007-2010, 2012 and 2014-2016 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 20 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Years used | 1996–2023 |
| Location | Hull (Kingston upon Hull), East Riding of Yorkshire |
Name history
- The Willows Sports & Social Club — no renaming found
Rugby league history
A Hull amateur rugby league venue attached to a social club. Hull Dockers, one of Hull's older amateur clubs, compete in the National Conference League and the City of Hull & District Rugby League, with BARLA National Cup and BARLA Yorkshire Cup honours from 1991-92. The club appears to have moved its main fixtures to Eastmount Community Recreation Centre, Longhill, by around 2024, though it is not confirmed whether this represented a formal closure of rugby league at The Willows itself.
Functions as a social/community club with function rooms alongside its sports pitches.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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