Dewsbury had started talks with Ossett Town Football Club late in 2005 – discussions centred on a potential groundshare.  The opportunity being presented to Ossett as part of an ambitious ground development project, initially reported as costing £1m, plans had been drawn up for a 5-a-side football complex. By February 2005, the development was revealed as being more ambitious than … Read More

Corporate sponsorship came to Dewsbury in the form of a record-breaking sponsorship deal in early 2005. Speculation had been rife about what the new name for the stadium would be, with some traditionalists bemoaning the loss of the traditional names for grounds. Dewsbury were following a growing trend – and so the Tetley’s Stadium was born.

Following relegation into the lowest league, Dewsbury’s future looked bleak – the club needed finance to stay in business. The management team were forced to look for new income streams and even ask the supporters for their help to avert what can only be described as a crisis. Local paper, The Dewsbury Reporter, covered the story which began with the … Read More

As early as 1997 the plan to develop a greyhound track at the Crown Flatt stadium was being discussed. A plan that was doomed to failure – with planning objections, animal welfare objections and financial issues all combining to mean the plan came to nothing.