Name
Calderdale Explorers

Badge
User Rating

(0 users)

Next Event


Head Coach
None Found...
Add new Player with 'Manager' position

League Position


Recent League Form ➡


Established
1982 (42 years old)

Sport
Basketball

Stadium/Home

(0 Capacity)

Jersey or Equipment Clearart

Archive

Primary Colours

Location


Nicknames

Competitions
_Defunct Basketball Teams

Last Edit
zag: 14/Feb/19


Upcoming

Results
None Found...
None Found...

Description
Available in:

The Calderdale Explorers are a basketball club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, which currently competes in the English Basketball League Division 3 (North). A previous incarnation of the club was a founding member of the British Basketball League, reaching the playoff semi-finals during the league's inaugural season in 1987/1988.

Club history
The team was established as the Halifax Explorers in 1982, when they entered Division 2 of the National Basketball League. They changed their name to Calderdale after just one year, and in 1986 the club won promotion to Division 1, which was then the top tier of basketball in England.

In 1987, the Explorers joined 14 other teams from the National Basketball League (England) and Scottish National Basketball League to form the new British Basketball League. The Explorers were successful in the new top flight, finishing fifth in league competition and reaching the playoff semi-finals while also reaching the quarter-finals of the National Cup. However, the club were forced to withdraw from the professional league after just one season, as they could not afford the court hire charge of just £14 at their North Bridge Leisure Centre venue. The club returned to competition in NBL Division 2 a year later in 1989, but ongoing financial issues meant the club soon folded in 1992, just a decade since they were founded.

The club was revived in 2014, initially as a junior club competing in local competitions. A senior National League team was added in March 2015, entering the National Development League for their first season before the league was rebranded as Division 4. A steady record for improvement culminated with winning the Division 4 (North) league title at the end of the 2017/2018 season, earning promotion to Division 3. The promotion has been accepted and we are in Division 3 this season under new coach Peter Broderick who played for the old club in the 90s.

Team Members


none found...
= Player Contract years remaining
Showing 0 to 0 (Total: 0)



Stadium or Home

Calderdale's largest Indoor Leisure Centre is conveniently situated on the fringes of Halifax town centre. The Centre offers a programme of fitness and martial arts classes, with many classes suitable for children.

Trophies


Fanart


Banner

Other Links